An Improved Lip-protector for Smokers of Cigars or Cigarettes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 24th Dec.. 1896-Accepted. 13th Mar. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lip-protector for Smokers of Cigars or Cigarettes.
I, MAITLAND LUMLEY, of 39 Porchester Terrace, Hyde Park, London, W.
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the protection of the lips, of smokers of cigars and
cigarettes, from the painful and pernicious effect of nicotine exuding from the
sides and end of the cigar or cigarette held between the lips; and consists of a
simple device, which may be carried conveniently about the person, and which may
be readily attached to that part of the cigar or cigarette which is held between
the lips, thus absolutely protecting the latter from any contact with the condensed
nicotine which exudes from the end of the cigar, and which at the same time is
totally tasteless and innocuous, and is free from the many objections to the
ordinary mouth-piece or holder, inasmuch as the smoke does not pass through my
device, nor is in contact with the same, but goes direct from the cigar or cigarette
into the mouth, thus avoiding fouling my device with nicotine, and permitting the
full flavour of the cigar or tobacco to be inhaled by the smoker, as if he were
smoking the cigar or cigarette directly in the mouth without a holder.
My device consists essentially of a small loose envelope or ferrule, open right
through, of thin material, capable of preventing the percolation of condensed
nicotine therethrough, and of such a shape that it is easily adaptable by the
smoker to the end of any cigar or cigarette which is to be inserted in the mouth,
and of such a size as will cover that part held between the lips, thus protecting
the lips.
I may form my lip-protecting device in one piece, as a frustrum of a thin hollow
cone for cigars, or as a thin cylinder for cigarettes; or the device may be split, and
of sufficient elasticity to open to, and embrace sufficiently tightly, any variable
size of cigar or cigarette; or it may be formed as a spiral, elastically adapting
itself to the cigar or cigarette; or the device may open elastically or with a hinge,
and lock or engage upon itself, when closed over the end of the cigar or
cigarette.
Any suitable material may be used for my lip-protecting device, that is tasteless
and impervious to the moisture of the lips and of the condensed nicotine; but, by
way of example, the following materials would be suitable :-Paper, waterproofed
or paraffined; card; celluloid; ebonite or other preparations of india-rubber;
cork, wood veneers or other vegetable fibrous substances; stiffened and water-
proofed linen or calico or other textile substances; parchment, quill, or incorro.lible
metal.
My device is of such a small and simple form, and so cheap in production that
it can be carried without inconvenience in any pocket or cigar or cigarette case,
and can be renewed, on loss, or after use for one or more cigars or cigarettes without
appreciable cost.
Cigar boxes or packets of cigarettes may be provided with one or more of my
lip protectors, placed in situ on one or more of the cigars or cigarettes, from which
the pretector may be removable after smoking, to be available for the smoking of
the whole contents of the box or packet.
Dated this 25th day of March 1896.
FELL & JAMES,
1 Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, MAITLAND LUMLEY, of 39, Porchester Terrace, Hyde Park, London, W.,.
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention relates to the protection of the lips of smokers of cigars and
cigarettes, from the painful and pernicious effect of nicotine exuding from the
sides and end of the cigar or cigarette held between the lips; and consists of a
simple device which may be carried conveniently about the person, and which may
be readily attached to that part of the cigar or cigarette which is held between
the lips, thus absolutely protecting the latter from any contact with the condensed
nicotine which exudes from the end of the cigar and which at the same time is
totally tasteless and innocuous and is free from the many objections to the ordinary
mouth-piece or holder, inasmuch as the smoke does not pass through my device,
nor is in contact with the same but goes direct from the cigar or cigarette into the
mouth thus avoiding fouling my device with nicotine, and permitting the full
flavour of the cigar or tobacco to be inhaled by the smoker as if he were smoking
the cigar or cigarette directly in the mouth without a holder.
My device consists essentially of a small loose envelope or ferrule open right
through, of thin material, capable of preventing the percolation of condensed
nicotine therethrough, and of such a shape that it is easily adaptable by the
smoker to the end of any cigar or cigarette which is to be inserted in the mouth,
and of such a size as will cover that part held between the lips, thus protecting
the lips.
I may form my lip-protecting device in one piece as a frustrum of a thin hollow
cone for cigars or as a thin cylinder for cigarettes; or the device may be split and
of sufficient elasticity to open to, and embrace sufficiently tightly, any variable size
of cigar or cigarette; or it may be formed as a spiral, elastically adapting itself to
the cigar or cigarette; or the device may open elastically or with a binge, and
lock or engage upon itself, when closed over the end of the cigar or cigarette.
Any suitable material may be used for my lip-protecting device, that is tasteless
and impervious to the moisture of the lips and of the condensed nicotine; but, by
way of example, the following materials would be suitable :-Paper, water-proofed
or paraffined; card; celluloid; ebonite or other preparations of india-rubber;
cork, wood veneers or other vegetable fibrous substances; stiffiened and water-
proofed linen or calico or other textile substances; parchment, quill, or incorrodible
metal.
My device is of such a small and simple form, and so cheap in production, that
it can be carried without inconvenience in any pocket or cigar or cigarette case,
and can be renewed on loss, or after use for one or more cigars or cigarettes
without appreciable cost.
Cigar boxes or packets of cigarettes may be provided with one or more of my
lip-protectors, placed in situ on one or more of the cigars or cigarettes, from which
the protector may be removable after smoking, to be available for the smoking of
the whole contents of the box or packet.
And in order that my invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
describe the same in reference to the drawings hereto annexed and to the letters
and figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1 shows a lip protector in its prepared form being adapted to the mouth end
of a cigar.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view and developed plan of a
textile or paper material.
lip protector in a flexible

page_text: My device consists essentially of a small detachably adaptable envelope
errule of thin flexible material capable of preventing the percolation of condense 1
icotine therethrough, easily adaptable by the smoker to the end of a cigar or
igarette and entirely covering that part held between the lips whilst at the same
ime the smoke does not come in contact with the protection, but proceeds directly
nto the mouth.
A very cheap and practicable form I find can be made from muslin or other
extile material, such as linen silk or cotton preferably undressed, and cut in the
form of a sector C from an annulus as in Fig. 4. This I may dye to any colour,.
preferably brown, corresponding to the colour of a cigar. I steep it in melted
paraffin wax or similar water-proofing material to render it water-proof and I find
that this coating causes the protector to adhere to itself and the cigar automatically
when firmly wound upon it.
Before use these protectors can be carried in a book form interleaved with
non-adhesive paper to prevent mutual adherence before application to the cigar
or cigarette. I may alternatively use paper for my protector, waterproofed in
any known manner, and with an edging of gum or other adhesive matter which
might be moistened upon application to the cigar. Or a pin or sharp instrument
may be used to indent the protector and cause it to engage with the cigar.
I may obviously use equivalently for my protector either cork, wood veneers, or
other vegetable fibrous and flexible substances, metal foil, gold-beaters skin,..
parchment or quill.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1st. A lip protector for smokers, consisting of a flexible, waterproofed, and
tasteless envelope formed from any suitable waterproof and flexible material
adapted to embrace and adhere to the mouth end of any sized cigar, so as to
prevent contact of the tobacco with the lips of the smoker and admitting the-
smoke directly to the mouth without contact with the lip protector.
2nd. In a lip protector for smokers, the preparation of the same, from a muslin..
or textile fabric, cut as a sector from an annulus, waterproofed in melted paraffin
wax, and adapted to automatically cover and adhere to the mouth end of a cigar-
by the pressure of the fingers.
Dated this 24th day of December 1896.
FELL & JAMES,
1. Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant..