Improvements relating to Cigarettes.
Year: 1891

page_text: e of Application, 23rd June, 1891-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Cigarettes.
We, FREDERICK THOMAS RUSHTON of 14 New Inn, Strand, in the County of
Middlesex, Solicitor and CHARLES HINDLE of 14 Sutton Street, Holloway Head,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Engineer, 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:-
It is an acknowledged fact that the smoking of cigarettes is increasing daily and
many means are devised and employed for enhancing the enjoyment thereof, among
which may be mentioned cigarette holders, machine made cigarettes tipped with
mouthpieces of various kinds as for instance the insertion of a roll of paper, a plug
of cotton wool, a surface of cork, and other like substances.
Referring to the employment of cigarette holders, they have certain disadvantages,
for example, they are so frequently laid down during the progress of conversation or
at other times, and forgotten, and as regards machine, or ready made cigarettes,
they possess many elements of discomfort, in addition to disadvantages. In the first
instance the purchase of ready made cigarettes is necessarily expensive, inasmuch
that in time the tobacco becomes dry, which is a decided disadvantage as it
smoulders away, and it may be estimated that at least 50% of the tobacco is thus
lost to the smoker. Further when cigarettes are purchased by the ounce, not only
is a higher price charged but the purchaser is paying for the paper of the
cigarette the same price he is paying for the tobacco.
Among cigarette smokers there are many who derive pleasure from making their
own cigarettes, but who prefer a stiff mouthpiece which hitherto has been un-
attainable, it is therefore with the object of meeting this want and overcoming the
disadvantages mentioned that our invention is devised.
Our method of forming a stiff mouthpiece is extremely simple and can be adopted
by the most inexperienced, as a novice at a first trial can with but little consideration
or trouble make in a few seconds a very perfect stiff' mouthpiece.
Assisted by the accompanying sheet of drawings we proceed to describe our
invention, similar letters of reference being employed to denote like parts in the
various views.
Figure 1 represents the device in its simplest form and consists of a short rod of
metal, ivory, horn, wood or other suitable substance or material having a slit
formed in one end, the formation of which will be hereinafter fully described.
Figure 2, shows the device with an enlarged end to serve as a handle, and
Figure 3, shows the device arranged for the automatic rotation of the slitted end.
Figure 4, is a slip of paper, cork or other suitable material which is to be coiled
to stiffen the end of the cigarette, or to form a mouthpiece.
Figure 5, is an elevational view of a made cigarette partly in section showing the
coiled paper inserted in the end, and
Figure 6 illustrates the method of rolling or coiling the paper.
In carrying out our invention we employ a short rod A. of metal or other material
or substance having the necessary rigidity, in one end a, of which is formed a slit,
within said slit a is inserted the small end b, of a strip of paper or other material B,
of suitable length, width and stiffness. The rod A, is then rotated in either
direction, from left to right, or from right to left as may be most convenient to the
operator, as shown in Figure 6, until a somewhat close coil is formed which is then
inserted into the end c of the already made cigarette C intended to serve as the
mouthpiece thereof as shown at Figure 5.
Instead of a simple rod as above described to serve as a roller, we may use a rod
having an enlarged end d, Figures 2 and 6 to facilitate the rotation of the rod A

page_text: and coiling of the strip B; and with a view of the automatic coiling of said strip B
we may employ a telescopic device, such as is represented in the sectional Figure 3,
wherein A is the rod secured to the closed end of a tube D, within which is formed
a sunk screw thread e, into which thread takes a short pin f, formed upon the
movable end E.
Now, after the end b, of the strip B is inserted in the slit a, of the rod A, the
tubular casing F is held preferably between the first and second fingers of the hand
and the end is forced into the tube D by the thumb, thus by the traversing of the
screw thread e, by the pin f, the tube D and rod A are caused to rotate, coiling, in
this action, the strip B which would necessarily be held in the other hand.
Upon inserting the close coil into the end c of the cigarette, the expansive force
thereof will cause it to open out and to press against the paper tube of the cigarette
thus rendering its displacement impossible.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we wish it to be understood
that we make no claim to the use of paper in a coiled, spiral or other form in the
end of a cigarette, but what we claim is-
:-
First The employment of a rod having a slit formed at one end thereof
substantially as and for the purpose described.
Second The combination of a strip of paper or other material with a rod
having a slit in one end as described, by means of which the former is coiled as set
forth and shown.
Third: The mode of and means employed for automatically coiling the strip as
herein described and illustrated at Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 23rd day of June 1891.
FRED. THOS. RUSHTON,
14, New Inn, Strand, W.C.
CHARLES HINDLE,
14, Sutton Street, Holloway Head, Birmingham.