Improvements in Receptacles for Holding or Storing Cigars.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1893-Accepted, 12th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Holding or Storing Cigars.
I CHARLES HENRY STANBURY of Hops House Hookwood Common in the
County of Surrey Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
It is well known that cigars as at present packed in boxes are very liable to
deteriorate in quality in damp situations and climates and special care is required
to keep them in the best condition for smoking.
According to this invention I form a receptacle for containing cigars of a solid
block of wood or other suitable material in which a number of holes are bored each
of a suitable size to contain one or more cigars the holes do not pass completely
through the block but are of a depth somewhat greater than the length of the
particular sized cigar for which the receptacle is to be used. At the bottom of
each hole I place a light spiral spring covered by a disc of metal or other non-
absorbant material. When the cigars are in place these light springs are slightly
compressed I then close the mouth of each hole with a suitable plug a lid or other
cover is then fitted on the upper surface of the block.
Or the receptacle may be formed of a number of metal or other tubes fitted into
a suitable case the spaces between the tubes being filled in with any suitable
material.
When it is desired to remove a cigar from the receptacle the plug is withdrawn
from the hole the spring reacting forces the cigar partly out from the hole when it
may be easily removed.
Receptacles formed in this manner take very little more room than the boxes at
present in use and will keep the cigars in proper condition for any length of time,
the receptacles being formed in the manner described may be used over and over
again for an indefinite period.
These receptacles may be of any size suitable for the particular purpose required
in some cases a number of small blocks with holes in them may be fitted into a
suitable case and be removed therefrom as required they may then form a substitute
for the ordinary cigar case.
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1000
C. H. STANBURY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Holding or Storing Cigars.
CHARLES HENRY STANBURY of Hops House, Hookwood Common, in the
County of Surrey Gentleman 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 well known that cigars as at present packed in boxes are very liable to
deteriorate in quality in damp situations and climates and special care is required
to maintain them in the best condition for smoking.
According to this invention I form a receptacle for containing cigars of a solid
block of wood or other suitable material in which a number of holes are bored of a
suitable size to hold a cigar, the holes may or may not pass completely through the
block. At the bottom of each hole I place a light spiral spring on which is a disc
of metal or other nonabsorbant material. When the cigars are in place these light
springs are slightly compressed I then plug up the mouth of each hole with a
suitable plug and a lid or other cover is fitted on the upper surface of the block.

page_text: Or the receptacle may be formed of a number of thin metal or other tubes fitted
into a case the spaces between which may be filled in with any suitable material.
When it is desired to remove a cigar from the receptacle the plug is withdrawn
from the hole the spring reacting lifts the cigar when it may be easily removed.
Receptacles formed in this manner take very little more room than the boxes at
present in use and will keep cigars in proper condition for any length of time. The
receptacles being formed as described may be used over and over again for an
indefinite period.
These receptacles may be of any size suitable for the particular purpose
required. In some cases a number of small blocks with holes in them may be fitted
into a suitable case and be removed therefrom when required they will then form a
substitute for the ordinary cigar case.
That this invention may be clearly understood I will describe the drawing
hereunto attached.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
The drawing shews a side elevation partly in section of one form of my improved
receptacle for cigars and the like a is a block of wood or other suitable material
having bored into or through it a number (say fifty) of holes b each of the required
size to contain a cigar if the holes are bored through the block of wood a suitable
bottom is secured to the underside of the block to each hole is fitted loosely a
thimble c which rests on the light spiral spring d. When filling the receptacle
with cigars the flat ends are placed on the thimbles and pressed down a cork or
suitable plug e is placed in the mouth of the hole b and the cigar will be lightly
and firmly held between the upper surface of the thimble and the underside of the
plug e as shewn in the drawing. When it is desired to remove a cigar from the
receptacle the plug is withdrawn from the hole and the spiral spring lifts the cigar
into a position to be taken hold of-this position is also shewn in the drawing.
The block together with its contents I enclose in any suitable case which may be
locked or otherwise secured. In some cases I make the receptacle in sections each
to contain one or more cigars and enclose a number of these sections in a suitable
case. When it is required to store a large number of cigars I construct these
receptacles of suitably sized blocks and form them into cabinets of drawers. These
receptacles may also be formed of a number of thin metal tubes secured in a
suitable case each tube being fitted as before described. By means of these
receptacles each cigar will be contained in an air tight case and not liable to absorb
moisture from the air and thus will be kept in "condition" for an indefinite
period.
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 :-
The construction of receptacles for containing cigars and the like whereby each
is contained and held firmly in an air-tight case and is easily removed therefrom.
Dated this 12th day of July 1893.
C. H. STANBURY.