Improvements in the Holders of Cigarettes, Cigars, and similar Articles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 29th Apr.,
1899
Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Holders of Cigarettes, Cigars, and similar
Articles.
CECIL HASTINGS STONE, The Birches," Saltley, Birmingham, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the holding firmly and securely of cigarettes
cigars and similar articles in their holders by means of screw threads corrugations
springs wires or projections cut fixed or placed inside or outside and may be
movable or immovable as desired.
Improvements in the Holders of Cigarettes, Cigars, and similar
Articles.
I, CECIL HASTINGS STONE, The Birches, Saltley, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement; -
My invention has for its object improvements in the holders of cigarettes, cigars
and similar articles by which I am enabled to easily and securely fix the cigarette
or cigar in their holders so as to prevent them from falling out which so frequently
happens with cigarette and cigar holders made according to the present method.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improved cigarette and cigar holders.
Figure 1 is a part sectional view of a cigar holder made according to my inven-
tion.
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Figures 2 & 3 are part sectional views of modified forms of cigar holders made
according to my invention.
Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 1 shewing the application of my invention
to a cigarette holder.
Figure 5 is a part sectional view of a cigar holder fitted with a coiled spring
according to my invention.
Figure 6 is a view shewing a further modification of my invention.

page_text: Figures 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 shew various forms of end pieces made
according to my invention for fitting into the ends of cigar and cigarette holders.
In carrying my invention into practice I fit the end piece or holding device A
into the end of the cigar holder B. This end piece or holding device is formed so
that the part a' which is screw threaded internally fits into the interior of the
end of the cigar holder and the part a² is flanged over, or fits around the exterior
of the cigar holder as clearly shewn at Figures 1, 2, 3 & 4. In the method as
shewn at Figure 1 I counter sink the end of the cigar holder B so as to form the
shoulder for the end piece A to butt against thereby forming a clear passage
through the holder. Or instead of countersinking the end of the cigar holder I
may increase the length of the part a' of the end piece and form the end a³
tapering inwardly. Or the end piece A may be fitted into the end of the cigar or
cigarette holder as shewn at Figure 3. At Figure 4 I have shewn one of my end
pieces A fitted into the cigarette holder D in a similar manner as shewn at
Figure 1 but it will be evident that the end piece may be fitted into the cigarette
holder D in a like manner as shewn at Figures 2 and 3.
In the method as shewn at Figure 5 instead of fitting the internally_screwed
end piece A into the interior of the end of the cigar or cigarette holder I fit the
spirally coiled piece of wire E preferably three cornered in cross section. The
end of the holder being preferably formed internally with the countersink b² so
as to retain the spiral coil in position. It will thus be seen that by pressing
the cigar or cigarette into the end of the holder and turning it round or partly
round it will be drawn inwards and as the bore of the holder is preferably taper
it is firmly and securely held therein.
In some cases the screwed part a¹ of the end piece A may be formed with two,
three four or more slots a extending either a portion of its length as shewn at
Figures 7 and 8 or the whole of its length as shewn at Figures 9 and 10 so that
when fitting it into the end of the cigar or cigarette holder it has a tendency to
spring open thus firmly holding it in position. Or instead of slotting the screwed
part a I may slot the part a² as shewn at Figures 13 and 14 or with an ornamental
edge as as shewn at Figures 11 and 12 so that when fitted around the exterior
of the holder it has a tendency to contract and grip the end of the holder. Or
slots may be formed in the screwed part al and in the part a² if desired.
In some cases I may form my end piece A without the part a² so as to come flush
with the end of the holder as shewn at Figure 15 and instead of cutting a screw
thread in the interior of this end piece I may roll or otherwise form a thread
on a piece of sheet metal which is afterwards bent into the required shape to fit
into the end of the holder A. Or instead of forming a continuous thread in the
interior of the end piece I may form broken sections of a thread as shewn at a
Figure 6.
It will be evident that I may form a screw thread in the interior of the holder B
or the end piece A may be formed in one with the holder but in this case the
holders would have to be specially made whereas when the end piece A is detach-
able it can be fitted to ordinary holders.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
CLAIMS.
First: The improvements in the holders of cigarettes, cigars and similar
articles consisting of a holding device such as A or E whether in one piece with
the holder B and mouth piece or not and having internally a thread, or threads,
which are screws or sections of screws, or are otherwise so inclined as to draw
the cigarette cigar or other article inwards when pressed inwards and turned
round or partly round therein substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Second-The cigarette cigar or other holder such as shewn at Figures 1, 2, 3 & 4

page_text: having an internal screw thread as seen at a¹ to receive and secure the cigarette
or other article therein.
Third: The cigarette, cigar or other holders such as shewn at Figure 5 having
a spiral coil fitted internally as seen at E to receive and secure the cigarette or
other article therein substantially as set forth.
Fourth The cigarette, cigar or other holders such as shewn at Figure 6 having
an internal intermittent screw thread as seen at 6 to receive and secure the
cigarette or other article substantially as set forth.
Fifth-In holders for cigarettes cigars and the like securing the end pieces
or holding devices such as A either by forming a slot in the part a¹ or the part a² or
both in the manner substantially as herein set forth and as shewn by Figures 7 to
14 inclusive.
Dated this 8th day of March 1899.
CECIL HASTINGS STONE.
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant.
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.