A Novel Device for Piercing or Cutting the Tips of Cigars, available also for Advertising Purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left. 5th July, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Novel Device for Piercing or Cutting the Tips of Cigars,
available also for Advertising Purposes.
I, FRANK JOSEPH MEASURES of 29 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, W.C.
Advertising Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In accordance with my invention I employ a disc-preferably a flat, circular
metal disc, though it may be of any other substance suited to the purposes for
which my invention is devised, and of other than circular contour or configuration,
according to the requirements. An aperture of suitable diameter is formed
centrally through the disc for the reception of the tip or end of the cigar to be
pierced, or to be cut, as the case may be. In order to effect this piercing, or
cutting, I employ and adapt to the disc, a spring pusher stem piece the longitudinal
axis of which, coincides with the centre of the aperture in disc. The outer end of
said pusher stem is provided with a suitable push cap or button head; and, the
spring which I employ in conjunction with the pusher may be a spiral or other
spring. The lower or piercing or cutting end of the spring push stem assumes a
needle point formation if for piercing; or if for cutting off the cigar tip, the end
of the spring pusher would be shaped as a cutter.
In using my improved device aforesaid, the tip of the cigar having been entered
into the aperture in the disc, the spring stem piece is pushed downwards and the
piercing or the cutting-as the case may be-end operates upon the cigar tip; and,
per contra, on pressure being removed from the pusher, the resilient action of the
spring brings the stem back to its normal position, leaving the central aperture of
the disc clear.
The disc, of whatever material it may be made, may either be solid, or assume
the formation of a "shell" in halves, afterwards closed together, with a suitable
"filling" in the interior. I utilise the outer surfaces of the disc for the reception
of announcements of various descriptions; thus rendering my device valuable also
as an advertising medium, in a very convenient and utilitarian form.
Dated this Fifth day of June 1895.
FRANK J. MEASURES.
A Novel Device for Piercing or Cutting the Tips of Cigars,
available also for Advertising Purposes.
I, FRANK JOSEPH MEASURES of 29 Red Lion Square, Holborn, London, W.C.
Advertising Agent, 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 :-
In accordance with my invention and which I have illustrated in the accom-
panying sheet of drawings, I employ a disc a, of any desired shape or size-
preferably, for convenience, as shewn, a flat, circular metal disc-with a central
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page_text: aperture b for the introduction thereinto of the tip or mouth end of the cigar to be
pierced, or cut, as the case may be.
The disc. of whatever material, substance, or composition, or combination of
materials it may be made (for I do not bind myself in regard thereto) may either
be solid, or it may assume the formation of a shell or case, in halves, afterwards
closed together, and with suitable " filling between the two halves of the shell
or case.
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A longitudinal slot or perforation c is formed through from the circumference of
disc down to the aperture b, to allow of a piercer or a cutter-as the case may be-
being passed therethrough for the purpose of piercing, or of cutting, the tip or
mouth end of the cigar when entered into the aperture b aforesaid.
In Figure 1 I have shewn a piercer d operated upon by a spiral spring introduced
into the longitudinal slot or cavity aforesaid, c; although, if a spring is employed,
it need not necessarily be a spiral one, nor need the spiral spring be located
particularly as shewn. Under the arrangement shewn Figure 1, on the stem of
the piercer, or cutter, being pushed downwards and the cigar tip having been
introduced into the aperture b, the pointed end of the piercer-in the case of a
piercer will puncture the cigar tip and so allow of free vent when lighted and
smoked; then, on pressure being removed from the head of the piercer stem, the
resilient action of the spring brings the stem back to its normal position, leaving
the central opening b, clear. The same action and result as aforesaid, occurs when
a spring, such as e for instance is applied outside of and adapted to work in a
segmental groove or guide formed in the rim of the disc as in Figure 2. I need
not, however, necessarily employ a spring piercing, or cutting, stem; for, as shewn
in Figure 3 I may dispense with a spring piercer, or cutter, (as the case may be)
forming a portion of the device, and simply utilise the longitudinal slot or cavity c
for the entering therethrough, as required, of any separate piercing, or cutting,
pin or the like, and which latter would be withdrawn out of the cavity c when the
cigar tip has been punctured, or cut, as the case may be.
Under either of the arrangements herein described the device according to my
invention, assumes a readily portable form such for instance as to allow of its being
conveniently carried in the waistcoat pocket. Also, the outer surfaces of the disc
could be utilised for publicity or advertising purposes.
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 :-
:-
For the purposes herein set forth, the improved means employed by me as herein
described and shewn..
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