Improvements in Bands for Cigars.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Bands for Cigars.
I, WILLIAM LEECH, of 7, Lime Villas, Southfields, in the County of London,
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
There has hitherto been a difficulty in removing the bands from cigars inas-
nuch as it often happens that such removal injures in some way the cigar and
the object of my invention is to obviate such defect which I accomplish in the
following manner.
This invention has reference to improvements in or relating to bands for cigars
and my invention consists in a band adapted to be fastened on or around a cigar
in the usual manner said band being provided or formed at a suitable part or
parts with perforations or slits so that on pulling a part of the band the said
band will readily tear across at the said perforations or slits and the band thus
removed without risk of injury to the cigar.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to any particular shape
of band and the perforations or slits may be situated at any desired part or
parts of said band.
I, WILLIAM LEECH, of 7, Lime Villas, Southfields, in the County of Surrey,
Traveller, 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:-
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This invention has reference to improvements in or relating to bands for cigars
and my invention consists in a band adapted to be fastened on or around a cigar
in the usual manner said band or label being provided or formed at a suitable
part or parts with perforations or slits preferably running in a slanting direction
so that on pulling a part of the band the said band will readily tear across at the
said perforations or slits and the band or label thus removed without risk of
injury to the cigar.
In order that my invention may be readily understood reference is made to the

page_text: accompanying drawings wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts throughout the several figures and in which:.
Fig. 1 shows one form of my improved band for cigars, the band a a having a
central shield or equivalent b and perforations or slits c, Fig. 2 showing such band
applied to a cigar C.
Figs. 3 shows a band in which the perforations or slits run in a different
direction to that of the perforations or slits shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 shows a
band a a having a central shield or equivalent b but in which the perforations or
slits care situated at one side said side being formed or provided with a tag or
equivalent d by pulling which-when the band is fixed around a cigar in the
usual manner the band is torn along said perforations or slits c. In order to
facilitate the tearing of the band I prefer to cut away a portion of said band
between the slits or perforations about as shown in Fig. 1 or I may form the lower
edge of the band with nicks or equivalents such as du.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to any portion of the
band for the perforations or slits and said shits or perforations may run in any
desired slanting directions and my improved band may be formed with one or
more rows of perforations.
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:
1. A cigar band formed or provided with perforations or slits so as to be
readily tearable, substantially as described and illustrated.
2. A cigar band having a shield or tag and perforations or slits all for the
purposes and substantially as set forth.
Dated this 26th der of Manch 1900