IMPROVE- MENTS IN CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS, APPLICABLE TO PIPES
Year: 1884

page_text: I RICHARD PAULSON, Engineer, of 7, Arundel Street, Strand, London, in the
County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS, APPLICABLE TO PIPES to be as
follows:-
"
The first part of these Improvements consists in making the mouthpiece of the
Cigar or Cigarette holder, so that it shall expand or open to receive the end of
either the Cigar or Cigarette, and then be readily closed, so as to hold the same
firmly in its place until smoked. In carrying out the above, I prefer to make the
said mouthpiece, or holder, in two or more parts, one of which may be metal and
the other of amber, or any suitable substance. These may be joined or hinged
together, so as to readily open and expand, when required, and then be closed and
secured by a spring, snap, or other projection. Or I may make the metal part
easily detachable from the mouthpiece, and so that it shall expand by so doing, to
receive the end of the cigar, or cigarette, and be closed by the action of pressing it
back into its former position in the mouthpiece.
I may also make a number of perforations in the interior of these holders,
through which the smoke is drawn and filtered, or it may, the better to accomplish
this purpose, be made double and have a fibrous substance placed betwen 'the
perforated parts.
In applying this Invention to tobacco pipes, I prefer to make the perforation
that communicates with the bowl, somewhat larger, and place therein a perforated
cylinder of metal, or other substance, to contain the fibrous material through
which the smoke is drawn, cooled and filtered.

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I RICHARD PAULSON, Engineer of 7 Arundel Street, Strand, London, in the
County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS APPLICABLE TO PIPES,' and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
In carrying out these Improvements I construct the mouthpiece, stem or holder
so that it shall open or expand to receive the cigar or cigarette and then be readily
closed upon them, by which means they are held secure until smoked, at the same
time this arrangement admits of a fresh fibrous or filtering medium being placed
within the pipe stem or holder as often as may be required.
The object of this arrangement and construction as regards cigar or cigarette
holders, is that by their expansion and contraction they furnish a ready means of
inserting and securely. holding the variable or different sizes of such cigars or
cigarettes, also exposing the chamber or passages through which the smoke is
drawn; either for cleaning or to furnish a rapid and cleanly means to remove
or replace the fibrous, absorbent, or filtering medium.
In constructing the aforesaid mouthpiece, holder or stem, I make it in two or
more parts, of metal, amber, wood or any suitable substances; These separate parts
may be hinged or joined together in such a manner that when desired, they are
made to open or expand, either by totally or partially detaching or separating
them; and these parts are or may be rendered airtight by elastic jointing. The
filtering medium placed therein may be made more effective by being previously
chemically treated and thus the more readily absorb the nicotine. Further when
the aforesaid parts are again placed in their proper juxtaposition they may be held
securely in their place either with a'spring or suitable catch or projection; I prefer
to make the outer portion of the stem or holder, separately or in combination of
any suitable non-conducting substances, such as wood, meerschaum or amber, and
that they may be kept in their proper positions in use, or be readily expanded
when detached, I may make the joints connecting them together of metal in the
shape of a tube or a spring hinge may be used if a tube is used then it may be
divided lengthwise either vertically or horizontally or otherwise and be perforated
so that the smoke may be readily drawn through it and also through the filtering.
substance or the metal part binding them together may be placed outside in the
form of a band or ring and be detached from the mouth piece stem or holder when
required.
In order that these improvements may be clearly understood I will proceed to
describe them and illustrate them in the hereto annexed drawings the same letters
of reference indicating corresponding parts in all the Figures.
Figures 1 to 5 are longitudinal sections of my cigar and cigarette holders.
A and A' shew the filtering medium made of a short fibrous substance two
strands of thin twisted wire holding it together. This or other filtering medium
may be fitted to all or any of the holders if desired. B shews the metal rings or
short tubes forming a sleeve placed on or near the mouth of the holders or between
the mouth piece and the stem to strengthen or hold the various parts in close
juxtaposition this ring or tube can when required be removed allowing the several
parts to become detached or expand. C represents the detachable and expanding
portion and is shewn thus detached in Figure 2. Or by slight pressure applied on
the mouthpiece (Figure 4) it can be pushed forward as shewn by the dotted lines

page_text: the spring D causing it to return back somewhat on the principle of the well
known copying pencil. Figure 5 shews the holder divided longitudinally and
hinged or jointed together at E so that when the ring B is removed it can
freely expand to receive the filtering medium if required in which case I should
form a small chamber therefor behind the aperture in which the cigar or cigarette
is placed or to receive the cigar or cigarette alone.
It must be understood that although several ways of applying this invention are
shewn I do not limit or confine myself to such precise details as the same may be
modified as circumstances require.
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 or cigarette holder having part detachable and expanding substantially
as and for the purpose described.
2. A cigar or cigarette holder divided longitudinally and hinged or jointed so
that it can expand and can be also secured by the ring B as in Figure 5 substan-
tially as and for the purpose described.
3. The method of forming a cigar or cigarette holder with a round or oval
expanding opening closed by a spring (Figure 4) substantially as and for the
purpose described.
4. The application and use of a fibrous filtering or chemically prepared medium
and absorbent substance substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 3rd day of November 1884.
RICHARD PAULSON.
Per Hart & Co.