Improvements in Cigar Cutters.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Cigar Cutters.
I, WILLIAM FREDERIC STEGGALL, Junior, of 68, Cambridge Road, Mile End, E.,
in the County of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in cigar cutters for cutting the ends
of cigars before smoking and consists essentially in the use of a rod provided with
a cutter or punch and sliding vertically in a tube or holder.
The said tube or holder is formed with a horizontal conical shaped mouth for
receiving the end of the cigar and the cutter or punch is carried by a cross-piece
from the top of the rod its lower or cutting point entering a slot or opening in the
upper side of the said conical mouth.
The bottom of the rod rests upon a coiled spring carried in the tube or holder
and serving to keep the rod and cutter in their highest position.
For operating the device the cigar end is inserted into the conical mouth and
the rod and cutter pressed down so that the latter passes through the slot therein
down through the end of the cigar and out through another slot in the bottom of
the conical mouth thus completely perforating the cigar.
Upon releasing the rod of the pressure the spring forces it and the cutter up so
as to permit of the removal of the cigar from the conical mouth.
In a modification the rod or cutter passes centrally through a vertical tube the
lower part of which is formed with a conical recess for receiving the end of the
cigar. In this case the cutter rod may be fitted with a central rod which upon being
forced down eject the piece of the cigar cut out by the cutter, and the latter may be
turned as well as forced down and be raised again by a spring.
My improved device may be provided with suitable means for folding or shutting
them up to a convenient size for the pocket.
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09 of December 1907

page_text: tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in cigar cutters for cutting or perforat-
ing the ends of cigars before smoking and comprises a rod or tube provided with a
cutter or punch and fitted so as to slide vertically within a tube or holder.
The said holder is formed with a horizontal conical shaped mouth for receiving
the end of the cigar and the cutter or punch is carried by a crosspiece from the top
of the rod or tube its lower or cutting end entering a slot or opening in the upper
side of the conical mouth.
The rod or tube is fitted with a coiled spring resting upon the bottom of the
holder for keeping it and the cutter in their highest position.
The end of the cigar is placed within the conical mouth and the sliding rod and
cutter are pressed down so that the latter is forced through the cigar a short
distance from the end and out through a slot in the underside of the conical mouth
thus completely perforating the cigar.
When the rod is released the spring forces it and the cutter up thus freeing the
cigar and permitting of its removal.
In a modified arrangement the sliding rod and cutter are formed in one and pass
centrally through a tube or holder formed at its lower end with a conical recess
for receiving the end of a cigar. The end of the cutter passes through an opening
in the lower side of the recess through which the piece of the cigar cut out is forced
upon pressing down the rod which latter may be also turned in the act of cutting
and is raised again by a spring.
The rod and cutter may be kept in their collapsed or closed position by means of
a screw pin engaging with a slot in the rod or with a collar thereon.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation to about double
the actual size of my improved cigar cutter, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same Fig. 3 a
vertical section and Fig. 4 a front elevation. Figs. 5 and 6 are vertical sections
of the modified arrangement.
a is the holder within which is fitted the vertical tubular rod or slide b c is the
conical mouth or recess for receiving the end of the cigar and c¹, ca the top and
bottom slots or openings therein d is a tubular cutter or punch formed with a lower
cutting end for perforating the cigar and is the crosspiece connecting it with the
top of the slide bf is the coiled spring fitted in the the tube b for keeping the latter
and the punch in their raised position.
The tube b is formed with a slot b with which engages a stud a' on the holder a
for guiding the tube and preventing its being forced out of the holder is a screw
pin whose end is caused to engage with a hole 62 in the tube for fixing the latter in
its collapsed position within the holder for occupying less space and which is formed
with a ring or knob g¹ for turning it and by means of which the device may be
suspended from a watch chain.
For perforating the cigar the end c thereof is placed within the recess c as shewn
in Fig. 3 and the tube or slide b pressed down so as to force the punch d through
the cigar and out through the slot . By this means a piece of the cigar is cut
or punched out leaving a clean cut perforation through the same near the end
thereof. Upon the pressure being released from the slide the latter is forced up
by the spring f into the position shown in Fig. 1 thus leaving the cigar free to be
withdrawn from the recess c.
In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the holder consists of a tube h fitted
with a central sliding rod i formed at its lower end with the cutter or punch .
The holder h is formed at its lower solid portion with the conical recess h¹ for
receiving the end c¹ of the cigar and with the passage 2 through which the cutter
passes.
The rod is provided with the head for forcing the cutter down through the
cigar the lower part of the cutter passing into a hole h³ in the holder through
which the piece of the cigar punched out may escape. The rod i is raised by the

page_text: coiled spring & bearing against the collar and the said rod may be kept in its
closed or collapsed position by screwing in the pin m above the top of the said
collar.
In this arrangement the cutter may be turned on its axis as forced down to
facilitate the perforation of the cigar.
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) The improved cigar-cutter or perforator comprising a holder fitted with a
sliding rod or tube carrying a cutter or punch and formed with a conical mouth
or recess for receiving the end of the cigar the cutter or punch being automatically
raised by means of a coiled spring and kept in its closed or collapsed position by
a screw pin engaging with the rod or tube substantially as described and for the
purposes specified.
(2) In cigar cutters or perforators the combination of the holder a rod or
tabe 6 conical mouth c slots c¹, cutter or punch d crosspiece e coiled spring f
slot b¹ stud a¹ screw pin g ring or knob g¹ and hole 62 substantially as described and
for the purposes specified.
(3) The modification as described and shewn with reference to Figs. 5 and 6 of
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
1000
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.