Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
I, GEORGE COWLEY BINGHAM of Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, Ireland, Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
A holder for cigars, cigarettes or pipes having for its object a freer use of the
hands whilst holding the cigar, cigarette or pipe.
The holder is made so as to be attached to one or more fingers of the hand, whilst
a part some distance from the means of attachment to the hand is made to hold the
cigarette, cigar or pipe.
I make firstly a part
My method of effecting this is preferably as follows.
substantially in the form of a ring to pass lightly over a finger of the hand. A
portion of this ring is extended radially in any desired shape to receive and support
a second part which constitutes the receptacle for the cigarette. The second part
is preferably made in the shape of spring pincers whose extremities are crossed and
shaped to receive and hold the cigarette. The second part may be made to slide
into the first part by cutting suitable slits in the ring, or one part may be made to
fold upon the other.
Dated this 20th February 1895.
I GEORGE COWLEY BINGHAM of Cappoquin, County Waterford, Engineer
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 :-
This invention relates to an improved cigar, cigarette or pipe holder, which
is so constructed as to permit attachment to a finger or thumb of the hand of
the user.
The holder is constructed essentially of two parts, so connected, that the first
part forms the means of attachment to the finger or thumb, and the second part
forms the means of holding the cigar or other object.
The second part is made to slide within the first part for convenience in
carrying.
The holder is preferably constructed as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1 represents a front view of the holder extended for use;
Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1; and
Fig. 3 shows the front view of the holder closed for carrying.
In constructing the holder as illustrated the first part, A Figs. 1, 2 & 3, for
attaching the holder to the finger, is made of a strip of metal of any desirable cross
section and of suitable length. The centre portion of the strip of metal is curved
into the greater part of a ring, and the end portions are curved in a direction
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page_text: outward from the centre of the ring, and in such manner, that the ends are first
brought together and then made to gradually receed one from the other, as shown
by A Figs. 1 and 3. In this first part A, slots are made at d at the bottom of the
ring opposite to the ends, and at cc in the ends at short distances from where they
meet, and again at bb in the ends wear their extremities.
These slots have their lengths in a direction following the length of the strip of
metal of which the part A is formed, and they are for the purpose of connecting
the first part A to the second part Ę; see Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The part E, which is
of wire, is made by first forming a piece of wire into the approximate shape of the
letter V, and the ends are then passed through the slots in the first part A,
commencing with the slot d and then through the slots c c and 66 respectively.
The ends of the wire are next crossed and finally curved close to where they
intersect forming a receptacle g almost elliptical in shape for holding the cigar or
other object.
In using the holder the wire parts off are pressed together to enlarge the
receptacle g when the cigar is inserted, and upon releasing the wires it is held in
place by the wire's elasticity. The bolder is attached to the hand of the user by
passing the ring portion of the part A lightly over a finger or thumb, and where
necessary sliding the parts E inwards so that its inner end will rest on the finger
or thumb and so grip it.
From the construction of the two parts A & E it will be seen, that the latter will
be free to slide in the former to a limited extent. The part A, for greater rigidity,
may be rivetted together at the place where the ends meet.
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 :
1. A cigar, cigarette, or pipe holder as herein described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
2. The construction of a cigar, cigarette, or pipe holder having a part for the
attachment of the holder to the hand of the user made substantially in the shape of
a ring broken at a part and the ends curved or bent outwards from the centre of
the ring. The ring and ends to be pierced with suitable holes or slots to admit and
connect a second part for the purpose of holding the cigar or other object.
3. In a holder for cigars, cigarettes, or pipes the combination of a spring clip E
with a ring A in the manner and for the purposes described.
Dated this 13th day of November 1895.
DINGUAM
HONIG O OND