Patent ID: 8156943

Claim:
A method for opening a smoke passage in a cigar, comprising: (a) providing a cigar having a longitudinal axis; (b) providing a tool for opening a smoke passage in said cigar, said tool including: tube having a first end having an air enter aperture, an opposite second end, at least one air exit aperture, and a tube longitudinal axis; said at least one air exit aperture including said second end of said tube being open an air supply connected to said first end of said tube so that when said air supply is operated air is forced into said air entry aperture and exits through said at least one air exit aperture; a rod dimensioned to be received by said second end of said tube; (c) inserting said rod into said second end of said tube; (d) inserting said second end of said tube into said cigar so that the at least one air exit aperture resides within said cigar; and, (e) operating said air supply thereby forcing air out said at least one air exit aperture and into said cigar.