Patent ID: 8317018

Claim:
A cigar package for seating a plurality of elongate cigars, each cigar having end sections separated by an intermediate section and having a length, comprising: a box having an interior defined by a bottom wall and sidewalls, including a first set of sidewalls spaced by a distance d; a support disposed within the box and having two sides spaced by a distance D that engage the first set of sidewalls, the support defining a plurality of elongate holes having ends, wherein the support assumes an arch when disposed in the box; and a plurality of pairs of spaced collars, each pair of collars being defined by the ends of each of the elongate holes and being sized to seat the end sections of the cigar; wherein the support has an upper portion and a lower portion, the plurality of elongate holes being defined in each of the upper and lower portions of the support, wherein the upper portion of the support assumes a concave arch and the lower portion of the support assumes a convex arch when disposed in the box.