EP0005421B1 - Perforateur d'une cigarette individuelle - Google Patents

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EP0005421B1
EP0005421B1 EP79870007A EP79870007A EP0005421B1 EP 0005421 B1 EP0005421 B1 EP 0005421B1 EP 79870007 A EP79870007 A EP 79870007A EP 79870007 A EP79870007 A EP 79870007A EP 0005421 B1 EP0005421 B1 EP 0005421B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F13/00—Appliances for smoking cigars or cigarettes
    • A24F13/24—Cigar cutters, slitters, or perforators, e.g. combined with lighters
    • A24F13/26—Cigar cutters, slitters, or perforators, e.g. combined with lighters formed as pocket devices

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  • the present invention relates to a perforator of an individual cigarette for a lighter having a cylindrical wall comprising: a support base (2), a projection (3) extending on one side of the base and having at least one notch (4) to freely accommodate a cigarette and at least one point (5) projecting from the base, on the same side as the projection and facing the notch so that the point perforates a cigarette placed in the notch .
  • US patent A-2 854 010 discloses a perforator for an individual cigarette comprising a support base, a projection extending on one side of the base and having at least one notch for housing the cigarette, adjacent to the base and at least one point, projecting from the base, on the same side as the projection and facing the notch to be pressed into the cigarette paper when the latter is placed in the notch .
  • the notch for housing the cigarette is formed by two longitudinal projections, parallel, arcuate, flexible towards each other and close to each other so as to have to engage force the cigarette between the arcuate parts when it is placed in its housing so that these parts enclose the cigarette when it is pressed on the tip.
  • the edges of the projections have to be spread apart with both hands to place the cigarette in its housing before perforation or to remove it from its housing after perforation.
  • the edges of the projections have to be spread apart with both hands to place the cigarette in its housing before perforation or to remove it from its housing after perforation.
  • the housing of the cigarette is constituted by a tubular housing, while the tip is controlled by a mechanism mounted in the housing which can be actuated by hand to make it penetrate into the cigarette.
  • U.S.-A-2983044 is a lighter provided with a perforator consisting of a point housed in a notch under a projection constituted by a lever actuating a caster against a sparkling stone.
  • This arrangement of the notch and the point under the lever has the disadvantage that when the lever is lowered it can abut against the point and damage it.
  • the thumb of the user by sliding the lever can sink on the tip.
  • the present invention relates to a perforator which does not have these drawbacks.
  • first flange (7) which extends relative to the base (2) on the side opposite to the projection (3) and which is calibrated to fit on the wall of the lighter so that the shape of this collar matches the shape of the lighter wall.
  • the projection consists of a collar bordering the base. This feature protects the user from the tip.
  • the flange has another notch identical or analogous to the previous one and arranged opposite the latter, the cigarette being housed simultaneously in these two notches. Thus, the cigarette can be punctured in various places along its length.
  • the piercing tip is located near the cigarette housing notch. In this position, the tip is protected by the flange. When you put the hole puncher in your pocket, you avoid damaging the point with other objects in the pocket such as keys, coins, etc.
  • the two notches form the ends of a central groove in the base, capable of wrapping only part of the periphery of a cigarette and extending over a certain part of its length.
  • the cigarette is supported over the entire length between the two notches. This prevents the cigarette from being bent by pressing it on the tip.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 A first embodiment of the perforator of an individual cigarette is represented in FIGS. 1 to 4 by the reference notation 1.
  • This perforator comprises a support base having a projection 3 extending on one side of the base and having a single notch 4 adjacent to the base to accommodate a cigarette that one wishes to perforate.
  • This perforator further comprises at least one point 5 projecting from the base 2 on the same side as the projection 3 and facing the notch 4, so as to be inserted through the paper of the cigarette when the latter is placed.
  • ci in the notch as shown in figure 2.
  • the edges of the notch are sufficiently distant from each other to allow the free engagement of at least part of the periphery of the cigarette and to allow the simultaneous perforation of this part by the tip of the notch.
  • the width of the notch is such that there is no need to spread the edges of the notch prior to the introduction of the portion of the periphery of the cigarette into the notch.
  • the tip is disposed on the base far enough from the edge of the projection opposite the notch so that, when the cigarette is placed with its end adjacent to the edge of the projection opposite the notch, the perforation of the paper takes place in downstream of the part of the cigarette intended to be placed between the lips.
  • the projection 3 constitutes a collar bordering the base making it possible to protect the point 5 from objects which may be at the same time in the smoker's pocket such as keys or coins and thus preventing the smoker from being injure fingers when it goes into his pocket.
  • the perforator has means by which it adapts to one of the ends of a lighter 6.
  • the perforator has a second flange or skirt 7 in the vicinity of the base 2, on the side opposite to the first flange and which fits on the inner wall 8 of the lighter to form the bottom thereof.
  • the base 2 has an orifice 9 provided with closing members such as a valve for the admission of a fuel, for example gas, into the body of the lighter.
  • closing members such as a valve for the admission of a fuel, for example gas, into the body of the lighter.
  • the collar 3 also makes it possible to place the lighter with more stability on a piece of furniture than when the bottom is flat.
  • the perforator flanges may have a circular section as shown in Figure 1, oval as shown in Figure 4 or another, so as to adapt to the section of the end of the lighter.
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 a second embodiment of the perforator has been illustrated.
  • the perforator has a second notch 10 identical or analogous to the previous one diametrically opposite to the latter.
  • the cigarette which one wishes to perforate is placed simultaneously in these two notches.
  • the second notch allows, as shown in Figure 7, to move the cigarette longitudinally relative to the tip so as to be able to provide perforations on several places of its length.
  • several points 5 are provided for simultaneously punching several holes.
  • the perforator also has a second projection or flange 7 making it possible to adapt to the upper wall of the lighter and to form a cover for the lighter.
  • the tips 5 are metal rods fixed to the base 2 while the perforator is made of a synthetic plastic material or come from a piece of stamped metal.
  • the tip is conical and came with the projection and the base in one piece of synthetic plastic.
  • the tip 5 can be given a wider base without increasing the useful section used to punch the holes in the cigarette.
  • there is provided in the base an underlying recess 20, round, from the bottom of which the point 5 emerges.
  • the edge 21 of this recess constitutes a stop which limits the possible exaggerated inclination of the tip thus preventing it from breaking.
  • the perforator is provided with a tab 11 having a perforation 12, for connection to any body such as a chain, a key holder, etc.
  • the second collar of the perforator is mounted in the extension of the cylindrical wall of a lighter with which it came in one piece.
  • the first flange 3 has four notches 4, two by two diametrically opposite and of different depths.
  • the tip 5 is conical and provided in the center of the base which forms the bottom of the lighter.
  • FIG 10 there are two median grooves 15, 16 orthogonal, of different depths.
  • the deeper groove 15 is provided with a conical central tip 5 and on either side of it with an identical tip. It also follows here that when the cigarette is placed in the deepest groove, it is pressed on the tip to a deeper penetration depth than when it is placed in the shallowest groove. Holes of different cross-section and number are thus obtained according to the choice of the groove in which the cigarette is engaged for the perforation.
  • the original design and the great ease of manufacture and use of the perforators described above, with an inexpensive cost price, lend themselves advantageously to their application on disposable objects after use, such as lighters and cigarette packs, boxes. and matchbooks.

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FI791271A (fi) 1979-10-21
AU4602279A (en) 1979-10-25
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DE7910285U1 (de) 1979-07-12
IT7921874A0 (it) 1979-04-13
CA1106723A (en) 1981-08-11
GB2019193A (en) 1979-10-31
US4263923A (en) 1981-04-28
DD143028A5 (de) 1980-07-30
JPS54143380A (en) 1979-11-08
IT1119750B (it) 1986-03-10
DE2960765D1 (en) 1981-11-26
FR2423170A1 (fr) 1979-11-16
LU79479A1 (fr) 1979-11-07
ES242771U (es) 1980-03-01
DK161179A (da) 1979-10-21
BR7902410A (pt) 1979-10-23
PT69515A (fr) 1979-05-01
BE875626A (fr) 1979-08-16

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