US1025542A - Cigar-cutter. - Google Patents

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A. SCHWIEGER & B. 11001011.

CIGAR CUTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED 11.11, 1911.

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ADOLF SGHWIEGER AND BENNO DOCTOR, 0F HANOVER, GERMANY.

CIGAR-CUTTER.

PatentedMay v, 1912.

Serial N0. 620,382.

Specification of Letters latent. Application filed April 11, 1911.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, ADoLr Sorrwinonn and BENNO Doo'ron, sub ects of the King of and 5, the cutter is pivot-ed at m and Z to the inner face of one of the frame-members of the cigar-case A. The two frame-members Prussia, residing at Hanover, in Germany, are shut together, prior to the cutting of the have invented certain new and useful Imcigar, and by the act of cutting the catch 9 provements in Cigar-Cutters, of which the is made to engage the opposite frame-memfollowing is a specification. her, and fasten the case, as shown in Fig. 5.

The object of this invention is to provide Fig. 6 shows the cutter attached to a an improved device combining the functions cigar box B provided, at the upper edge of of a cigar-cutter and a fastener for a reits front wall, with a saddle piece 76' formceptacle such as a cigar case, cigar box, ing a support to which the cutter is pivoted match container or the like to which the at m and Z. This saddle-piece is fixed to cutter is attached, such device being adapted the box by means of spikes formed at its for attachment to the receptacle without any corners o. material modification of the construction of The support may be enlarged to afford the latter. i space for advertising purposes, and may be The invention is illustrated in the accomprovided, as shown in Fig.7, with a hinged panying drawing, in whichadjunct as which can be used as an ash-tray Figure 1 is a perspective elevation showor as a holder for an ash-tray or the like. 70 ing the cutter open, and Fig. 2 a similar What we claim as our invention and deview showing the cutter closed. Figs. 3, 4 sire to secure by Letters Patent of the and 5 show the cutter attached to a cigar United States is case, open, partly closed and fully closed 1. A cigar cutter comprising a support, respectively. Fig. 6 shows the cutter attwo levers having pivots spaced apart on tachcd to a cigar box. Fig. 7 shows the said support, disposed so that said levers cutter provided with an adjunct adapted to can be rocked toward a position of parallel serve as a holder for ash or for an ash-tray alinement between said pivots, said levers or the like. having substantially semicircular cutting Like reference letters designate like parts edges disposed so that in an angular posithroughout the drawing. tion of said levers in relation to each other The device comprises two levers, marked said .cutting edges form complementary a and b in the drawing, furnished with parts of the circumference of a circular knife-edges c and cl respectively, conformopening, and means engaging said levers ing to the circumferential shape of the cigar with each other so that by the actuation of near the pointed end. The lever a has a one of them they can be collectively moved slot 6, and a, pin f fixed to the lever is slidso that said circular opening is closed by able in this slot. the approach of the cutting edges toward The lever a is provided at its free end each other. v with a finger piece n by which the lever is 2. The combination, with a receptacle operated and having a lug g which serves having a cover, of two levers having pivots as a catch to fasten the cover of a receptacle spaced apart on said receptacle disposed so to which the cutter is attached. that said levers can be rocked toward a posi- It will be understood that if the perfotion of parallel alinement between said pivrated ends it and i of the levers are pivoted ots, said levers having substantially semito a fixed support, and the levers are in the circular cutting edges disposed so that in an position, in which they are shown in Fig. 1, angular position of said levers in relation the tip of a cigar can be inserted between to each other said cutting edges form the knife-edges 0 and d, and be cut off by decomplementary parts of the circumference pressing the lever a, the cutter being by this of a circular opening, means engaging said means folded, as shown in Fig. 2. levers with each other so that by the actua- In the arrangement shown in Figs. 3, 4, tion of one of them they can be collectively moved so that said circular opening is specification in t closed by the approach of the cutting edges nesses. toward each other, one of said levers being he presence of two wit- Y ADOLF SCI-IXVIEGER. provided with a finger piece arranged to 5 serve as a catch to fasten the cover of said BENNO DOCTOR receptacle when the levers are in the posilVitnesses: tion of parallel alinement. ERNEST C. OBERHOLTZER,

In Witness whereof We have signed this MARTA L. THOMPSON.

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