US1252044A - Cigar tuck-cutter and perforator. - Google Patents

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- H. N. SHR'IVER.

, CIGAR TUCK CUTTER AND PERFORATOR APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1916.

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CIGAR TUCK CUTTER AND PERFORATOB'.

APPLICATION mm SEPT. 1a. 1916.

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Applicationfiled-September18,1916. Seria1,1 \T,o. 12 (:),?38 1 To aZZ'wh'om itmay concern: 7

Be it known that I, 'HowARD Nnw'roit SHRIVER, a citizen of the United"S tates, re-- hends the provision of, a machine whereinthe small'en'drofa ci ar is simultaneously perforated with 'thetrimmi'ng or cutting of the tuck or large end off the ciganjthereby eliminating, the necessity ofthe smoker of the cigar lbitingofi' the small" end thereof, which frequently results in the "unwinding of the. wrapper ofthe cigar.

The nature and advantages ofthe invention willjbe readily apparent as thefollowingdetail description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

vIn the drawings forming part of this specification like numerals ofreference indicate similar partsiin the several views and wherein Fi'gure 'l is a. side-elevationpartly ,in section showing the normal position. of the parts.

Fig. 2'isa simi'l'ar view showingjthe manner of perforating the small end of the cif Fig. 3 is an enlarge'dlend view showing the movable cuttingblade in normal position.

'Fig. 4'is a similar view showinggthe cutting'b'l'ade in operative position.

Fig. 5 is a horizontalsectional View showingjth'e normal position ofth'e bell crank lever.

Fig. 6 isa similar view sho wing the active position of the'lever;

Fig. f7 isxayffront end elevation.-

Be ferring,,,m0ref particularly" toijthe. drawings in detail 10 indicates the. base of the machine whichtis; 're'ferabl'y of elongate'd rectangular formation, andwhi'ch maybe constructed from any, suitable material.

The upper urfac zo ithe bas i Pr ided with a"longitudinally extending "groove 11;

whichextends to one end of thegbase, and is adapted, to recelvezthe cigar to be treate'd'.

Securedto this; end of. the base is a fixed blade 12 with which cooperates a'rel'atively mouable, cutter blade '13 pivoted uponjthe end, of'the base and normally. held elevated by meansof, the spring l4; which latter has one *limb secured to the fixed blade 12' and? itsopposite limb connected-with the mov able blade 13: The movable blade 13 is provided with an elongated slot 15 for'the re: ception of a guide pin 16. The respective blades 12' and 13 are each provided withja semicircular cut-out" portion 7 178} between which the large end or tuck 'of .the cigar projects when the latter is arranged within; the groove 11.; The movable blade 13 is provided witha curved tail portion 19 which projects inwardly and operates within an enlarged transverse recess or pocket 20 opening at that end of the-,base upon which the; cutter blade is pivoted.

Mounted upon the base, 10 at the opposite end thereof is a sleeve 21.:whicjh may be of any suitable cross sectional. configuration and". of any'desired dimensions, the sleeve 3 being partly embedded within the upper surface of the base as shown. The innermost end of the sleeve has fitted'therein a plug 22 which is arranged immediately ad jacent the inner extremity ofthe groove '11 and provided with a conical shaped opening- 523 for the reception of the small end fofthe cigarlwhen the same is positioned upon the base 10.1 The plug 22 has a pluralityof' restricted openings or bores 24' communicating with the conical shaped opening 23;; and i I also opening at the opposite. endof the plug 22. The bores 24 receive the pointedtermi nals of needles 25, the opposite. ends of which are secured to the 'plunger'26, which latter is slidablyfitted within the sleeve 21. The plunger is carried; by the extremity. of an elbow 27" OIljtllQ rod 28; which latter is mountedfor longitudinal movement within a'b'ore'29 formed in the base, 'lfl'and com-e municating with the recess or pocket20'.

Pivoted for horizontal swinging; move ment'wi'thin' the pocketor recess 20 is "a bell cr k "Ie er'30 h ng the terminal "o one of its 'branclies'arrangecl' within an else;

gated slot 31 provided in the adjacent end of the rod 28, while the terminal of the other branch of said lever is reduced and loosely fitted within an enlarged opening 32 in the tail portion 19 of the movable blade 13. The opening 32 must be sufiiciently large to provide for a certain play between the cutting blade 13 and the bell crank lever 30, as the tail portion of the blade moves in an arc of a circle transversely of the base, while the connected end of the bell crank lever moves in an arc of a circle at right angles to the movement of the tail portion 19.

In practice, a cigar is positioned within the groove 11 with its small end arranged within the conical opening 23 of the plug 22, and its large end or tuck projecting beyond the base Within the cut-out portions 18 of the respective cutting elements. The cutting blade 13 being normally elevated, is depressed against the tension of the sprmg 14 for the purpose of cutting or trimming the tuck of the cigar. Upon movement of the lever in this direction the tail portion 18 thereof moves outwardly of the recess or pocket 20 in an arc of a circle transversely of the base 10, and by reason of the arrangement of the bell crank lever 30 and its connection withthe cutting blade 13, the lever 30 is simultaneously moved upon its pivot to adjust the rod 28 longitudinally of the base, or in other words retract the rod 28 Within its bore 29. With this operation the plunger 26 is moved within the sleeve 21 in the direction of the plug 22, thereby forcing the needles 25 within the small end of the cigar, perforating the latter in the direction of its length. When pressure is removed from the cutting blade 1.3, the spring 14 functions to elevate the blade, during which movement of the latter the component parts of the machine are returned to normal position.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature'and advantages of the invention are apparent, I desire to have it understood that what is herein shown is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, and that such changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed. a

What is claimed is 1. In a machine of the class described, a base having a recess opening at one side and end thereof, a bell crank lever pivoted upon the base for horizontal movement and arranged within said recess, a rod arranged longitudinally of the base and having an opening at one end for the reception of the adjacent extremity of said lever, whereby said rod is reciprocated'upon movement of the lever, means for trimming the tucks of cigars, said means including a fixed blade and a movable blade pivoted upon the base, said movable blade being directly connected with the opposite end of said lever for controlling the movements of the latter, and means on the opposite end of said rod for perforating the small end of the cigar in the direction of its length simultaneously with the trimming of the tuck thereof.

2. In a machine of the class described, a

base having an enlarged recess opening at one side and end thereof, and a longitudinally disposed bore communicating with said recess and opening at the. opposite end of the base, a rod arranged'to reciprocate insaid bore, a bell crank lever, pivoted upon the base for horizontal movement and operating within said recess, one end'of said lever being connected with the adjacent end of said rod to operate the latter upon move ment of said lever, means for trimmingthe tucks of cigars, said means including a fixed blade and a movable blade pivoted upon the base, said movable blade being directly con nected to the opposite end of said lever for controlling the movements thereof, and means on the opposite end of said rod for perforating the small end of the cigar in the direction of its length simultaneously with the trimmingof the tuck thereof.

3. In a machine of the class described, a base, means for trimming the tucks of cigars, said means including a fixed blade and a movable blade pivoted upon the base, a rod movable longitudinally ofthe base, a bell crank lever pivoted upon the base for horizontal movement and connected with one end of the rod to operate the latter, said movable blade being directly connected with the adjacent extremity of said lever, a sleeve mounted upon the base, a block fitted in one end of the sleeve ,and having a conical shaped opening and restricted bores communicating with said opening, a plunger arranged to reciprocate in said sleeve, said plunger being carried by the opposite extremity of said rod, and a plurality of needles projecting from said plunger and operating in said bores of the block to perforate the small end of the cigar in the direction of its length simultaneously with the trimming of the tuck thereof.

4. In a machine of the class described, a base having an enlarged transverse recess opening at one side and end thereof, and a longitudinally extending bore communicating with the recess and opening at the opposite end of the base, a bell crank lever pivoted within said recess for horizontal movement, means for trimming the tucks of cigars, said means including a fixed blade and a movable blade pivoted upon the base, said movable blade bein directly connected with the adjacent end of said lever for com trolling the movements thereof, a rod movthe cigar in a direction of its length simultaable longitudinally of the base and arranged neously with the trimming of the tuck Within said bore, said rod being connected thereof. 10 With the opposite end of the lever, an elbow In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 5 formed on one end of the rod and terminatture.

ing above the base, and means carried by said elbow for perforating the small end of HOWARD NEWTON SHRIVER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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