US1693086A - Cigarette case - Google Patents

Description

Patented Nov. 27, 191278.

UNITED STATE-s ROBERT L. LAIB'I),` OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

CIGARETTE CASE.

Application led January 27, 1928. Serial No. 249,926.

This invention has reference to a container or case especially designed for containing cigarettes or the like articles, an important object of the invention being to provide means whereby the cigarettes may be readily and easily ejected whenit is desired to remove a cigarette from the case.

An important object of the invention is to provide a case of this character which will protect the cigarettes against being crushed or broken while they are being removed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a cigarette case constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view the cover being broken away.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the case taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1. W@ Figure 4 is a plan view thereof, the cover being partly broken away.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the body portion of the case is indicated generally by the reference character 5, and as shown a partitioning member 6 is positioned in the body portion and divides the body portion into a cigarette containing compartment 7 and an ejector compartment 8.

Bolted on one end of the body portion 5 is a cover 9 that is supplied with an opening to receive the shaft 10 that also extends through acentral openingin the partition 6. This shaft 10 provides a support for' the rotary cigarette carrier 1-1 which isformed with cut 5 out portions 12 extending from the outer edge thereof and terminating at points adj acent to vthe center of the carrier, the cut out portions deiinin pockets for the reception of the cigarettes, w ich are indicated at 13.

0 Leaf springs 14 are secured within the cut out portions and have curved outer extremities l5 that engage the innermost cigarettes and normally urge the cigarettes outwardly so that the cigarettes will lie oppositeto the 5 discharge opening of the casing'to'the end that they may be ejected from the casing.

In one end of the rotary carrier, and arranged near the inner ends of the cut out portion, are depressions 16 that receive the lug 17 at the outer end of the spring finger 18 which is secured to the partition `6, and which extends through an opening in the partition.

By reason of the lug` 17 engaging within the longitudinally of the rotary carrier to eject a cigarette therefrom.

Secured to the inner end of the shaft 10 is anarm 21 which extends laterally therefrom and has a right angled extremity 22 normally resting within the opening 23 of the partition 6. The reference character k24 designates a coiled spring that surrounds the shaft 10 and has one end thereof resting against the partition 6, while the opposite end engages the arm 21 to force the arm against the nut 25. The action of this spring 24 is to hold the shaft 10 in the position as shown by Figure l.

A filling opening is formed in the cover 9. which filling opening is closed' by the pivoted closure 26, and it will be seen that'by rotating the shaft 10, the rotary carrier may be moved to bring the cigarette receiving compartments opposite the filling opening where they may be filled. i

The reference character 27 designates an opening in the cover 9 through which the cigarettes are thrust by the ejector, there being provided spring fingers 29 adjacent to the opening to grip the cigarette and hold it un- 4 til it may be removed.

Inthe use of the device, the shaft 10 is rotated to bring a cigarette compartment before the discharge opening. With the carrier in this position, the shaft 10 is pulled whereupon the right angled end 22 of the arm 21 passes through the opening 23 of the partition 6 where it engages the cigarettein the compartment adjacent to the arm 21 to force the cigarette through the open ing 27, where it may be removed readily. /f

In the form of the invention as illustrated by Figure 3 of the drawing, the cigarette case inclu-des the body portion 30 in which the rotary carrier 31 is mounted, the rotary carrier 31 being of the same general construction.

as the carrier ll'shown in the former figures ofthe drawing.

" A partition 32 1s mountedin the-body por-v tion and provides a rest for the rotary carrier 31 through which the shaft 33 extends, the shaft' 33 having lateral enlargements 34 to move in lateral offset portions of the bore 35 of the'rotary carrier 31. The lower end .of the shaft-33 rests against one end of the arm 36', at 37, the arm 36 being pivotally supported .opposite end of the arm 36 .contacting with y adapted 1 to engage a' for e] atfthe lower end of the arm 38, the

the ejector 39 that is normall `held in its 'inactive position by means of t e coiled spring 40 that surrounds it;

As shown by Figure 3 the ejector 39 has its -upper end resting within the opening 41 or at a .point directly under the cigarette to be ejected and which has been moved opposite to the discharge opening of the cover.

- When itis desired to remove a cigarette,

4it is only necessary to force the shaft 33 downwardly rocking the arm 36 to cause the ejector 39 to move upwardly under a cigarette to cause the cigarette to be forced through the discharge opening where it may be removed.

An ash tray indicated at 42 provides the base for the case, to hold the casein its upright position at all times. f Y

I claim: l

l. A cigarette container including a body -portion, a rotary cigarette carrier mounted within the body portion, said carrier having a'boreiormed therethrough and having odi sets, a shaft extending through the bore, lugs on the s haft'disposed within the offsets, torotate the carrier when the shaft is rotated, `an ejector operated by the shaft and said ejector cigarette contained in the carrier carrier.

2. Acigarette container including a body.

portion, a rotary .cigare-tte carrier mounted within the body portion, said carrier having a bore formed therethrough, a shaft disposed in the bore, means, for transmitting rotary movement of the shaft to'the. carrier, -an ejector operatin ecting-a cigarette from the container,

to force-"the cigarette from the as my own, I

at one end 'of the carrier.

and said shaft'vadapted to slide through the bore to operate the ejector.

3. A cigarette container' including a body portion, a rotary cigarette carrier mounted within the :body portion, an ejector operating -at one end of the carrier, a shaft extending through'the carrier, means forl mounting the shaft in the carrier to rotate the carrier, and saidvshaft adapted to be moved to operate the ejectorfto eject a cigarette from the container.. -f

4. A cigarette container including a body portion having a discharge openin'ga rotary carrier operatinginthe body portion,

a shaft extendedthrough the carrier, saidv shaft adapted to slide through the carrier, said carrier havingcigarette pockets, for con'- taining cigarettes, means for connecting the shaftto the carrier to rotate the carrier to bring a cigarette pocket before the discharge opening, andan ejector loperating atone end ofthe carrier for ejecting a cigarette through the discharge opening, and means for urging cigarettes laterally within the pockets.

5. A cigarette container including a body portion having a discharge opening, a rotary carrier within the body portion, said carrier having pockets to receive cigarettes,means in the pockets for moving cigarettes laterally at a point' directly under the discharge opensaidshaft adapted tooper'ate to move the ejector-to force a cigarette through the'discharge opening. V

6.' A cigarette container including a body portion,`,said body portion havinga discharge opening a rotary carrier operating in the body portion and having pockets to receive 4cigarettes, a shaft for ratating thecarrier to 4non rnrr L., LAIRD.

lng, anl ejector operating at one end of the carrier, a shaft for rotating the carrieran'd-

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