US1748934A - Humidor - Google Patents

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M. s. DIAMOND HUMIDOR Filed Jan. 24, 1929 \Q k M Feb. 25, 1930.

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Feb. 25, 1930. M. s. DIAMOND 1,748,934

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, Patented I if a: This invention relates generally tosmok g In view. of the inherent absorptive charv acteristic of the tobacco leaf, either-"in the i 10 form of smoklng YORK, iv. v

Bourbon Application med a'nu r z i, 1929. Serial No. 334,901.

ers I appliances, and the improvements are directed "to a novel and-unique form of hu- Inidon adapted. to maintain the contained smoking material in a-condition whereby the excellence of s'aid materiaITis retained for to provide a humidor which maybe made the fullest njoyment of the user. 5 i

e I V tobacco, or'cigars, it is essential that-stored quantities thereof be pro-r tected from changing-climatic conditions,

' and to thisendfmany forms ofcontainers 7 the provision of have been devised whereby the 1 circulation of air therein may be reduced to a minimu'm. Several of the forms now presented'to the consuming public employthe well kno'wn gaske ted joint,

member tends to e e and as a result the gasket air: to the contained smoking material 1 ultimately I 7 Therefore, the salient objective of the pres .ent invention is-the production of a h'umidor renders the same unfit for use.

wherein smoking material in the form of cigars, or the like, may betemporarily stored and maintained at all timesin perfect smok-= ing condition.

' Another object is to 'provideanovel form of frame memberfadapted for association with the container portion ota humidor, said member being arranged adjacentthe top thereof and provided with 'a' bridging or elastic member which cooperates with arclo sureto efl ect the tight sealing of saidi'humi dor.

- Still another" object of the invention is V a frame memberformed to define achannel extending continuously around" the top open Portion of-a container,

vide an anchorage for 7 but in most instances the con-J o s'tant contacting of the edges 'ofa closure destroy the usefulness of" .alsoshown.

said member lbei'ng uniquely bent to pro;

an elastic element" bridging the open portion of said'ichannel.

'Astill further objectis to provide 'member of a frame ber. Y

in various sizes'toaccommodatea suitable a l $95351 S. nI- n onn; or NEWYQB 1v, .Y.,*AssIG1\ioa rojsAMiIEL DIAMOND, or

'cooperat'ewith thellatter, to assure an airtight connection, when said element is, {stretched into the channel portionc by the action of'a' flange carried by a closure mom f amount of smoking materiahin the form of cigars, orthe like, said humidorbeing'maintamed 111 an air-t ght condltion to prevent thecirculation of air to the'contain'ed mate-f Y rial. p o

A-final, but nevertheless, important object of the invention is to construct the same on sturdy lines and of few and simple parts, o

whereby-it may operate efliciently for long periods andsell at a reasonablefigure.

" With the" above objectsrin view and any others which, may suggest themselves from the specification and claims to fo1l0ws-, abe t ter understandingbf the invention may be ed ,by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which ,Figure 1 s a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the h'u'midor embodying my -invenv tlon, a'portion' of the closure member being t "Fig; 2 is a plan body portionjof said humidor to illustrate the continuous channel formed by the frame member,"theiclosure portion of said humidor being removed. '1 1 .Fig.. 3 is .a sectional ViewQsomewhat enlarged,*of a corner of said humidor, the closure'me'mber being elevated in this view.

view'of the container or Fig.4: is a sectional view somewhat similar element and distending the sameiinto' the.

he ansethe ef- Referring nowfmore to Fig.3, but illusti'atingjthe closure member l l 1 in particularto the it pan e w ngs; herein like. char a'ote'rs of reference denote similarj parts throughout the several views, let 5 denote v vi001 generally myimproved humidor, which comcondition it is proposed to provide means whereby air will be excluded from said container when the closure member is closed.

To this end I have provided a frame member, generally denoted by the numeral 9,

which conforms to the shape of said humidor, whether the same besquare, rectangular or round, said frame member being positioned adjacent the top of said container and spaced from the sides thereof by spacing member 10, or the like. In the example of the invention, shown in the drawings, the upper face portion of said frame member 9 is flush with the top edges of said container 6. The opening 11 provides access means for the placement or, removal of the smoking material in said humidor.

Upon inspection of Fig. 3 of the drawings, which shows a typical transverse section of said frame member 9, it will be observed that the same is preferably formed from a single piece of material, which is bent to the form indicated, its medial portion presenting a downwardly directed channel 12 having a web portion 13, the upper portion of each of the sides 14 merging with the reversely bent portion 15 and 16, while the extremities of said frame member are each bent to substantial rectangular form in cross section, as 1nd1- 'cated at 17, the end portions are then bent upon themselves, as shown at 18, to present a downwardly disposed rounded edge portion 19. As will presently appear this particular form of bendingproduces a frame member admirably adapted to imprison an elastic element and to maintain the same in a position to be distended or stretched by a depending flange 21 of said closure 7 It has been premised that said elastic element 20 is adapted to be distended into said channel 12, and in order that same element 20 may be maintained in proper position, I propose to, anchor each of the edge portions thereof within the frame member, and as shown in Fig. 3, the rounded edge portions 19 each serve to imprison the same within the bent portions '16, while the medial portion ofsaid elastic member 20 bridges the upper portion of said channel 12 and it is this por tion which is distended or stretched into said channel while the edge portions remain firmly secured as pointed out hereinbefore. When the closure is opened said elastic element 20 7 assumes the position shown in Fig. 3 and this condition may be referred to as normal since the cooperation of said elastic element and channel 12, become apparent only when the element, and further the provision of the rounded reverse bends 1516 precludes the cutting or otherwise destruction of said element. Obviously, as the said elastic element is stretched into said channel the inner portionsof said element intimately contact the bends 15 and effects an air-tight contact, and

the further tight contact ofthe rounded edge of said flange 21' with said element positively precludes the entrance of air or moisture into the humidor when the closure is in the position indicated in Fig. 4. 1 V.

From the foregoing it is apparent that my improved humidor includes a sealing element which is capable ofbeing distended as desired and since its edge portions are anchored between rounded surfaces and further in view of the contact of the stretched portion of said element with rounded surfacesthroughout, the chancesof tearing or puncturing are exceedingly remote.

, Obviously various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from theinvention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details; set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 7 r

1. Ina humidor including a hinged closure having a depending flange, a framemember positioned in the top of said humidor and formed to present a continuous channel extending into said humidor and an elastic strip normally bridging said channel and having its opposite edge portions secured to said frame member'and adapted to be stretched into said channel by the flange of said closure.

2. In a humidor including a hinged closure having a depending flange, a frame member positioned in the top portion of said humidor, said member being formed to define a downwardly extending channel and having its ends bent downwardly and arranged adjacent the sides of saidchannel and an elastic strip normally bridging said channel and having its edge portions clamped by the-aforesaid bent ends, the medial portion of said strip being adapted to be distended into said channel by said flange when said closure is closed.

3.1In a humidor including a hinged closure having a depending, flange presenting a rounded bottom edge, a frame memberposie It will be further observed that the. bottom or contacting edge of'saiidfl'ange' 21 is" rounded to prevent abrasion of said elastic the upper portion of each channelsbeing. formed to define reversely bent portions the extremities of said member being bent to substantial rectangular 0'r1n,in

cr0ss-section, and presenting ajdownwardly V In testimony and an elastic strip nordirected end portion,

channel and'having its mally bridging said edge portions clamped'between' the aforesaid bent ends and one of the reversely bent por-v tions,- the medial portion of said ip being I adaptedto be stretched and distended into said channel by said flange When-said closure -.1

is closed.

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