US1776563A - Cigarette holder - Google Patents

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Sept, 23,1930, c. AQMACREADY CIGARETTE HOLDER 'f'il'ed May 20, 1927' INVENTOR, Czar-lea 2i Mac-leafy,

cat/14 A TTORNEY.

WIIIII/I/I/I/J 40 Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the consumed. This isthe important feature of Patented Sept. 23, 1930 I Q h 'I'NITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE Application filed May 20, 1927. Serial No. 192,885.

This invention relates to improvements in a cigar or cigarette is laced. 3 designates cigarette holders. An object of my inven the cylindrical part of the holder which is tion is to provide a holder for a lighted cigaformed from very thin metal, as brass. 4 rette which will prevent the same from being designates a slit that extends the length of 5 entirely consumed. It is a well known fact the part 3. That portion of the'cylindrical 65 that a lighted cigarette, if placed in a hori-. part 3 on one side of the slit 4; is extended zontal or inclined position will be entirely downward as shown at 5, to form the stop or consumed. It also produces a large volume foot piece 5. The cylinder part 3, as'shown, of offensive smoke during the time it is left is open at its lower end. The cylindrical part in this position. A piece of furniture on 3 is also formed with an integral portion 6 60 which the lighted cigarette is placed, is often having the integral off set portions 7 and 8 burned in spots, and occasionally fires are which are designed for attaching the holder started. The present invention is designed to the U shaped shelf 2. This is accomplished to overcome these objections. The holder is by bending these offset portions downward,

so constructed that the heat from the lighted as shown clearly in Fig. 5, in order that they cigarette is radiated permittingit to burn may snugly and frictionally engage the U slowly for a few minutes and then to become shaped shelf to permit the holder to be read extinguished, if it is not given a puff or two ily attached to and detached from the shelf by the user, as will be fully described. by sliding it on and 0H.

Broadly it comprises a substantially cylin- The upper end of the cylindrical 'part 3 is drical shaped member in which member the preferably made slightly cone-shaped or lighted end of a cigarette is placed which is flaring as indicated at 9 to permit the ready in a vertical position. A stop or plate is 10- insertlon of a cigarette which is indicated at cated below and spaced a short distance from 10. The lighted end is indicated at 11.

the lower end of the cylindrical shaped mem- The operation of the holder may be de- 75 her and on which plate the lighted end rests. scribed as follows: When a lighted cigarette The distance of this plate below the lower end is laced inthe cylindrical part 3 with its of the cylindrical shaped'member will deterlighted end 11 resting on the offset or foot mine how much of the length of the cigarette piece 5, the ci arette will continue to burn will be consumed beforeit is extinguished. slowly until the lighted part reaches the Means are provided for attaching the holder lower end or edge 3 when it will go out, due to an ash tray and which is so constructed to to the inability of obtaining sufiicient air or permit the holder to be easily removed. oxygen. Slow burning of that portion of the Referring to the drawings: cigarette which extends from the upper edge Fig. 1 is a plan View of the holder. of the piece 6 to the lower ed e 3 is due to Fig. 2 is a side elevation. the thin metal of the holder w ich will radi- Fi 3 is a plan view of an ash tray showate a large portion of the heat that is emitted ing t e holder located thereon, with a cigafrom the hghted end, therefore preventing rette inserted in the holder. Y this part of the cigarette from being rapidly line'4.4 of Fig. -3 illustrating a lighted cigam improvement as it prevents large volumes rette in the holder and resting on the stop 0 smoke from being given off, and further and v 7 it permits the user to lay his cigarette one Fig. 5 is a sectional elevational view on the side for a few minutes, two or three, without 45 line 5-5 of Fig. 4 showin the holder atits being entirely consumed. He may at his tached to the shell on whic a cigar is usuleisure take a draw or two and then re lace ally placed. I 1 it again in the holder forfurther use. ere Referring to the drawings in detail: is also no danger of the cigarettebuming or 1 designates an ash tra of the usual saucer setting fire to an hin 1 shape; 2 is the usual she f portion on which The article is ght m weight, inexpensive,

attractive in a pearance and one that serves a useful end or the pur ose-intended.

It is to be understood t at I do not limit myself to the exact features and structure 5 herein shown as other and analogous forms are clear? possible but all embodying the feature 0 a stop or foot piece, a supporting part and a heat radiating art wh ch embodies the principle described What I claim 1s:

1. A device for supporting a lighted cigarette,'comprising a barrel shaped older part open at its lower end, a member forming a portion of the holder part and located at and spaced below the open lower end of the holder part on which member the lighted end of a cigarette rests, and means forming a part of the holder for supporting the same on the U-shaped shelf of an ash tray, as described.

2. A device for the pur ose described,

comprising a holder art 0 thin material and a foot piece attac ed to the holder and spaced a distance from the lower end of the holder to determine the length or portion that a lighted-oi arette will consume before it is extinguishe 3. A detachable cigarette holder member for ash trays that are formed with a U- shaped shelf, said member having an arm for attachment to the U-shaped shelf of the tray and the arm having bendable wing portions for removably supportin the said holder on the U- haped shelf of t e ash tray, means on the holder member for supporting the lighted end of a cigarette, when inserted in the said holder and for lowering its normal rate of combustion, whereb the cigarette will be gradually extinguis ed after a definite or small length of the cigarette has 40 been consumed, as described.

CHARLES A. MACREADY.

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