US1809218A - Cigarette grasper - Google Patents

Description

June 9, 1931.

c. c. RIDDELL 1,809,218

CIGARETTE GRASPER Filed Feb. 25, 1930 Inventor 67%;; 'flddeZZ,

Patented June 9, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT: OFFICE CRAIG- CLAYTON RIDDELL, OF NEWTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CIGARETTE GRASPER Application filed February 25, 1930. Serial no. 431,186.

that is very simple in its method of assembly on a cigarette, that will not interfere with the packing of the cigarette, that is thoroughly reliable for its intended purpose, and that is comparativel inexpensive to manufacture.

With the oregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is disclosed an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a perspective view of a package of cigarettes, having a top portion torn away and showing the cigarette formed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a cigarette in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the wrapper of the cigarette prior to the circumposition about the tobacco filler.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 4 indicates a conventional package of twenty cigarettes, having an opening 5 formed in the top thereof in accordance with the present conventional package. As every one knows that cigarettes are packed in quantities of twenty, there is considerable difiiculty in removing cigarettes from this type of package.

In order to eliminate this difliculty, and to facilitate the removal of single cigarettes from the package, the wrapper 6 is provided along its upper edge with an integral, seg mental-shaped tab 7. Across the chorded portion of the tab 7, there are a series of perforations 8 that are in alinement with the upper edge of each wrapper. 1

Now when the wrapper is disposed about the tobacco filler 9 of the cigarettes, the tobacco tab will project upwardly from the upper end of the cigarette. Inasmuch as the tab 7 is flexible, when the cigarettes are packed in the package 4, these tabs may be folded down upon the upper end of the tobacco filler 9 without materially interfering with the packing operation. 8

When the user tears the package with an opening as shown at 5, the tabs 7 maybe extended to an upright position and grasped by the fingers to withdraw the cigarettes from the packages. The perforate upper edge of the wrapper facilitates the folding of the tab upon the end of the cigarettes and at the same time provides a weakened line across the chorded edge of the tabs, which tears with the least amount of resistance.

It is to be understood that by describing in detail herein any particular form, structure or arrangement, it is not intended to limit the invention beyond the terms of the claim, or the requirements of the prior art.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail mere-' ly for the purpose of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A cigarette comprising a wrapper and a tobacco filler, a flexible tab on one end of the wrapper, adapted for folding over on the end of the filler, said flexible tab formed integral with the wrapper and being segmental in shape, and having perforations along the chorded edge in alinement with the edge at one end of the wrapper.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CRAIG CLAYTON RIDDELL.

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