US1880754A - Holder and ejector for cigarettes and cigars - Google Patents

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Oct. 4, 1932. Y w. BRIERE 1,880,754

HOLDER AND EJECTOR FOR CIGARETTES AND CIGARS Filed Sept. 10. 1951 [12 2%)? far:

Fatentecl Oct.4,1932 1,8 8,754

UNITED S WILFR-ID BRIERE, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA HOLDER AND EJ'EGTOB FOR ,CIGARETTES AND CIGARS Application filed. September 10, 1931. Serial N0. 562,123.

In the use of holders or mouthpieces for The lap 9 has a longitudinal slot'll in which cigarettes and cigars, it is often found that is received a headed stud 12 anchoredin the the unconsumed end or stub is too short to wall 1. The stud 12, in con unction with the be grasped and pulled out, or that the smoker dovetailedshape of the grooves 5 and 6, pre- 5 prefers not to touch the stub with his fingers. vents the e ector from dropping out of the 5 In order to meet this condition, the present grooves although permitting shdabllity. invention provides an ejector for discharg- The stud, moreover, prevents the ejector from ing the stub without requiring that the stub being pulled entlrely off the mouthpiece. be at all handled. Y The inner lap has its free end bent at 10 Accordingly, there is provided a slidable 'a right angle to form a follower 13 lying 0 member on the wall of the cavity of the transversely in thecavity 8 as shown more mouthpiece or holder, and'this member has clearly in Figures 3 and 5. This member is a portion lying transversely in the cavity to adapted to abut the end of a cigarette and engage the seated end of the cigarette or is formed with an aperture 1 1 in line wlth cigar. To eject a stub, it is only necessary the passage 2 to permit the smoke to be 65 to slide this member outwardly by means of drawn from the cigarette. into the passage. a suitable finger piece provided thereon. The free end of the outer lap 9 is bent The invention is fully disclosed by way of outwardly to form a finger piece 15 by which example in the following description and in the ejector may be grasped in adjusting from the accompanying drawing in which one position to another. The blank 7 may be 70 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device; notched at 16 in the edges to facilitate mak- Figure 2 is a longitudinal section thereof; ing the bends heretofore described.

Figure 3 is a similar section in another In the use of the device, the ejector is reposition; tracted to the position shown in Figure 2 v Figure 4 is a plan view; prior to inserting a cigarette and is retained 7 5 Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of in this position until the cigarette is to be re- Figure 3; moved. If the unconsumed end of the ciga- Figure 6 is a section on the line 66 of rette is too short to be grasped or if the Figure 2; and smoker prefers not to touch it, the ejector is Figure 7 is a developed View of the ejector. advanced to the position shown in Figure 3 80 Reference to these views will now be made by merely pushing the tab 15, whereupon the by use of like characters which are employed stub is discharged from the holder. to designate corresponding parts throughout. Although a specific embodiment of the in- In the several figures is illustrated a vention has been illustrated and described, it mouth piece or holder 1 for cigarette or cigar. will be understood that various alterations in 85 This device has the usual bore or smoke pasthe details of construction may be made withsage 2 terminating in a cavity 3 for receivout departing from the scope as indicated by ing an end of a cigarette. I the appended claims.

In order to accommodate the ejector which What I claim is 40 constitutes the novel feature of this invention, 1. A holder and ejector for cigarettes or 90 the wall 4 around the cavity 3 is formed wit-h cigars comprising a mouthpiece having a pasa pair of longitudinal grooves 5 and 6 resage and a cavity, a metal strip bent'upon' spectively in the outer and inner surfaces itself and slidably mounted on the wall of thereof. The grooves are preferably dovesaid cavity in engagement with the inner and tailed for a purpose which will presently outer surfaces thereof, the outer portion of appear. 1 said strip having a slot, a headed stud passed The ejector proper comprises a blank 7 through said slot and into said holder, said of sheet metal bent upon itself at 8 to formstrip having a portion lying transversely in two laps 9 and 10. These laps are slidably said cavity. received in the grooves 5 and 6 respectively. 2. A holder and ejector for cigarettes or cigars comprising a mouthpiece having a passage and a cavity, a metal strip bent upon itself and slidably mounted on the wall of said cavity in engagement with the inner and outer surfaces thereof, the outer portion of said strip having a slot, a headed stud passed through said slot and into said holder, said strip having a portion lying transversely'in said cavity, said portion bridging said cavity and having an aperture in line with said pas sage.

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WILFRID BRIERE.

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