US1953879A - Combined cigarette roller and case - Google Patents

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April 3, 1934.

F. E. ELERSICH COMBINED CIGARETTE ROLLER A ND CASE Filed July 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l 0422/? Afff/l ggg ATTOR N EY April 4- F. E. ELERSICH 1,953,879

COMBINED CIGARETTE ROLLER AND CASE Filed July 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented Apr. 3, 1934 UNITE STATES PATNT I OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a combined cigarette roller and case, and has for the primary object, the provision of a device of the above stated character which is constructed of a size to permit making of cigarettes of a standard size and storing said cigarettes therein ready for use when desired, and also storing a supply of cigarette papers readily accessible when needed and both the cigarettes and papers and the making means completely housed with compactness permitting the entire device to be conveniently carried in the pocket of a persons garment.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a combined cigarette roller and casing constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View illustrating the device in an opened position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view similar to Figure 3 showing the means of rolling a cigarette from loose tobacco and a cigarette paper and the manner of operation thereof.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the means of securing one end of the flexible strip or apron in position.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view showing the other end of the strip or apron secured in position and also the attachment of a tensioned fastening means to the casing.

Figure '7 is a perspective view illustrating the tensioned fastening means.

Figure 8 is a perspective view illustrating the mounting including a finger piece for the roller.

Figure 9 is a perspective View illustrating a rack for retaining cigarettes in the case and forming a support for a supply of cigarette papers.

Figure 10 is a perspective view illustrating a holding device for retaining the supply of cigarette papers on the rack.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a casing of a size to be conveniently carried in the pocket of a persons garment and includes a body portion 2 and a lid or cover 3 therefor. The body portion and the lid are provided with marginal flanges, the flanges of the lid being of considerable width forming the lid with a sufficient depth to permit the storing of cigarettes therein as shown in Figure 2. The flanges of the lid receive the flanges of the body when the case is in a closed position. One end flange of both the lid and the body portion is cut away and bent to form spaced barrels 4 and are aligned with each other to receive a hinge rod 5 whereby the lid is hinged to the body portion.

A plate 6 has formed on one edge barrels 7' receiving the hinge rod 5 and the opposite edge of the piate has formed thereon a curved extension 8 to engage the wall of the lid for spacing the plate a suflicient distance from the wall of the lid to permit storing of cigarettes within the lid without the danger of crushing the cigarettes. The extension 8 also provides a finger piece whereby the plate may be swung away from the lid to permit the placing in or removing of cigarettes from said lid. Pairs of oppositely arranged tongues or lugs 9 are formed on the plate 6 and extend outwardly of the lid between which a supply of cigarette papers 10 may be positioned. A holding element 11 has formed on one end barrels 12 receiving the hinge rod 5. The holding element 11 is of skeleton formation and is adapted to be brought in contact with the cigarette papers by the influence of a spring 13 firmly retaining the cigarette papers in place and urging the plate 6 towards the lid and to urge the lid into an opened position when freed from the body portion.

The end flange 14 of the body portion has formed thereon retaining tongues 15 for securing a resilient strip 16 thereto. The strip 16 is slightly bowed as shown at 17 and has formed thereon spaced catches 18 and a curved tongue forming a push button 19 extending over the end flange 14. of the body portion. The catches 18 are adapted to engage with a keeper 20 formed on the end flange 21 of the lid for the purpose of holding the lid in closed position with the push button 19 disposed exteriorly of the case so that pressure thereon will disengage the catches from the keeper and free the cover 21 for self-movement into an opened position.

The end flange 14 of the body portion also has formed thereon tongues 22 bendable over a rod 23 over which is placed one end of a flexible strip or belt 24 to firmly anchor the latter in one end of the body portion. The strip or belt 24 is preferably made from a non-stretchable fabric and the opposite end thereof is secured to the other end of the body portion as shown at 25. Said last named end of the belt or strip is placed about a rod similar to the rod 23 and positioned in a pocket or chamber formed in the body portion by one of its end walls and an upstanding integral partition 26. Thus it will be seen that each end of the apron or strip 24 is firmly anchored in the body portion and the strip or apron is of a width 0 equal to the length of a standard size cigarette. The apron or strip when secured in the body portion is provided with a desired slack and passes over a roller 27 journalled to spaced plates 28 that slide against the side flanges of the body portion and exteriorly thereof with the pintles of the roller riding on the edges of the side flanges. The plates 28 are connected by a strip or member 29 forming a finger piece arranged transversely and exteriorly of the body portion 2, it being understood that the roller 27 is located within the body portion along with the belt or strip 24 when the case is in a closed position. The side flanges of the body portion adjacent the hinge between said body portion and the cover are slotted and offset to form locking tongues 30 to be engaged by shoulders 31 formed on the plates 28. The locking tongues 30 when in engagement with the shoulders 31 support the plates as shown in Figure 4 in full lines and the roller is spaced a desired distance away from the body portion so that the apron may be fed under the roller or between the latter and the body portion to receive the loose tobacco with a cigarette paper resting on the apron as shown in Figure 4. Prior to placing the cigarette paper on the apron one edge thereof is moistened. The finger piece 29 is then engaged as shown in Figure 4 by the thumb of one hand while the other hand grips the body portion as shown. The finger piece is moved to the right in Figure 4 causing the tobacco to be released with the cigarette paper thereabout and after the rolling thereof, the finger piece is moved in a reverse direction freeing the rolled cigarette, whence it may be stored within the lid. Stops 32 are formed on the side flanges of the body portion adjacent the free end of the body portion or the end which carries the catch for the purpose of limiting the movement of the 1 finger piece to the right in Figure 4 and thereby prevent entire disengaging of the roller, side plates 28, and finger piece 29 from the body portion or from engaging or interfering with the operation of the catches 18. To close the device, the finger piece is moved to the right as shown in Figure 4 bringing the plate 28 into engagement with the stops 32 and positioning the roller into engagement with the flanges of the body portion, so that the lid may be then swung into a closed position.

The plates 28 have inwardly bent corners. 28' to frictionally grip the walls of the body portion for retaining the plates and finger piece in the last-named position, whereby the device may be opened for the purpose of removing a cigarette Without the danger of the roller swinging or moving out of the body portion of said case.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

I claim:

A cigarette roller comprising a body, upstanding walls on the body, an apron having each end anchored in the body with slack therein, a roller engaging under said apron, plates having the roller journaled thereto and slidably engaging the body, a finger piece connecting the plates and underlying the body, shoulders on said plates, and tongues on the walls to be engaged by said shoulders and acting as a pivot for the shoulders so that the plates may be swung about the shoulders to elevate the roller above said walls and permit the apron to be fed under the roller in semi-looped shape to receive tobacco and a portion of the cigarette paper.

FRANK E. ELERSICH.

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