US1976653A

US1976653A - Cigarette holder

Info

Publication number: US1976653A
Application number: US655513A
Authority: US
Inventors: Brueck Bertha
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-02-06
Filing date: 1933-02-06
Publication date: 1934-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 1951-10-09

Description

a. BRU K CIGARETTE .ZHOLDER Filed Feb. '6, 1935 Patented Oct. 9, 1934 I 1 UNITED STATES-PATENT OFFICE- 1,976,653 CIGARETTE HOLDER Bertha Brueck, Rochester, N. Y. Application February 6, 1933, Serial No. 655,513 2 Claims. (Cl. 131-51) The invention according to one aspect theretion of the cigarette holder of Fig. l bent into of relates to cigarette holders. ring-like formation.

The invention according to another aspect Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a cigarette holder thereof relates to a package of cigarettes with of ring shape formed of a blank similar to that 5 which there is included as part of the package shown in Fig. 1 but according to Fig. 3 the mate- '60 a cigarette holder adapted for employment when rial of the cigarette holder is much thicker than a cigarette thereof is being smoked. that of the material in the holder of Figs. 1 or 2.

One object of the invention is to construct Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a cigarette holder a cigarette holder so that it occupies a relatively similar to that shown in Fig. 1 but slightly modismall volumetric space and therefore according fied as to certain details thereof.

to certain forms of the invention the cigarette Fig. 5 is an end view of the cigarette holder holder is constructed of or from a relatively thin, shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 5 being a view looking in narrow, flat strip of material capable of placethe direction of the arrow 5 of Fig. 4. Also in ment within a cigarette package without mate- Fig. 5 there is indicated by dotted line a portion rially adding to the bulk of the package. 7 I of a cigarette being held thereby.

Another object of the invention is to provide a Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing how the relatively thin, long and relatively straight cigacigarette holder of Fig. 1 can be bent whereby it rette holder having abody portion or handle narcan readily serve as a support by which the cigrow in width and thin whereby the handle porarette can be supported on but in spaced relation can be used in a straight or extended contionship in respect to a table top or other sup- '75 dition or whereby at the will of .the user it can porting surface. be bent'as into a ring form or othershapefor Fig. '7 is a perspective view of a cigarette such employment as desired. package with the cigarette holder of Fig.'1 posi- According to one specific mode of employing tioned in association therewith. The package of the invention the cigarette holder is of a shape Fig. '7 comprehends the main or body portion of 80 whereby it is adapted for use within the body a container within which cigarettes are located, portion of a container for cigarettes according to a transparent enclosing wrapper and a cigarette an arrangement or disposition in which the cigaholder arranged so that it extends in substantial rette holder parallels the cigarettes and is in conparallelism with the cigarettes.

tact w h one r more of the cigarettes of the Fig. 8 is an end view in which a portion of the '85 pa While according t another p t the container body and wrapper therefor has been i r t h l r n be r y mp y t i broken away and according to this view it will partially Outside Of the b dy of he conta be noted that the cigarette holder is located ex- I but within a transparent wrapper enclosing the teriorly of the container body but within the container body' in such a manner that the cigatransparent wrapper. 9o rette holder is at least partially visible from the Fig. 9 is a view similar in many respects to that t i of th package of Fig. 8 but it will be noted that according to with th and th r obje t in View, t Fig. 9 the cigarette holder is within the convention consists in the construction and novel tamer body and is posit oned so that it is en- 40 combination and arrangement of parts hereingaged by 0116 ore cigarettes therein. after fully described, illustrated t in tlzg 'aclcomfig W111 now be made to the drawmg 111 an in drawin and ointe ou in e c aims er to ippended itbeir ig understood that various form clgarette holder 1s.md1cated 1 changesinthe form, proportion and minor details It comprises fork Spaped clgarette of construction, within the scope of the claims, mg and holdmg end portlon 2 and handle or longitudinally extending body portion 3. The

eff be t e to wlthout departing from the cigarette holder of this figure is preferably com- P 9 Sacrlficmg any of the advantages ofpthe posed of or provided by thin sheet metal such invention. as aluminum, tin, zinc, brass or any other soft 50 Refer c w now be made to the accompliable material capable of being readily bent into D y d awi g formin a part Of this p fi various shapes and particularly for the purposes tion in which:- herein set forth. In fact the material which is Figure l is a perspective view of one form of employed for this holder can be of the precious cigarette holder embodying the invention. or semi-precious type should one desire to use 55 Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a body porthe more expensive material but in the main the g present holder is designed and particularly adapted for the use as a cheap construction which can be included in or with a package of cigarettes or in other words, distributed with the cigarettes at the time when the cigarettes are sold to the ultimate user. I It will therefore be manifest that if one desires to use the cheaper materials that it will be feasible to improve the external appearance or finish thereof as by dipping into solutions of various kinds suitable for accomplishing ornamental plating or by otherwise finishing the article according to the desires of the particular producer.

It will be noted that in the cigarette holder of t Fig. 1 the fork shaped cigarette receiving and holding section 2 thereof comprises cooperating tines 2a and 2b separated by a slot or slitted portion a. Each of thesetines or prongs comprise a free outer end section 4 which directly engage the cigarette, and an intermediate section 5. The intermediate sections 5 serve as spacing members or portions for insuring a positioning of the cigarette in spaced relationship in respect to the handle or body portion 3 of the holder. The cigarette holder may be scored as at 6 to indicate a. place for bending if desired. At this junction it will also be pointed out that a face portion 7 of the holder may be employed for receiving advertising or other legend should one desire to place the same thereupon. An inspection of this Figure 1 shows that the holder asa whole in its longitudinal direction is relatively straight, that it has a substantial length, to-wit, a length substantially equal that of a cigarette as is manifest from an inspection of Fig. 7, that it is relatively narrow as compared to its length and that it is of thin, flat sheet material.

In general the materialjs of such thickness that by relatively slight pressure by the fingers of the user the handle portion can be shaped so as to provide an open ended ring-like section 8 such as shown in Fig. 2. If desired, however, this cigarette holder can be made of much thicker material whereby tools or other appliances might be required to shape it and such a holder is indicated fully bent to provide a ring shaped section 8 as shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 6 there is shown a form in which the holder of Fig. 1 can be readily shaped as by the user. Fig. 4 shows a holder similar in fundamental respects to that ofFig. 1 but slightly modified so that the tines of the fork portion are bent as by angular movement in respect to a longitudinal axis of the holder as a whole so as to provide a wider cigarette engaging portion than would be the case if a thin edge of the forked portion were the only part that engaged the cigarette. Fig.4 indicates a manner in which the construction of Fig. -1 can be employed or bent if one desires to do so. The cigarette holder of Fig. 4 is provided by a metal strip 1' slitted or out along the line a so as to provide the fork shaped cigarette. receiving and holding portion 2 which comprises the cooperatingtine members 2a. and 2b. Each of these tines is bent in the manner indicated and so as to provide the outer free cigarette engaging section 4' and an intermediate or spacing section 5. The handle is designated by 7' and may be scored. as along the line 6'. The surface 7' of the handle or straight portion 3 of the holder may be provided with an advertising legend or any other marks which the producer may desire to place thereupon.

Fig. 5 shows in place the arrangement 01' the portion and from the ring portion if the device tines of the fork section of Fig. 4 in respect to a cigarette when held thereby.

Figs. 8 and 9 show cigarettes arranged in the package of Fig. 7 and illustrate how the cigarette holders of Figs. 1 or 4 can be incorporated as part of the package. The cigarettes are designated as 8. The package includes any suitable container as of cardboard, heavy paperor other suitable material providing a main body portion or main body member as 9 within which the cigarettes are encased, and a transparent wrapper 10 of thin sheet material as Cellophane completely encasing the body portion of the container.

According to Fig. 8 it will be seen that the cigarette holder 1 is indicated exteriorly of the body portion of the container, that it parallels the cigarettes within the container and that the cigarette holder is positioned so that it is visible, or' at least so that a portion of the cigarette holder is visible from the exterior of the package as is indicated by Fig. 7, while according to the arrangement shown in Fig. 9 the cigarette holder 1 is indicated entirely within the container body and is positioned or disposed so that it parallels the cigarettes within the container and so that it is in engagement with one or more of the cigarettes within the container.

As previously indicated it will be noted from-an inspection of Fig. 7 that the cigarette holder is preferably of a length substantially equal to that of the cigarettes but that it is of such shape that it can be readily incorporated in the package or arranged in position approximate the cigarettes of the package Without materially changing the size or shape of the package. It is also of such shape that a comer of the casing material providing the'package can be torn or otherwise removed from place whereby access is readily had to both the cigarettes or a portion thereof and to the holder, as is manifest from an inspection of Fig. 8 M9. It will also be observed that the cigarette receiving and holding section of the holder being of yieldable and readily bendable material can be bent, shaped or adjusted for holding the cigarette according to the desires of a particular user and that the body portion of the cigarette holder can also be accordingly bent so as to re.- spond to the wishes of a user as to shape thereof.

It will be understood that the form of holder 125 shown in Fig. 3 is made of heavier metal than the form shown in Fig. 2, as previously stated, and both forms (Figs. 2 and 3) are provided with the split ring formations whereby the cigarette may be mounted on the user's index or 130 other finger to thereby enable the user to turn leaves of books or otherwise use both hands without laying aside .the cigarette and the Fig. 3 structure is such as to provide for an article of manufacture formed for sale or for use and of 5 such material as to provide for spring clamping jaws to insure a firm gripping of the cigarette by the spring action of the jaws without manipulation of the metal of the .holder by the user.

The body portion of each holder is formed of 'a single piece of material, as shown, with one end bifurcated or recessed to provide outer gripping fingers and inner parallel members which are adapted to space the fingers from the body is formed as in Figs. 2, 3, 5 and 6 and at the opposite end of the body portion of the single piece of material there is provided a perforation 3' which may be utilized to receive a tack or other fastening device not shown in the event that it is desired to suspend the holder from a nail in the wall or it it is desired to secure a holder such as being unobstructed, said body portion being in the form or a split ring with one end 01' said body portion lying adjacent the inner ends of said parallel members and spaced slightly therefrom whereby to fltthe holder on a ringer of the short tween the outer curved gripping members and user and whereby to space a lighted cigarette in the gripping members from the body of the holder and the user's hand.

2. A cigarette holder formed oi! a single piece of material forming a body portion having a perforation at one end and which is recessed at the other end to provide outer spaced curved cigarette gripping members and inner spaced relatively parallel members which are disposed bethe body portion of the single piece of material, said body portion being so disposed with relation to the other aforesaid elements that the said inner parallel members and said gripping members project outwardly and laterally beyond the perforated end of said body portion.

BERTHA BRUECK.