US1978601A - Combination cigarette and cigar holder and ejector - Google Patents

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Oct. v30, 1934,.

K. REUscH 1,978,601

COMBINATION CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER AND EJECTOR Filed July. 3, 1951 m 7u? 8Mo/mug Patented Oct. 30, 1934 CMBINATN CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HGLDER AND EJECTOR Konrad Reusch, New York, N. Y.

Application July 3, 1931, Serial No. 548,558

1 Claim. (Cl. 131-10) The main object of this invention is to provide permit the smoke to pass from the cigar received a cigarette or cigar holder which is formed of in the bowl 19 into the mouth through the bore 13 two jointed members, the jointed members being of the stern 10. The cigarette holders illustrated capable of being telescoped to provide an ejector in Figures 2 and 3 have the same identical con- 5 for the stub of the smoked cigar or cigarette. struction as the cigar holder but is of smaller I60 The above and other objects will become appargeneral dimensions suitable for receiving the end ent in the description below in which characters of the cigarette into the cone 26 formed in the of reference refer to like-named parts in the enlarged end of the cigarette holder body 27. The drawing. cap 28 is also slightly different in outline and pre- Referring in detail to the drawing, Figure l is sents a circular disk which is retained in place VG5 a longitudinal, sectional, elevational view of the upon the end of the extension 29 by a cored cigar holder in elongated smoking condition. screw 30. The extension together with the stem Figure 2 is a longitudinal, sectional, elevational 31 is telescopingly slidable in a bore 32 in which view of the cigarette holder in extended smoking a coil spring 33 is housed. The coil spring has its condition. one end seated upon a shoulder 34 formed in the 70 Figure 3 is an external, longitudinal, elevational body 27 while its opposite end seats upon a simiview of the cigarette holder showing the stem larly formed shoulder 35 provided at the junction thereof in ejecting position, said ejector being of the extension 29 and stem 31, it being noted shown in brokenlines. that these two latter elements are of different `2,0 Figure liis an external, longitudinal, elevational dimensions. The devices illustrated on the ac- 75 l View of the cigar holder, showing the stem in companying drawing are adapted to eject a cigar ejecting position within the body of the holder, or cigarette stub. Two types of devices are shown the ejector being shown in broken lines. but these two types do not differ essentially and Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral are simply dimensioned larger or smaller accord- 10 indicates a cylindrical mouth piece which at its ingly as to what purpose the device is to be used `80 outer end is provided with an end-wise tapering for. In Figures 1 and 4 the body 18 of the cigextremity upon which aflange 11 is formed. This arette holder is adapted to receive the end of a flange serves as a tooth grip for the smoker. The cigar in the hands of a smoker. When the cigar stem is provided with a reduced extension 12 has been sufficiently consumed it is necessary to 3Q which continues from said stem and the extension eject the stub contained in the bowl 19 out of the `85 of the stem is formed integral as a single member latter. To accomplish this the smaller dimenand has a through-out continuing bore 13 passsions or sleeve 36 of the body 18 is clenched or ing therethrough from one end to the opposite pinched between two ngers of the hand and the end. Where the extension l2 merges with the thumb is placed upon the mouth piece end of the stem, a nat shoulder 14 is formed upon which one stem 10, Pressure upon the stem 10, holding the 90 end of a coil spring 15 coiled about the extension sleeve 36 stationary will telescope the extension 12, seats. The opposite end of this coil spring 12 of the stem 10 into the body 18 and will thereby rests upon a shoulder 16 which is formed in the project the cap 22 farther into the bowl 19 in blind end 17 of the body 18 of the cigar holder which it comes into contact with the end of the illustrated in Figures 1 and 1. The bore 17 of cigar stub therein and will urge said stub from the' 95 the body 18 receives a normal portion of the stern same. As pressure on the mouth piece end 11 of 10 which latter is slidable in said bore and is the stem 10 is released, the spring, which during adapted to telescope into the body when it is dethe ejecting movement has been tensed, recoils sired to eject a cigar stub held in the bowl 19 of and expands and thereby extends the stem 10 to i5 the cigar holder. The end of the extension 12 is the position shown in Figure 1 in which the hemi- 100 provided with a threaded opening 20 into which spherical surface of the cap 22 will rest upon a a portion of the shank of a screw 21 is inserted. similarly formed surface 24 in the bowl of the This screw is provided to retain in place on the body 18 and will then seal the bowl so that the end of the extension 12, a cap 22 whose one face is smoke can only be drawn through the bore 13 5o formed into a hemispherical seat 23, which seat is and channel 25 of the screw and stem. 105

adapted to rest upon the balled bottom 24 of the The same principles are adhered to in the applibowl19 of the cigar holder body. The screw 21 is cation of the cigarette holder and ejector illusprovided with a bore or channel 25 which contrated in Figures2 and 3 and a description ofthe tinues throughout its length from one end of the function thereof is believed unnecessary.

v opposite end and serves as a suction channel to It is to be noted that certain changes in form 110 said cap registering in contact with the peripheral Wall of said recess surrounding the recess-end of said stern, a screw on said cap passing through said hole and threadably engaging said internally' threaded bore, said screw having an axial channel communicating with the bore in said stem, said screw yieldably securing said cap on said stem, and a spring Wound about said stem normally urging said cap into contact with said surface of said recess.

KONRAD REUSCH.

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