US2035178A - Cigarette holder - Google Patents

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A. H. METCALF I 2,035,178

CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed June 28, 1934 INVENTOR..

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Patented Mar. 24, 1936 PATENT OFFICE 2,035,178 CIGARETTE HOLDER Alpha H. Metcalf, Attleboro, Mass'.,v assignor to C. A. Marsh & 00., Inc., a corporation of Massachusetts Application June 28, 1934, Serial No. 732,878

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a cigarette holder; and has for one of its objects the provision of a holder which may raise the cigarette contained therein when positioned upon a flat supporting surface and hold the lighted end of the cigarette spaced from the surface so as not to scorch or burn the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a cigarette holder having one part swingably connected to another part so that the part containing the cigarette may be swung to incline the cigarette with its lighted end raised from the supporting surface upon -which the cigarette holder containing the cigarette may be positioned.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange the two parts of the cigarette holder with reference to their mass that the mouthpiece part will be sufiiciently heavy to maintain the part connected thereto in raised position to incline the cigarette with reference to the supporting surface.

Another object of the invention is the provision of draft openings through the two partsof the cigarette holder so that a draft through the holder may be produced when the parts are in one or more relative positions for smoking a cigarette.

Another object of the invention is the provision of draft openings in the two parts of the holder so arranged that the pivotal connection of the two parts together will not interfere therewith.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ornamental cigarette holder which may be made of ornamental material or material which may be embellished to enhance its appearance.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for retaining the swingably related parts in desired position one with reference to the other such as by friction between the parts.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette holder with a cigarette contained therein, the cigarette being shown in lighted condition.

Fig. 2 is a View of the two parts of the cigarette holder arranged at an angle with the same resting upon a horizontal support and showing the lighted end of the cigarette as raised above this horizontal support.

Fig. 3 is a central sectional view through the cigarette holder.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of. Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 but with the parts tilted at an angle.

In the use of cigarette holders as in the use of cigarettes, it is often desired to lay the cigarette down upon some horizontal surface, and in order that the lighted end of the cigarette will not scorch or burn this horizontal surface the user usually endeavors to position the lighted end of 10 the cigarette out beyond the edge of the horizontal surface sufficiently so that it will not scorch it. Should, however, the cigarette burn beyond the amount which extends over the edge of the horizontal surface, the support will be scorched or 5 should it be knocked off the floor might be scorched. Also when the cigarette is short there is not sulficient amount of the cigarette to so support it; this same condition exists even when the cigarette is in the cigarette holder altho in the latter example to a far less degree. However, it is far more desirable to be unhampered with balancing the cigarette over the edge of a horizontal surface and in order that this may be accomplished, I have provided a cigarette holder with its end inclined upwardly or with the joint near the end which receives the cigarette, whereby the jointedend may be swung to incline the cigarette upwardly while the same is in the holder and the holder isso weighted and designed that it is of itself sufficient to maintain the cigarette in this inclined. position without rocking over and with the lighted end spaced considerably from the support; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention illustrating the preferred means by which these advantageous results may beaccomplished:

With reference to the drawing, I'll designates the mouthpiece part and H the cigarette receiving socket part of my cigarette holder. This 40 socket part is recessed or provided with a bore l2 in its end for the reception of a cigarette l3, which may be tightly forced into this socket part so that no air can be drawn in around the outer surface of the cigarette and thus there will be a sufficiently tight fit so that the cigarette will draw properly.

The mouthpiece I0 is suitably tapered at one end I l and provided with a flange l5 forming it of a convenient shape to be held in the mouth, it being slightly flattened in its horizontal dimension for convenience of the user. This taper also serves to lift the moistened end 01f the support to prevent the deposit of saliva thereon. At the other end of the mouthpiece part It), there is provided a. slot 16 leaving ears I! on both sides thereof. The cigarette receiving socket part II is provided with a tongue or projection 18 which is of a size to snugly fit in the recess l5 between the ears I! while shoulders l9 at either side of the projection I 8 are curved to fit a similarly curved edge 20 of the ears I1. A pivot pin 2| extends through the parts I! and I8 and is riveted over at either end thereof. This pivot which is here shown is of a hollow rivet type having an opening extending through the center altho any suitable means may be used for swingably securing these parts together. The center of the arc of the shoulder l9 and the edge of the ear I! is the pivot 2| about which these parts swing.

Through the mouthpiece part, there is a bore 22 which extends from the arcuate end 23 of the mouthpiece part to the pocket or recess 23. The rear end of the tongue or projection 18 is curved outwardly above pivot 2| as an axis and the mouthpiece part Ill fits such curved portion closely as appears in Figure 3, both above and below recess 23 to prevent ingress of air to such recess when the smoker draws on the mouthpiece.

In the cigarette receiving part H there are a pair of bores 24 which extend from the socket l2 on either side of the pivot 21! to connect this socket [2 with the pocket 23 which in turn connects with the bore 22. This arrangement is such that a draft opening extending longitudinally of the holder is provided whether the holder is in the position shown in Fig. 3, such as may be used for street use or in the position shown in Fig. 6, which is for desk use. The parts are so closely related by reason of the tight fitting of the parts I1 and I8 that there will be little or no leak of air at the junction of the draft conduits 22 and 24. The engaging surfaces of these parts by their formation at their junction are extended and are sufficient so that by reason of the clamping of the pivot pin 2| there is sufficient friction provided for the part II to be maintained at its desired inclination with reference to the part It] in any position to which it may be manually moved. a a

In order that the holder may be supported on a horizontal surface, such as 25, I have provided fiat portions 26 and 21 at diagrammatically opposite sides so that the holder may rest upon a flat surface without rolling and by merely swinging the part II to either side of its longitudinal center the cigarette will be above the table.

The arrangement of the pivotal center of the parts I! and I8 is such that as the projection l8 swings its curve will be such as not to form any projection below the plane of the fiat portion 26 or 21 and thus there will be formed a smooth single plane supporting surface such as may rest upon a flat or substantially fiat table or support 25.

I have described this holder as made from two solid pieces but it will be readily understood that a lining may be used inside or a shell outside or, of course, on a large scale the structure may be used for a cigar as well as for a cigarette.

The taper on the mouthpiece serves to raise the flanged end from the support so that the saliva from the mouth will not wet the support or the moistened surface contact therewith to accumulate foreign matter.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A cigarette holder comprising a cigarette receiving socket part, a mouth piece part, means for swingably relating the parts together, comprising a slot in one part providing spaced ears and a projection on the other part to extend into the slot and between said ears, and a pivot pin extending through said ears and projection.

2. A cigarette holder comprising a cigarette receiving socket part, a mouth piece part, means for swingably relating the parts together, comprising a slot in one part providing spaced ears and a projection on the other part to extend into the slot and between said ears, and a pivot pin extending through said ears and projection, each part being provided with a draft opening at one side of and clear of said pivot.

3. A cigarette holder comprising a cigarette receiving socket part, a mouthpiece part, means for swingably relating the parts together, comprising a slot in one part providing spaced ears and a projection on the other part extending into such slot between said ears, said projection having a convex surface and the other part of the holder having an internal recess in its end facing said surface and contacting the convex surface closely on each side of said recess to prevent ingress of air thereto along the surface when the smoker draws on the holder, and a pivot pin extending through said ears and projection and coinciding with the center of curvature of the convex surface, the portion of the holder having said convex projection thereon having two apertures one on each side of said pivot and the other part of the holder having an aperture communicating with said recess.

ALPHA H. METCALE.

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