US2141078A - Cigar - Google Patents

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Patented Dec. Z0, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGAR Edward W. Berriman, Tampa, Fla.

Application April 15, 1937, Serial No. 137,121

8 Claims.

This invention relates to cigars.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a non-combustible or combustion-resisting mouth piece for cigars that is easily gripped in the mouth of the smoker and that retains its form notwithstanding its contact with saliva.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of an effective seal for the joint between the mouth piece and the cigar which reduces cigar breakage to a minimum.

A further object of the invention is to provide an elongated coupling member having a part anchored in the bore of the mouth piece and a part anchored in the filler leaves of the cigar wherein that part which is anchored in the mouth piece acts as a filter or baffle to remove heavy products of combustion in the cigar smoke.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a cigar of the character referred to, that is strong, compact and durable, that is well balanced when held in the mouth of the smoker, that avoids the formation of a soggy mouth end, and that is comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts that will be hereinafter more specically described and il lustrated in the accompanying drawing, but it is to' be understood that changes, variations, and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure l is a side elevation of a cigar constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the mouth piece showing the coupling member anchored in the mouth piece and the mouth piece and coupling member removed from the cigar; and

Figure 4 is .an enlarged fragmentary diametric section of an end portion of the mouth piece With the coupling member assembled therewith but removed from the cigar and showing the position of the coupling member when the cigar is nished as shown in Figure 2.

The cigar of the present invention is'of a composite nature having a tobacco or combustible part A into which is fabricated as an integral part, acombustion-ressting mouthpiece IG. The cigar constructed in accordance with the present in vention and in the form shown, has the interior of the combustible part A of the cigar made of a (Cl. ISI- 52) substantially cylindrical bunch of filler leaves 8. 'I'hese ller leaves are tobacco and they are consumed in the course of smoking. On the inner end, the ller leaves are cut off on a transverse plane face 9. 1 A combustion-resisting mouthpiece II) which is substantially cylindrical and elongated is mounted on the plane face 9 of the ller leaves. The mouthpiece is preferably formed oi material that is substantially impervious to the salvia of the "10 mouth and yet exible enough to permit it to be gripped firmly by the teeth without discomfort to the smoker. Cork serves very satisfactorily for the construction of this mouthpiece and does not discolor teeth. The outer end of the mouthpiece 15 is slightly rounded as at I I and this eliminates the necessity of the practice of biting off the point of the cigar. Through the axis of the mouthpiece, there extends a bore I2 which forms a passage for the smoke when the mouthpiece is assembled 20 on the cigar. 'Ihe inner end of the mouthpiece has a plane transverse face I3 which is complementary to the plane transverse face 9 of the ller leaves In the assembled relation, face I3 of the mouthpiece abuts in snug relation the flat lx25 face 9 of the filler leaves. The bore I2 extends from the flat face I3 to the rounded outer end I I of the mouthpiece and this bore lies along the axis of the substantially cylindrical bunch of filler leaves. 30

The spiral or helical coupling member is indicated at B. This coupling member is made of spring steel and is flexible and pliable. The outer surface of the convolutions of the coupling member describe an elongated cylindrical peg or pin y.mi having a part I5b at the outer end anchored in the inner end of the bore l2, while the inner end IEa of the member projects beyond the flat face E3 of the mouthpiece and anchors along the axis of the bunch of filler leaves 8 as will be underim stood by referring to Figure 2 of the drawing.

The coupling member B is preferably formed of a lat strip of spring metal bent or coiled into the convolutions of a spiral or helix. The width of the strip is bent or coiled in a fashion to be dis- .345 posed at an angle to the radius of the cylinder generated by the spiral or helix. The edges I4 in advance are sharp so that when the outer end of the coupling member is screwed into the bore while being assembled, a peripheral part of thebo width of each convolution embeds itself into the Walls of the bore as indicated at I5. By referring to Figure 4, it will be seen that an inner part I5 of each of the convolutions in the mouthpiece extends into the passage of the bore I2 and bafiies .55

or filters heavy products of combustion from the smoke being drawn through the bore of the mouthp1ece.

To assemble the mouthpiece on the cigar, a part I5a of the coupling member B extending free oi the mouthpiece is screwed into the center ller leaves as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing. Then the mouthpiece is assembled on the ller leaves as described, and then the tobacco wrapper I6 is applied. This tobacco wrapper is in the form of a long strip of tobacco which is wrapped about the ller leaves continuously from the outer end of the filler leaves to a point approximately one-third of the length of the mouthpiece. The end of the wrapper I6 is doubled over as at I1, on the outer end of the filler leaves. It will thus be seen that the wrapper I6 not only forms a seal for the filler leaves 8, but seals the joint between the faces I3 and 9 of the mouth'- piece and ller leaves, respectively.

The Wrapper I6 not only forms a seal for the joint between the mouthpiece and filler leaves, but also furnishes a certain amount of outside reinforcement for holding the confronting ends of the mouthpiece and filler leaves together on the exterior of the cigar. The coupling member B furnishes a connection and reinforcement between the mouthpiece and ller leaves on the interior of the cigar.

To provide additional reinforcement for the joint between the mouthpiece and ller leaves, there is secured in snugly embracing relation a non-absorbent paper band I8 which overlaps the joint between the mouthpiece and filler leaves. The paper band I8 is mounted on the outside of the wrapper I6 and the ends of the band overlap and are cemented together in customary fashion. This paper band serves to apply certain indicia common in the trade, such as trade marks, name of the manufacturer, etc.

While it has been heretofore pointed out that a portion I5' of the width of each convolution of the coupling member B that extends into the bore I2 projects into the passage of the bore for filtering purposes, it will be seen that there is an axial passage I9 in the center which is free of obstruction so as to permit an abundance of draft passage and make the cigar draw easily.

It is known that previous cigar constructions have contemplated the integral attachment of a mouthpiece of wood or cork to the combustible part of a cigar. In such constructions, however, the mouthpiece is formed with a socket and the tobacco filler is compressed when it is forced into seating relation in the socket. Drawing tobacco smoke through this compressed area causes a deposit of the vegetable oils and other products of combustion which makes Vsuch cigars strong and bitter. The construction of the present invention requires no other compression force on the lller leaves, other than follows from the application of the wrapper I6, thereby making the cigar mild and sweet.

In assembling the mouthpiece I on the cigar, the part Ia of the coupling member B is screwed into the filler leaf bunch 8 leaving part |51) extending free of the bunch. Then part I5by is screwed into the bore I2 and due to the pliable ,nature of the coupling, there will be a slight axial 'lengthening of the coupling which has a tendency bacco leaves, and the tension on the coupling member B holds the mouthpiece tightly to the ller bunch and compensates for whatever shrinkage that may occur thereby insuring a tight joint between the mouthpiece and tobacco part A.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a cigar, the combination of tobacco filler leaves arranged in a substantially cylindrical bunch and having a plane transverse face at one end,'a bored mouthpiece having a face at one end complementary to the plane transverse face on the bunch and in abutment therewith to provide a flat transverse butt joint, a tobacco wrapper circumposed about the bunch and mouthpiece to act in part as a seal for the joint, and a spiral coil coupling member having a part anchored in the bore and a part anchored in the filler leaves, that part of the coupling member in the bore having portions of the convolutions extending into the passage of the bore to collect heavy products of combustion in the tobacco smoke.

2. In .a joint between a combustible part of a cigar and a combustion-resisting bored mouthpiece, and an exterior seal between the mouthpiece and combustible part, an interior spiral coupling between the mouthpiece and combustible part, said coil spiral coupling having a p0rtion anchored in the bore of the mouthpiece and another portion anchored in the combustible parts, and that part of the coil coupling anchored in the bore of the mouthpiece having a portion of the convolutions extending into the passage of the bore to collect heavy products of combustion in the cigar smoke.

3. A composite cigar comprising a tobacco part and a bored mouthpiece connected together, and a spiral coil coupling member having certain of its convolutions seated in the walls of the bore of the mouthpiece and other convolutions thereof anchored in the tobacco part.

4. A composite cigar comprising a tobacco part and a bored mouthpiece disposed in end to end relation to provide a butt joint therebetween, a tobacco seal embracing the surface of the butt joint, and an elongated coil coupling member below the surface of the butt joint having a portion of its length embedded in the walls of the bore of the mouthpiece and the remaining portion anchored in the tobacco part.

5. A coupling member for use in connecting bored mouthpieces to cigars comprising an elongated helical coil the convolutions of which are capable of yielding in a direction of its axis, and the coil being formed of a ilat strip the surfaces of which are angularly disposed with respect to the axis of the coil.

6. A coupling member for use in connecting Vbored mouthpieces to cigars comprising an elongated helical coil the convolutions of which are capable of yielding in a direction of its axis, and the coil being formed of a at strip the surfaces of which are angularly ldisposed with respect to the axis of the coil, and the advance edge of the convolutions being sharpened for the purpose of embedding in the bore of the mouthpiece.

'7. In a cigar, the combination of a tobacco filler and a mouthpiece bored through its length, said ller and mouthpiece arranged in end to end abutment to provide a transverse joint, a Wrapper embracing the filler and a portion of the mouthpiece to seal the ller'and the joint, and a longitudinally retractile coupling means, said means having a part thereof anchored in the bore of said mouthpiece and another part anchored in saidv filler to provide an interior connection between the ller and the mouthpiece, said means permitting smoke to pass from the filler through the bore of the mouthpiece.

8. A composite cigar comprising a combustible 5 part, a mouthpiece bored through its length, and

a. retractile coupling member joining the combustible part and mouthpiece to hold them together under axial tension and forming a passage for smoke through the bore of the mouthpiece.

EDWARD W. BERRIMAN.

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