US2153332A - Safety holder for cigars and cigarettes - Google Patents

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April 4, 1939. M LEWIS 2,153,332

SAFETY HOLDER FOR CfGARS AND CIGARETTES Filed Feb. 11, 1938 WHTNESSES INVENTOR vZh&47-r" 9/.ZIe2z/is5 ATTORN Patented Apr. 4, 1939 PATENT OFFICE HOLDER FOR CIGARS AND CIGARETTES w Murrey Lewis,

Application February 1 3 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved safety device or holder for cigars and cigarettes, an object being to provide a construction wherein the smoker may freely smoke a cigar or cigarette 5 and yet will not drop the ashes on the floor, table, or surrounding objects.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a construction to hold a cigar or cigarette in position to be readily smoked, while permitting the smoker to place a lit cigar or cigarette and holder on a polished table or a bed without danger of injuring these articles. v

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a cigar or cigarette holder which may be used either with or without conventional mouthpieces.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through an embodiment of the invention, a cigar being shown in connection therewith;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through Fig. 1 tap proximately on the line 2-2;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the righthand end of the structure shown in Fig. 1, illustrating an improved clamp;

Fig. 4 is an end View of the structure shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary sectional View through Fig. 4 approximately on the line 5-5;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a slightly modified form of the invention wherein a mouthpiece or conventional cigar holder is used;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating a cigarette holder or mouthpiece;

Fig. 8 is a detail fragmentary perspective view of the closed end of the holder illustrating the arrangement of the hinge end and catch.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates a hous ing which may be of any suitable foraminous material, as for instance wire mesh. This is. made of a desired length and when in the form shown in Fig. l is usually about half the length of a standard cigar, but when used as shown in Fig. 6 the housing is approximately the same length as the standard cigar. However, the housing may be made of different lengths and different diameters without departing from the spirit of the invention. This housing acts to catch the ashes While permitting air to freely enter to permit combustion as the cigar is smoked.

Surrounding the housing l is a cage 2 preferably formed with a ring 3 adjacent the open end of the housing and a ring 4 adjacent the closed end. Preferably the ring 4 is placed beyond the New York, N. Y.

1, 1938, Serial No. 189,914

closed end a short distance as shown in Fig. 1 so that the device with the cigar therein may be set on its end and remain in that position until removed therefrom. Protecting bars 5 connect the respective rings 3 and 4 and as shown in Fig. l are spaced a suitable distance from the housing so that anyone may grasp these bars without touching the housing. Also if the device is placed on a highly polished table or a bed, the cage 2 will hold the housing away from the table or bedclothes and, consequently, will prevent any injury to these articles. The bars 5 are preferably soldered or welded to the rings 3 and 4 and preferably are provided with extensions which form the supporting legs 6 and I, though these legs could be made separate if desired. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, only two of these legs are used at the front, though if desired many more could be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. At the rear there are provided spring or resilient legs 8 having coiled ends 9 resting on the housing I so as to center the housing within the cage. The legs 8 may be separate from the bars 5 but preferably are bent extensions thereof and preferably press against the housing without being connected thereto. It will of course be evident that if desired these legs could be soldered or otherwise secured to the housing.

Arranged adjacent the open end of the housing l is a clamp "or gripping member ID which is adapted to clamp a cigar A and hold the same in a desired position. After the cigar has been smoked to a certain extent and the ignited part is near the open end of the housing, the smoker will grasp the handles II and I2 and press the same together. This will loosen the clamp or grip and permit the smoker to slide the cigar farther into the housing I, after which the handles II and [2 are released and the clamp or grip will again function to hold the cigar in the desired adjusted position. Preferably the clamp Ill is made from wire though it could be made from some other suitable material. This wire is resilient and has a portion l3 soldered or welded to the ring 3. From the portion I3 the wire extends parallel to the housing I as indicated by the parallel bars l4 in Fig. 3. These bars are bent so as to present clamping bars l5 and 5 parallel to the ends of the housing. The clamping bars l5 and I6 are in turn bent at I! and I8 forming secondary clamping bars l9 and 20 which merge into the handles II and I2. It will be seen from Fig.-4 that the bars I9 and 20 are crossed so that when the handles II and l2 are pressed toward each other the clamp will open to permit the cigar A to be inserted or to be shifted. These bars are resilient and normally' in the position shown in Fig. 4. They will automatically return to this position or as near to this position as possible when released so that they will automatically grip the cigar A.

In order to prevent the lips of the smoker from coming in contact with the respective bars of the grip, there is prowided a protecting structure which includes two L-shaped protecting members 2i and 22 which may be formed of any desired material, as for instance fiber, Bakelite, asbestos, or the like. These members are connected at one end by a looped spring 23 which has the respective ends secured to these members and which functions to give these members a tendency to move toward each other. Each of these members has a pair of depending fingers 24, which are shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Each of these fingers is inturned slightly at 25 so as to engage the respective bars of the clamp. However, members 2| and 22 may be readily removed and replaced at any time.

In Fig. 6 substantially the same structure is shown as that illustrated in Fig. 1 except that the grip and associated parts are eliminated. Therefore the same numerals will be used in this figure to refer to the several different parts. It will be noted that there is provided a metal sleeve 23 which is soldered, welded, or otherwise rigidly secured to the open end of housing I. A mouthpiece Zl of usual structure is provided with a threaded section 28 adapted to screw into the sleeve 26. The mouthpiece 2'? may be of any suitable type provided it is formed with threads which fit the ring or sleeve 26. In this form of the invention the cigar is placed in the mouthpiece and lit, and then the cigar is slid into the housing I and the mouthpiece screwed into position as shown.

In Fig. 7 the same general idea is shown as illustrated in Fig. 6 except that there is provided a mouthpiece suitable for receiving a cigarette 3B. This mouthpiece is threaded at 28' for screwing into the sleeve 26' in a similar manner to that illustrated in Fig. 6.

In the two modified forms of the invention the device will catch the ashes and also will protect external objects coming in contact with either the burning end of the cigar or cigarette or the hot ashes as the cage 2 in each instance will serve in the same manner as the cage 2 shown in Fig. l.

The end opposite the open end is normally closed when the device is in use, but as shown in Fig. 8 it is provided with a door or closure member 33 which may consist of a ring 3! and a wire mesh center 32. The ring 30 has a spring catch 33 at one point and at the diametrically opposite point there is provided a hinge 34 which is also connected to a stiffening ring 35 arranged interiorly of the housing I. While this form of the invention is preferable, the housing I could be made without the hinged end closure without departing from the spirit of the invention. However, when the end closure 30 is used it is preferably opened when a cigar is placed in position as shown in Fig. 1 in order that tht cigar may be lit from that end of the housing. After the cigar has been lit, the catch 33 issnapped into its closed position and then the holder will function in its usual manner.

I claim:

1. A safety holder for cigars including a wire mesh housing open at one end and closed at the opposite end, a cage secured to said housing and projecting beyond the closed end thereof, said cage being formed with a plurality of bars parallel with but spaced from said housing and at the projecting end being provided with inturned sections for maintaining the bars spaced from the housing, a ring carried bysaid inturned sections arranged in a plane substantially parallel to said closed end whereby the device may be set on its end, and means adjacent the open end for holding a cigar with the ignited end positioned in the housing.

2. A safety holder for cigars including a wire mesh housing open at one end, a protecting cage connected to and surrounding said housing, and a cigar gripping and holding structure for holding the ignited end of the cigar in said housing, said gripping and holding structure including a pair of resilient bars, each bar being bent into a V- shaped portion and extending in opposite directions for presenting a substantially square opening into which the cigar is adapted to be inserted, said bars crossing and extending for forming handles forshifting the position of the V-shaped portions to spread the same so that the cigar may be placed in correct position and then gripped and a coil spring for holdingsaid bars in normal functioning position.

3. A safety holder for cigars including a foraminous tubular housing open at both ends, a closure at one end, said closure being hingedly mounted so as to be readily opened and closed, a protecting cage surrounding said housing and connected thereto adjacent one end, said cage being formed with a plurality of bars extending parallel with said housing, an inwardly extending structure at one end secured to said housing and spacing said bars radially from the housing, each of said bars having a bent-in section at one end, said bent-in sections engaging said housing for assisting in holding; said bars spacedfrom said housing and means including a ring for holding said bent-in sections spaced apart, and means adjacent the housing opposite said closure for gripping and holding a cigar in place.

MURREY LEWIS.

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