US2203816A - Cigarette and cigar holder attachment - Google Patents

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June 11, 1940.

A. DEERF CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER ATTACHMENT Filed April 13, 1939 INVENTOR. DEERE ATTORNEY.

g bodiment of the invention, and it is not intended The outer end 28 of the container is closed and 25 Patented June ll, 1940 c. 1

UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER ATTACH- MENT Ada Deerf, Coney Island, N. Y.

Application April 13, 1939, Serial No. 267,573

1 Claim. (Cl. 131-174) This invention relates to cigarette and cigar a recess [9 being thus provided between thesecholders, and aims to provide an attachment tions I7 and I8.

therefor wherebya cigarette or cigar maybe An extension 20 extends at right angles from firmly clamped in and to the holder so that it the section ll, and is doubled back and over to 5 will not fall out of the holder at any time. form a resilient finger 2| having a rounded end 5 A further object is the provision of a split section or jaw 22 and an upwardly turned excylindrical attachment in cooperation with the tremity 23. above, to provide a container or receptacle into The tongue l5 and its sections. I1 and I3 form x which the ashes may fall and be caught, thus an ordinary pocket clip, by means of which the preventing falling of the ashes on to the floor, holder maybe secured in upright position to the clothing, table, or other place. The latter may Wall of a pocket, in an obvious manner. To inbe used asa case for the holder when the latter sert a cigarette, the extremity 23 is first slightly is not in use. i lifted to lift the rounded jaw, the cigaretteis Another object is the provision of a clip in then inserted'between the jaw 22 and the sec- 5 combination with the first-mentioned attachtion ll into the opening ii! of the holder. The

ment, which serves to permit releasable securing jaw 22 is then released, and its resiliency causes of the holder in the pocket and also serves to it to press the cigarette down against the section cooperate with the second-named attachment ll, thus firmly clamping the cigarette and preto releasably lock the latter in position. venting it from falling out the holder.

30 The above and other objects will become ap- The container attachment shown in Figures 4 parent in the description below, in which charand 5 and 6 comprises a cylinder formed of two acters of reference refer to like-named parts in complementary sections 2d and 25, the latter the accompanying drawing. having a ring 26 at its outer end, and the two The drawing serves merely'to illustrate one emsections being mutually hinged together at 21.

that the invention be limited-to the details exthe inner end 29 is partly open. The lower edge actly as shown. of the inner end of the section 24 curves upward, Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a as shown at 30, and is provided with an opening side elevational view of a holder equipped with 3! to form a yoke 32 at its extremity. A U- the cigarette locking attachment. shaped resilient member 33 is secured in any 30 Figure 2 is an end View of Figure 1. desired manner about the yoke 32, and extends Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the outward from the container. The container line 3-3 of Figure 1. may be releasably and securely attached to the Figure 4 is a side View of the cylindrical conholder attachment by slipping the member 33 into 5 tainer per se. i the recess 19, as shown in Figure 5. 'Ihus, the 35 Figure 5 is a similar view showing the concontainer may be used to catch the ashes either tainer applied to the holder, partly in section. in closed position or in the open position shown Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on the in broken lines in Figure 5. The cover section 25 line 6-6 of Figure 4. of the container may be provided with air vents 40 Figure 7 is a cross-sectional of the lower con-' 34. When not in use, the holder may be placed 40 tainer section taken 'on the line 'l l of Figure 5. within the container, in which event the latter Referring briefly to the drawing, the numeral provides a case for the holder. 7 Hi indicates a cigarette holder having an an- For the sake of clarity, the jaw 22 has been nular groove II around its wider end. Theatshown spaced at a greater distance from the tachment comprises a split ring or band l2, simholder mouth It than would be desired in actual 4s ilar to that of acommon fountain pen pocket practice, but whatever this distance may be clip, the fingers t3 and M of which resiliently would not alter the invention in any way.

engage the holder. From the band l2 a tongue Obviously, modifications in form and structure I5 extends unitarily forward, then angularly upmay be made without departing from the spirit Ward through a length l6, then again forward nd scope of the invention. 50

through agreater length ll, the level of the I claim: i length 11 being the same as that of the lowest An attachment for a cigarette or cigar holder Point Of the p ing l8 of the holder ID. The comprising a resilient band adapted to encircle tongue, W e 011 I1, is doubled back the holder and frictionally lock thereon, a tongue and under the latter to form an extension 18, extending forward from the bottom of said band 55 and in front of the mouth of the holder, a doubled up and back resilient finger extending at right angles from said tongue, said finger having a rounded jaw spaced above and facing said tongue, a cigarette or cigar inserted into said mouth of the holder being resiliently clamped by said. jaw against said tongue, said tongue having a doubled back and under extension forming a resilient pocket clip, an elongated container having a yoke at one end, a member extending outward ifrom said yoke andintegral therewith, said member being adapted to register in said clip to secure said container to said holder, said container being adapted to enclose said cigarette or cigar.

ADA DEERF.

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