US2250381A - Cigar - Google Patents

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July 22,1941. M, s, KAYNER Y 2,250,381

CIGAR rmled Aug. s. 19:59h

@M y @AMW Patented July 22, 1941 4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in cigars, and more particularly to that class of composite cigars described andclaimed in my U. S. Patent 1,982,168 dated'November 27, 1934.

The general objects of the present invention are to provide a means of filtering the smoke of the cigar; to prevent particles of the tobacco ller from reaching the mouth of the smoker; to delay and divert the passage of the smoke for the purpose of cooling it; to provide a trap for the tobacco tars and condensed juices resultingr from the burning of the tobacco; to devise a means simulating the regulation head of the cigar to keep its shape during the period of smoking and thus insure a steady, even passage of smoke; and to provide means for preventing the cigar from `drying out excessively, all of which are incorporated in a cigar having the external appearance of a regulation cigar composed of a tobacco ller and a tobacco leaf wrapper extending from end to end.

Heretofore, it has been proposed to permanently secure a mouthpiece to the ller bunch of a cigar and furnish a ltering means between the ller and the smoke passage in the mouthpiece. In such known constructions, however, the mouthpiece is not 'made to simulate the appearance of a regulation cigar and it is obvious to the smoker that the mouthpiece is a separate unit because portions of it are open to scrutiny.

Furthermore, in the known constructions, no attempt has ever been made .to select a mouthpiece that closely resembles the density and compactness of a conventional cigar when the cigar is gripped in the mouth of the smoker, for such mouthpieces are either made of materials imparting to the senses a characteristic of being harder, or softer, than a conventional cigar.

Moreover, in the' prior art constructions, it has been the custom to incorporate the absorbent filtering means in the mouthpiece in abutting relation with the filler bunch, and any moisture accumulated, intentionally, or during the making of the cigar, in the lter is likely to cause a n mold, or deterioration, of the tobacco.

In addition, all of the known constructions provide for a gripping action between the mouthpiece and the filler, which gripping action tends to compress the ller and make the cigar draw hard, and various supplementary features are necessary to counteract the compression which features materially increase the cost of production.

One of the specific features 'of the present invention is to provide a shell that acts as a mouthpiece, and which when incorporated in the cigar is concealed in a fashion to simulate a regulation cigar made entirely of a tobacco filler bunch and a tobacco wrapper.

Another specific advantage of the present invention resides in the use of a mouthpiece, or

shell, that is made of a material that imparts-to the senses, when gripped in the mouth of the smoker, a feeling of resiliency and compactness equivalent to the feeling obtained from a regulation cigar.

A further specific object of the present invention is to furnish an air space between the outer end of the tobacco filler bunch and the adjacent end of the filtering member, so that any moisture contained in the lter member will not contact the ller bunch and cause it to mold or deteriorate.

A further advantage of the present invention is to permanently incorporate a shell, or mouthpiece, in a cigar involving a construction that requires no appreciable compression of the tobacco ller bunch other than the normal compression from the binder and wrapper, thereby permitting the smoker to enjoy the smooth drawing qualities of a regulation cigar.

Further objects'of the invention are to provide a cigar of the character referred to which is easily adaptecl to increased production, thoroughly reliable for its intended purpose, and highly efficient in operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of a novel combination, arrangement, and construction as will hereafter appear, but it is to be understood that modifications and variations of the invention` may be resorted to without'departing from spirit of the invention expressed in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawing, wherein a preferred form of the invention is illustrated, like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bound tobacco ller bunch and the mouthpiece in assembled relation prior to the application of the second binder and wrapper.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ller bunch and mouthpiece secured together by the second binder.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional. view of the completed cigar in accordance with the present invention, having the tobacco wrapper applied.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal seclizing the continuous binder 8 as a wrapper. This of course would produce a cheaper cigar as the v binder 8 is usually of a cheaper grade of tobacco than the usual outside wrapper 9.

The ller A is made of a bundle or bunch of filler tobacco I0, bound together andlcompressed such moisture would cause the tobacco to mold, or deteriorate, if it were allowed to contact the tobacco ller and the pocket I6 avoids such destruction.

After the secondary binder 8 is applied, the tobacco leaf wrapper 9 is wrapped continuously around the secondary binder 8, from the butt end of the cigar to the end of the shell I2 thereby sealing the entire cigar except for the butt end of the cigar that is lighted. Then a hole I9 is punched through the secondary binder 8 and the wrapper 9 in line with the opening I3 in the shell. The cigar smoke is drawn by the smoker,

' through the hole I9 from the filter member I4.

to normal density for easy drawing quality by the primary tobacco binder II. The binder II forms a seal over the filler tobacco and terminates at the ends of the bundle leaving the filler exposed at both ends.

The mouthpiece B is made in the form of a relatively thin shell I2 of resilient material which is made to conform to the shape of the head end of the particular design of the cigar under construction. The particular cigar design illustrated shows the shell I2 of a semi-elliptical shape open at one end along the minor aXis, and having a small draft opening I3 at the other end on the major axis. A porous filtering element I4, preferably consisting of a piece of natural sponge is seated in the reduced end of the shell and against the opening I3. This member removes tars and juices from the smoke as it passes through the sponge material and at the Sametime reduces the temperature of the smoke. The outer end of the filter member I4 terminates short of the edge I5 on the open end of the shell I2 along the minor axis to provide an annular pocket, or air space IS in the assembled relation.

The shell I2 is preferably formed of a molded plastic of any durable and practical material. One form of such material that could be advantageously used is cellulose acetate, which com- T45 position is clear and transparent, permits of a great variety of colors and also is resilient and non-inflammable. This Yshell I2 is resilient enough to give under the normal gripping pressure of the teeth customarily applied when a cigar is held in the mouthof the smoker. In this case, the shell I2 imparts a feeling of the resiliency and density of a regulation cigar having a tobacco filler at the head end. The shell is also non-inflammable and is light in weight so as to give balanced feeling to the cigar equivalent to a regulation cigar.

In assembling the mouthpiece B on the filler A, the edge I5 of shell I2,is brought into abutment with the margin of the filler Ill and the end of the primary binder I I, and is secured in position by the secondary binder 8 of tobacco leaf (see Fig. 2). The binder 8 is wrapped continuously about the primary binder I I and the shell I 2 forming a seal for the joint at the edge I5f where the shell and end of the primary binder I I abut each other. This construction forms the pocket, or air space I6 between the end of the ller I0, and the confronting end of the filter element I4 which avoids the transfer of moisture by contact between tobacco and sponge. The moisture may be accumulated by the sponge while the cigar is in the course of construction, or the moisture may be intentionally added to humidify the cigar while it is in storage. In any event,

In some instances it may be undesirable to use a continuous secondary binder 8, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. In such cases, a band 2|) of leaf tobacco may be wrapped about the joint between the edge I5a of the shell I2a and the end of the filler A', as shown in Figure 4 of the drawing. In this construction, the tobacco wrap per 9a is wrapped continuously over the primary binder IIa, the band 20, and the shell I2a and a hole I9a is punched into the wrapper over the opening I 3a in the shell. In all other respects, the cigar shown in Figure 4 of the drawing is made similar to the cigar shown in Figures l, 2 and 3 of the invention.

It will thus be seen that in the foregoing construction, the tobacco wrapper 9 and 9a covers the shell and conceals it from View thereby providing a composite cigar which has the same appearance as a regulation cigar composed entirely of a coextensive tobacco filler and wrapper. At the same time, the construction of the present invention embodies in a composite cigar a shell mouthpiece that affords the same'feeling with regard to density and resiliency as a regulation cigar.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

l. A composite cigar comprising a tobacco filler` a binder for said filler, and a mouthpiece provided with a smoke passage and composed of a thin walled shell of resilient material, the free end face of the binder being in abutting relation, end to end', with the free end face of the shell, a second binder entirely surrounding the rst binder and shell to secure and seal the bound tobacco filler and shell together, and to impart the appearance and characteristics of a regulation cigar, said second binder provided with a draft opening communicating with the smoke passage in the shell. Y

2. A composite cigar comprising a tobacco filler, a binder for said filler, and a mouthpiece provided with a smoke passage and composed of a thin walled shell of resilient material, the free end face of the binder being in abutting relation, end to end, with the free end face of the shell, a second binder entirely surrounding the rst binder and shell to secure andseal the bound tobacco filler and shell together, a tobacco wrapper entirely surrounding said second binder to provideva seal therefor and to impart the appearance of a regulation cigar, said wrapper and second binder provided with draft openings communicating with the smoke passage in the mouthpiece.

3. A composite cigar comprising a tobacco ller, a binder for said filler, and a mouthpiece provided with a smoke passage and composed of a thin walled shell of resilient material, the free end face of the binder being in abutting relation,

end to end, with the free end face of the shell, a second binder entirely surrounding the first binder and shell to secure and seal the bound tobacco ller and shell together, and to impart the appearance and characteristics of a regulation cigar, said second binder provided with a draft opening communicating with the smoke passage in the mouthpiece, and a porous lter element in the mouthpiece spaced from the filler to prevent contact of any moisture in the lter element with the tobacco filler and thereby avoid deterioration of the tobacco.

4. A composite Cigar comprising a tobacco ller, a binder for said filler, and a mouthpiece provided with a smoke passage and composed of a thin Walled shell of resilient material, the free end face 'of the binder being in abutting relation, end to end, with the free end face of the shell, a second binder entirely surrounding the first binder and shell to secure and seal the bound tobacco filler and shell together, a tobacco wrapper entirely surrounding said second binder to provide a seal therefor and to impart the appearance of a regulation cigar, said wrapper and second binder provided with draft openings communicating with the smoke passage in the mouthpiece, and a porous filter element in the mouthpiece spaced from the filler to prevent contact of any moisture in the lter element with the tobacco filler and thereby avoid deterioration in the tobacco.

MORRIS S. KAYNER.

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