US2550286A - Cigarette holder - Google Patents

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April 24, 1951 M. MORTON CIGARETTE HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 19, 1946 lew'l' lfjl orfo/r INVENTOR.

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OFFICE 2,550,286 CIGARETTE HOLDER v Lewis Morton-Dallas; "was". Application July 19, iatfse'ram iss'aoos v I 3 claims (015131- 194) 1" The i-pre'sent invention relates to cigarette holders andris more particularly concerned with an: air-conditioned smokers article.

The-primary object of the invention is to pro- .Vide a devicev of the character referred to which utilizes a current of fresh air tocause the'tobacco toretain its crispness and to reduce'heat and moisture inthe tobacco to. a minimum, thus renderingthe smoke mild and cool.

. Another obiectof theinvention is to provide a simple and compact 'device of the character refer-red to which is designedto be manipulated by a thumb and a finger while smoking.-

'A further object of thesinvention is to provide a devicecof: the character referred to which can .be: manufactured :and sold at low cost. --.='.:With the foregoing and other-objects and ad- ..vantages in view the invention consists of the novel construction and arrangement hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention,"

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device. Figure 2 is a side elevation view thereof. Figure} is an elevation view of they opposite side.

of parts side "the openings I and I8; and constructed of Figure 4 is apartial horizontal sectional view taken on 1ine4'4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a partial vertical longitudinal sec tionalview taken on line5-5 of Figure 4.

" "Figure 6 is anenlargedfragmentary sectional view taken on line-66 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is anenlarge'd transverse sectional view'takenon line 1--'l of Figure l, and -Figure 8' is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line 8--8 of Figure 1.

Like numerals, as used in the description and drawings, designate the same parts of construction; p

I0 is the tubular or hollow body of the cigarette holder formed with a chamber therein which is preferably made of plastic. It has a round reduced end ll suitably recessed to form a cavity, as at I2, for insertion of a cigarette and the opposite reduced round end II is designed for use as a bit or mouthpiece having a smoke emitting passage [3 therethrough. Preferably the bit is shaped, as at I4, to better fit between the lips.

A smoke conduit I5 extends longitudinally through the body from the cavity I2 in the end for the cigarette to the mouth piece or bit being to one side and devoid of communication with the chamber. Where it communicates with said cavity, the conduit is deflected by an elbow en-. largement l 6.

l 2 4 adj acent' its inner orifice.

plastic, aluminum orother suitable material. These serve," whenpressedi'n by'thumb and finger, to compress themernb'er' i9 and expefair therefrom through a round passage 2'] communicat'. ing with-th jconduitat said elbow enlargement I 6 and the flexible" members orbellows "I 9.

Fitted in said passage 2| is a metallic sleeve-22 "formedwith a flared inner end23 which forms a seal betv'veeri the sleeve 'and' the rubber mem ber or bellows I9, through-the end of Which' the sleeve projects. Located 'in "said "sleeve is a reciprocable, annular valve 24, the'valve 24 havang'a closed"end'32,'Figure 6, said valve being normally retracted by a coiled spring 25 attached at one end to a pin 26 which extends acrossthe flared end of sleeve 22 'and at theiother. end to apin Z'I which extends across theinsideof valve The annular valve 24,'when forced outwardly against the tension of the spring, closes the conduitl5 atthe elbow and is provided on its upper side with a port 28 designed to serve "as an outlet for air which is forcedthrough'sleeve' 21 by compression oi rubber cylinder 19. When the two plates 20 are pressed inward with the fingers, the air passing through said sleeve, will urge the annular valve outward against the tension of spring.

In the opposite end of the bellows is an air intake port 29 which is controlled by a flap valve 30 preferably of thin rubber, located inside the air chamber in position to close same when the rubber cylinder is compressed. This intake port communicates with a breather hole 3| in the top of the body contiguous to the mouth piece l3.

In'operation the reciprocable valve 24'moves forward and exposes the outlet port 28 only when there is manipulation of the flexible bellows.

At such time the valve 30 closes the intake 29 but when the flexible bellows have been collapsed and plates 2|] released, air comes through said port from the breather hole 3|, thus expanding the bellows. These operations serve the purposes of the device best, when had between draws on the cigarette.

It will be understood that this air-conditioning device may be readily adapted to a cigar holder and such embodiment would be within the spirit and scope of the claims.

As different embodiments may be made of this inventive concept and modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it will be understood that the matter herein is to be interpreted as illustrative merely, and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is: V

1. A cigarette holder comprising an elongated body formed with an elongated chamber therein, said body being formed with an opening leading into at least one side of said chamber, said body being formed at one end with a cavity to receive an end of a cigarette, a bit at the opposite end ment reciprocally mounted in said air passage normally occupying an, air passage closing position wherein said bellows is out of communication with said cavity, said element being displaceable by air discharged by said bellows upon compression of said bellows to another position in which said element closes said other end of said smoke passage while opening said air passage whereby air discharged by said bellows passes into said cavity.

2. A cigarette holder comprising an elongated body formed with an elongated chamber therein, said body being formed with an opening leading into at least one side of said chamber, said body being formedat one end with a cavity to receive an end of a cigarette, a bit at the opposite end of said body formed with a bore therethrough, an elongated bellows confined in said chamber and exposed through said opening for manual compression, said bellows having a valved air inlet, an air passage formed in said body and providing communication between said bellows and said cavity, a longitudinal smoke passage formed in said body at one side of and out of communication with said chamber, one end of said smoke passage opening into the bore of said bit and the other end of said smoke passage opening into said cavity, and valve means comprising an element reciprocally mounted in said air passage normally occupying an air passage closing position wherein said bellows is out of communication with said cavity, said element being displaceable by air discharged by said bellows upon compression of said bellows to another position in which said element closes said other end of said smoke passage while opening said air passage whereby air discharged by said bellows passes into said cavity, and means secured to the side of said bellows and projecting through said body opening from said chamber which may be engaged to manually compress said bellows.

3. A cigarette holder comprising a hollow body formed with a cavity inone end thereof for receiving an end of a cigarette, a bit at the opposite end of said body having a smoke passage therethrough, said body having a longitudinal conduit therein which connects said smoke passage with said cavity, said conduit being devoid of communication with the interior of said hollow body, said body bein provided with an opening extending longitudinally therethrough intermediate the ends thereof, a bellows within the interior of said body and exposed through said opening for manual compression, an air passage leading from said bellows to said cavity, and a reciprocal valve means in said air passage normally closing the same andarranged to open upon compression of said bellows whereby the air from said bellows is discharged into said cavity, said valve means having an element uncovering said conduit in the normal or closed position of said valve means and closing said conduit in the open position of said valve means.

LEWIS M. MORTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 402,681 Lindeman May '7, 1889 2,327,560 Rose Aug. 24, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 15,812 Germany Nov. 2, 1881

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