US2791224A

US2791224A - Cigarette holder

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Publication number: US2791224A
Application number: US521097A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jones Will
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1955-07-11
Filing date: 1955-07-11
Publication date: 1957-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 1974-05-07

Description

w, JONES 2,791,224

CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed July ll, 1955 Hlm) l 4 j] jy J0 J2 May 7, 1957 United States Patent i ce CIGARETTE HOLDER Will Jones, Calumet City, Ill. Application July 11, 1955, Serial No. 521,097

4 Claims. (Cl. 131-198) This invention relates to holders for a cigarette or the like and has for a general object the provision of a new and improved holder of the type described having means for admitting fresh for mixture with the smoke from a burning cigarette to permit the user to enjoy a cooler, longer lasting and less harmful smoke.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a new and improved cigarette holder having at one end a bit portion adapted to be held in the mouth and at the other end a recess for receiving the end of a cigarette, an intermediate chamber extending from the recess toward the bit portion, a smoke passage extending from the intermediate chamber through the bit portion, and a pas sage for admitting fresh air to the intermediate chamber for mixture with smoke from a cigarette, said fresh air passage being formed so as to avoid being clogged when the holder is cleaned.

Another object is to provide a holder for a cigarette or the like comprising a mouthpiece having a reduced cylindrical portion at one end and la smoke passage extending through the length of the mouthpiece, a tubular member having a stepped bore therethrough, the bore including a rst portion at one end rotatably receiving the reduced cylindrical portion of the mouthpiece, an enlarged intermediate portion form-ing' a chamber communicating with the smoke passage, and a still larger portion at the other end forming a recess adapted to receive the end of a cigarette, a fresh air passage extending longitudinally from the chamber alongside the first portion of the bore to the end face of the tubular member to communicate with a notch formed on the mouthpiece and admit fresh air to the chamber, the rotatable connection of the mouthpiece and the tubular member permitting adjustment of the elfective size of the fresh air passage.

Other objects and advantages will become readily apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a holder embodying my invention, showing a cigarette positioned in the holder;

Figure 2 is an exploded plan view of the holder shown in Figure l, showing the mouthpiece or bit member and thehollow cigarette receiving member separated;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an end elevation of the bit member taken at about the line 4-4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is an end elevation of the hollow cigarette receiving member taken at'about the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

While an illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings and will be described in detail herein, the invention is susceptible of embodiment in many dilferent forms, and it should be understood that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplication of the principles of the invention and is not i-ntended to limit the invention to the embodiment illus- 2,791,224 Patented May 7, 1957 trated. The scope of the invention will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring now to the drawings, the invention vis embodied in a holder, generally designated 10, comprised of two parts, a mouthpiece or bit member 11, and a hollow member 12 adapted to receive the end of a cigarette or the like, indicated at 13. The two parts of the holder are adapted to be detachably tted together and, as described hereinafter, are held together in such a manner that one part may be rotatively adjusted with respect to the other.

The mouthpiece or bit member 11 is preferably comprised of a relatively hard material, which may be a plastic or other composition, and is formed at one end with a attened portion 14 adapted to be held in the mouth by the user. The bit member is reduced at the other end, forming a peripheral shoulder 15 and a reduced cylindrical portion 16 which fits into a recess provided inthe flexible hollow cigarette holding member 12. A smoke passage 17 extends through the length of the bit member. The cylindrical end portion 16 is fashioned at its end with a peripheral flange 18 which is utilized in holding the two parts of the holder together. A notch 19 provided in the vertical face of the shoulder 15 is adapted to communicate with a passage formed in the hollow member 12 to admit fresh air to the holder for mixture with smoke from a cigarette.

The hollow member 12 is generally cylindrical in shape exteriorly and is formed with a stepped bore extending therethrough. The bore includes at one end a first portion forming a recess 20 adapted to receive the reduced cylindrical portion 16 of the bit member with a rotatable lit between the parts. The flexible hollow member 12 is comprised of a material such as rubber or the like and permits the flange 18 at the end of the reduced cylindrical portion of the bit member to be pushed through the recess 20 in assembling the holder. The ange is then received in an enlarged intermediate portion of the bore which forms a chamber 21 in which fresh air is mixed with smoke. When the parts are assembled, the flange 18 is seated against an inclined shoulder or fillet 22 formed at the juncture of the recess 20 and the chamber 21 to detachably retain the two parts of the holder in assembled condition.

The intermediate chamber 21 is connected with a still larger portion of the bore which forms a recess 23 adapted to receive and hold the end of a cigarette or the like. A shoulder 24 at the juncture of the chamber 21 and the recess 23 deines the limit to which a cigarette may be inserted into the holder. In order to facilitate insertion of a cigarette into the recess 23, it is provided at the end with a bevel 2S, and the bore may be tapered from the bevel 25 to the shoulder 24. The cigarette may be easily pushed into place with a rotating motion. The construction of the member 12 of a rubber-like material, facilitates removal of a cigarette butt by rolling the holder between the fingers with pressure near the end. This reduces the Idiameter of the butt so that it will fall out of the recess.

In order to permit the admission of fresh air to the interior of the holder for mixture with smoke from a cigarette, the member 12 is provided with a longitudinally extending bore 26 which leads from the intermediate chamber 21 and forms a passage adapted to connect the chamber to fresh air. The bore 26 leads from the chamber 21 at the juncture of the shoulder 22 with the wall of the intermediate chamber and extends alongside the recess 20 to the end face 2'7 of the member12. Atits terminus in the end face 27, the bore 26 is adapted to4 register with the notch 19 in the face of the peripheral shoulder 15 on the bit member 11. When the two

parts

11 and 12 arerotatively-adjusted so that the bore 26 and the-notch 19- are in register, freshair will bel admitted oftheitwo-parts llandr 12 to placetlie=passage 261m registerrwith the notch 19, the tubular member 12' maybefprovidedfexteriorly with an--indi'ciaf in-'line'it with the passage V262` As illustrated, the indicia comprises a longitudinally extending rib Zt` having a width eq'ualto the diameter: of! the passagef 26 `and being readily` visible toaid in.adjusting-the;passage'26 4relative tothe notch i9;

Mixture of freshairfwith the cigarette smoke has the effect of` cooling the smoke andv causes apartialcondensation4 of theV nicotineL and. tarsY contained in the smoke so that the smoke reaching the smokers mouthV iscooler andllessrharmfult. TheY fresh air1 passage also reduces the draught'ontheburning cigarette when-the smoker draws, sozthatA the;cigarettelastsLlonger. The freshfair passage may be1closed:while lighting acigarette by placing the fingertip overthe entrance at the-notchf19, or by adjustingthe twoxpartsll and 12 so `asto close the passage 26V. Theepassage- 26 is completely opened when the rib 28 is centrally aligned with the notch 19. The effective size ofA the, passage 26 may be regulated to suit the desires ofthe particularY smoker by rotatively. adjusting the relationship ofthe passage'to the notch 19.

In 'holdersV ofthe prior art, passages for admitting fresh air for' mixture'with the smoke have led at substantially right angles from the relatively small smoke passage corresponding to that indicatedat 17 in the holder embodying my invention. Since the smoke passage is of relatively small dimensions, condensated tars adhering to the walls of the passage more readily clog this passage, requiring that the passage be cleaned with means such as a conventional pipe cleaner. And since the fresh air passageV isA of relatively small dimensions, it readily becomes clogged incleaning thc smoke passage. This disadvantage is eliminated in thc holder embodying my invention by providing an intermediate mixing chamber of enlarged'proportions relative to the smoke passage and by positioning the fresh air passage to lead into the mixing chamber. The smoke passage may be readily cleaned since it is'entirely contained in the bit member 11, and cleaning of the smoke passage will not result in clogging the fresh air passage since the latter leads from the mixing chamber rather than the smoke passage and extends alongside the smoke passage. Moreover, the terminus of the fresh air passage at the intermediate chamber 21 is enlarged, by virtue of-its intersection at the juncture of the shoulder 22` and the wall of the intermediate i chamber 21 to further reduce` the likelihood of its being clogged when it becomes necessary to clean the chamber 21.

I claim:

1. A holder for a cigarette or the like comprising: a bitmember having at one end a portion adapted to be held in the mouth and at the other end a reduced cylindrical portion havingy a peripheral flange at itsI end, a peripheral shoulder formed at the juncture of the two portions, and a smoke passage extending through the length of the bit member; a rubber-like tubular member having a stepped bore therethrough, said bore including a rst portion at one end rotatably receiving the reduced cylindrical portion of the bit member, an enlarged intermediate portion forming a chamber communicating with said smoke passage, and a still larger portion at the other end forming a recess adapted to receive the end of a cigarette, a second shoulder formed at the juncture of the rst portion of the bore and the chamber against which said peripheral'ange engages, said rubber-like tubular member having a fresh air passage for the chamber extending longitudinally from said second shoulder alongside the rst portion ofthe bore to the end face of the tubular face` of the-f peripherall shoulder on the bitY member to register with the fresh air passage in the tubular member, whereby fresh air may be admitted to said chamber, the rotatable connection of the bit member and the tubular member permitting adjustment of the effective size of the fresh air passage, and an external rib on the tubular member radially aligned ivi/ith` the fresh air passage to indicate the positionof theV fresh airpassage with respect to the notch.

2. A holder for afcigarette or the. like comprising a bit member having at one end a portion adapted to be held in the-mouth, areduced* portion at the other end, a peripheral shoulder formed'at the juncture of the two portions, and a smoke passage extending through the length of the bit member; a hollow member having at one end a first recess removably receiving the reduced portion of the bit member, and at the other end a second recessfor receiving the end of a" cigarette, an intermediate chamber connecting thetwo recesses, a second shoulder formed at the-juncture'of the rst recess andthe intermediate chamber, and a-fresh` air passage originating at the juncture of'said-secondshoulder and the'wall of said intermediate chamber and extending longitudinally therefrom alongside the first-*recess*v to the end face of the hollow member; saidbitmember having a notch formed in the face of the'peripheralshoulder on thebit member invregister withthe fresh-air passage, whereby fresh air will be admitted tosaid'chamber.

V3. A. holder for aA cigarette or the like comprising a bit member havingfat-one enda portion adapted-to be held in thermouth, a reduced' portion at the other end, a peripheral flange formed' at the end of the reduced portion, and) a smoke passage extending through the length of the bit member; a hollowl flexible member having at one end a first recess removably receiving the reduced portionofi the bitmember and at the other end' a second rccess for receiving the end of a cigarette, an

intermediate chamber connecting the two recesses, and

a shoulder. formed at'the juncture of the first recess and the intermediate chamber; the peripheral flange at the end of the reducedi portion of the bit member being received in said chamber and seated against said shoulder to-removably hold'the bit member and hollow member together; and'means forming a passage leading from said chamber and connecting the chamber to fresh air for mixture with smoke from a cigarette.

4. A holder for a cigarette or the like, comprising, a bit member having at one end a portion adapted to be held in the mouth, a reduced portion at the other end, a peripheral shoulder formed at the junction of the-two portions, and a smoke passage extending through the length of the bit member; a hollow member having at one end'a first recess removably and rotatably receiving the reduced portion of the bitmember, and at the other end a secondrecess for receiving the end of a cigarette, an intermediate chamber connecting the two recesses, and a fresh air passage leading from. said chamber to the end face of the hollow member adjacent the rst recess; said bit member having a notch formed in the face of the peripheral shoulder to register with the fresh air passage and adaptedfor adjustmentrelative thereto on rotatable adjustment of the hollow member relative to the bitmember.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITEDv STATES PATENTS 1,099,574 Sargent June 9, 1914 1,266,553 Cherekjian May 21, 1918 1,974,242 Jordan et al; Sept. 18, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS 978,430 France Nov. 22, 1950