Cigar cutting apparatus

a cutting device and cigar technology, applied in cigar manufacture, tobacco, food science, etc., can solve the problems of high cost and complicated manufactur

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-07
MONT DOR OF AMERICA
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[0013]It is another object of the invention to provide a cigar cutting apparatus which has a compact and safe storage condition in which the blade edges are protected and unexpose

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While typically more expensive and complicated to manufacture, the resulting cigar

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[0036]Reference is now made to FIGS. 1 through 8, where there is shown an exemplary cigar cutter 100 according to just one of the infinite number of possible cigar cutters within the scope of the invention.

[0037]Cutter 100 has a housing 102 formed of base 104 and rear plate 105. Base 104 includes front plate 106, top frame 108 and bottom frame 112. The front plate is permanently affixed to or may be integrally formed with the top and bottom frames to form the base, and the rear plate is screwed to the top and bottom frames, and thereby to the base, to form the housing.

[0038]The plates and frames of the housing form and surround a generally rectangular internal slot 114 which traverses the housing from side to side, open at both sides, and contains front cutting blade 116A and rear cutting blade 116B, which may be identical to and positionally reversed from each other. A circular hole 122 passes through the two plates of the housing perpendicular to slot 114 and has a diameter D that...

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Abstract

A cigar cutting apparatus has a housing defining a hole for receiving a cigar head, the hole having a hole diameter and defining a hole axis central thereto. First and second cutting blades lie within and are pivotable relative to the housing about first and second pivot axes, respectively. The first and second pivot axes are disposed on a line separated from the hole axis by at least the hole diameter and separately disposed by at least the hole diameter. Each cutting blade has a cutting edge pivotable with the associated cutting blade and directed toward the cutting edge of the other cutting blade. The cutting blades cooperate with the hole to define a passageway for receiving a cigar head when the cutting blades are pivoted away from each other, and the cutting edges cooperate to slice through the cigar head as the cutting blades are pivoted towards each other. The cutting blades come together to block the passageway. A spring biases the cutting edges apart, and a latch is engageable with for retaining together the first and second cutting blades to block the passageway, and operable to release the blades to allow the spring to cause the first and second cutting edges apart to expose the passageway.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29 / 324,691, filed on Sep. 18, 2008, the specification thereof being incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.[0002]The present invention is related to cigar smoking implements and accessories. More particularly, this invention is a device for trimming the head of a cigar in preparation for smoking. This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. Letters patent application Ser. No. 11 / 934,812, filed on Nov. 5, 2007.FIELD OF THE INVENTIONBackground[0003]Cigars consist of a filler tobacco, rolled within binder tobacco, and then rolled within wrapper tobacco. The filler is often scraps or pieces of flavorful tobacco. Larger leaves of low aesthetic quality and flavor are generally used for binders to tightly contain and compact the filler. Leaves of highest aesthetic quality are typically used for the wrapper, to provide a smooth and consistent outer sur...

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IPC IPC(8): A24C5/12
CPCA24F13/26
Inventor SMITH, ANDREW
Owner MONT DOR OF AMERICA
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