US2356971A - Cigarette holder - Google Patents

Description

Aug. 29, 1944.

CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed April 19, 1943 /,llIIlII //////l llllllllllllllll. i: 'rllllliril liiii W JAMES CHRISTENSEN INVENTOR.

J. CHRISTENSEN 2,356,971

Patented Aug. 29, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE! HOLDER James Christensen, Englewood, Colo. Application April 19, 1943, Serial No. 483,687

13 Claims. (01. 131-175) This invention relates to improvements in-cigarette holders and has reference more-particularly to a cigarette holder by means of which labor and material may be conserved.

It is well known that cigarettes are consumed E in immense quantities and that a large portion of each cigarette is wasted. Owing to thecarelessness of the smokers many fires are also started by the stubs that are thrown away.

It is the principle object of this invention to produce a smokers device by means of which a big percentage of the tobacco will be saved and which will, therefore, conserve a corresponding percentage of the labor now used in raisingand processing the tobacco and manufacturing the cigarettes.

Another object is to produce an article of manufacture which will be a great aid in preventing fires.

Another object is to produce a cigarette holder which will prevent ashes from being dropped onto carpets and furniture.

A further object is to produce a cigarette holder which will prevent the glow from being visible at night and which can therefore be smoked at night by the soldiers on the front lines and during blackouts.

The above and any other objects that may become apparent as this description proceeds are attained by means of a construction that will now be described in detail and for this purpose reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which the invention has been illustrated and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cigarette holder showing the same in operative positions, a portion being broken away to better disclose the construction;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal diametrical section taken on line 22 Figure 4 and shows the parts in partly assembled positions;

Figure 3 is a section similar to that shown in Figure 2 but shows the parts in fully assembled positions and shows the cigarette in place therein;

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on line 4-4 Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation showing a latching means.

In the drawing reference numeral l0 indicates the two identical members of which this device is composed. Each member consists of a mouthpiece ll and a semicylindrical extension l2 that terminates in a chamfered surface l3. Extensions l2 have concave inner surfaces l4 which complement each other to form a cylindrical cavity for the reception of the cigarette l5. When the members l0 are in fully closed or operative positions the chamfered end of-each member extends into the opening in the other member in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 3. Themembers may each have a notch l6 and a projection I! so positioned that they will interengage as shown in Figure 5, so as to resist separation.

It will be observed that each part I2 has an opening [8 and that between this and the open end is a transverse semicircular partition l9 whose functions will presently appear.

The diameter of the chamber I4 is substantially equal to the diameter of an ordinary cigarette and the distance between the concave surfaces 20, when the parts are in the positions shown in Figures 1 and 3, is substantially equal to the length of a cigarette.

Let us now assume that a smoker is provided with a holder like that described and with a cigarette. He places one end of the cigarette against the concave end wall 20 and rests it on the serrated edge of partition l9: He can then press down onto the cigarette directly over the partition to partly cut the cigarette. The second half of the holder is now positioned so that the free end of the cigarette is in the recess whose bottom has been designated by 20. V The partitions l9 will now be directly opposite each other as shown in Figure 2. Pressure is now exerted, sufficient to cut the cigarette after which the parts [0 are moved longitudinally from the positions shown in Figure 2 to that shown in Figure 3, in which positions the two parts become latched as indicated in Figure 5. This latch may be replaced by some equivalent means and by properly tapering the surfaces l3 it may be that the members will be held in operative positions by friction alone.

As the two members are moved from the position shown in Figure 2 to that shown in Figure 3 the partitions will tear the cigarette apart and compress the parts into the shortened spaces between the partition IS on one member and the surface 20 of the other member. The parts are now ready for smoking.

The smoker inserts one mouthpiece into his mouth and sucks and at the same time holds a flame adjacent one or both openings l8 whereupon the flame will be sucked into the chamber and ignite the cigarette. After one half has been consumed the other half is lighted in a similar way and smoked. The ashes are retained in chamber l4 until the parts are separated. The glow from the burning cigarette is positioned entirely within th holder and can be seen only on close inspection; the cigarette can therefore be smoked at any time without much danger of the glow being seen by an enemy.

It is evident that by means of this device the entire cigarette can be consumed, which is impractical when cigarettes are smoked in the ordinary way.

Since less tobacco will be consumed for the same amount of smoking much labor will be saved, thereby releasing more men and women for the essential war industry.

The holder can be made from any incombustible material such as one of the many synthetic plastics now available, or of metal, the latter may be available in the future. Any suitable material can be used.

Attention is called to the fact that the members 10 are duplicates and that only a single mold is therefore required for the two.

What I claim as new is:

1. A cigarette holder formed from two substantially identical members each having a mouthpiece at one end and a semicylindrical part having a concave inner surface, at the other end, the two semicylindrical parts being adapted to cooperate with the mouthpieces to form a cylindrical chamber for the reception of a cigarette, at least one of the semicylindrical parts having an opening positioned substantially at its middle to admit air for combustion.

2. A holder fOr cigarettes and the like, comprising a tubular body formed from two substantially identical members, each of which has a. mouthpiece at one end and a semicylindrical, internally'concave part at the other end, the end of the mouthpiece facing the semicylindrical part having an outwardly flaring inner surface, the end of the semicylindrical member having a tapered surface adapted to enter the mouthpiece and engage the outwardly flaring surface to form a seal, the concave surfaces of the semicylindrical parts forming, when th parts are in assembled relation, the wall of a chamber adapted to receive and enclose a cigarette, the wall of a semicylindrical part having an air inlet opening at substantially its middle point.

3. A cigarette holder in accordance with claim 2 in which the two semicylindrical parts are each provided on their concave side with a transverse partition positioned between th air inlet and the tapered end, for cutting a cigarette and holding the out part in a predetermined position relative to the mouthpiece, the partitions being normally longitudinally spaced.

JAMES CHRISTENSEN.

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