US96714A - schaeffer - Google Patents

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dntrll giedre JOHN e. MAIERAND c. w. SGHAEFFER, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

L Letwrs Pmm1v0.9c,714, ma November 9, 1869; maldad october' 29,1869.

The Schedule referred to in these LettersPatent and making` part of the same.

To all'fwho-m it may concern Beit known that we, J OHN G. MAIER and C. W. SGHAEFFER, of the city and county of Baltimore, and State of liIaryland,` have invented a new and improved Machine -for Cutting Oli' the Ends of Cigars y and we do hereby declare that the followingis a full,

clear, and exact descriptiop of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making-a part of `this specifi-Y. cation, in which- Figures land 2 are vertical sections, taken through the centre of the machine, in planes perpendicular to each other.

The object of this invention is to provide, for public use, a neat, simple, cheap, and easily-operated machine, which will cnt oli" the end of a cigar without breaking it.

In connection with this machine, are arranged a hox'for holding the cut-ofi` cigar-ends, roughened surfaces for igniting the match, and-'1one'or more matchholders.` l

In the drawings, A represents a flat block of wood, havinga large chamber, B, op'en at its top and fr'ont side, and having" also two vertical holes, G C, cut in it, which answer as match-holders, said holes beingl arranged at the ends of the chamber B, and about an inch distant therefrom, though the precise distance is a matter of no consequence.

Fastened upon the upper side of blockA, in such a manner as vto cover the chamber B, but leave the match-holders C C exposed, isa hollow metallic cast.

ing, D, chambered within, as shown at c c c2 c3' c, and provided with a vertically-acting blade, m, which cuts off the end of the cigar, and with one, two, or more tapering lateral passages o o, adapted, by their size and form, to admit theend 'ofthe cigar, and hold it improper position for theoperation of the blade.

'lhe blade itself is attached to and `operated by a vertical rod or stem, G, the lower end of which fits nicely into the chamber c, the upper end bearing a buttonor disk, E, so shaped that it can be struck a smart blow with the palm, without hurting the hand. lVithin chamber c, the rod or stem G is surrounded -by a spiral spring, F, which holds the blade up above the holes o o, when not forced down by the hand, as above described.

The casting may be surrounded by a screw-cap, tting nicely around the stem Gand which can be removed, when it is necessary to take lout the blade, spring, Svc.; or it may, instead, bev cast in two pieces, iitting to each other along a vertical joint, and held together by rivets or screws, a. a.

The latterrnethod of construction is, perhaps, preti" erame, on account of its cheapness, and the greater convenience with which the whole interior of the casting can at any time be exposed, for the purpose of sharpening the blade, repairing the spring, 85e.

Chamber B` is provided'with a vertically-sliding door, b, at its frontside, which can bev removed, when necessary, to take ont the cigar-ends accumulated in the chamber, from the operation of the knife above.

The base anges d d of casting D may be rough- ,ened, or covered with sand-paper, on their upper side, to facilitate the lighting of friction-matches.

It will be observed that the whole structure is somewhat pyramidal in form, and capable of being ornameuted with a variety of fancy designs, mouldings, 85o., by which it may be made to assnme'a very neat and handsome appearance, so as to be adapted for use not only npon the counter of a cigar-store, but even in the parlor.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letrlhe deviceherein described, consisting essentially of the block A, chambered, as shown at B, C C, the A

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