Information
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Patent Grant
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6708409
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Patent Number
6,708,409
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Date Filed
Thursday, April 4, 200222 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, March 23, 200420 years ago
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Inventors
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 030 111
- 030 112
- 030 113
- 030 901
- 030 232
- 030 221
- 030 298
- 030 2961
- 030 341
- 030 110
- 030 109
- 131 258
- 131 248
- 131 250
- 131 253
- 131 252
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A cigar cutting device includes a body with an aperture for an insertion of an end of a cigar, and two blades are movably inserted in two open ends of the body. A first end of each of the blades is located in the aperture and a base is connected to a second end of each of the blades. A holding ring is rotatably connected to each of the two bases.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device that has two rotatable holding rings and two assist members can be pivoted from the ring so that the user may use three fingers to cut the cigar.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A conventional cigar cutting device is shown in FIG.
6
and includes a body
10
with two blades
11
movably engaged two open ends of the body
10
. Each blade
11
has a holding ring
13
and an aperture
12
is defined through the body
10
so that an end of a cigar is inserted in the aperture
12
. The user may insert a finger in each of the rings
13
to move the two blades
11
toward each other to cut the cigar. In order to check how long of the cigar is to be cut, the user has to turn the cutting device to see how much length of the end of the cigar extends from the other side of the body
10
. This is inconvenient for the user because the hand which has two fingers in the holding rings is also rotated. Besides, when the end of the cigar to be cut is stiff and hard to cut, the fingers are suffered by high pressure. Furthermore, there is a gap between the two blades
11
and when the two blades
11
cut the cigar from two opposite directions, the gap reduces the efficiency of the cut.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device and includes a body having an aperture and two blades are movably inserted in two open ends of the body. A first end of each of the blades is located in the aperture and a base is connected to a second end of each of the blades. A holding ring is rotatably connected to each of the two bases.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a cigar cutting device wherein the holding fingers are rotatable relative to the body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cigar cutting device wherein the holding ring has two assist members so that the user may use three fingers to operate the holding ring.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is an exploded view to show the cigar cutting device of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a perspective view to show the cigar cutting device of the present invention;
FIG. 3
shows that the two sides of the two blades of the cigar cutting device are urged between two urging plates;
FIG. 4
shows two assist members are pivotably connected to the holding ring of the cigar cutting device of the present invention;
FIG. 5
shows the two halves of the holding ring for being engaged with the two assist members; and
FIG. 6
shows a conventional cigar cutting device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2
, the cigar cutting device of the present invention comprises a body
20
which is composed of two parts and an aperture
21
is defined through the body
10
. Two blades
22
are movably inserted in two open ends of the body
20
and a first end of each of the blades
22
is located in the aperture
21
. Two pairs of urging plates
24
are connected to a periphery of the aperture
21
in the body
20
and two sides of the two blades
11
are inserted between the two gaps of the two pairs of urging plates
24
as shown in
FIG. 3
so that the two blades
22
are close together when cutting.
A base
23
is connected to a second end of each of the blades
22
. A first holding ring
30
and a second holding ring
300
are respectively and rotatably connected to the two bases
23
. Each of the first holding ring
30
and the second holding ring
300
has an insertion
32
which is rotatably inserted in the opening
232
. A flange
321
extends radially from each of the insertions
32
and is sized to be rotatably engaged with a recessed area
231
in the opening
232
so that the insertions
32
will not be disengaged from the openings
232
.
Each of the insertions
32
has a recess
322
defined radially therein and a spring
323
and a bead
324
are received in the recess
322
. A plurality of dents
233
are defined in an inside of the opening
232
of each of the bases
23
and the bead
324
is engaged with one of the dents
233
. Therefore, when an end of a cigar (not shown) is inserted in the aperture
21
, the user simply rotates the cigar to let the body
20
be rotated between the two holding rings
30
,
300
so that he/she can check the length to be cut of the cigar.
Referring to
FIGS. 4 and 5
, two assist members
40
are pivotally connected two an outer periphery of the second holding ring
300
. Each of the assist member
40
has a shaft
41
at an end thereof and the second holding ring
300
is composed of two ring-shaped halves
31
,
33
. The shaft
41
are engaged with two respective holes
331
in the two halves
31
,
33
so that the two assist members
40
are engaged between which the two halves
31
,
33
of the second holding ring
30
as shown in
FIG. 2. A
positioning recess
42
is defined in each of the two respective ends of the two assist members
40
. The half
31
has a protrusion portion
310
and two recesses
332
are respectively defined in two ends of the protrusion portion
310
. Each of the two recesses
332
has a spring
333
and a bead
334
received therein and the beads
334
are engaged with the positioning recesses
42
when the two assist members
40
are not pivoted outward. Therefore, when the two assist members are pivoted outward, the user may use three fingers to operate the second holding ring
300
.
While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. A cigar cutting device comprising:a) a body comprising: i) two open ends; ii) an aperture defined there through; and iii) two pairs of urging plates disposed in said body at a periphery of said aperture; b) two blade assemblies, each comprising: i) a blade movably inserted in one of said two open ends of said body, wherein said blade has a first end and a second end and wherein said first end of said blade is disposed in said aperture; and ii) a base connected to said second end of said blade, wherein said base has an opening therein and a plurality of dents disposed on an inside surface of said opening; c) a first holding ring and a second holding ring rotatably connected to said base, said first and second holding rings each comprising: i) an insertion rotatably inserted in said opening of said base; ii) a flange extending radially from said insertion and rotatably engaged within said opening of said base; iii) a recess disposed radially on said insertion; iv) a spring received in said recess disposed radially on said insertion; and v) a bead received in said recess disposed radially on said insertion, wherein said bead is engaged with one of said plurality of dents; wherein said second holding ring has two halves and additionally comprises: i) two assist members pivotally connected to an outer periphery of said second holding ring between said two halves; ii) a positioning recess disposed on an end of each of said two assist members; iii) a protrusion portion connected to one of said two halves of said second holding ring, wherein said protrusion portion has two ends; iv) a recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion; v) a spring received in said recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion; and vi) a bead received in said recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion; wherein said two pairs of urging plates form a gap for receiving each of said first ends of said blades; and wherein said bead received in said recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion is engaged with said assist member when said assist member is engaged between said two halves of said second holding ring.
- 2. A cigar cutting device comprising:a) a body comprising: i) two open ends; and ii) an aperture defined there through; b) two blade assemblies, each comprising: i) a blade movably inserted in one of said two open ends of said body, wherein said blade has a first end and a second end and wherein said first end of said blade is disposed in said aperture; and ii) a base connected to said second end of said blade, wherein said base has an opening therein; and c) a first holding ring and a second holding ring rotatably connected to said base, said first and second holding rings each comprising: i) an insertion rotatably inserted in said opening of said base; and ii) a flange extending radially from said insertion and rotatably engaged within said opening of said base.
- 3. The cigar cutting device according to claim 2, further comprising:a plurality of dents disposed on an inside surface of said opening of said base; a recess disposed radially on said insertion; a spring received in said recess; and a bead received in said recess; wherein said bead is engaged with one of said plurality of dents.
- 4. A cigar cutting device comprising:a) a body comprising: i) two open ends; and ii) an aperture defined there through; b) two blade assemblies, each comprising: i) a blade movably inserted in one of said two open ends of said body, wherein said blade has a first end and a second end and wherein said first end of said blade is disposed in said aperture; and ii) a base connected to said second end of said blade; c) a first holding ring rotatably connected to one of said bases; and d) a second holding ring rotatably connected to the other of said bases, wherein said second holding ring comprises two assist members pivotally connected to an outer periphery of said second holding ring.
- 5. The cigar cutting device according to claim 4, wherein said second holding ring has two halves and wherein said two assist members are pivotally engaged between said two halves, said cigar cutting device further comprising:a positioning recess disposed on an end of each of said two assist members; a protrusion portion connected to one of said two halves of said second holding ring, wherein said protrusion portion has two ends; a recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion; a spring received in said recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion; and a bead received in said recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion; wherein said bead received in said recess disposed at each of said two ends of said protrusion portion is engaged with said assist member when said assist member is engaged between said two halves of said second holding ring.
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