Multi-blade cigar cutting device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6341610
  • Patent Number
    6,341,610
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, June 28, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 29, 2002
    24 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Fiorilla; Christopher A.
    Agents
    • Baxley; Charles E.
Abstract
A cigar cutting device includes a rod with a bottom disk on an end and a kick member on the other end of the rod. A first tube with a first tubular blade is movably mounted to the rod and an operation disk is connected to the first tube. The first tube has a flange extending radially outward from the first tube and a second tube is movably mounted to the first tube. The flange engages with an inner periphery of the second tube. A second tubular blade is connected to the second tube and encloses the first tubular blade. The first tubular blade and the second tubular blade can be alternatively used to cut cigars with different sizes by moving the first tube and the second tube relative to each other.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device, and more particularly, to a cigar cutting device having multiple blades retractably received therein for cutting cigars with different sizes.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




A conventional cigar cutting device is shown in FIG.


4


and generally includes a tubular body


11


and an annular blade


13


which is connected to an end of the tubular body


11


. A cap


12


is mounted to the tubular body


11


and encloses the annular blade


13


. The annular blade


13


has a fixed size so that only the cigars having a fixed size can be cut by the cutting device. However, the cigar lovers usually enjoy cigars made by different manufacturers and having different sizes so that the cigar cutting device having one size cannot meet the requirements of the users.




The present invention intends to provide a cigar cutting device that has two tubular blades to cut cigars with different sizes and occupies a limited space.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device which comprises a rod having a bottom disk and a kick member respectively connected to two ends thereof. A first tube is mounted to the rod and an operation disk and a first tubular blade are respectively connected to two ends of the first tube. A flange extends radially outward from the first tube and the kick member is movably received in the first tubular blade. A second tube is movably mounted to the first tube and the flange is movably engaged with an inner periphery of the second tube. A second tubular blade is connected to an end of the second tube and encloses the first tubular blade.




The primary object of the present invention is to provide a cigar cutting device that has two tubular blades with different sizes and the two blades are retractably connected with each other so that the cigar cutting device has a compact size.




These and further objects, features and advantages of 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, several embodiments in accordance with the present invention.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a cross sectional view to show a cigar cutting device of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a cross sectional view to show the cigar cutting device of the present invention, wherein a first tubular blade is to be used;





FIG. 3

is a cross sectional view to show the cigar cutting device of the present invention, wherein a second tubular blade is to be used, and





FIG. 4

is an exploded view to show a conventional cigar cutting device.











DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring to

FIG. 1

, the cigar cutting device in accordance with the present invention comprises a rod


20


having a bottom disk


22


on a first end thereof and a threaded portion on a second end of the rod


20


so as to be connected to a kick member


25


. A ring


50


is connected to the bottom disk


22


and a threaded section


23


is defined in an outer periphery of the rod


20


. A first tube


30


is mounted to the rod


20


and an operation disk


32


is connected on a first end of the first tube


30


. A first threaded inner periphery


33


is defined in an inner periphery of the first tube


30


and the threaded section


23


of the rod


20


is engaged with the first threaded inner periphery


33


. A first tubular blade


31


is connected to a second end of the first tube


30


. A flange


34


extends radially outward from the first tube


30


and the kick member


25


is movably received in the first tubular blade


31


when rotating the bottom disk


22


. A threaded outer periphery


36


is defined in an outer periphery of the flange


34


.




A second tube


40


is movably mounted to the first tube


30


and a second threaded inner periphery


46


is defined in the inner periphery of the second tube


40


. The threaded outer periphery


36


on the flange


34


is engaged with the second threaded inner periphery


46


of the second tube


40


so that the flange


34


together with the first tube


30


are movably engaged with the inner periphery of the second tube


40


as shown in

FIG. 3

by rotating the operation disk


32


. A second tubular blade


41


is connected to an end of the second tube


40


and encloses the first tubular blade


31


. A stop ring


42


is connected to the inner periphery of the second tube


40


so as to prevent the flange


34


from dropping from the second tube


40


. An inward flange


45


extends from the inner periphery of the second tube


40


and is located close to the second tubular blade


41


so that the flange


34


will be stopped when the second tube


40


is located at its lowest position as shown in

FIG. 1. A

cap


21


is threadedly connected to the second tube


40


so as to enclose the first tubular blade


31


and the second tubular blade


41


.




When in use, as shown in

FIGS. 2 and 3

, the first tubular blade


31


can be used by rotating the bottom disk


22


and the kick member


25


is lowered. By rotating the operation disk


32


, the second tubular blade


41


is ready for being used. The kick member


25


is used to kick the remaining portion of the cigar in the first/second tubular blade


31


/


41


.




While we have shown and described an embodiment of 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 rod having a bottom disk on a first end thereof and a kick member connected to a second end of said rod; a first tube mounted to said rod and an operation disk on a first end of said first tube, a first tubular blade connected to a second end of said first tube, a flange extending radially outward from said first tube and said kick member movably received in said first tubular blade, and a second tube movably mounted to said first tube and said flange movably engaged with an inner periphery of said second tube, a second tubular blade connected to an end of said second tube and enclosing said first tubular blade.
  • 2. The cigar cutting device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a threaded section defined in an outer periphery of said rod and a first threaded inner periphery defined in an inner periphery of said first tube, said threaded section of said rod engaged with said first threaded inner periphery.
  • 3. The cigar cutting device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a threaded outer periphery defined in an outer periphery of said flange and a second threaded inner periphery defined in said inner periphery of said second tube, said threaded outer periphery on said flange engaged with said second threaded inner periphery of said second tube.
  • 4. The cigar cutting device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a cap connected to said second tube to enclose said first tubular blade and said second tubular blade.
  • 5. The cigar cutting device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a ring connected to said bottom disk.
  • 6. The cigar cutting device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a stop ring connected to said inner periphery of said second tube and located away from said second tubular blade, an inward flange extending from said inner periphery of the second tube and located close to said second tubular blade.
US Referenced Citations (2)
Number Name Date Kind
5765569 Kemanjian Jun 1998 A
5862808 Albarello Jan 1999 A