Cigar airflow adjustment instrument
AssigneePerfec Cigar Solutions, Inc.
InventorRodger Kurthy
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, systems and methods for altering the draw of a cigar are provided. The systems may include an elongate shaft with a working portion at the distal end. The working portion may have any of number of blades, corners, recesses, grooves, textures, and sharp points, among others. The methods may include assessing the draw of a cigar, inserting the working portion into the cigar, using the working portion to catch, cut, and pull and then remove tobacco from within the cigar, testing the draw of the cigar, and repeating the above steps until the draw is ideal.
Claims22
An instrument for adjusting the draw of a cigar comprising:
- a shaft;
- a neck attached to the distal end of the shaft;
- and
- a working portion attached to the distal end of the neck, the working portion configured to be inserted into a cigar after the cigar has been made and at least one of catch, pull, and cut tobacco within the cigar;
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- wherein the working portion comprises at least one petal blade, wherein the petal blade comprises a u-shaped portion bent up from a surface of the working portion.
A tool for removing tobacco from within a cigar comprising:
- a handle;
- an elongate shaft connected to the handle;
- and
- a tobacco removing portion configured to remove a substantial amount of tobacco from within a cigar after the cigar has been made;
- and
- wherein the tobacco removing portion comprises at least one petal blade, wherein the petal blade comprises a u-shaped portion bent up from a surface of the tobacco removing portion.
A method for altering the draw of a cigar, the method comprising:
- inserting a cigar airflow adjustment instrument into a cigar, the cigar airflow adjustment instrument comprising an elongate shaft and a working portion, the working portion configured to be inserted into a cigar after the cigar has been made and at least one of catch, pull, and cut tobacco within the cigar, wherein the working portion comprises at least one petal blade, wherein the petal blade comprises a u-shaped portion bent up from a surface of the working portion;
- using the cigar airflow adjustment instrument inside the cigar, wherein the using comprises moving the working portion within the cigar in at least one of a pushing, pulling, and rotating action, wherein the using step effects at least one of tobacco dislodgement and tobacco repositioning;
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- removing tobacco from within the cigar.
A method for altering the draw of a cigar, the method comprising:
- inserting a cigar airflow adjustment instrument into a cigar, the cigar airflow adjustment instrument comprising an elongate shaft and a tobacco removing portion configured to remove a substantial amount of tobacco from within a cigar after the cigar has been made, wherein the tobacco removing portion comprises at least one petal blade, wherein the petal blade comprises a u-shaped portion bent up from a surface of the tobacco removing portion;
- moving the tobacco removing portion within the cigar in one or more of a pushing, pulling, and rotating action, wherein the moving step effects at least one of tobacco dislodgement, tobacco cutting, and tobacco repositioning;
- removing a substantial amount of tobacco from within the cigar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.