Cigar Cutting Tool

A cigar cutting tool comprising:

• a housing defining an aperture sized to receive a cigar head;
• a first cutting element having a sharpened linear edge movable relative to and across said aperture, said first cutting element being movable between an open position exposing said aperture and a closed position fully covering said aperture and protecting said sharpened linear edge within said housing, and said first cutting element being biased towards said open position;
• a releasable pawl for automatically retaining said first cutting element in said closed position as it is moved thereto, wherein said first cutting element is automatically retained in said closed position as it is moved thereto by said releasable pawl, and wherein release of said pawl enables said first cutting element to automatically move to said open position;
• a second cutting element comprising a sharpened tubular edge extendable from said housing and having a cutting diameter;
• a third cutting element comprising a sharpened tubular edge coaxially disposed with said sharpened tubular edge of said second cutting element, extendable from said housing in a direction opposite the extension of said second cutting element, and having a cutting diameter smaller than said cutting diameter of said second cutting element;
• wherein said second and third cutting elements are each movable between an extended position wherein said respective second or third cutting element extends from said housing and a retracted position wherein said respective second or third cutting element is retracted into said housing and said respective sharpened tubular edge is protected within said housing;
• and said second and third cutting elements are each biased towards its retracted position.

A method of selectively causing one of a plurality of openings in a cigar head using a single cutting tool comprising:

• a housing defining an aperture sized to receive the cigar head;
• a first cutting element having a sharpened linear edge movable relative to and across said aperture, said first cutting element being movable between an open position exposing said aperture and a closed position fully covering said aperture and protecting said sharpened linear edge within said housing;
• a second cutting element comprising a sharpened tubular edge extendable from said housing and having a cutting diameter;
• a third cutting element comprising a sharpened tubular edge extendable from said housing and having a cutting diameter smaller than said cutting diameter of said second cutting element;
• said method comprising:
• selecting a desired one of a sliced opening, a large diameter punched opening, or a small diameter punched opening for the cigar head, and accordingly following either process a), b) or c) with said single cutting tool;
• wherein process a) is for a sliced opening and comprises;
• moving the first cutting element to its open position;
• inserting the cigar head into the aperture;
• and
• moving the first cutting element to its closed position to thereby slice an opening through the cigar head;
• wherein process b) is for a large diameter punched opening and comprises;
• extending the second cutting element from the housing;
• and
• pushing the second cutting element longitudinally into the center of the cigar head to thereby punch a large diameter opening into the cigar head;
• and wherein process c) is for a small diameter punched opening and comprises;
• extending the third cutting element from the housing;
• and
• pushing the third cutting element longitudinally into the center of the cigar head to thereby punch a small diameter opening into the cigar head.