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US 2022/0087315 A1Published application
Cigar Piercer
OwnerRobert William Marshall, Samuel Lee Andrew Marshallinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to cigar piercers having multiple lances for piercing a cigar. The cigar piercers include an opening for the cigar, grips that are operable to push the lances into the cigar and leave puncture holes after retracting from the cigar.
Claims15
A cigar piercer configured to create multiple punctures in a cigar comprising:
- a housing having an opening;
- a first ribbon attached to a first grip and the housing;
- a second ribbon attached to a second grip and the housing;
- a frame having a plurality of lance guides;
- a plurality of lances, each having a tip on one end, wherein the plurality of lances are in the plurality of lance guides and are movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the first grip and the second grip are used to move the first ribbon and the second ribbon, and the first ribbon and the second ribbon cause the plurality of lances to move between the first position, and the second position when the first grip and the second grip move in a first direction;
- and
- wherein the plurality of lances are configured to move into the opening and puncture the cigar during operation.
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A cigar piercer configured to create multiple punctures in a cigar comprising:
- a lance frame having an opening, wherein a lance ring includes a frame having a plurality of lance guides;
- a rotation ring rotatably connected to the lance frame, wherein the rotation ring has a plurality of wedge sections, which each include a flat base, a curve and a wedge;
- a plurality of lances, each having a tip on one end, wherein the plurality of lances are in the plurality of lance guides and are movable between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the rotation ring rotates relative to the lance frame, and the plurality of lances moves between the first position and the second position when the wedge sections apply pressure to a back of each of the plurality of lances;
- and
- wherein the plurality of lances are configured to move into the opening and puncture the cigar during operation.
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A piercing apparatus configured to create multiple punctures comprising:
- an outer ring having a plurality of protrusions on an inner surface of the outer ring;
- an inner ring fitted within the outer ring, wherein the plurality of protrusions extend within an outer edge of the inner ring, wherein the inner ring has a plurality of lance guides around an opening through the piercing apparatus;
- a plurality of lances, each having a tip on one end, wherein the plurality of lances are in the plurality of lance guides and are movable between a first position and a second position;
- and
- a plurality of springs, wherein each spring of the plurality of springs connects to one of the plurality of protrusions on one end and connects to one of the plurality of lances on an opposite end;
- wherein the lance guides curve from apertures toward the plurality of protrusions on the outer ring and guide the plurality of springs, wherein the apertures direct the plurality of lances into the opening;
- and
- wherein the outer ring rotates relative to the inner ring, and the plurality of lances move between the first position and the second position when the plurality of protrusions push the plurality of springs against the plurality of lances;
- and
- wherein the plurality of lances are configured to move into the opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.