US 5,345,952 A · Portable cigarette cutter, extinguisher, and conveyance apparatus

Abstract

A portable cigarette cutter, extinguisher, and conveyance apparatus having a container with a cutting blade and sealing assembly mounted therein. A cigarette or article can be inserted through the container into a cigarette or article receiving member having the cutting blade and sealing assembly mounted transversely therein. The cutting blade and sealing assembly includes an actuator member connected to a blade and seal assembly which, in turn, includes a cutting blade member connected to a blade guide and sealing member. The actuator member is operable to conjointly move the cutting blade member and the blade guide and sealing member to 1) first support a cigarette on the blade guide and sealing member; 2) second to actuate, through an actuator button, the cutting blade member and blade guide and sealing member to sever a normally ignited end portion of the cigarette; 3) allowing the severed portion to drop under the force of gravity into the container means; and 4) movable by a bias assembly to a non-actuated condition. The blade guide and sealing member provides a sealing function to prevent oxygen from entering the container means causing extinguishing of any fire contained within the severed portion of the cigarette.

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Dependent claims

A portable cigarette cutter, extinguisher and conveyance apparatus, comprising:

a) a container means adapted to receive, convey and extinguish portions of a cigarette and its ashes;
b) said container means including an upper enclosure and receiver assembly having a cigarette entrance opening leading to a cigarette receiving member having a hole integral with said cigarette entrance opening so that a cigarette can be inserted therethrough;
c) a blade and sealing assembly movably connected to said container means, said blade and sealing assembly comprising a cutting blade member connected to a blade guide and sealing member, said blade guide and sealing member having an aperture therein;
d) an actuator member mounted on said container means for moving said cutting blade member and said blade guide and sealing member transversely of said hole between a first position in which said cutting blade member is positioned outwardly of said hole and said blade guide and sealing member covers said hole to seal the interior of said container means and a second position in which the cutting blade member transverses said hole to sever off an end portion of a cigarette inserted through said receiving member and said aperture in said blade guide and sealing member is positioned transversely of said hole, thereby allowing the severed end to drop through said aperture into the lower reservoir.

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A portable article cutter and conveyance apparatus, comprising:

a) a container means adapted to receive and convey portions of an article;
b) said container means includes an article entrance opening integral with an article receiving member operable to receive the article extended through said article entrance opening and said article receiving member;
c) said article receiving member having a hole in line with said article entrance opening to receive the article therethrough;
d) a cutting blade and sealing assembly operably connected to said article receiving member;
e) said cutting blade and sealing assembly includes a blade and seal assembly operably connected to said container means and said article receiving member;
f) said blade and seal assembly includes a cutting blade member and a blade guide and sealing member both movable transversely of said hole in said article receiving member, said blade guide and sealing member having an article receiving aperture therein;
g) said blade and seal assembly movable between a first position wherein said cutting blade member is positioned outwardly of said hole and said blade guide and sealing member covers said hole to seal the interior of said container means and a second position wherein said cutting blade member transverses said hole to sever a portion of an article placed in said hole and positioned below said cutting blade member and said aperture in said blade guide and sealing member is positioned transversely of said hole to allow the severed portion of the article to pass through said aperture for retention in said container means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Portable cigarette cutter, extinguisher, and conveyance apparatus

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Portable cigarette cutter, extinguisher, and conveyance apparatus

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Abstract

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