Cigar Humidor
OwnerJorge L. Espinosainventor
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Abstract
A cigar humidor is provided. The humidor includes first and second cigar storage compartments. The first compartment includes a humidifier such that cigars stored in the first compartment communicate with the humidifier and are capable of long-term storage. The second compartment is isolated from all sources of humidity and is substantially smaller than the first compartment. Cigars intended for long-term storage are contained in the first compartment. Cigars intended for smoking in the near term future are moved from the first compartment to the second compartment and are permitted to undergo a controlled dehumidification and to be in optimum condition for smoking shortly after being placed in the isolated second compartment.
Claims14
A cigar humidor comprising a base having a bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding side walls connected to and extending from said bottom wall for defining an open-topped enclosure, a substantially moisture impervious partition extending between and connecting a pair of said side walls of the said base for dividing said open-topped enclosure into a first compartment and a second compartment, at least one lid for selectively opening and closing said first and second compartments and for isolating said first and second compartments from ambient environmental conditions, a humidifier being disposed in said first compartment for imparting controlled humidity to cigars stored therein, said partition and said at least one lid isolating said second compartment from said humidifier in said first compartment, whereby said first compartment is employed for long-term storage of cigars, and wherein said second compartment enables controlled dehumidification of cigars intended for short term smoking.
A cigar humidor having first and second accessible compartments isolated from ambient environmental conditions, a humidifier in the first compartment for imparting controlled humidity to cigars stored therein, said second compartment including walls for isolating said second compartment from said humidifier in said first compartment, said second compartment comprising a drawer isolated from said first compartment for selectively storing cigars therein, whereby said first compartment is employed for a long-term storage of cigars, and wherein said second compartment enables controlled dehumidification of cigars intended for short term smoking.
A method for storing cigars prior to smoking, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing an enclosure with first and second compartments, at least said second compartment being lined with an unfinished wood;
- placing said first compartment in communication with a source of humidity such that said second compartment is substantially isolated from said source of humidity;
- placing a plurality of cigars in said first compartment and in communication with said source of humidity for long term storage;
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- periodically moving at least one cigar from said first compartment to said second compartment such that moisture in said cigar in said second compartment permeates into the unfinished wood lining the second compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.