Cigar holder

A smoking article holding device comprising:

• an article holder having a pair of spaced-apart arms defining a mouth therebetween, said pair of spaced-apart arms having a plurality of complimentary, opposed concave arcuate recesses for receiving a variety of smoking articles therebetween, said arms being spaced apart to provide a spring biased compressive force to retain a smoking article therebetween, said mouth having an entry with sloped leading edges to facilitate engagement of said smoking article within said holder;
• a pivot assembly including a pivot base and a linkage with said linkage being attached to said holder, said pivot base including an arcuate socket for retaining an arcuate head of said linkage therein to facilitate selective positioning of said holder relative to said pivot base;
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• a clamping assembly connected to said pivot assembly, said clamping assembly including spaced-apart clamping members and an adjustable clamping retainer, said spaced-apart clamping members being selectively adjusted for engaging a support surface by said adjustable retainer.

A cigar holding device comprising:

• a semi U-shaped retaining member, said semi U-shaped retaining member formed from a single strip of resilient material having a pair of opposed ends, said pair of opposed ends having a plurality of complimentary arc shaped recesses exerting a compression force toward each other;
• a pivotal ball portion, said pivotal ball portion having an extension member operatively connected to said semi U-shaped retaining member, said extension member distancing said semi U-shaped retaining member from said pivotal ball portion;
• a base member, said base member having a centered internal aperture retaining said pivotal ball portion, said base member allowing said pivotal ball portion to pivot about said base member in multiple circular orbits;
• a biasing member, said biasing member located within said centered internal aperture of said base member, said biasing member exerting a biasing force against a surface of said pivotal ball portion, said biasing member retaining said pivotal ball portion in a friction fit against said base member;
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• a clamping member, said clamping member operatively connected to said base member, said clamping member allowing said tobacco retaining device to be detachably clamped to any support surface.