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US 7,600,517 B1Granted
Cigar or cigarette holder and shield
OwnerDouglas J. Holzrichterinventor
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Abstract
A device for protecting the lit end of a cigar or cigarette has a tubular body made of a nonflammable material with an inner diameter large enough to permit air to circulate around the lit end of the smoke. The tubular body is retained around the smoke by a second compressible tubular member fitted within the tubular body.
Claims8
A device for protecting the lit end of a smoke having an outer diameter, said device comprising
- a tubular body having an axial opening, a first open end and a second open end,
- an annular flange within said tubular body,
- a second tubular member fitted within said tubular body between said first open end and said annular flange wherein said second tubular member is retained by said annular flange against axial movement toward said second open end,
- said second tubular member having a central opening with an inner diameter that is less than said outer diameter wherein said smoke is retained against axial movement while fitted within said central opening,
- said tubular body having a slot therein, and
- said slot having two slot edges that extend to said first open end wherein said second tubular member is reachable through said slot by a user for removing and cleaning said second tubular member.
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