U.S. patent application number 09/963504 was filed with the patent office on 2003-03-27 for cigar hole-drilling device.
Invention is credited to Lin, Shih Chin.
Application Number | 20030056800 09/963504 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25507338 |
Filed Date | 2003-03-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030056800 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin, Shih Chin |
March 27, 2003 |
CIGAR HOLE-DRILLING DEVICE
Abstract
A hole-drilling device for a cigar is disclosed. The device
comprises a rotating shaft having a screw threaded top portion and
a holding section, a tubular cutter having a ring blade at the edge
of the top portion and a bottom portion which is threaded, a shaft
cover having a cutter opening at the top portion and a plurality of
screw threads at the internal wall of the cover, and a screw nut
which is screwed to the screw threaded top portion of the rotating
shaft. The turning of the rotating shaft cause the ring blade to
protrude via the cutter opening of the shaft cover to cut a hole on
a cigar.
Inventors: |
Lin, Shih Chin; (Taipei
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LIN Shih Chin
PO Box 82-144
Taipei
TW
|
Family ID: |
25507338 |
Appl. No.: |
09/963504 |
Filed: |
September 27, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
131/254 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24F 13/26 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
131/254 |
International
Class: |
A24F 013/24 |
Claims
1. A hole-drilling device for a cigar comprising (a) a rotating
shaft having a holding section at one end and a top portion with a
plurality of screw threads on the other end thereof, an oval-shaped
rod, a circular stand and an urging stand being joined sequentially
from the top portion with screw threads to the holding section; (b)
a c-shaped ring being mounted to an engaging slot located on the
circular stand; (c) a tubular cutter having a ring blade at the top
end thereof and a plurality of screw threads at the bottom end
thereof; (d) a shaft cover having a cutter opening allowing the
ring blade to be protruded out, and a plurality of screw threads
being provided at the internal wall of the shaft cover, and (e) a
screw nut being mounted to the screw threads of the top portion of
the rotating shaft and the diameter of the ring blade being smaller
than the diameter of the cutter opening, thereby the rotating of
the rotating shaft causes the ring blade to move upward via the
cutter opening of the shaft cover to cut a hole at one end of the
cigar.
2. The hole-drilling device for a cigar of claim 1, wherein an
engaging groove is provided at the internal wall of the shaft cover
at the bottom portion thereof and is corresponding to the c-shaped
ring mounted at the rotating shaft.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a hole-drilling device for
a cigar, and in particular, to a hole-drilling device having a
tubular cutter to cut circumferentially a hole at one end of a
cigar by rotating a rotating shaft connected to the tubular
cutter.
[0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art
[0004] For people smokes cigar, it is a customary practice to cut a
small section at one end of the cigar to facilitate lighting of the
cigar. Conventionally there is a hole drilling device to cut a hole
at the cigar, but this conventional device may sometimes
accidentally cut the fingers of children when the children plays
with it. The conventional cigar hole-drilling device comprises a
body, a tubular cutter, rollers, and a rotating cover, and the
tubular cutter provided with a spiral body having a guiding slot
allows the rollers to slide within the guiding slot. The rollers
are mounted within the mounting hole on the tubular cutter.
Therefore, the tubular cutter can be retracted in and ejected out
from the body. A peg and a spring are utilized to mount the body
and the rotating cover to a cavity slot. However, this conventional
structure has drawbacks as follows:
[0005] (1) The mounting of a peg and a spring to the body and the
rotating cover is complicated and difficult.
[0006] (2) The structure of the conventional hole-drilling device
is too complicated and it is laborious in combination the parts of
the structure together.
[0007] (3) As the rollers slide within the guiding slot, the
rollers may be derailed, or the rollers may fall off or be
dislocated.
[0008] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a hole-drilling device for a cigar, which mitigates the
above drawbacks.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The present invention relates to a hole-drilling device for
a cigar, and in particular, to a hole-drilling device having a
tubular cutter to cut circumferentially a hole at one end of a
cigar by rotating a rotating shaft connected to the tubular
cutter.
[0010] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a hole-drilling device for a cigar comprising a rotating
shaft having a holding section at one end and a top portion with a
plurality of screw threads on the other end thereof, an oval-shaped
rod, a circular stan and an urging stan being joined sequentially
from the top portion with screw threads to the holding section; a
c-shaped ring being mounted to an engaging slot located on the
circular stan; a tubular cutter having a ring blade at the top end
thereof and a plurality of screw threads at the bottom end thereof;
a shaft cover having a cutter opening allowing the ring blade to be
protruded out, and a plurality of screw threads being provided at
the internal wall of the shaft cover, and a screw nut being mounted
to the screw threads of the top portion of the rotating shaft and
the diameter of the ring blade being smaller than the diameter of
the cutter opening, thereby the rotating of the rotating shaft
causes the ring blade to move upward via the cutter opening of the
shaft cover to cut a hole at one end of the cigar.
[0011] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
hole-drilling device for a cigar, wherein the an engaging groove is
provided at the internal wall of the shaft cover at the bottom
portion thereof and is corresponding to the c-shaped ring mounted
at the rotating shaft.
[0012] The foregoing object and summary provide only a brief
introduction to the present invention. To filly appreciate these
and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention
itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the
art, the following detailed description of the invention and the
claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical
reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
[0013] Many other advantages and features of the present invention
will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making
reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets
of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment
incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by
way of illustrative example.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a hole-drilling
device for a cigar of the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hole-drilling device for a
cigar of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a hole-drilling device for a
cigar of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing the action of a
hole-drilling device for a cigar in accordance with the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0018] For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the
principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the
embodiment illustrated in the drawings. Specific language will be
used to describe same. It will, nevertheless, be understood that no
limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended,
alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device,
and further applications of the principles of the invention as
illustrated herein being contemplated as would normally occur to
one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
[0019] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, there is shown a hole-drilling
device for a cigar comprising a shaft cover 11, a tubular cutter
12, a rotating shaft 13, a c-shaped ring 14, and a screw nut 15 for
mounting to the rotating shaft 13 at one end.
[0020] The shaft cover 11 having a cutter opening 11 at the top end
is a hollow cylindrical body for the accommodation of the tubular
cutter 12 and the rotating shaft 13. The top section of the shaft
cover 11 has a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the
cutter opening 111, and the size of the cutter opening 111 allows
the top section of the tubular cutter 12 to be protruded beyond the
cutter opening 111. A plurality of screw threads 112 are provided
at the inner wall of the shaft cover 11 and are utilized for the
screwing with the screw threads 121 provided at the external edge
of the bottom section of the tubular cutter 12. An engaging groove
113 is provided along the inner wall edge of the shaft cover 11 for
the accommodation of the c-shaped ring 14 provided at the rotating
shaft 13.
[0021] The rotating shaft 13 is engaged within the shaft cover 11.
The tubular cutter 12 has a hollow body and the size thereof allows
the mounting of the shaft cover 11 from the bottom section
thereof.
[0022] A plurality of screw threads 121 are provided at the
external edge of the bottom portion of the tubular cutter 12. The
screw threads 121 can be engaged with the screw threads 112, and
the top end of the tubular cutter 12 is polished to form a circular
sharp blade 122 for cutting a hole at the head portion of a cigar
2. The bottom of the middle section of the tubular cutter 12 is an
oval shaped hole 123 allowing the mounting of an oval-shaped rod
131 mounted at the top section of the rotating shaft 13. By
rotating the rotating shaft 13, the oval-shaped rod 131 rotates the
tubular cutter 12 and the screw threads 121 of the cutter 12 cause
the cutter 13 to move upward along the screw threads 112 of the
shaft cover 11. The bottom portion of the shaft cover 11 is
provided with the rod-shaped rotating shaft 13, and on the top
portion of the rotating shaft 13, the oval-shaped rod 131 having a
plurality of screw threads 1311 are provided. A screw nut 15 having
a screw hole 151 is used to mount to the screw threads 1311
provided on the rotating shaft 13. A circular stand 132 is provided
at the middle section of the rotating shaft 13, and the size of the
stand 132 can be inserted within the bottom section of the shaft
cover 11.
[0023] An engaging slot 134 is provided at an appropriate position
on the stand 132, allowing the engagement with the c-shaped ring
14. When the stand 132 is mounted at the bottom section of the
shaft cover 11, the c-shaped ring 14 is engaged with the engaging
groove 113 so that the rotating shaft 13 is mounted within the
shaft cover 11. The bottom section of the stand 132 has a diameter
larger than the external diameter of an urging stand 133 located
below the stand 132. The bottom section of the urging stand 133 is
provided with a holding section 135, facilitating the turning of
the rotating shaft 13.
[0024] In accordance with the present invention, when the rotating
shaft 13 rotates, the oval-shaped rod 131 drives the hole 123 of
the tubular cutter 12, and the screw threads 121 at the external
edge of the bottom section of the tubular cutter 12 rotates upward
along the screw threads 112 at the inner edge of the shaft cover
11, and the ring blade 122 of the tubular cutter 12 is protruded
out from the cutter opening 111. Thus, the head of the cigar 2 is
cut circumferentially to drill a hole on the cigar 2. If the
tubular cutter 12 is to be retracted, the rotating shaft 13 rotates
in an opposite direction, as shown in FIG. 4.
[0025] It will be understood that each of the elements described
above, or two or more together may also find a useful application
in other types of methods differing from the type described
above.
[0026] While certain novel features of this invention have been
shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is
not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be
understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and
changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in
its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without
departing in any way from the spit of the present invention.
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