EP3782487A1

EP3782487A1 - Cigar holder device

Info

Publication number: EP3782487A1
Application number: EP20190828.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Shih-Feng Chuang
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-08-21
Filing date: 2020-08-13
Publication date: 2021-02-24
Also published as: CN112401301A; US20210051999A1; TWI706732B; TW202108019A

Abstract

A cigar holder device is disclosed, and is applied for being an interface between a cigar and a user's mouth. When smoking a cigar, this cigar holder device is connected to a head end of the cigar. Therefore, after lighting a foot end of the cigar, a cigar smoke flows through a central through hole and a plurality of peripheral through holes contained by the cigar holder device, such that the user is able to inhale the cigar smoke under the separation of the cigar holder device. As a result, tobacco scraps are prevented from falling into the user's mouth during smoking the cigar, and the user's tongue would not feel uncomfortable. Therefore, by using this cigar holder device to smoke a cigar, the user is guaranteed to inhale cigar smoke at a comfortable state.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the technology field of peripheral products for cigar, and more particularly to a cigar holder device.

2. Description of the Prior Art

It is well known that cigar is the most famous export product of Cuba. Manufacturing process of a cigar simply includes steps of (1) cultivation of tobacco, (2) curing tobacco leaves to induce the cigar's characteristic aroma, (3) fermentation of the cured tobacco leaves, and (4) rolling and wrapping the tobacco leaves to a cigar. Nowadays, quality cigars are still handmade. An experienced cigar-roller can produce hundreds of good, nearly identical cigars per day. The rollers keep the tobacco moist-especially the wrapper-and use specially designed crescent-shaped knives, called chavetas, to form the filler and wrapper leaves quickly and accurately. Once rolled, the cigars are stored in wooden forms as they dry, in which their uncapped ends are cut to a uniform size. From this stage, the cigar is a complete product that can be "laid down" and aged for decades if kept as close to 21 °C (70 °F), and 70% relative humidity.
FIG. 1 shows a stereo diagram of a cigar. As FIG. 1 shows, commercial cigar 1' commonly has a head end 11' and a foot end 12'. When smoking the cigar 1', a user needs to light the foot end 12' by flame, and then uses his mouth to suck the head end 11'. For a user who almost smoking a cigar a day, broadleaf wrapper of the cigar may sometimes be strong on the user's tongue, causing the tongue feel uncomfortable after the smoke. In view of that, cigar holder is accordingly developed for being used as interface between the user's mouth and the cigar head. FIG. 2 shows a stereo diagram of a cigar that is connected with a conventional a cigar holder. When using the cigar holder 2' to smoke a cigar 1', the cigar holder 2' is connected to the head end 11' of the cigar 1' by a receiving opening 21' thereof, such that the user is able to smoke the cigar 1' by using his mouth to suck a suction nozzle 22' of the cigar holder 2'.
However, user feedback opinion indicates that, since the receiving opening 21' of the cigar holder 2' has a fixed diameter, user is not allowed to use the identical cigar holder 2' to smoke all brands of cigar. For example, two classic cigars manufactured by famous Corona Cigar Company have been well known Corona and Petit Corona, wherein the Corona cigar has a ring gauge of 42-44 inches, and the Petit Corona cigar has a ring gauge of 40-42 inches.
From above descriptions, it is clear that there is still room for improvement in the conventional cigar holder. In view of that, inventors of the present application have made great efforts to make inventive research and eventually provided a cigar holder device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to disclose a cigar holder device, comprising: a dish-shaped body, a bottom platform, and a plurality of inserting members. The bottom platform is formed in the dish-shaped body, and the inserting members are vertically disposed on the bottom platform. Moreover, a central through hole is formed on the bottom platform. Particularly, there are a plurality of peripheral through holes formed around the bottom platform, and are positioned between an inner side of the dish-shaped body and the bottom platform. This cigar holder device is used for being connected to a head end of a cigar. Therefore, after lighting a foot end of the cigar, cigar smoke flows through the central through hole and the peripheral through holes, such that a user is able to inhale the cigar smoke under the separation of the cigar holder device. As a result, tobacco scraps are prevented from falling into the user's mouth during smoking the cigar, and the user's tongue would not feel uncomfortable. Therefore, by using this cigar holder device to smoke a cigar, the user is guaranteed to inhale cigar smoke at a comfortable state.
In order to achieve the primary objective of the present invention, inventors of the present invention provides an embodiment for the cigar holder device, comprising:

a dish-shaped body, having a bottom platform, a round side wall connected to the bottom platform, and a receiving recess formed between the round side wall and the bottom platform;
a plurality of inserting members, being vertically disposed on the bottom platform, wherein each of the inserting members has an inserting head;
a center through hole, being formed on the bottom platform; and
a plurality of peripheral through holes, being formed on the bottom platform, and surrounding the center through hole;
wherein the plurality of inserting members are used for inserting into a head end of a cigar, so as to make the head end of the cigar be embedded into a receiving recess of the round side wall;
wherein a cigarette smoke is produced after a foot end of the cigar is lighted, and the center through hole and the plurality of peripheral through holes allow the cigarette smoke to flow through.

In one embodiment, there are a plurality of connecting ribs disposed between the round side wall and the bottom platform, thereby letting any two of the plurality of peripheral through holes be isolated by one connecting rib.
In a practicable embodiment, the center through hole has a shape that is selected from the group consisting of circular shape, elliptical shape, triangle shape, and polygon shape. Moreover, the peripheral through hole PTH is arc-shaped, and each of the plurality of inserting members and the center through hole CTH are apart a second spacing distance.
In one embodiment, the dish-shaped body comprises:

a first arc-shaped member, being provided with a first connecting member and a second connecting member respectively on two ends thereof;
a second arc-shaped member, being provided with a third connecting member and a fourth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, and the third connecting member of the second arc-shaped member being connected to the second connecting member of the first arc-shaped member;
a third arc-shaped member, being provided with a fifth connecting member and a sixth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, and the fifth connecting member of the third arc-shaped member being connected to the fourth connecting member of the second arc-shaped member;
a fourth arc-shaped member, being provided with a seventh connecting member and an eighth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the seventh connecting member of the fourth arc-shaped member is connected to the sixth connecting member of the third arc-shaped member, and the eighth connecting member of the fourth arc-shaped member being connected to the first connecting member of the first arc-shaped member.

In one embodiment, the bottom platform comprises:

a first part, being connected with the first arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one first connecting member and one second connecting member respectively on two ends thereof;
a second part, being connected with the second arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one third connecting member and one fourth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the third connecting member of the second part is connected to the second connecting member of the first part;
a third part, being connected with the third arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one fifth connecting member and one sixth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the fifth connecting member of the third part is connected to the fourth connecting member of the second part;
a fourth part, being connected with the fourth arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one seventh connecting member and one eighth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the seventh connecting member of the fourth part is connected to the sixth connecting member of the third part, and the eighth connecting member of the fourth part being connected to the first connecting member of the first part.

In one embodiment, the first connecting member and the eighth connecting member constitute a first adjustment mechanism, the second connecting member and the third connecting member constitute a second adjustment mechanism, the fourth connecting member and the fifth connecting member constitute a third adjustment mechanism, and the sixth connecting member and the seventh connecting member constitute a fourth adjustment mechanism.
In one embodiment, a diameter of the receiving recess can be adjusted to be in a range between 20 inches and 50 inches by operating the first adjustment mechanism, the second adjustment mechanism, the third adjustment mechanism, and the forth adjustment mechanism.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention as well as a preferred mode of use and advantages thereof will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a stereo diagram of a cigar;
FIG. 2 shows a stereo diagram of a cigar that is connected with a conventional a cigar holder;
FIG. 3A shows a first stereo diagram of a cigar that is connected with a cigar holder device according to the present invention;
FIG. 3B shows a second stereo diagram of the cigar that is connected with the cigar holder device according to the present invention;
FIG. 4A shows a first stereo diagram of a first embodiment of the cigar holder device according to the present invention;
FIG. 4B shows a second stereo diagram of the first embodiment of the holder device according to the present invention;
FIG. 5A shows a first stereo diagram of a second embodiment of the cigar holder device according to the present invention;
FIG. 5B shows a second stereo diagram of the second embodiment of the holder device according to the present invention;
FIG. 6A shows a first exploded view of the second embodiment of the cigar holder device according to the present invention;
FIG. 6B shows a second exploded view of the second embodiment of the holder device according to the present invention; and
FIG. 7 shows a third stereo diagram of the second embodiment of the cigar holder device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

To more clearly describe a cigar holder device disclosed by the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings hereinafter.

First embodiment

With reference to FIG. 3A, there is shown a first stereo diagram of a cigar that is connected with a cigar holder device according to the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 3B illustrates a second stereo diagram of the cigar that is connected with the cigar holder device. From FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the cigar holder device 1 of the present invention is designed to be connected to a head end 21 of a cigar 2, and the cigar holder device 1 has a center through hole CTH and a plurality of peripheral through holes PTH. After lighting a foot end 22 of the cigar 2 to produce a cigarette smoke, the center through hole CTH and the plurality of peripheral through holes PTH allow the cigarette smoke to flow through, such that user is able to inhale the cigar smoke by his mouth via the cigar holder device 1.
FIG. 4A shows a first stereo diagram of the first embodiment of the cigar holder device according to the present invention, and FIG. 4B illustrates a second stereo diagram of the first embodiment of the holder device. According to the present invention, the cigar holder device 1 mainly comprises a dish-shaped body 11 and a plurality of inserting members 13. The dish-shaped body 11 has a bottom platform 12, a round side wall connected to the bottom platform 12, and a receiving recess formed between the round side wall and the bottom platform 12. Moreover, the inserting members 13 are vertically disposed on the bottom platform 12. As FIG. 4A shows, each of the inserting members 13 comprises a supporting rod SP and an inserting head 132, wherein the supporting rod SP is connected to the bottom platform 12 and the inserting head 132 by a tail end and a head end thereof, such that a snap flange 133 is formed between a bottom of the inserting head 132 and the head end of the supporting rod SP.
As described in more detail below, the center through hole CTH and the peripheral through holes PTH are formed on the bottom platform 12, and the center through hole CTH is surrounded by the peripheral through holes PTH. FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B also depict that the center through hole CTH has a circular shape. However, in other practicable embodiment, the center through hole CTH can also be designed to have an elliptical shape, a triangle shape, or a polygon shape. On the other hand, the peripheral through hole PTH has an arc shape.
It should know that, commercial cigar has a ring gauge in a range between 20 inches and 50 inches. Accordingly, the present invention particularly lets each of the inserting members 13 and a center point of the bottom platform 12 are apart a spacing distance. The forgoing spacing distance is controlled to be smaller than 20 inches, so as to guarantee that all of the inserting members 13 can insert into the head end 21 of the cigar 2 when the cigar holder device 1 of the present invention is connected to the head end 21 of the cigar 2. Therefore, after lighting a foot end 22 of the cigar 2, a cigar smoke flows through the central through hole CTH and the peripheral through holes PTH, such that a user is able to inhale the cigar smoke via the cigar holder device 2. As a result, tobacco scraps are prevented from falling into the user's mouth during smoking the cigar 2, and the user's tongue would not feel uncomfortable. As such, by using this cigar holder device 1 to smoke a cigar 2, the user is guaranteed to inhale cigar smoke at a comfortable state.
As FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B show, there are a plurality of connecting ribs SR disposed between the round side wall and the bottom platform 12, thereby making any two of the peripheral through holes PTH be isolated by one connecting rib SR. As described in more detail below, each of the connecting ribs SR and an opening edge of the receiving recess are also apart a spacing distance, such that a buffer space is formed between the opening edge of the receiving recess and each of the connecting ribs SR. By such design, after connecting the cigar holder device 1 of the present invention to a cigar 2, not only do all of the inserting members 13 insert into the head end 21 of a cigar 2, but a part of the head end 21 is also embedded into the forgoing buffer spaces, leading the cigar holder device 1 and the head end 21 of the cigar 2 to perform a good connection stability.

Second embodiment

FIG. 5A shows a first stereo diagram of a second embodiment of the cigar holder device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5B illustrates a second stereo diagram of the second embodiment of the holder device. In addition, FIG. 6A shows a first exploded view of the second embodiment of the cigar holder, and FIG. 6B illustrates second exploded view of the second embodiment of the holder device. In second embodiment, the round side wall of the dish-shaped body 11 is particularly designed to comprise a first arc-shaped member 111, a second arc-shaped member 112, a third arc-shaped member 113, and a fourth arc-shaped member 114. In which, the first arc-shaped member 111 is provided with a first connecting member 1111 and a second connecting member 1112 respectively on two ends thereof, and the second arc-shaped member 112 is provided with a third connecting member 1121 and a fourth connecting member 1122 respectively on two ends thereof. From FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6B, it is understood that the third connecting member 1121 of the second arc-shaped member 112 is connected to the second connecting member 1112 of the first arc-shaped member 111.
As described in more detail below, the third arc-shaped member 113 is provided with a fifth connecting member 1131 and a sixth connecting member 1132 respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the fifth connecting member 1131 of the third arc-shaped member 113 is connected to the fourth connecting member 1112 of the second arc-shaped member 112. Moreover, the fourth arc-shaped member 114 is provided with a seventh connecting member 1141 and an eighth connecting member 1142 respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the seventh connecting member 1141 of the fourth arc-shaped member 114 is connected to the sixth connecting member 1132 of the third arc-shaped member 113, and the eighth connecting member 1142 of the fourth arc-shaped member 114 is connected to the first connecting member 1111 of the first arc-shaped member 111.
In second embodiment, the bottom platform 12 is also particularly designed to comprise a first part 121, a second part 122, a third part 123, and a fourth part 124. In which, the first part 121 is connected with the first arc-shaped member 111 through the connecting rib SR, and is also provided with one first connecting member 1111 and one second connecting member 1112 respectively on two ends thereof. On the other hand, the second part 122 is connected with the second arc-shaped member 112 through the connecting rib SR, and is also provided with one third connecting member 1121 and one fourth connecting member 1122 respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the third connecting member 1121 of the second part 122 is connected to the second connecting member 1112 of the first part 121.
As described in more detail below, the third part 123 is connected with the third arc-shaped member 113 through the connecting rib SR, and is also provided with one fifth connecting member 1131 and one sixth connecting member 1132 respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the fifth connecting member 1131 of the third part 123 is connected to the fourth connecting member 1122 of the second part 122. From FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, and FIG. 7, it is easy to know that, the fourth part 124 is connected with the fourth arc-shaped member 114 through the connecting rib SR, and is also provided with one seventh connecting member 1141 and one eighth connecting member 1142 respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the seventh connecting member 1141 of the fourth part 124 is connected to the sixth connecting member 1132 of the third part 123, and the eighth connecting member 1142 of the fourth part 124 is connected to the first connecting member 1111 of the first part 121.
Referring to FIG. 5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6B again, and please refer to FIG. 7 showing a third stereo diagram of the second embodiment of the cigar holder device. According to the present invention, the first connecting member 1111 and the eighth connecting member 1142 constitute a first adjustment mechanism, the second connecting member 1112 and the third connecting member 1121 constituting a second adjustment mechanism, the fourth connecting member 1122 and the fifth connecting member 1131 constituting a third adjustment mechanism, and the sixth connecting member 1132 and the seventh connecting member 1141 constituting a fourth adjustment mechanism. By operating the first adjustment mechanism, the second adjustment mechanism, the third adjustment mechanism, and the forth adjustment mechanism, not only does the bottom platform 12 be separated into a first part 121, a second part 122, a third part 123, and a fourth part 124, but the round side wall of the dish-shaped body 11 is separated into a first arc-shaped member 111, a second arc-shaped member 112, a third arc-shaped member 113, and a fourth arc-shaped member 114. As a result, a size (diameter) of the receiving recess formed between the round side wall and the bottom platform 12 can be adjusted to be in a range between 20 inches and 50 inches. Therefore, since the receiving recess of the cigar holder device 1 has an adjustable diameter, user is allowed to use the identical cigar holder device 1 to smoke all brands of cigar.
Therefore, through above descriptions, all embodiments and their constituting elements of the cigar holder device disclosed by the present invention have been introduced completely and clearly; in summary, the present invention includes the advantages of:
(1) The present invention discloses a cigar holder device 1, comprising: a dish-shaped body 11, a bottom platform 12, and a plurality of inserting members 13. The bottom platform 12 is formed in the dish-shaped body 11, and the inserting members 13 are vertically disposed on the bottom platform 12. Moreover, a central through hole CTH is formed on the bottom platform 12. Particularly, there are a plurality of peripheral through holes PTH formed around the bottom platform 12, and are positioned between an inner side of the dish-shaped body 11 and the bottom platform 12. This cigar holder device 1 is used for being connected to a head end 21 of a cigar 2. Therefore, after lighting a foot end 22 of the cigar 2, cigar smoke flows through the central through hole CTH and the peripheral through holes PTH, such that a user is able to inhale the cigar smoke under the separation of the cigar holder device 1. As a result, tobacco scraps are prevented from falling into the user's mouth during smoking the cigar, and the user's tongue would not feel uncomfortable. Therefore, by using this cigar holder device 1 to smoke a cigar, the user is guaranteed to inhale cigar smoke at a comfortable state.
The above description is made on embodiments of the present invention. However, the embodiments are not intended to limit scope of the present invention, and all equivalent implementations or alterations within the spirit of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A cigar holder device, comprising:
a dish-shaped body, having a bottom platform, a round side wall connected to the bottom platform, and a receiving recess formed between the round side wall and the bottom platform;

a plurality of inserting members, being vertically disposed on the bottom platform, wherein each of the inserting members has an inserting head;

a center through hole, being formed on the bottom platform; and

a plurality of peripheral through holes, being formed on the bottom platform, and surrounding the center through hole;

wherein the plurality of inserting members are used for inserting into a head end of a cigar, so as to make the head end of the cigar be embedded into the receiving recess;

wherein a cigarette smoke is produced after a foot end of the cigar is lighted, and the center through hole and the plurality of peripheral through holes allow the cigarette smoke to flow through.
The cigar holder device of claim 1, wherein there are a plurality of connecting ribs disposed between the round side wall and the bottom platform, thereby making any two of the plurality of peripheral through holes be isolated by one connecting rib.
The cigar holder device of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of connecting ribs and an opening edge of the receiving recess are apart a first spacing distance.
The cigar holder device of claim 1, wherein the inserting member further has a supporting rod, and the supporting rod being connected to the bottom platform and the inserting head by a tail end and a head end thereof, such that a snap flange is formed between a bottom of the inserting head and the head end of the supporting rod.
The cigar holder device of claim 1, wherein the center through hole has a shape that is selected from the group consisting of circular shape, elliptical shape, triangle shape, and polygon shape.
The cigar holder device of claim 3, wherein the peripheral through hole has an arc shape, and each of the plurality of inserting members and a center point of the bottom platform being apart a second spacing distance.
The cigar holder device of claim 6, wherein the round side wall of the dish-shaped body comprises:
a first arc-shaped member, being provided with a first connecting member and a second connecting member respectively on two ends thereof;

a second arc-shaped member, being provided with a third connecting member and a fourth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, and the third connecting member of the second arc-shaped member being connected to the second connecting member of the first arc-shaped member;

a third arc-shaped member, being provided with a fifth connecting member and a sixth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, and the fifth connecting member of the third arc-shaped member being connected to the fourth connecting member of the second arc-shaped member;

a fourth arc-shaped member, being provided with a seventh connecting member and an eighth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the seventh connecting member of the fourth arc-shaped member is connected to the sixth connecting member of the third arc-shaped member, and the eighth connecting member of the fourth arc-shaped member being connected to the first connecting member of the first arc-shaped member.
The cigar holder device of claim 7, wherein the bottom platform comprises:
a first part, being connected with the first arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one first connecting member and one second connecting member respectively on two ends thereof;

a second part, being connected with the second arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one third connecting member and one fourth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the third connecting member of the second part is connected to the second connecting member of the first part;

a third part, being connected with the third arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one fifth connecting member and one sixth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the fifth connecting member of the third part is connected to the fourth connecting member of the second part;

a fourth part, being connected with the fourth arc-shaped member through the connecting rib, and being also provided with one seventh connecting member and one eighth connecting member respectively on two ends thereof, wherein the seventh connecting member of the fourth part is connected to the sixth connecting member of the third part, and the eighth connecting member of the fourth part being connected to the first connecting member of the first part.
The cigar holder device of claim 8, wherein the first connecting member and the eighth connecting member constitute a first adjustment mechanism, the second connecting member and the third connecting member constituting a second adjustment mechanism, the fourth connecting member and the fifth connecting member constituting a third adjustment mechanism, and the sixth connecting member and the seventh connecting member constituting a fourth adjustment mechanism.
The cigar holder device of claim 9, wherein by operating the first adjustment mechanism, the second adjustment mechanism, the third adjustment mechanism, and the forth adjustment mechanism, a diameter of the receiving recess being adjusted to be in a range between 20 inches and 50 inches.