Cutting and storage device

Abstract

Our invention is a combined cutting and storage device designed for use by a smoker who can not or chooses not to finish an entire cigarette. The device contains a cutting mechanism and a sealed storage compartment with a vertical pop-up lid for use with a single unfinished cigarette. A smoker can simply cut an unfinished cigarette or smoking material with the cutting means and place it in the sealed storage compartment for later use. The sealed storage compartment may be inserted into a box or pack of cigarettes.

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         7 . A method of cutting and storing a smoking material comprising
 inserting an extinguished smoking material into a bored out hole   applying pressure to the bottom portion of the cutting mechanism   forcing the blade through the center of the bored out hole   cutting the burned end off of a partially smoked smoking material and   placing the smoking material into a sealed storage compartment with a pop-up lid.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the sealed storage compartment is placed in a box of cigarettes. 
     
     
         9 . A method of storing a partially smoked cigarette using the device of claim  1 . 
     
     
         10 . A method of storing a partially smoked cigarette by placing the device of claim  1  in a box of cigarettes. 
     
     
         11 . A multi-function container device for use with a cigarette, comprising:
 a substantially cylindrical storage container having an interior compartment for storing a cigarette, the storage container having a first end defining an opening in communication with the interior compartment and a second end that is closed and which is opposite the first end, the second end having threads thereon;   a lid pivotally attached to the storage container at the first end, the lid being pivotal between a first position that closes the opening in the first end and a second position that exposes the opening in the first end; and   a cutting device removably attached to the second end of the storage container, wherein the cutting device comprises a portion having threads which are engaged to the threads on the second end of the storage container such that the cutting device is threadedly attached to the second end of storage container, the cutting device comprising a cutting blade and a space for receiving a portion of a cigarette that is to be cut with the cutting blade.   
     
     
         12 . The multi-function container device according to  claim 11  wherein the lid has an exterior side and an opposite interior side, the opposite interior side having a raised portion that is sized to frictionally fit into the opening in the first end of the storage container when the lid is completely closed, the lid further including a tab to enable a user to open the lid. 
     
     
         13 . A multi-function container device for use with a cigarette, comprising:
 a storage container having an interior compartment for storing a cigarette, the storage container having a first end defining an opening in communication with the interior compartment and a second end that is closed and which is opposite the first end, the second end having threads thereon;   a lid pivotally attached to the storage container at the first end, the lid being pivotal between a first position that closes the opening in the first end and a second position that exposes the opening in the first end, the lid having an exterior side and an opposite interior side, the opposite interior side having a raised portion that is sized to frictionally fit into the opening in the first end of the storage container when the lid is completely closed, the lid further including a tab to enable a user to open the lid; and   means, removably attached to the second end of the storage container, for cutting away a portion of a cigarette.   
     
     
         14 . The multi-function container device according to  claim 14  wherein the storage container is generally cylindrical in shape and the lid is generally circular in shape.