US2023255261A1PendingUtilityA1

Cigar cutter

Assignee: LO YEN FENPriority: Feb 15, 2022Filed: Mar 9, 2022Published: Aug 17, 2023
Est. expiryFeb 15, 2042(~15.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Yen-Fen Lo
A24F 13/26
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Abstract

A cigar cutter includes a main body and a cutting member configured to move relative to each other, and a locking assembly for locking the cutting member. The main body includes at least one cutting lot extending horizontally, and a vertical through hole formed at the cutting sot. The cutting member includes at least one cutter configured to slide along the cutting slot and a positioning column, and the positioning column is configured to slide along a positioning slot correspondingly formed on the main body. The locking assembly is connected to one end of the positioning slot away from the cutting member and is used to lock or unlock the positioning column, such that the relative positions of the cutting member and the main body are secured during closing of the cigar cutter.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cigar cutter, comprising:
 a main body having at least one cutting slot extending horizontally, a through hole vertically penetrating through the cutting slot, and a slot opening formed at one lateral side of the main body;   a cutting member configured to perform cutting and movably attached to the main body; the cutting member having at least one cutter arranged corresponding to the cutting slot and a positioning column; the cutter penetrating through the slot opening and configured to slide along the cutting slot in order to allow the cutting member to move between an open position and a closed position relative to the main body for cutting; the positioning column arranged parallel to the cutting slot and configured to slide along a positioning slot correspondingly formed on the main body; and   a locking assembly arranged on the main body and connected to one end of the positioning slot away from the cutting member, and configured to lock or unlock the positioning column when the cutting member being at the closed position, and to secure a position of the cutting member relative to the main body during locking;   wherein the locking assembly comprises a movable abutment member, the positioning column includes a protruding pin formed at one end facing toward the main body, the abutment member spans across the positioning slot and includes a positioning hole formed to allow the protruding pin to penetrate therethrough, such that when the positioning hole deviates from the positioning slot, the abutment member is in a locked state for locking the protruding pin, and when the positioning hole aligns with the positioning slot, the abutment member is in an unlocked state allowing the protruding pin to penetrate therethrough.   
     
     
         2 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 1 , wherein the positioning column forms a neck portion recessed inward at a location adjacent the protruding pin, and when the abutment member locks the protruding pin, it is locked at the location of the neck portion. 
     
     
         3 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 2 , wherein the locking assembly further comprises an elastic restoration unit and a pressing portion; two ends of the elastic restoration unit abut against the main body and the abutment member respectively, used to provide an elastic acting force in order to allow the abutment member to be maintained under the locked state; the pressing portion is arranged on one end of the abutment member away from the positioning slot and is exposed on a surface side of the main body in order to allow a user to press thereon and to move the abutment member during pressing, thereby achieving the unlocked state. 
     
     
         4 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 3 , wherein the protruding pin includes a top surface having an arched shape or a conical shape, and an aperture of the positioning hole adjacent to one side of cutting member is greater than an aperture thereof away from the cutting member. 
     
     
         5 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 1 , wherein the positioning column includes at least one protruding column protruding from a lateral side, and the positioning slot includes at least one guiding slot formed corresponding to a location of the protruding column. 
     
     
         6 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 5 , wherein the main body includes a plurality of the cutting slots arranged horizontally and parallel to each other; each one of the cutting slots is a vertical cutting slot or a V-shaped cutting slot; the cutting member includes a plurality of cutters arranged corresponding to each one of the cutting slots; the main body further includes an upper cover and a lower cover respectively attached to an upper side and a lower side of the plurality of cutting slots, and the upper cover and the lower cover include an opening matching with a shape of the cutting slot formed at a location corresponding to each one of the through holes respectively. 
     
     
         7 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 6 , wherein the positioning column is arranged at a location between the two cutters, and the cutting member further includes a retaining tube arranged parallel to two lateral sides of the cutters respectively; each one of the retaining tubes is arranged parallel to the positioning column and used to slide along a retaining slot correspondingly formed on the main body. 
     
     
         8 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 7 , wherein the main body further comprises two elastic assemblies respectively arranged inside each one of the retaining slots and each one of the retaining tubes; one end of each one of the elastic assemblies is limited by the retaining slot to abut against the main body, and another end thereof is limited by the retaining tube to abut against the cutting member, in order to provide an elastic acting force for driving the cutting member to slide toward the open position. 
     
     
         9 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 2 , wherein the positioning column includes at least one protruding column protruding from a lateral side, and the positioning slot includes at least one guiding slot formed corresponding to a location of the protruding column. 
     
     
         10 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 9 , wherein the main body includes a plurality of the cutting slots arranged horizontally and parallel to each other; each one of the cutting slots is a vertical cutting slot or a V-shaped cutting slot; the cutting member includes a plurality of cutters arranged corresponding to each one of the cutting slots; the main body further includes an upper cover and a lower cover respectively attached to an upper side and a lower side of the plurality of cutting slots, and the upper cover and the lower cover include an opening matching with a shape of the cutting slot formed at a location corresponding to each one of the through holes respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 10 , wherein the positioning column is arranged at a location between the two cutters, and the cutting member further includes a retaining tube arranged parallel to two lateral sides of the cutters respectively; each one of the retaining tubes is arranged parallel to the positioning column and used to slide along a retaining slot correspondingly formed on the main body. 
     
     
         12 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 11 , wherein the main body further comprises two elastic assemblies respectively arranged inside each one of the retaining slots and each one of the retaining tubes; one end of each one of the elastic assemblies is limited by the retaining slot to abut against the main body, and another end thereof is limited by the retaining tube to abut against the cutting member, in order to provide an elastic acting force for driving the cutting member to slide toward the open position. 
     
     
         13 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 3 , wherein the positioning column includes at least one protruding column protruding from a lateral side, and the positioning slot includes at least one guiding slot formed corresponding to a location of the protruding column. 
     
     
         14 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 13 , wherein the main body includes a plurality of the cutting slots arranged horizontally and parallel to each other; each one of the cutting slots is a vertical cutting slot or a V-shaped cutting slot; the cutting member includes a plurality of cutters arranged corresponding to each one of the cutting slots; the main body further includes an upper cover and a lower cover respectively attached to an upper side and a lower side of the plurality of cutting slots, and the upper cover and the lower cover include an opening matching with a shape of the cutting slot formed at a location corresponding to each one of the through holes respectively. 
     
     
         15 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 14 , wherein the positioning column is arranged at a location between the two cutters, and the cutting member further includes a retaining tube arranged parallel to two lateral sides of the cutters respectively; each one of the retaining tubes is arranged parallel to the positioning column and used to slide along a retaining slot correspondingly formed on the main body. 
     
     
         16 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 15 , wherein the main body further comprises two elastic assemblies respectively arranged inside each one of the retaining slots and each one of the retaining tubes; one end of each one of the elastic assemblies is limited by the retaining slot to abut against the main body, and another end thereof is limited by the retaining tube to abut against the cutting member, in order to provide an elastic acting force for driving the cutting member to slide toward the open position. 
     
     
         17 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 4 , wherein the positioning column includes at least one protruding column protruding from a lateral side, and the positioning slot includes at least one guiding slot formed corresponding to a location of the protruding column. 
     
     
         18 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 17 , wherein the main body includes a plurality of the cutting slots arranged horizontally and parallel to each other; each one of the cutting slots is a vertical cutting slot or a V-shaped cutting slot; the cutting member includes a plurality of cutters arranged corresponding to each one of the cutting slots; the main body further includes an upper cover and a lower cover respectively attached to an upper side and a lower side of the plurality of cutting slots, and the upper cover and the lower cover include an opening matching with a shape of the cutting slot formed at a location corresponding to each one of the through holes respectively. 
     
     
         19 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 18 , wherein the positioning column is arranged at a location between the two cutters, and the cutting member further includes a retaining tube arranged parallel to two lateral sides of the cutters respectively; each one of the retaining tubes is arranged parallel to the positioning column and used to slide along a retaining slot correspondingly formed on the main body. 
     
     
         20 . The cigar cutter according to  claim 19 , wherein the main body further comprises two elastic assemblies respectively arranged inside each one of the retaining slots and each one of the retaining tubes; one end of each one of the elastic assemblies is limited by the retaining slot to abut against the main body, and another end thereof is limited by the retaining tube to abut against the cutting member, in order to provide an elastic acting force for driving the cutting member to slide toward the open position.

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