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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7387129 | Device to avoid auto-extinguishing of cigars A device that sucks small quantities of air through a lit cigar in order to maintain sufficient oxygen flow to prevent the cigar from going out. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 6234179 | Cigar or cigarette holder for golf cart A cigar or cigarette holder that inserts into the spare-tee-holding-holes found in the plastic molded dashboards of most golf carts. It has a tapered-shaped-segment (12) that is pushed into said spare-tee-holding-holes until it is securely held. At a vari... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6109271 | Cigar holder A cigar holder for a vehicle is formed with one portion to support a cigar and another portion of non-heat conducting and weather resistant material to protect the vehicle from the heat of the cigar and the cigar holder from the deleterious effects of the... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6053176 | Heater and method for efficiently generating an aerosol from an indexing substrate A system for heating a cigarette to evolve an aerosol upon consumer request comprises a cigarette and a lighter. The lighter includes a housing into which the cigarette is inserted, and a stationary heater inside the housing is positioned in thermal proxi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5810164 | Cigarette box insert A cigarette box insert of such width, depth and height to snugly fit within a cigarette box, having a stepped top, a first receptacle being a smoking material receptacle for holding smoking material and one or more second receptacles for holding one or mo... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5752599 | Smokeless tobacco can holder A can holder for use with a can of smokeless tobacco is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a threaded container for receiving and securing a can of smokeless tobacco. A mirror is connected to the underside of the container to assist a smokeless tobacco us... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5657773 | Cigarette rolling paper with rolling assist A cigarette rolling paper includes a rectangular sheet of cigarette paper having a frontside surface and a backside surface. A rectangular strip of deformable material is attached at one end to the frontside surface of the sheet. The strip is positioned o... | 08/19/1997 |
| 4838285 | Golf tee cigarette holder A golf tee having a substantially V shaped groove for receiving and holding cigarettes, cigars or the handle of a golf club to avoid infection by dangerous residue of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers if they were laid on the turf, tees or greens. Th... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4709706 | Cigarette holder A cigarette holder having two S-shaped flat arms fitted together by grooves or notches placed midway along the arms. The holder is held together at their lower parts by magnetic attraction but are readily separable at their upper parts when a cigarette is... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4687006 | Cigarette fire safety apparatus A cigarette or cigar fire safety apparatus. A fulcrum and a lumped or distributed counterbalancing mass are made integral components of conventional cigarettes and cigars in such a manner that the lighted end of the smoking material is tilted up and out o... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4585014 | Fire inhibiting tubular safety shield for a cigarette type smoking device and combination thereof A smoking device is provided having a tubular safety shield to inhibit the ability of a rod-like smoking tobacco element from igniting other articles with which the device may come into contact. The safety shield includes a multiplicity of projections tha... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4550739 | Pipe tamping tool A pipe tamping tool 10 includes tamping member 26 integrally formed with cleaning member 28 capable of cleaning the interior of the bowl of the pipe. Medially formed on the cleaning member 28 is a reacting member 30 for retaining the pipe bowl in an uprig... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4517993 | Pipe rack The pipe rack is constructed so that the pipes are held upside down with the stems extending downwardly in a vertical direction. A base containing fibrous material therein is adapted to receive the mouthpiece of the pipe stem, with the fibrous material pr... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4264024 | Smoking pipe sling A sling for supporting one or more smoking pipes in a secure manner with the pipes being readily removable from the sling and easily placed into the sling. The sling is provided with a loop structure for receiving a belt to support the sling at the waist ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4262684 | Folding pipe stand A stable and easily transportable folding pipe stand comprising a pair of support plates hinged together along one edge and a collapsible support member secured to and extending between facing surfaces of the support plates. Preferably the support member ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4204551 | Smoking pipe accessory for automobile gearshift lever A smoking-pipe, usable as a replacement for a normal gearshift knob in an automobile includes a main body having a cavity, inside which a removable ventilated cartridge used to contain tobacco or other smokable material fits slidingly. A flexible smoke-tu... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4148422 | Holder for a smoking-pipe A holder for a smoking-pipe in the form of a substantially rigid or flexible sheath attachable to a support, the sheath having front and back walls defining a cavity and being sufficiently close to one another and sufficiently taut laterally and transvers... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4108153 | Quick extinguishing ash tray An ash tray of circular shape formed with a circular projecting flange bounding an annular recess, in which sand may be placed, with a central cup section in which a bracket is fitted. The bracket is shaped with radial spokes, each terminating in an open ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4055283 | Holder for a smoking-pipe A holder for a smoking-pipe in the form of a substantially rigid or flexible sheath attachable to a support, the sheath having front and back walls defining a cavity and being sufficiently close to one another and sufficiently taut laterally and transvers... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4044932 | Smoking pipe sling A sling for holding a smoking pipe readily accessible on the belt of the user which is flexible, handy, and yet firmly and securely retains a pipe therein.... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4033358 | Integral cigarette paper holder element Cigarette paper with an integral support for holding a cigarette that has been consumed in substantial part, comprising a deformable wire incorporated longitudinally along the length of the paper containing the smoking medium, the wire being exposed for m... | 07/05/1977 |
