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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003883 | Cable-stripping tool A cable-stripping tool includes two parts that can be moved linearly in relation to each other, each of the parts including an opening which can accommodate a cable when the openings are in mutual alignment. The first part carries a cutting blade and has a support a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6708409 | Cigar cutting device A cigar cutting device includes a body with an aperture for an insertion of an end of a cigar, and two blades are movably inserted in two open ends of the body. A first end of each of the blades is located in the aperture and a base is connected to a second end of e... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6386204 | Cigar holder with cutter A cigar holder with a cutter comprising a hollow cigar-shaped body having a closed bottom and an open top, a hollow cap threadably engageable with the top of the body, the cap having a pair of substantially opposing slots therethrough, and a pair of cigar... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6295991 | Lighter holder and cigar nipper A cigar cutter and lighter storage device for cutting off an end of a cigar is disclosed. The device has a tubular body with a first end for receiving a disposable lighter and a collar which removably secures the lighter within the body. A cutter element ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6216346 | Hand-held cutter A hand-held cutter includes two support members in overlying mounted engagement and slidable with respect to one another along a common axis. A blade member, configured to include a convexly arcuate blade edge, is sandwiched between the two support member... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6164286 | Spring enhanced cigar cutter The invention relates to a cutter for cutting the tip off a cigar. The cutter has a flat housing with mutually aligned openings which are arranged on a wide side of the housing and form a through-opening for inserting the cigar. The cutter further include... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161550 | Cigar holder with cutter The invention relates to a cigar holder provided with a detachable tip-cutting knife and a plug-removing member inside a cap of the holder. The knife has an inwardly extending portion and exterior portion hinged together and secured within a slot formed i... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6151781 | Method and apparatus for cutting a cigarette A hollow cutter body having an opening is adapted to slidably receive an end of a cigarette lighter. The opening is defined by a cutter body wall that has a slot extending from an end of the cutter body opposite to the opening, and at least partway along ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6119349 | Cigar cutting device A cigar cutting device includes three cutting units with different sizes and the three cutting units are threadedly and telescopically connected with each other. Each cutting unit has a sharp edge defined in a distal end thereof. A push rod has the first ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6062227 | Finger-operated refuse-retaining cigar head cutter A finger-operated refuse-retaining cigar head cutter comprising a body member, an opening in one side of the body member sized to permit insertion of a cigar head to be cut, and refuse-retention structure in the body member opposite said opening, a cuttin... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6026574 | Cigar plug cutting apparatus The cigar plug cutter apparatus of the present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the known devices to provide a more accurate and safe cut of the cigar tip. The apparatus of the present invention for cutting and removing a plug-like portion from th... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6006432 | Pocket knife A multifunctional pocket knife, in particular a Swiss knife, has lateral sides serving as a handle, and including at least one cigar cutter able to pivot or slide in a plane parallel to the inner faces of the lateral sides. The cigar cutter includes two r... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5873166 | Combination cigar cutter and money clip device The present invention generally relates to a combination cigar cutter with a money clip and includes an ornamental design for the same. The device generally includes a front plate and a back plate separated by spacers and housing a blade. The back plate a... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5771581 | Cigar cap-cutting and ejection tool Presented is a cigar cap-cutting and ejection tool provided with a very sharp circular cutting edge susceptible of being pressed into the cap-end of a cigar to thereby define the configuration of the central cigar cap-end portion to be cut from and withdr... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5715602 | Cigar tip cutter An cigar tip cutter having a plastic housing defining an internal cavity for receiving relatively slidable cutting blades includes a cigar tip receiving opening that cooperates with the cutting blades for cutting a cigar tip placed in the opening of the h... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5694691 | Cigar cutter A cigar cutter includes a pair of plates secured together and having a center orifice for engaging with a cigar. A cutting blade is engaged between the plates and pivotally coupled to the plates at a pivot shaft, and includes a cutting edge. The cutting b... | 12/09/1997 |