Combination cigar cutting device comprising a plurality of cutters and writing instrument

Abstract

A combination cigar cutting device with a plurality of cutters and writing instrument ( 15 ), comprising a cigar cutter assembly ( 20 ) attached to a writing instrument ( 25 ). Assembly ( 20 ) comprising a plurality-cutter coupling ( 60 ), a multifunctional shaft ( 40 ), and an end cap ( 30 ). Coupling ( 60 ), comprising a first tubular cutter ( 66 ) and a first coupling thread ( 60 A) at the first end, and a second tubular cutter ( 68 ) and a second coupling thread ( 60 B) at the second end. Whereby coupling ( 60 ) is rotated end-over-ends to alternately attach to cap ( 30 ) and to writing instrument ( 25 ), and whereby cutter ( 66 ) and cutter ( 68 ) is alternated to cut and remove different diameter plugs of tobacco from cigars. Moreover, shaft ( 40 ), comprising a center cutting blade ( 48 ) that when used in conjunction with cutter ( 66 ) or cutter ( 68 ), cuts the bottom surface of a cylindrical hole enabling the removal of a complete plug of tobacco.

1 . A combination cigar cutting device and writing instrument comprising: 
 (a) a writing instrument;    (b) (currently amended) a cigar cutting device comprising a plurality of cutters.    
   
   
       2 . The writing instrument of  claim 1  wherein said writing instrument comprising: 
 (a) (currently amended) a mounting tube, said mounting tube comprising a hollow body portion, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends; the first end of said hollow body portion having an attachment means to removably attach said first end to a compatible attachment means on said cigar cutting device comprising a plurality of cutters; a dispensing device within said hollow body portion to dispense ink, lead, and the like; and a deployment means to extend and retract said dispensing device from said second end;    (b) a writing means to record information, whereby a cigar smoker has a writing device readily available for use while participating in activities that mingle cigar smoking with activities such as reading, brainstorming, social functions, business meetings, networking events, sporting events, golf, and the like.    
   
   
       3 . The writing instrument of  claim 2  wherein said mounting tube is made from materials including metal and plastic, and wherein said dispensing device dispenses other mediums such as lead, and wherein said deployment means maintains said dispensing device in a fixed position.  
   
   
       4 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 1  wherein said cigar cutting device comprising: 
 (a) a plurality-cutter coupling, an urging means, a multifunctional shaft, and a cap;    (b) said plurality-cutter coupling, comprising a hollow cylindrical body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, a first cutting means at said first end, said first cutting means comprising a tubular cutter with a sharpened edge and a predetermined cross-sectional shape and diameter, and a second cutting means at said second end, said second cutting means comprising a tubular cutter with a sharpened edge and a predetermined cross-sectional shape and diameter that may be of a different diameter than said first cutting means;    (c) said plurality-cutter coupling, also comprising a first attachment means near said first end, and a second attachment means near said second end, whereby said plurality-cutter coupling can be rotated end-over-ends to be alternately attached to said cap and to said writing instrument, and whereby said first cutting means and said second cutting means can be alternated to cut and remove different diameter plugs of tobacco from the end of a cigar;    (d) said urging means, adapted to provide separation between said plurality-cutter coupling and said multifunctional shaft, whereby said multifunctional shaft returns to its original position after being urged to eject tobacco from the inside of said first cutting means and alternately from the inside of said second cutting means;    (e) said multifunctional shaft, comprising a solid cylindrical body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, a pushing means at said first end, said pushing means comprising an exposed end and a base, whereby a user pushes said exposed end to urge said multifunctional shaft through said plurality-cutter coupling to eject pieces of cut tobacco;    (f) said multifunctional shaft, also comprising a center cutting means at said second end, said center cutting means comprising a predetermined cross-sectional shape, a base, and a cutting tip; the improvement wherein said center cutting means is not shaped round and pointed and is used simultaneously and in conjunction with said first cutting means or with said second cutting means, whereby the circumference and bottom surface of a cylindrical plug of tobacco is cut enabling the removal of said cylindrical plug of tobacco from the end of said cigar;    (g) said multifunctional shaft, also comprising a plunger surface contiguous to said base of said center cutting means, a bearing surface near said first end, said bearing surface comprising a top surface that enables the containment of said multifunctional shaft within said cap, and a bottom surface that bears against said urging means, whereby, when a user pushes said exposed end of said pushing means, said multifunctional shaft and said plunger surface slide through said plurality-cutter coupling and through said first cutting means or said second cutting means, thereby ejecting said cylindrical plug of tobacco, and whereby when the user releases said pushing means, said urging means biases against said bottom surface of said bearing surface, urging said pushing means and said center cutting means back to their original positions;    (h) said cap, comprising a hollow cylindrical body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends; said first end is closed, said second end is open; a carrying means attached to the exterior surface of said cap for securing said combination cigar cutting device and writing instrument to a pocket and the like;    (i) said cap, also comprising a hole of sufficient size at the center of said first end, wherein a lip is formed at said first end between the circumference of said hole and the outer circumference of said cap; and wherein said cap is adapted to slide over said exposed end of said pushing means, enabling said pushing means to slidably extend through said hole until said top surface of said bearing surface bears against said lip enabling the containment of said multifunctional shaft within said cap;    (j) said cap, also comprising a first attachment means at said second end, whereby said cap can be removably attached to said first attachment means of said plurality-cutter coupling and removably attached to said second attachment means of said plurality-cutter coupling;    (k) a means to cut and remove tobacco from the end of said cigar, whereby in a single operation, the simultaneous cutting action of said first cutting means or said second cutting means, combined with said center cutting means, is adaptable to cut and remove said cylindrical plug of tobacco from the end of said cigar, which said cylindrical plug of tobacco remains at least in part within said first cutting means or within said second cutting means, and wherein said pushing means of said multifunctional shaft is operable to move said plunger surface of said multifunctional shaft through said first cutting means or through said second cutting means to eject said cylindrical plug of tobacco.    
   
   
       5 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 4 , wherein said plurality-cutter coupling further includes replaceable first and second cutting means of predetermined cross-sectional shape, length, and diameter, and wherein said multifunctional shaft further includes replaceable said center cutting means of predetermined cross-sectional shape, length, and diameter, and wherein said carrying means on said cap is formed as part of said cap, and wherein the first and second attachment means on said coupling are a combination and ridges and troughs adapted to mate with like ridges and troughs on said cap and on said writing instrument.  
   
   
       6 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 1  further including an alternative carrying tube of predetermined cross-sectional shape and length that can be substituted for said writing instrument; said alternative carrying tube, comprising a hollow body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, said first end being open, said second end being closed, an attachment means at said open end to removably attach said alternative carrying tube to a compatible attachment means on said cigar cutting device; whereby a user can carry small articles including tweezers, small cigars, matches, cedar strips, piercing devices, and the like within said alternative carrying tube.  
   
   
       7 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 1  further including an alternative end cap of predetermined cross-sectional shape and length that can be substituted for said writing instrument, said alternative end cap, comprising a hollow body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, said first end being open, said second end being closed, an attachment means at said open end to removably attach said alternative end cap to a compatible attachment means on said cigar cutting device; whereby a user can use said alternative end cap to shorten the overall length of said cigar cutting device during times when said writing instrument and said alternative carrying tube is not desired.  
   
   
       8 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 1 , wherein said cigar cutting device is a known device in the prior art; including those devices comprising combination tubular and center cutters, a plurality of cutters, a piercing device, an integrated means to eject tobacco debris, an non-integrated means to eject tobacco; and wherein said known device is adaptable to attach to said writing instrument and adaptable to attach to said alternative carrying tube.  
   
   
       9 . A combination cigar cutting device and writing instrument comprising: 
 (a) a means for writing;    (b) a means for cutting cigars comprising a plurality of cutters.    
   
   
       10 . The writing instrument of  claim 9  wherein said writing instrument comprising: 
 (a) (currently amended) a mounting tube, said mounting tube comprising a hollow body portion, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends; the first end of said hollow body portion having threads to removably attach said first end to compatible threads on said means for cutting cigars comprising a plurality of cutters; a dispensing device to dispense lead, ink, and the like; and a deployment mechanism to deploy and retract said dispensing device from said second end;    (b) a means to record information, whereby a cigar smoker has a pen, a mechanical pencil, and the like that is readily available to use while participating in activities that mingle cigar smoking with activities such as reading, brainstorming, social functions, business meetings, networking events, sporting events, golf, and the like.    
   
   
       11 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 9  wherein said cigar cutting device comprising: 
 (a) a housing, a spring, a shaft, and a cap;    (b) said housing, comprising a hollow cylindrical body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, a first tubular cutter at said first end, said first tubular cutter comprising a sharpened beveled edge and a predetermined cross-sectional shape and diameter, and a second tubular cutter at said second end, said second tubular cutter comprising a sharpened beveled edge and a predetermined cross-sectional shape and diameter that may be the same size as said first cutting means;    (c) said housing, also comprising a first thread near said first end, and a second thread near said second end, whereby said housing can be rotated end-over-ends to be alternately attached to said cap and to said means for writing, and whereby said first tubular cutter and said second tubular cutter can be alternated to cut and remove plugs of tobacco from the end of a cigar;    (d) said spring, adapted to provide separation between said housing and said shaft, whereby said shaft returns to its original position after being urged to eject tobacco from the inside of said first tubular cutter and alternately from the inside of said second tubular cutter;    (e) said shaft, comprising a solid cylindrical body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, an ejector button at said first end, said ejector button comprising an exposed end and a base, whereby a user pushes said exposed end to urge said shaft through said housing to eject tobacco debris;    (f) said shaft, also comprising a center cutting blade at said second end, said center cutting blade comprising a predetermined cross-sectional shape, a base, and a cutting tip; the improvement wherein said center cutting blade is not shaped round and pointed and is used simultaneously and in conjunction with said first tubular cutter or with said second tubular cutter, whereby the circumference and bottom surface of a cylindrical plug of tobacco is cut enabling the removal of said cylindrical plug of tobacco from the end of said cigar;    (g) said shaft, also comprising an ejector surface contiguous to said base of said center cutting blade, a collar, said collar comprising a top surface that enables the containment of said shaft within said cap, and a bottom surface that bears against said spring; whereby, when a user pushes said ejector button, said shaft and said ejector surface slidably move through said housing and through said first tubular cutter or through said second tubular cutter ejecting said cylindrical plug of tobacco; and when the user releases said ejector button, said spring biases against said bottom surface of said collar, urging said ejector button and said center cutting blade to retract back to their original resting positions;    (h) (currently amended) said cap, comprising a hollow cylindrical body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends; said first end is closed, said second end is open; a carrying means attached to the exterior surface of said cap for securing said combination cigar cutting device and writing instrument to a pocket and the like;    (i) said cap, also comprising a hole of sufficient size at the center of said first end, wherein a lip is formed at said first end between the circumference of said hole and the outer circumference of said cap; and wherein said cap is adapted to slide over said ejector button, enabling said ejector button to slidably extend through said hole until said top surface of said collar bears against said lip enabling the containment of said shaft;    (j) said cap, also comprising a first thread at said second end, whereby said cap can be removably attached to said first thread of said housing and alternately, to be removably attached to said second thread of said housing;    (k) a means to cut and remove tobacco from the end of said cigar, whereby in a single operation, the simultaneous cutting action of said first tubular cutter or said second tubular cutter, combined with said center cutting blade, is adaptable to cut and remove said cylindrical plug of tobacco from the end of said cigar, which said cylindrical plug of tobacco remains in part within said first tubular cutter or within said second tubular cutter, and wherein said ejector button is operable to move said ejector surface of said shaft through said first tubular cutter or through said second tubular cutter to eject said cylindrical plug of tobacco.    
   
   
       12 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 9  further including an alternative storage tube of predetermined cross-sectional shape and length that can be substituted for said writing means, said alternative storage tube, comprising a hollow body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, said first end being open, said second end being closed, a mounting thread at said open end to removably attach said alternative carrying tube to a compatible attachment means on said cigar cutting means; whereby a user can carry small articles related to smoking including small cigars, tweezers, matches, cedar strips, piercing devices, and the like within said alternative carrying tube.  
   
   
       13 . The cigar cutting device of  claim 9  further including an alternative end cap of predetermined cross-sectional shape and length that can be substituted for said writing means; said alternative end cap, comprising a hollow body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, said first end being open, said second end being closed, a mounting thread at said open end to removably attach said alternative end cap to said cigar cutting means; whereby a user can use said alternative end cap to shorten the overall length of said cigar cutting device during times when said writing means and said alternative carrying tube is not desired.  
   
   
       14 . A method of using a combination cigar cutting device comprising a plurality of cutters and a writing instrument to cut a plurality of size plugs from the end of a cigar and for using a writing instrument whenever a pen, pencil, and the like is convenient while smoking a cigar comprising the steps of: 
 (a) (currently amended) providing a writing device having a mounting tube, said mounting tube comprising a hollow body portion, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends; the first end of said hollow body portion having an attachment means to removably attach said first end to a compatible attachment means on said cigar cutting device comprising a plurality of cutters; a dispensing device within said hollow body portion to dispense ink, lead, and the like; and a deployment means to extend and retract said dispensing device from said second end;    (b) providing a cigar cutting device, comprising a plurality-cutter coupling, a spring, a shaft, and a cap; said plurality-cutter coupling comprising a hollow cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis and opposite first and second ends; a first tubular cutter at said first end and a second tubular cutter at said second end; said shaft comprising a solid cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis and opposite first and second ends, an ejector button at said first end, a center cutting means at said second end; said cap comprising of a hollow cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis and opposite first and second ends and a carrying clip attached to the exterior surface of said cap;    (c) positioning said combination cigar cutting device comprising a plurality of cutters and writing instrument such that said second end of said writing instrument is contiguous to a writing surface for the purpose of writing, drawing, and the like;    (d) selecting and enabling a preferred cutter to cut a plurality of size holes in the end of said cigar wherein the user performs the following steps: grasps said cap in one hand and said plurality-cutter coupling in the other; twisting said cap apart from said plurality-cutter coupling; withdrawing said shaft and said spring from said plurality-cutter coupling; rotating said plurality-cutter coupling end-over-ends leaving said preferred cutter exposed; placing said spring over the non-preferred cutter; inserting said shaft through said spring and through said plurality-cutter coupling; placing said cap over said ejector button on said shaft; compressing and twisting said cap and said plurality-cutter coupling together until engaged;    (e) positioning said cigar cutting device such that the longitudinal axis of said preferred cutter and of said center cutting means, are parallel with the longitudinal axis of said cigar; and positioning said cigar cutting device such that said preferred cutter is centrally aligned and contiguous to an end portion of said cigar having a wrapper thereon;    (f) moving said preferred cutter simultaneously and in conjunction with said center cutting means, toward said cigar whereby the resulting dual-cutting action cuts the circumference and bottom surface of a plug of tobacco, which said plug of tobacco remains at least in part within said preferred cutter;    
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein providing a cigar cutting device, comprising a coupling, a spring, a shaft, and a cap; said coupling comprising a hollow cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis and opposite first and second ends; a first cutter at said first end and a second cutter at said second end that can be alternately selected as a preferred cutter to cut different diameter holes in the end of a cigar by rotating said coupling end-over-ends; further including a first thread near said first end of said coupling and a second thread near said second end of said coupling; said shaft comprising a solid cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis and opposite first and second ends, an ejector button at said first end, a collar that is contiguous to said ejector button, said collar having a top surface and a bottom surface, a center cutting blade at said second end, and a plunger surface that is contiguous to said center cutting blade; said cap comprising of a hollow cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis and opposite first and second ends and a carrying means attached to the exterior surface of said cap to enable said combination cigar cutting device and writing instrument to be carried in a pocket and the like; said first end of said cap is closed with a hole of sufficient size to slide over said ejector button, said second end of said cap is open with an internal thread that mates to said first threads or said second threads of said coupling; a spring adapted to slide over said first cutter or said second cutter and to bear against said bottom surface of said collar thus biasing said collar toward said cap; 
 (a) detaching said cigar cutting device from said writing instrument to use said cutting device to cut a hole in the end of said cigar by grasping said coupling in one hand and said writing instrument in the other hand and then twisting said coupling and said writing instrument in opposite directions until detached;    (b) ejecting said plug of tobacco by pressing said ejector button toward said first end of said cap, urging said plunger surface through said preferred cutter, whereby said plug of tobacco is ejected;    (c) releasing said ejector button to permit said spring to urge said shaft back to its original position, whereby said center cutting blade and said plunger surface are withdrawn within said preferred cutter;    (d) cleaning said cigar cutting device by detaching said cap from said coupling;    withdrawing said shaft and said spring from said coupling; and wiping off said cap, said shaft, said spring, and said coupling;    (e) reassembling said cigar cutting device after cleaning and after selecting said preferred cutter, by inserting said second end of said shaft through said spring and through said coupling; placing said second end of said cap over said ejector button until said collar of said shaft bears against said first end of said cap; twisting said cap and said coupling in opposite directions until engaged;    (f) carrying said combination cigar cutting device and writing instrument by inserting said second end of said writing instrument into a pocket, a note pad, a briefcase, and the like, with said carrying clip positioned to attach to said pocket and the like.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14  further including an alternative carrying tube of predetermined cross-sectional shape and length that can be substituted for said writing instrument; said alternative carrying tube, comprising a hollow body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, said first end being open, said second end being closed, an attachment means at said open end to removably attach said alternative carrying tube to a compatible attachment means on said cigar cutting device; whereby a user can carry small articles including tweezers, matches, cedar strips, piercing devices, small cigars, and the like within said alternative carrying tube.  
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 14  further including an alternative end cap of predetermined cross-sectional shape and length that can be substituted for said writing instrument; said alternative end cap, comprising a hollow body, a longitudinal axis with opposite first and second ends, said first end being open, said second end being closed, an attachment means at said open end to removably attach said alternative end cap to a compatible attachment means on said cigar cutting device; whereby a user can use said alternative end cap to shorten the overall length of said cigar cutting device during times when said writing instrument and said alternative carrying tube is not desired.  
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 14  wherein said cigar cutting device is a known device in the prior art; including those devices comprising combination tubular and center cutters, a plurality of cutters, a piercing device, an integrated means to eject tobacco debris, an non-integrated means to eject tobacco; and wherein said known device is adaptable to attach to said writing instrument and adaptable to attach to said alternative carrying tube.