Cigar cutter with magnetic opening and closing mechanism
View Patent ↗The present invention is a cigar cutter, which includes a housing having a hole through two corresponding sides and a first knife covering a part of the hole; a pressing portion movably embedded at one end of the housing and having a first magnetic element on one side thereof; and a knife holder movably embedded at one side of the housing and having a second magnetic element and a second knife. When the knife holder is displaced toward the housing, the first and second magnetic elements are connected together by magnetic attraction, and the first and second knives jointly cover the hole. When the pressing portion is displaced toward the housing, the first magnetic element is disconnected from the second magnetic element, and the knife holder is pushed and displaced by a spring to prevent the second knife from covering the hole that is not covered by the first knife.
1. A cigar cutter, comprising:
a housing having two corresponding sides each provided with a through hole, and the housing being provided therein with a block adjacent to the through holes;
a first knife provided in the housing and covering a part of the through holes;
a pressing portion movably embedded at an end of the housing, said pressing portion having a first end exposed from the housing and a second end extending into the housing, wherein a pressing spring is disposed between said pressing portion and said block, and said pressing portion has one side provided with a first magnetic element; and
a knife holder movably embedded at another end of the housing, said knife holder having a first end exposed from the housing and a second end extending into the housing, said knife holder being embedded with a second magnetic element corresponding in position to said pressing portion, wherein an opening/closing spring is provided between said knife holder and said block, said knife holder is provided with a second knife, wherein when the knife holder is moved toward the housing such that the second magnetic element is respectively connected to the first magnetic element by magnetic attraction, the first and second knives jointly cover the through holes; or when the pressing portion is moved toward the through holes such that the first magnetic element is disconnected from the second magnetic element, and the knife holder is pushed and moved by said opening/closing spring for keeping the second knife from covering a remaining part of the through holes.
2. The cigar cutter of claim 1 , wherein the second end of said pressing portion is provided with a stop plate, and the housing is provided therein with a first stop member, the stop plate is configured to press against corresponding said first stop member and thereby keep the second end of said pressing portion within the housing.
3. The cigar cutter of claim 2 , wherein the second end of said knife holder is provided with a stopper, and the housing is provided therein with a second stop member, and the stopper is configured to press against said second stop member and thereby keep the second end of said knife holder within the housing.
4. The cigar cutter of claim 3 , wherein said knife holder comprises:
a frame exposed from the housing, wherein the frame has one end extending toward said pressing portion and embedded with said second magnetic element; and
a sliding plate fixed to the frame, provided with said second knife, extending into the housing, and movable in the housing, wherein said opening/closing spring is provided between one end of the sliding plate and said block, said opening/closing spring is applying a force to the sliding plate to drive the sliding plate away from the housing, and said stopper is provided on the sliding plate.