Snuff holder and dispenser

• US 4,705,165 A
• Filed: 09/30/1985
• Issued: 11/10/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael D. Thieke
• Original Assignee: Michael D. Thieke
• Inventors: Thieke, Michael D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marcus, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fidei, David T.
• Application Number:
  US06/781,740
• Time in Patent Office: 771 Days
• Field of Search: 206/242, 206/249, 206/253, 206/255, 206/265, 206/267, 220/212, 220/281, 220/353, 220/352, 100/250, 131/111, 131/112, 131/119
• US Class Current: 206/253
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 23/00 Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco

Abstract

A snuff holding and dispensing apparatus including a body member having a hollow interior divided into a holding area for holding a quantity of snuff and a dispensing area for receiving a plug of snuff from the quantity of snuff in the holding area, and a plunger movable between a load position for allowing the plug of snuff to pass from the holding area to the dispensing area and a discharge position for dispensing the plug of snuff through a discharge opening in the body member. The plunger coacts with passage structure between the holding and dispensing areas of the interior of the body member to form a sharp slicing mechanism to slice the plug of snuff from the quantity of snuff as the plunger moves from the load position to the discharge position.

Claims

1. A holder for the storing and dispensing of snuff, said holder comprising:

(a) body means having an interior for storing snuff and having an outlet opening leading from said interior to the outside of said body means, said body means including a bore communicated with said outlet opening, said bore being interrupted along a portion thereof to provide a passage from said interior to said bore;

(b) closure means for movement into a closed position in which said outlet opening is obstructed and an open position in which said outlet opening is opened;

(c) plunger means including a plug slidably mounted in said bore for compressing the snuff in said bore against said closure means when in said closed position and for dispensing the snuff when said closure means is in said open position; and

(d) sharp slicing bias means adjacent said bore for slicing the snuff as the snuff enters said bore from said interior during the movement of said plunger to compress the snuff, whereby a plug of snuff is formed.

2. The holder of claim 1 in which said bias means includes an inclined surface intersecting said bore.

3. The holder of claim 2 in which said inclined surface is disposed at a 30°

angle relative to said bore.

4. The holder of claim 3 in which said inclined surface provides a sharp edge at the intersection of said inclined surface and said bore.

5. The holder of claim 14 in which said edge is substantially elliptical in shape.