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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Synge Llc, Alexandria, VA (US);
Todd Zabaglo, Alexandria, VA (US);
Frank Meyers, Alexandria, VA (US);
Mansoor Riaz, Alexandria, VA (US);
SYNGE LLC, Alexandria, VA (US);
Abstract
A cigar ventilating implement includes both a cylindrical punch and a piercing member such as a needle or spike. The cylindrical punch and piercing member are each is extendable from an outer housing of the implement by gripping laterally extending flanges and pressing on an actuator in a manner similar to that used to operate a medical syringe. The cylindrical punch is extendable to a predetermined distance when pushing the actuator over a first section of its total range of movement after which the piercing member may be extended from the cylindrical punch by a further distance upon pushing the actuator over a second section of its total range against the bias provided by a coil spring. The restoring force of the coil spring causes the elongated piercing member to retract back into the cylindrical punch when pressure on the actuator is released.