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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 housing. Relative motion of the blades causes

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 housing. Relative motion of the blades causes registration of the cutting edges of the blades with the cigar tip receiving opening and motion of the blades towards each other effects severing of the cigar tip. Plastic guide rails fit in plastic grooves within the housing to guide the motion of the blades and prevent separation of the blades from the plastic housing. The plastic guide rails and cooperating plastic grooves include a position holding feature that functions as a friction lock when the blades are in the collapsed position within the housing.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cigar tip cutter comprising:a plastic housing having a cigar tip receiving opening and an interior cavity;a pair of cooperating metal cutting blades mounted in said cavity for relative sliding movement with respect to each other and said cavity, said blades including co

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cigar tip cutter comprising:a plastic housing having a cigar tip receiving opening and an interior cavity;a pair of cooperating metal cutting blades mounted in said cavity for relative sliding movement with respect to each other and said cavity, said blades including cooperating cutting edges registrable with said cigar tip receiving opening;at least one plastic guide element on each of said blades arranged to cooperate with the housing to guide the motion of said blades in the cavity;motion limiting devices in the cavity arranged to cooperate with each said guide element to restrict motion of the guide elements and the blades relative to the housing for preventing separation of the blades from the housing;a releasable position holding device associated with each said guide element, said holding device arranged to engage a holder feature in said cavity to releasably hold each of said blades against relative motion within the housing at least when the blades are located at one position within the housing;guide grooves in the cavity;each said blade having a proximal end and a handle attached thereto located outside of the cavity and a distal end inside the cavity;said cutting edges being disposed adjacent the blade distal ends;each said plastic guide element comprising an elongated rail element extending in a direction parallel to reciprocal motion of the respective blade on which the guide element is provided and slidably fitting in one of said guide grooves;each said position holding device and each said holder feature comprising a plastic protuberance and a detent notch that are both geometrically configured to cooperate with each other to effect a friction lock between said protuberance and said holder feature when they are moved into registration with each other by movement of an associated blade;each said protuberance being located on each said rail element and extending generally transversely of the direction of reciprocal motion of the blade on which the guide element is provided; andeach said holding feature comprising a detent notch in one of said guide grooves engageable by said protuberance to effect said friction lock.