Abstract: A cigar package has an outer package with walls, a top and a bottom, where the outer package of a size adapted for use in a vending machine. The cigar package includes an interior cigar-supporting insert having a cigar-supporting portion and a mounting portion. The cigar-supporting portion contains an aperture and extends across the outer package at a point between a bottom-supporting wall and a top-supporting wall such that a plane formed by the aperture is oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of the cigar package. The mounting portion of the insert is secured to a side-supporting wall of the cigar package. The package also includes an ash compartment separate from a main storage compartment. A lid of the ash compartment is hingedly connected to a rear wall. The package includes means for securely fastening the lid to the compartment when the lid is rotated upon the lid hinge to a closed position so that the lid remains closed when the package is inverted.

Abstract: By means of having taken advantage of certain physical properties of solids with a manufacturing process of incrementally deforming hollow links, there is produced new hollow simulated diamond cut multifaceted jewelry rope chain, which results in a product weighing up to 60% less than its solid counterpart, but which in its aesthetic looks is similar to solid diamond cut jewelry chains, and furthermore, with a hardness greater than the same hollow chain that has not gone through the process. This invention presents a new diamond cut chain, which costs a fraction of the price of a solid chain aesthetically similar, and in which the chain may vary in cross-section, such as forming a square or a hexagon.

Abstract: A method of forming hollow link, facetted chain and the chain formed by the method. The method begins with chain assembled from hollow links having outer wall regions, which links are already soldered together. Generally flattened facets are formed on the hollow link chain by passing the hollow link chain along a longitudinal path, wherein a series of rotating anvils deform inwardly portions of the outer wall regions to thereby form generally flattened facets on at least some of the hollow links to form the hollow link facetted chain.

Abstract: By means of having taken advantage of certain physical properties of solids with a manufacturing process of incrementally deforming hollow links, there is produced new hollow simulated diamond cut multifaceted jewelry rope chain, which results in a product weighing up to 60% less than its solid counterpart, but which in its aesthetic looks is similar to solid diamond cut jewelry chains, and furthermore, with a hardness greater than the same hollow chain that has not gone through the process. This invention presents a new diamond cut chain, which costs a fraction of the price of a solid chain aesthetically similar, and in which the chain may vary in cross-section, such as forming a square or a hexagon.

Abstract: This disclosure relates primarily to the making of compressed single and double arrow jewelry chains, of precious or non-precious metal, and other unique surface designs, from open link chains wherein the regularly repeating apertures of the prior art chains have been substantially eliminated, thereby providing an exceedingly smooth look and silky feel to the completed chain. The compressed chain of this invention is made by first precisely aligning two or more open link chains together, side by side, along a single longitudinal axis, welding, as by soldering or brazing, the aligned open link chains, and subjecting the thusly aligned chains to a series of incremental compression steps, along the longitudinal axis of the aligned curb link chains. In this way, the regularly repeating apertures of the aligned open link chains are substantially eliminated while creating, as in the case of the use of single curb chains as the starting point, novel non-apertured arrow designs.

Abstract: By means of having taken advantage of certain physical properties of solids with a manufacturing process of incrementally deforming hollow links, there is produced new hollow diamond cut jewelry rope chain, which results in a product weighing up to 60% less than its solid counterpart, but which in its aesthetic looks is similar to solid diamond cut jewelry chains, and furthermore, with a hardness greater than the same hollow chain that has not gone through the process. This invention presents a new diamond cut chain, which costs a fraction of the price of a solid chain aesthetically similar.

Abstract: By means of having taken advantage of certain physical properties of solids with a manufacturing process of incrementally deforming hollow links, there is produced new hollow simulated diamond cut multifaceted jewelry rope chain, which results in a product weighing up to 60% less than its solid counterpart, but which in its aesthetic looks is similar to solid diamond cut jewelry chains, and furthermore, with a hardness greater than the same hollow chain that has not gone through the process. This invention presents a new diamond cut chain, which costs a fraction of the price of a solid chain aesthetically similar, and in which the chain may vary in cross-section, such as forming a square or a hexagon.

Abstract: By means of having taken advantage of certain physical properties of solids with a manufacturing process of incrementally deforming hollow links, there is produced new hollow diamond cut jewelry rope chain, which results in a product weighing up to 60% less than its solid counterpart, but which in its aesthetic looks is similar to solid diamond cut jewelry chains, and furthermore, with a hardness greater than the same hollow chain that has not gone through the process. This invention presents a new diamond cut chain, which costs a fraction of the price of a solid chain aesthetically similar.

Abstract: By means of having taken advantage of certain physical properties of solids with a manufacturing process of incrementally deforming hollow links, there is produced new hollow simulated diamond cut multifaceted jewelry rope chain, which results in a product weighing up to 60% less than its solid counterpart, but which in its aesthetic looks is similar to solid diamond cut jewelry chains, and furthermore, with a hardness greater than the same hollow chain that has not gone through the process. This invention presents a new diamond cut chain, which costs a fraction of the price of a solid chain aesthetically similar, and in which the chain may vary in cross-section, such as forming a square or a hexagon.

Abstract: Precious metal link wire for forming into individual links members having an outer periphery and an inner periphery. The individual link members are then joined into the jewelry rope chain. The link wires have a majority of their weight of precious metal lying in the outer peripheral volume of the link members. The links made from such link wire save precious metal without requiring a greater number of links to be assembled to form a given unit length of jewelry rope chain having a desired diameter, and jewelry rope chain made from such links have a smooth, tight, and non-corrugated appearance.

Abstract: A clasp mechanism having a main body, a keeper arm and a spring, where the keeper arm extends through the main body in an arm cavity. The keeper arm is pivotally attached to said main body to operate in a scissor-like manner. The keeper arm has a mating end which abuts a hook end on the main body to form a closed interior space and an actuating shoulder extending from the main body. The spring maintains the mating end in the closed position abutting the hook end until the actuating shoulder is pressed into the main body by the user.