Smoke sorbing device
OwnerJeannette V. Orelinventor
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Abstract
A device for filtering the smoke commonly associated with cigarettes and cigars includes an ashtray which supports a shroud for confining the smoke. The shroud in turn supports a motorized fan which creates a flow of air to carry the smoke through a filter. A motor for driving the fan is removed from the flow of air to prevent contamination of the motor by the smoke fumes. An elongated filter and a cylindrical filter are both provided with cartridge configurations to facilitate the removal and replacement of the filters. An absorbent material is impregnated with a perfume to enhance the fragrance of the flow of air through the device.
Claims10
A smoke sorbing and filtering ashtray device comprising an ashtray including a wall terminating in a rim for supporting an object having a smoke producing end such as a cigar or cigarette and the like such that the smoke producing end is positioned within the ashtray,
- a shroud contacting the wall of the ashtray, said shroud including wall means extending above the ashtray and operative to confine within the shroud the smoke produced by the object positioned within the ashtray and including an aperture in the upper end thereof,
- said shroud having an opening in the wall means thereof such that the shroud contacts only a portion of the wall of the ashtray such that the smoke producing object may be inserted through the opening to rest within the ashtray,
- said opening defining spaced side walls of the shroud which are recessed back to expose a portion of the rim of the ashtray forward of said side walls,
- housing means supported solely by said shroud,
- said housing means having an opening generally vertically above the ashtray and said opening being in communication with said aperture,
- said housing means including a discharge opening spaced from said opening of said housing means and cooperating with said opening in the wall means to form a passageway extending from outside and through said shroud to the outside environment,
- power driven air moving means supported within said housing means and on said shroud and positioned over said opening in said housing means and within said passageway for drawing air through the opening in the wall means of said shroud and into said passageway for discharge through the opening in said housing means through the remainder of said passageway and through the discharge opening and into the environment, the movement of air through said shroud being operative to carry with it the smoke produced by said object within the confines of the shroud, and
- filter means supported between said shroud and said air moving means and within said passageway for filtering the air which is discharged from said shroud through said opening by the air moving means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.