Disposable ashtray attachment for beverage cans
OwnerMorris L. Carrinventor
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Abstract
A disposable ashtray for use on an open pop top beverage can. The tray is formed out of a flat blank of an aluminized paper sheet that has been scored to define a floor and erectable side walls for the tray. The floor is formed with (1) a passage to matingly receive the actuator tab of the pop top can and (2) a perforated score line defining a key tab portion that is displaced out of the plane of the floor to penetrate through the drink opening of the can.
Claims18
A blank for use on the top of a can in which an opening can be made through the top wall of the can by means of an actuator handle connected to the top wall of the can, said blank comprising:
- a flat piece of a thin sheet material having a score to define a floor that is bordered by an area of the blank which can be erected into an upstanding wall;
- said floor being formed with a passage means through which the actuator handle of the can top can be passed after the handle has been actuated to form an opening through the top wall of the can;
- said floor also being formed with a key tab portion that is displaceable out of the plane of said floor for penetration into the opening made in the top wall of the can by the actuator handle;
- said passage means through said floor and said key tab portion of said floor being so oriented relative to one another that said key tab portion is positioned for registration with the opening of the can top wall when the actuator handle has been inserted through said passage means of said floor.
An ash receiver comprising:
- a beverage can, and a tray mounted on top of said can;
- said can having a top wall in which an opening has been formed by means of an actuator handle integrally mounted on said top wall;
- said tray comprising a floor area having a passage means through which said actuator handle extends when said tray is seated on the top of said can;
- said floor area having an opening therethrough in registration with said opening in said top wall of said can.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.