Inclined cigar ashtray rest

An inclined ashtray rest comprising:

• a base portion having an interior surrounded by an outer edge;
• and
• a plurality of open channels formed in the base portion, each open channel having an open side, a lowered end near the outer edge, and a raised end near the interior, each open channel being adapted for receiving at least a portion of a burning cigar or cigarette therein, each open channel being adapted to support the cigar or cigarette and having an upward inclination angle of between approximately one and approximately seven degrees, relative to a horizontal surface, so that when the base portion is resting on the horizontal surface the raised end is elevated above the lowered end and a burning end of a cigar or cigarette placed near the raised end will be elevated with respect to a proximal end of the cigar or cigarette, the upward inclination angle being large enough to direct smoke from the burning end away from the proximal end and being small enough to deter self-extinguishing of the cigar or cigarette and to deter sliding of the cigar or cigarette in a proximal direction out of the open channel.

An inclined ashtray rest, comprising:

• a base portion having an interior and an outer edge;
• and
• a plurality of open channels formed in the base portion, each open channel having a predetermined length, an open side, and being adapted for receiving at least a portion of a burning cigar or cigarette therein, each open channel being adapted to support the cigar or cigarette at an upward inclination, so that when the base portion is resting on a horizontal surface and a cigar or cigarette having a length which is greater than the predetermined length is resting in the open channel with a burning end of the cigar or cigarette positioned near the interior, the burning end of the cigar or cigarette is elevated with respect to a proximal end of the cigar or cigarette and the proximal end extends beyond the outer edge of the base portion to facilitate easy gripping thereof by a user.