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US 6,032,792 AGranted
Smoker's box
OwnerAbdul-Razzak Farajinventor
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Abstract
A smoker's box has a base with sidewalls and end walls attached to it forming a boxy structure. Panels divide the boxy structure into compartments for holding cigarettes and other articles needed by a smoker. A lid has a top panel hingedly connected to one end wall and has a downwardly extending lip for engaging another end wall to inhibit air infiltration to help keep the cigarettes fresh. The lid contains a cover for the ashtray which engages the ashtray when the lid is closed to prevent ashes from spilling.
Claims11
A smoker's box, comprising:
- a base having first and second end portions;
- a first sidewall extending upward from said base;
- a second sidewall extending upward from said base and spaced from said first sidewall;
- a first end wall extending upward between said first and second sidewalls from said first end portion of said base and defining a slot on a distal end portion of said first end wall;
- a second end wall extending upward between said first and second sidewalls from said first end portion of said base and spaced a preselected distance from said first end wall;
- a third end wall extending upward between said first and second sidewalls from said second end portion of said base;
- a lid having a top panel and an end panel extending downwardly from said top panel, said end panel engaging said third end wall to inhibit air infiltration;
- a curved member attached to said lid and protruding through said slot in said first end wall forming a hinge between said lid and said first end wall;
- a coil spring attached to said base and lid and extending between said base and lid;
- a plurality of upstanding panels attached to said base between said first and second sidewalls and said second and third end walls defining a cigarette compartment for cigarettes, a lighter compartment for a cigarette lighter or matches and an ashtray compartment for an ashtray;
- an ashtray having sidewalls and being removably positioned in said ashtray compartment;
- an ashtray cover attached to said lid, said ashtray cover engaging said sidewalls of said ashtray to prevent ashes from spilling when said lid is closed.
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A smoker's box, comprising:
- a base having first and second end portions;
- a plurality of upstanding panels attached to said base defining a cigarette compartment for cigarettes, a lighter compartment for a cigarette lighter or matches and an ashtray compartment for an ashtray;
- a first end wall extending upward from said first end portion of said base and defining a slot on a distal end portion of said first end wall;
- a second end wall extending upward from said first end portion of said base and spaced a preselected distance from said first end wall;
- a third end wall extending upward from said second end portion of said base and defining a groove;
- a lid having a top panel and an end panel extending downwardly from said top panel, said end panel engaging said third end panel of said base to inhibit air infiltration;
- a curved member attached only to said lid and protruding through said slot in said first end wall forming a hinge between said lid and said first end wall;
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- a coil spring attached to said base and lid and extending between said base and lid.
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A smoker's box, comprising:
- a base having first and second end portions;
- a plurality of upstanding panels attached to said base defining a cigarette compartment for cigarettes, a lighter compartment for a cigarette lighter or matches and an ashtray compartment for an ashtray;
- an ashtray removably positioned in said ashtray compartment, said ashtray having sidewalls defining a groove about said sidewalls;
- a first end wall extending upward from said first end portion of said base and defining a slot on a distal end portion of said first end wall;
- a second end wall extending upward from said first end portion of said base and spaced a preselected distance from said first end wall;
- a third end wall extending upward from said second end portion of said base and defining a groove;
- an external lid having a top panel and an end panel extending downwardly from said top panel, said end panel lying adjacent and overlapping said third end panel of said base;
- a curved member attached to said external lid and protruding through said slot in said first end wall forming a hinge between said external lid and said first end wall;
- a coil spring attached to said base and external lid and extending between said base and external lid;
- an interior lid attached to said exterior lid, said interior lid having a top panel, an end panel extending downwardly from said top panel for engaging said third end panel groove, and a groove panel having a groove for engaging said second end wall;
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- an ashtray cover attached to said interior lid, said ashtray cover engaging said groove about said sidewalls of said ashtray to prevent ashes from spilling when said lids are closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.