Exterior vehicle ashtray system
OwnerMark C. Sloan, Tristram W. Himmeleinventors
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Abstract
An ashtray that mounts on the exterior of a vehicle that avoids the undesirable conditions of internal ashtrays. The ashtray can mount on a vehicle window, in a vent, or under a vehicle exterior mirror. The ashtray can also be built-in to the vehicle at the time of manufacture. The window version of the ashtray can contain hook/loop material (VELCRO) to attach it to the vehicle window and magnets so that the ashtray can automatically attach to the vehicle metal when the window is lowered. The mirror mounted version can contain a polished face to act as part of the mirror.
Claims20
A tobacco residue disposal system for mounting on the outside of a vehicle window comprising:
- a cavity for containing tobacco residue having an upper and lower end, said cavity having a lid on said upper end for closing said cavity;
- a window attach device coupled to said cavity for mounting said cavity on a vehicle window exterior;
- said lower end of said cavity curved in a manner allowing said cavity to move away from said vehicle window when said vehicle window is lowered.
An ashtray mounted to a vehicle side window edge for retaining tobacco residue outside of the vehicle, the ashtray comprising a generally rectangular cavity for holding residue with the cavity having a sliding lid and the cavity being attached to the window with at least one of either:
- a semi-rigid hook extending over the edge of the window or an arrangement of hook/loop material with hooks on the window and loops on the cavity or loops on the window and hooks on the cavity.
A method of disposing of tobacco waste outside a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- attaching a first half of a patch of hook/loop material to a vehicle window, the vehicle window disposed in a metal vehicle door;
- attaching a second half of a patch of hook/loop material to a substantially rectangular cavity adapted to receive tobacco waste;
- coupling the substantially rectangular cavity to the window using the hook/loop material to hold the cavity on an outside of the window;
- placing magnets in the cavity so that the magnets are near the window;
- allowing the magnets to hold the cavity to the metal vehicle door when the window is lowered, the cavity being shaped to cause the hook/loop material to separate when the window is lowered.
A tobacco residue disposal system for disposing of tobacco waste outside a vehicle comprising:
- an elongated cavity for containing tobacco residue having an upper and lower end, said cavity having a lid on said upper end for closing said cavity;
- an attach means for mounting said cavity to an exterior vehicle window vent.
A vehicle ashtray for disposing of smoking waste exterior to a vehicle comprising an elongated tube mounted on an exterior window vent of the vehicle, the elongated tube having an open top end and a closed bottom end for holding smoking waste, the tube mounted so that the open top end is higher than the closed bottom end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.