Cigarette disposal assembly
OwnerJohn J. Olsoninventor
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Abstract
A receptacle for receiving and disposing of combustible articles. The assembly has a base member and a cooperating removable top member having a seal structure. A flared inlet extends from the top member and into the base member. Extinguished combustible articles, such as cigarettes, drop into a metal cavity disposed near the bottom of the base member. Securement devices are provided to safeguard the cigarette disposal assembly whereby the top member may be secured to the base member and the entire disposal assembly to a fixed object.
Claims19
A cigarette disposal assembly comprising:
- a) a base member having a bottom portion, a generally tubular housing portion extending therefrom, and an open top, a liner positioned within said tubular housing portion, said liner having an upper edge;
- b) a cover member adapted for securement to said open top of said base member, a seal structure having a circumferential lip spaced from said cover member, said cover member having a peripherally downwardly extending lip portion forming an annular void with said spaced lip portion of said seal structure to receive said open top of said base member and to abut said upper edge of said liner;
- c) an inlet member having a flared top extending above said cover member, and a conduit portion extending through said cover member and said seal structure and terminating in said tubular housing of said base member;
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- d) means to secure said cover member to said open top of said base member.
A receptacle for receiving and disposing of combustible articles comprising:
- a) a base enclosure structure having a cavity and an opening structure, said base enclosure structure having a generally tubular housing having a wall with a liner and a bottom container aligned therewith, said tubular housing of said base enclosure structure having a flared bottom and said container being fixed in said flared bottom and further having a quantity of a weighted material surrounding said container in said flared bottom;
- b) a cover member adapted for securement to said opening structure of said base enclosure structure, said cover member having a seal structure for engagement with said opening structure of said base enclosure structure;
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- c) an inlet port extending from said cavity in said base enclosure structure and having a flared end terminating outside said receptacle, said inlet port being secured in said cover member and comprising a conduit portion extending through said cover member and said seal structure and into said cavity of said base enclosure structure.
A disposal assembly for combustible items comprising:
- a) a generally cylindrical base structure with a liner for holding combustible items;
- b) a top member being cooperating with and removable from said base structure, said top member having a flared inlet extending upward therefrom for receiving combustible items and a conduit extending from said flared inlet for guiding said combustible items into said base structure, said top member further having a seal structure extending downwardly therefrom for engaging said liner of said base structure, said top member and seal structure being constructed and arranged to secure said conduit in said top member, said top member further including a handle member, and said flared inlet extending upward from said handle member;
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- c) a locking means for securing said removable top member to said base structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.