Trash container for disposal of cigarette waste
AssigneeGlobal Equipment Company Inc.
InventorMark Goldberg
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Abstract
The container for disposal of cigarette waste includes a base, a hollow stem having an outer wall that contains an interior cavity of the hollow stem. The stem further includes a top and a bottom, where the stem is coupled to the base at the bottom. The container also includes a removable cap which is detachably coupled to the top of the stem. It further includes a disposal bucket attached to the cap. Once the cap is coupled to the top of the stem, the disposal bucket is suspended in the interior cavity of the stem. At least one hole is made through the outer wall of the stem near the top. Once the disposal bucket is placed in the interior cavity of the stem, the hole is located between disposal bucket and the cap.
Claims17
A container for disposal of cigarette waste, comprising:
- a stem having opposite ends between which extends an elongated outer wall that bounds an interior cavity of said stem, one of said opposite ends being open;
- a removable cap closing said one of said opposite ends of said stem thereby providing said container with a side and a top, said top extending in a direction transverse to that of said side;
- and a disposal bucket dangling from said cap into said interior cavity of said stem in a manner that spaces away said disposal bucket from said cap as said cap closes said one of said opposite ends, said side defining an entry location that enables access to said interior cavity of said stem from outside, said entry location being spaced away from said top.
A method for emptying contents, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening an end of a stem closed by a cap that has a disposal bucket dangling from said cap in a manner that spaces away said disposal bucket from said cap by removing an entirety of said cap from a stem of a cigarette disposal unit before any part of said disposal bucket emerges from said stem;
- removing said disposal bucket from an interior cavity of said stem subsequent to complete removal of said cap from said stem, emptying contents of said disposal bucket;
- returning said emptied disposal bucket in said interior cavity of said stem;
- and returning said cap on said stem.
A cigarette disposal unit, comprising:
- a container and a base, said container being elongated and having an open end;
- a cap detachably coupled to said container to close said open end thereby providing said disposal unit with a side and a top, said top extending in a direction transverse to that of said side;
- and a disposal bucket dangling in an interior portion of said container in a manner that spaces away said disposal bucket from said cap as said cap closes said open end, said side defining an entry location that enables access to said interior portion of said stem from outside, said entry location being spaced away from said top.
A cigarette disposal unit, comprising:
- components that include a stem, a cap, and a disposal bucket dangling from said cap in a manner that spaces away said disposal bucket from said cap as said cap closes an open end of said stem, said disposal bucket being within an interior cavity defined by said stem, said components being arranged relative to each other to move from an operative position to a removal position upon removing an entirety of said cap from said stem of said cigarette disposal unit before any part of said disposal bucket emerges from said stem, removing said disposal bucket from an interior cavity of said stem subsequent to complete removal of said cap from said stem to allow for emptying contents of said disposal bucket, said components being arranged relative to each other to return to said operative position by returning said emptied disposal bucket to said interior cavity of said stem and then returning said cap to said stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.