Covered ashtray
AssigneeArchimedes Invent Group, LLC
InventorsAnthony A. Zannini, Don Salerno
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Abstract
A covered ashtray having an opening in one sidewall or a cover thereof, which permits a tip of a lit smoking article, such as for example a cigar or cigarette, to be suspended within the interior of the ashtray. Retention structure may be provided to securely retain the smoking article in position in the opening. The housing and cover may be manufactured as a single unit, or separately, and later connected. Preferably, at least a portion of the cover or housing is openable (e.g. hinged or completely removable) to permit emptying the contents of the ashtray.
Claims16
An ashtray for holding a smoking article, the ashtray comprising:
- a housing defined by a receptacle and one or more sidewalls upstanding therefrom, one or more upper edges of the one or more sidewalls defining a top opening;
- a cover having interior and exterior surfaces and being movable between a first position wherein it is in substantial covering engagement with the top opening, and a second position wherein it is substantially disengaged from the top opening, the cover adapted to fit over the top opening to form a partially enclosed volume bounded by the housing and the cover;
- at least one lever arm operatively associated with the cover to permit the cover to be moved between the first and second positions;
- the cover including at least one journal for operably engaging a central shaft;
- a shaft shield integral with the interior surface of the cover, the shaft shield protecting the central shaft from heat from the smoking article.
An ashtray, comprising:
- a housing having a receptacle and one or more sidewalls upstanding therefrom, one or more upper edges of the one or more sidewalls forming a top opening;
- a cover having interior and exterior surfaces, the cover adapted to fit over the top opening in substantial covering engagement to form a partially enclosed volume bounded by the housing and the cover;
- an aperture defined by one of the one or more sidewalls and the cover, the aperture having a diameter sufficient for receiving a smoking article;
- a smoking article support extending substantially horizontally into the partially enclosed volume of the housing, the smoking article support permitting a lit end of the smoking article to be suspended within the housing;
- at least one lever arm operable with a central shaft for disengaging the cover from the one or more upper edges of the one or more sidewalls;
- the cover including at least one journal for operably engaging the at least one central shaft;
- a shaft shield integral with the interior surface of the cover, the shaft shield protecting the at least one central shaft from heat from the smoking article.
An ashtray comprising:
- a housing defining an opening;
- a cover adapted to fit over the opening in substantial covering engagement to form a partially enclosed volume bounded by the housing and the cover;
- an aperture defined by at least one of the housing and the cover, the aperture adapted for receiving a smoking article;
- a support extending into the partially enclosed volume of the housing, the support permitting a lit end of the smoking article to be suspended within the housing;
- at least one lever arm operable with a central shaft for disengaging the cover from the opening;
- the cover including at least one journal for operably engaging the at least one central shaft;
- a shaft shield integral with the cover, the shaft shield protecting the at least one central shaft from heat from the smoking article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.