CA2481173A1

CA2481173A1 - Hang-it-up ashtray

Info

Publication number: CA2481173A1
Application number: CA 2481173
Authority: CA
Inventors: Diane Y. Rowe
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-10-25
Filing date: 2004-10-25
Publication date: 2006-04-25

Abstract

The Hang-It-Up Ashtray is in the shape of a box but with a long back flap used to hag it up and also be closed for portability. It is made of a flexible non-flammable material and non-breakable compared to glass. This ashtray has a specially designed cigarette holder strip that instantaneously smothers the burning end of the cigarette. The Hang-It-Up Ashtray's most original feature is that it can be attached or unattached easily to anything such as any wall surface, and any edge on any table leaving the top of the table free of obstacles, to a railing, arm chair edge, and so on. It is also very portable as it can be closed completely so as to not spill its contents. Therefore the Hang-It Up Ashtray can be ported in a purse, bag, tray, shirt and or pants pocket.

Description

DESCRIPTION
This invention relates to a flexible, durable, portable and safer ashtray.
Most conventional ashtrays up to date are made of glass or metals, and most have some sort of ridge with an indent to hold the cigarette unsafely in which the cigarette continues to burn and emit smoke.
The Hang-It-Up Ashtray is made of a flexible insulation foil sewn together with a metal alloy thread. :It is shaped like a square box but has a protruding somewhat rounded back flap.
The back flap has a strip of Velcro so it can be easily attached to its opposite Velcro mate. The opposite Velcro mate is the same size strip of Velcroahat can be glued or affixed to any surface such as the edge of a table, chair, ledge, railing, wall surfaces, interior of cars or boats ext. This strip of-.
Velcro on the back flap and on the pertaining surface makes it easy to attach the ashtray or remove it from its stationary location.
The back flap of the Hang-It-Up Ashtray can be folded over to the front and secured to an other strip of opposite mate Velcro that is on the front panel of the box shaped ashtray for secure closing of the ashtray. The secure closure of the ashtray makes it easy to carry safely without spillage of its contents.
This makes it extremely portable and can be carried in a purse, bag, shirt or pants pocket. In addition they can be piggy-backed or chained together as to carry many ashtrays at the same time. This method would be used more often at large parties, catering functions or in entertainment establishments making it easy for waiting person to carry.
The most important feature of the Hang-It-Up Ashtray is a strip that is specially designed to hold the cigarette securely and safely. The strip is located on the inside back portion of the ashtray, inlaid at the very start of the side edges of the box shape walls and so it is set inside the ashtray. This strip is positioned so as to make it easy to slip or place the cigarette into the snug but easy to insert holder pockets. These holder pockets have a circular shape at the top, a little bigger than that of the diameter of the cigarette, and is slightly tapered into a half V shape at the bottom of the strip preventing the cigarette from slipping threw. This design holds the cigarette securely in the pocket and the protruding end of the cigarette rests on the back flap of the ashtray which also makes it easy to insert into place or to retrieve the cigarette from its visual and easily accessible location. Also the design of the packet coupled with the insulating foil material used instantaneously extinguishes the burning end of the cigarette when the cigarette is inserted into the the holder thereby eliminating the continuous burning of the cigarette unlike almost all ashtrays on the market now. Thus this is the safest astray up to date because it practically eliminates the possibility of fire and because it is made of a none breakable material. This ashtray is less likely to be accidentally knocked of any surface as it is securely fastened preventing injuries due to broken glass.
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Claims

1) THE HANG-IT-UP ANY WHERE CAPABILITIES-The Velcro attachment strip allows the ashtray to be hung on any edge, ledge, wall, rounded, rough, flat surface. The ashtray can be attached to any surface because of the size of the Velcro strip being small and as importantly the weight or lightness of the ashtray material as shown in Fig. No. 2-6.

2) CIGARETTE HOLDING STRIP- This holder-strip holds he cigarette in a secure position. The holder-strip is illustrated in Fig. No. 1-3-4. The holder-strip and the back of the wall of the ashtray obliges the cigarette to fit into the V-shaped pockets. The specially designed holder-strip blocks the combustion of tobacco as the placing into this holder-strip instantaneously extinguishes the burning amber end of the cigarette. This feature benefits the smoker and people around in that it eliminates any smoke from being produced and or floating in the air.

3) RESTING POSITION-this ashtray holds the cigarette in an upright position in the holder-strip as shown in Fig. No. 4, facilitating the secure positioning and retrieving of the cigarette thus gives full confidence and protection against any kinds of hazards.

4) PORTABILITY-The ashtray is also made to be easily portable because of its light and flexible material and closes completely and securely to keep contains in. The ashtray can be carried safely in a purse, pocket, bag, etc. as seen in Fig. No. 5.