JPH11225735A - Portable ash tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable ash tray being safe, and also easily cleaned by securing the easiness and completeness of a fire extinguishment. SOLUTION: This portable ash tray equipped with a casing 2 forming a cigarette butt housing chamber and a lid body 3 covering the casing 2 as freely openable and closable, is provided by installing a water supplying means 16, a fire extinguishing dish 9 for holding the water supplied by the water supplying means 16 and opening the fire extinguishing dish 9 opposing to the lid body 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a portable ashtray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various portable ashtrays have been provided to prevent so-called littering of cigarettes. Such a portable ashtray is compactly formed so as to fit into a pocket of a user's clothes.

[0003]

Since the portable ashtray is stored in a pocket of clothes or the like and carried, if the butts are not completely extinguished, the ashtray itself is heated, which is extremely dangerous.

For this reason, it is necessary to remove the butts until the fire is completely extinguished inside the portable ashtray. However, the operation is complicated, and the ash and leaves at the tips of the butts are scattered inside the ashtray. Since the butts are deposited, there is a problem that when the butts are discarded later, ash and the like are scattered and fly up.

[0005] In this regard, if a cylindrical oxygen-deficient chamber into which the tip of a cigarette can be inserted is provided, it is possible to completely extinguish the fire without the need to extinguish the cigarette, but it will take a while for the cigarette to extinguish. , There is a concern that the ashtray is heated during that time. In addition, a portable ashtray must have a capacity to accommodate at least a plurality of cigarette butts.
It is necessary to remove the extinguished butts from the oxygen-deficient chamber and transfer them to the butts housing chamber of the casing, which makes the operation complicated. Then, after the butts are stored in the butts housing chamber, there is a problem that ash and leaves at the tips of the butts are scattered and deposited inside the butts housing chamber.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a portable ashtray which solves the above-mentioned problems, and comprises a casing forming a butts housing chamber and a casing which can be opened and closed. In a portable ashtray provided with a lid to cover, the casing includes a water supply means,
A fire extinguishing tray for retaining the water supplied by the water supply means is provided, and the fire extinguishing tray is opened to face the lid.

Further, the present invention is embodied as means embodied as a casing having an upper opening forming a butts housing chamber and a water tank housing chamber, and a lid for opening and closing the opening of the casing. In a portable ashtray with a body,
The casing is provided with a fire extinguishing tray that is located substantially at the center of the opening and that opens upward, and a pair of openings that open across the fire extinguishing tray form a buttress insertion port and a water tank insertion port, respectively. A water supply means comprising a water tank equipped with a pump, wherein the butts insertion port is communicated with a butts housing chamber in the casing, while the water tank insertion port is communicated with a water tank housing chamber in the casing. Insert
The pump operating section of the water supply means is arranged at the water tank insertion port, and the fountain nozzle of the pump is arranged to face the fire extinguishing dish.

[0008] In the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that a notch portion exposing a pump operating portion of the water supply means is formed at an upper opening edge of the casing.

Preferably, the lid is pivotally mounted in the opening / closing direction by pivoting near a butt insertion port of the casing. When the opening of the casing is covered, the lid is closed. It is preferable that a water-absorbing pad that covers the opening of the fire extinguishing dish be provided on the inner surface.

Further, it is preferable that the water tank of the water supply means is appropriately mixed with a deodorant and / or a fragrance in water, so that, in addition to the fire extinguishing function, the bad smell of the butts is deodorized or reduced. it can.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The portable ashtray 1 includes a casing 2 having an upper opening, and a lid 3 for covering the casing 2 so that the casing 2 can be opened and closed. The casing 2 and the lid 3 are preferably integrally formed of a synthetic resin, but may be made of metal.

The casing 2 has a configuration in which a bottom wall 5 is provided at the bottom of a vertically long peripheral wall 4 having a substantially oval or elliptical cross section, and is formed in a size that can be wrapped in a palm by a user. The size is not limited. On the other hand, the lid 3 has a contour along the upper opening of the casing 2 and is provided with a peripheral wall 7 around the top wall 6 covering the opening.
It can be fitted to the upper opening edge of the casing 2. In the case of the illustrated example, the longitudinal end of the peripheral wall 7 of the lid 3 is pivotally attached to the side end located near the opening edge of the peripheral wall 4 of the casing 2 via hinge means 8 such as a hinge. Thus, the lid 3 is rotatably connected to the casing 2 in the opening and closing direction. Therefore, as in the case of using the lighter with the lid, the user can open the lid 3 by pushing up the thumb with the casing 2 wrapped in the palm of one hand. Although not shown, if a return spring is attached to the hinge means 8, the opened lid 3 can be opened.
Can be easily returned to the covered state by flipping up with the index finger.

The casing 2 is provided with a fire extinguishing tray 9 which is located substantially at the center of the opening and which is open upward, and a pair of openings which are opened with the fire extinguishing tray 9 interposed therebetween. An insertion slot 11 is formed. The butts insertion port 10 is provided on the side near the hinge means 8, and the water tank insertion port 11 is provided on the opposite side. A cutout portion 12 is formed in a portion located on the opposite side of the hinge means 8, which is formed by cutting the opening edge of the peripheral wall 4 of the casing 2 downward, and faces the cutout portion 12.
Is opened.

Inside the casing 2, a water storage chamber 13 is formed by a space area extending downward from the water tank insertion opening 11, and a butt storage chamber 14 is formed by the other space area. Is preferably provided, and the partition wall 15 rises from the bottom wall 5 of the casing 2.

A water supply means 16 is provided in the water storage chamber 13.
Are removably accommodated. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the water supply means 16 includes a pump means 18 which is detachably covered with an upper part of an elongate water tank 17 capable of storing water by screw connection or the like. The suction pipe 19 extending near the bottom is provided.
Pump head 20 constituting a pump operation unit at the upper end
By pushing down, the water in the water storage tank 17 is pumped up and fountain is sprayed from a fountain nozzle 21 provided in the pump head 20. The water supply means 16 is inserted from the water tank insertion port 11 into the water tank accommodating chamber 13, and in that state, the pump head 20 is
Are exposed to the outside of the casing 2 through the cutouts 12. Therefore, as described above, the user can push down the pump head 20 with the thumb while the casing 2 is wrapped in the palm of one hand. The pump head 20 is automatically raised by the spring when the pressing force is released.

The fire extinguishing tray 9 has an opening upward facing the inner surface of the lid 3 covered with the casing 2 and has a bottom 22 for retaining the water supplied by the water supply means 16. Preferably, the inner surface of the bottom portion 22 is concavely curved into a spherical shape. In the illustrated example, a slit 23 for receiving the fountain nozzle 21 of the water supply means 16 is formed in the side wall of the fire extinguishing tray 9. Therefore, by the raising / lowering operation of the pump head 20, the jet nozzle 21 jets water while moving up and down along the slit 23, and the water stays at the bottom of the fire extinguishing tray 9. In order to supply water to the water storage tank 17, the water supply means 16 is used.
When the fountain nozzle 21 is pulled out of the water tank insertion port 11,
Is opened upward.

The fire extinguishing tray 9 may be integrally connected to the casing 2 or may be detachably inserted into the casing 2. In any of the configurations, the strength of the opening edge is improved by inserting the fire extinguishing plate 9 approximately in the center of the upper opening edge of the casing 2.

When the casing 2 is covered with the lid 3, a water absorbing pad 24 is provided on the inner surface of the top wall 6 of the lid 3 to cover the opening of the fire extinguishing tray 9. The water absorbing pad 24 is, for example, sequentially formed of a laminate in which an adhesive layer such as a double-sided adhesive tape, a felt or cotton-like water absorbing layer, and a fibrous divergent layer are laminated. It is fixed to the seat 25 attached to the inner surface via the adhesive layer. At this time, as shown in FIG.
Tapered fitting part 2 which fits the peripheral edges of each other closely.
6 is preferably formed.

The peripheral wall 7 of the lid 3 has a wide portion 27 which covers the cutout 12 of the casing 2 in a covered state.

In the portable ashtray 1 having the above structure, the water tank 17 of the water supply means 16 is filled with fire extinguishing water. At this time, it is preferable to add a deodorant and / or a fragrance to the water.

Therefore, when the user uses the portable ashtray 1 after smoking, the casing 2 is placed on the palm of one hand of the user.
When the wide portion 27 of the lid 3 is pushed up with a thumb in a state in which is enclosed, the lid 3 is rotated in the reverse direction via the hinge means 8 to be opened. Subsequently, when the pump head 20 is pressed down with the thumb while the casing 2 is gripped by the palm, the water 28 fountained from the fountain nozzle 21 stays at the bottom 22 of the fire extinguishing tray 9 as shown in FIG. I do.
The amount of water required to extinguish a cigarette is about 0.2 cc, which is sufficient.
One or two suffices. In the case of the example shown in FIG.
Is filled with about 8 cc of water.

Normally, the burning part 30 at the tip of the cigarette 29 holds the ash after burning. Therefore, if the burning part 30 is simply brought into contact with the water storage 28 while being inserted into the fire extinguishing dish 9, it is possible to absorb the ash itself. Due to the nature and the capillary phenomenon, water instantaneously penetrates into the combustion part 30 and extinguishes the fire inside the combustion part 30. The burning part 30 impregnated with water solidifies the ash almost simultaneously with the fire extinguishing, and becomes an ash lump 30a, which is held by the butts 29a.

Thereafter, the butts 29a after fire extinguishing are inserted into the butts insertion opening 10, dropped into the butts housing chamber 14, and the opened lid 3 is flipped up with an index finger while holding the casing 2 by the palm. The upper part of the casing 2 is covered with the lid 3 so that the casing 2 is portable as shown in FIG. 2B and can be stored in a pocket of clothes.

Butts 29a housed in butts housing chamber 14
Since the fire is completely extinguished by impregnating with water, there is no danger of filling the casing 2 with smoke and heating the casing 2 and is extremely safe. Therefore,
Even when the casing 2 is formed of a synthetic resin, the inner surface of the casing 2 does not scorch and there is no need to provide a metal lining or the like for fire resistance. As described above, if the deodorant and / or the fragrance are added to the water for fire extinguishing, the malodor of the butts 29a can be deodorized or alleviated. Therefore, when the lid 3 is opened again, the It is possible to prevent the odor from being emitted from the accommodation room 14.

Further, since the ash at the tip of the butts 29a forms the ash mass 30a solidified by the above-mentioned hydration, the ash is not scattered in the butts housing chamber 14. Therefore, when the butts 29a are taken out of the casing 2 and discarded, the ash does not scatter and fly up.
In addition, no trouble is required for cleaning the inside of the casing 2. If the fire extinguishing tray 9 is configured to be detachable from the casing 2 as described above, the upper part of the casing 2 can be opened greatly by removing the fire extinguishing tray 9, and the disposal of the butts 29a is discarded. Becomes easier.

Normally, since the burning portion 30 of the cigarette 20 is excellent in water absorption, a small amount of the water stored in the fire extinguishing tray 9 is completely consumed by the fire extinguishing operation as described above. However, even if part of the water storage 28 remains in the fire extinguishing tray 9, if the lid 3 is covered, the remaining water does not leak out of the portable ashtray 1. That is, when the lid 3 is covered, the opening edge of the fire extinguishing tray 9 and the seat 25 are
6 and the water absorbing pad 24 is exposed to the inside of the fire extinguishing tray 9. Therefore, the remaining water is absorbed by the water absorbing pad 24 before leaking to the outside. In the illustrated example, a space is formed between the bottom portion 22 of the deodorizing dish 9 and the water absorbing pad 24 in a state where the lid 3 is covered, but the water absorbing pad 24 is configured to be in contact with the bottom portion 22. You may.

[0028]

According to the present invention, the burning portion 30 of the tobacco 29 is provided.
When the fire is extinguished by the fire extinguishing dish 9, a small amount of water 28
The combustion portion 30 is instantaneously completely extinguished through the water absorption of the ash itself and the capillary phenomenon, and furthermore, forms an ash lump 30a in which the ash is solidified by impregnation with water, and the butt 29a It can be kept without falling off. For this reason, there is no fear that the casing 2 will be heated when the portable ashtray 1 is carried in a pocket or the like of clothes.
While ensuring safety, the butts 29a in the casing 2
When discarded, there is no danger that ash will be scattered and fly up, and there is an effect that handling is easy and easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a lid is opened to extinguish a cigarette, and (B) is a portable case in which a cigarette butt is stored. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which covered the lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable ashtray 2 Casing 3 Lid 8 Hinge means 9 Fire extinguishing tray 10 Butt insertion port 11 Water tank insertion port 12 Notch 13 Water tank accommodation room 14 Butt accommodation room 15 Partition wall 16 Water supply means 17 Water tank 18 Pump means 20 Pump Head (pump operation part) 21 Fountain nozzle 24 Water absorption pad 26 Taper fitting part 28 Water 29 Cigarette 29a Butt 30 Burning part 30a Ash lump

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable ashtray comprising a casing forming a butts housing chamber and a lid for opening and closing the casing, wherein the casing comprises a water supply means, and water supplied by the water supply means. A portable fire ashtray, wherein a fire extinguishing tray is provided for retaining the fire extinguisher, and the fire extinguishing tray is opened facing the lid. 2. A portable ashtray comprising: a casing having an upper opening that forms a butts housing chamber and a water tank housing chamber; and a lid body that covers the opening of the casing so as to be openable and closable. A fire extinguishing tray is provided substantially at the center of the opening and is opened upward, and a pair of openings that open through the fire extinguishing tray respectively form a butts insertion port and a water tank insertion opening. Is connected to the butts housing chamber in the casing, while the water tank insertion opening is connected to the water tank housing chamber in the casing, and a water supply means comprising a water tank with a pump is inserted into the water tank housing chamber. A portable ashtray comprising a pump operating part of a water supply means arranged at a water tank insertion opening and a fountain nozzle of the pump facing the fire extinguishing tray. 3. The portable ashtray according to claim 2, wherein an upper opening edge of the casing is formed with a cutout for exposing a pump operating portion of the water supply means. 4. A water-absorbing pad that covers an opening of the fire extinguishing dish in a state where a lid that is rotated in the opening and closing direction is pivotally attached to a vicinity of a butt insertion port of a casing, and the opening of the casing is covered with the lid. The portable ashtray according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the ashtray is provided on an inner surface of the lid.