JPH11332547A - Disposal of cigarette butt in ashtray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the disposal of cigarette butts in a type of an ashtray with water therein for putting off fire by facilitating the separation of the water soiled by the butts. SOLUTION: When disposing butts (a) of cigarettes from an ashtray a highly water absorptive polymer 15 is put into the interior of a water-impermeable sheet 12 filled with water (w) for extinguishing the fire and having the discarded butts, to absorb only the water and remove the water from the interior of the water-impermeable sheet 12, and the water-impermeable sheet 12 with the butts is taken out from the ashtray 11 and disposed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cigarette butt disposal method for disposing of cigarette butts discarded in a cigarette butt in which water for fire extinguishing is used for safety.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, FIG.
As shown in (1), there is a type that has a circular can shape and is placed on a stand or the like for use. The butts holder
As shown in FIG. 4, a container-shaped butts receiver 2 is provided in a main body case 1 so as to be able to be taken out, and is covered with a grill cap 3 having a grill 3a formed by a large number of members.

At the time of use, water w for fire extinguishing is put in the butts receiver 2, and when the butts a are thrown into the butts receiver 2 through the gaps of the grill 3a, the fire of the butts a is discharged with the water w.
To make it disappear.

When cleaning, the grill cap 3 is removed from the main body case 1 and the butts receiver 2 with the butts a is collected.
And bring it to the washing place, for example, where the butts a
And wastewater were separated by placing them in a net-shaped basket, and the wastewater was directly drained from a drain port and discarded.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional method for disposing of butts, during cleaning, when carrying the butts receiver 2, it is necessary to prevent the sewage inside from spilling due to vibrations and contaminating hands, clothes, floors and the like. If the spilled water spills on the floor or the like, it takes time to remove the dirt. In addition, before disposing of the butts a and the wastewater, it is necessary to carry out a separating operation using the above-mentioned net-shaped basket or the like, and then discard them. Further, after disposal, the dirty butts receiver 2 is washed each time. There is a need to. For this reason, there was a problem that the disposal of the butts a and the wastewater was very troublesome.

[0006]

Accordingly, a method for discarding a cigarette butt in a cigarette holder according to the first aspect of the present invention is described in, for example, an embodiment described with reference to the following drawings. At the time of disposal, the superabsorbent polymer 15 is put into the water-impermeable sheet 12 into which the fire extinguishing water w has been put and the butts a have been discarded.
5, wherein only the water is absorbed and the water-impermeable sheet 12 is discarded.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a butts holder for disposing of cigarette butts by the butts disposal method of the present invention.

[0008] The butts holder is composed of a main body case indicated by reference numeral 10 in the figure and a butts receiver 1 arranged in the main body case 10.
1 and an impermeable sheet 12 to be set in a butts receiver 11
And a grill cap 13 to be put on the upper part of the main body case 10
And so on.

The main body case 10 is a cylindrical case having an upper opening, and has a step portion 10a formed on the inner periphery of the upper edge.

The butt receiver 11 is formed of a container-like metal case made of, for example, stainless steel and provided with a hook flange 11a on the outer periphery of its upper edge.

The water-impermeable sheet 12 is formed in a bag shape using a sheet material made of, for example, a resin material, and its upper edge is placed on the hook flange 11a, and is laid so as to cover the inner surface of the butt receiver 11. Set. Then, butts receiver 11
Is put in the main body case 10 with the hanging flange 11a placed on the step 10a of the main body case 10.

As the water-impermeable sheet 12, a sheet material made of waterproof paper or cloth may be used. The water-impermeable sheet 12 may use a flammable or non-flammable sheet material.

The grill cap 13 is formed by forming a grill 13a with a large number of joints, forming a circular lid as a whole, and removably covering the upper part of the main body case 10.

The butts holder is used, for example, on a stand or the like. Therefore, at the time of its use, put water w for fire extinguishing in the impermeable sheet 12,
Butts a are impermeable sheets 12 through the gaps in grill 13a.
When the fire is put into the tub, the butts a are extinguished with water w.

At the time of cleaning, when disposing the butts a by the disposal method of the present invention, first,
Remove. Then, as shown in FIG.
Into the plate 2, for example, a plate-like or ball-like high water-absorbing polymer 15 is charged.

Then, the superabsorbent polymer 15 permeates moisture and is taken into the three-dimensional network structure of the crosslinked polymer, and greatly expands into a gel. Then, only the water is absorbed while leaving the butts a, and the water is removed from the water-impermeable sheet 12.

Thereafter, the water-impermeable sheet 12 is taken out of the butts receiver 11 together with the butts a and discarded together with the impermeable sheet 12 by, for example, rolling.

After disposing, a new water-impermeable sheet 12 is placed on the butts receiver 11 and put in the main body case 10. Water for fire extinguishing is again put in the water-impermeable sheet 12.
The grill cap 13 is put on the main body case 10.

In the above cigarette butt disposal method,
The butts receiver 11 is a metal case separate from the main body case 10, but may be a receiver integrally formed with the main body case by, for example, resin molding. Further, the water-impermeable sheet 12 may be a sheet which has a peripheral edge and is directly held by the main body case 10 to receive the butts, though not shown, without using the butts.

[0020]

Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when disposing of the butts, the superabsorbent polymer is put into the impermeable sheet, and the wastewater therein is replaced by the superabsorbent polymer. As it is possible to absorb and dispose of the water-impermeable sheet, it is not necessary to take care to prevent spilled water when carrying the butts as in the past, and there is no worry about removing dirt on the floor etc. In addition, the wastewater treatment is facilitated, and the work of cleaning the butts after disposal is not required. As a result, the work of disposing the butts and wastewater can be significantly simplified without any trouble.

Further, since there is no problem that spilled water spills on hands, clothes, floors and the like when carrying a butt receiver as in the prior art, the disposal of butt and sewage can be performed cleanly and hygienically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory sectional view showing a state in which a superabsorbent polymer is charged into a butts container by a butts disposal method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the butts holder in a used state.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a conventional butts holder.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the butts holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 impermeable sheet 15 super absorbent polymer a butts w water for fire extinguishing

Claims (1)

[Claims] When a cigarette butt is discarded from a cigarette butt, a superabsorbent polymer is put into a water-impermeable sheet in which water for fire extinguishing is put and the butt is discarded, and only the moisture is absorbed by the superabsorbent polymer. Butts in a butt holder, wherein the butts are absorbed and discarded together with the water-impermeable sheet.