US1542755A - Ash tray - Google Patents

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June 16,1925. M. s. YAssuKovlTcH ASH TRAY Filed Dec. 18, 1924 Patented June 116 1925.

UNITED STATES MICHEL, S. YASSUKOVITCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ASH TRAY.

Application filed December 18, 1924. Serial No. 756,775.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHEL S. YAssU- KovrroH, a citizen of Russia, reslding at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash Trays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to smokers appllances and more particularly to an ash receiver andhas for one of its objects to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ash receiver wh1ch,,.while being readily portable, is at the same time adapted to be securely retained in place when posi tioned upon the arm or back of an upholstered chair, couch, davenport or the like, or which may be with equal facility positioned upon a. table or fastened to a vertical surface, such as a wall.

"With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of the specification, in which like reference characters designate like parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic side elevational view of an ash receiver constructed in accordance with the present invention showing the same positioned upon a couch, pillow or the like.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the receiver showing it partially-assembled.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the receiver completely assembled.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional plan view of the parts shown in Figure 3, taken approximately on the plane indicated by,

the line H of said figure.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken approximately on the plane indicated by the line 55 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic side elevational view showing the receiver hungon a wall or like vertical surface.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be noted that the receiver comprises a supporting member 10 which may take the form of a sheet metal plate 11 from which are stamped the two upstanding cars 12. Pivotally supported in these cars, as by the trunnions 13, is a receptacle 14 which is here shown as comprising a hollow substantially semi-cylindrical metal receiver, which is so pivoted on the trunnions 13, as to be pendulous. ter in what position the supporting member may be placed, that the receptacle 14 will swing about its pivots 13 so as to always maintain a horizontal. position thereby avoiding the spilling of any ashes, matches or the like, which may have been deposited within the said receptacle. A suitable cigar or cigarette rest 15 may be clamped to the edge of the receptacle 14, as shown in the drawing.

In order that the ash receiver may be readily portable and may, at the same time,

beadapted to be positioned upon the arm or back of an upholstered chair or upon a cushion, illow or the like, I provide a friction mem er 16 which is readily detachably secured to the supporting member 10 by a suitable clamping member 17. As clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, the said member 17 may comprise a suitable sheet metal plate, the edges of which are turned over as indicated at 18 to embrace the side edges of the base plate 11, as will be readily understood.

The member 16 may be of any suitable material which} is adapted to produce the required amount of friction to hold the receiver in position, such for example as a fabric, leather or chamois strip and it is preferably provided adjacent each end with a pocket 19 in which is secured a suitable weight member 20 as shown in Figure 3. These weight members serve to produce a good contact between the strip 16 and the surface on which! the device is placed, thereby securing the maximum amount of friction between fihe two, to prevent the slippingof the device.

It will be obvious that when assembled,

It thus results that no mat-- may be placed upon the arm or back of a chair or on a cushion or pillow, such as 21,

indicated in Fig. 1, and that the weighted friction strip 16 will serve to retain the supporting member 10 against slipping. Furthermore, due to the endulous mounting of I tion of the base .member 10.

It may sometimes happen that it is desired to secure the receiver to a substantially vertical surface, such as a wall for example, and should this be the case, I have provided suitable registering apertures 22 and 23 on the base plate 11 and the slidable clamping member 17 respectively as shown in Figures 2 and 3. These apertures are designed to receive a suitable nail, hook or other fastening 24, (see Figure 6), which is driven into the wall 25, it being understood of course, that when so used, the friction member 16 will have been removed from between the members 11 and 17.

It Will be obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction as well as the precise arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention and that therefore it is not wished to be limited to the above disclosure, except as may be required by the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim as new is p 1. A receptacle of the character described, comprising a resilient base plate bent to form laterally projecting flanges with upwardly turned ears adjacent to and between 1,642,755 a .v -t a said flanges, a clamping late having its edges bent to form hooks, s idably engaging said flanges, a tray trunnioned in said ears, and a cigar or cigarette holder carried by said tray, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2, A receptacle of the character described, comprising a resilient base plate bent to form laterally projecting flanges with upwardl said flanges,

said flanges, a tray trunnioned in said ears, and a flexible friction strip adjustably held between said base plate and said clamping plate, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. A receptacle of the character described, comprising a resilient base plate bent to form laterally projecting flanges with upwardl turned ears adjacent to and between said anges, a clamping plate having its edges bent to form hooks, slidably engaging said flanges, a tray trunnioned in said ears,

turned ears adjacent to and between a clamping plate having'its edges bent to form hooks, slidably engaging a cigar or cigarette holder carried by said tray, a flexible friction strip held between said base plate and 881d, clamping plate,

and weights carried by said flexib substantially as and for the purposes e- (MICHEL s. YASSUKOVITCH.

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