US1916619A

US1916619A - Ash tray and support therefor

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Publication number: US1916619A
Application number: US393923A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kenneth B Johnson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1929-09-20
Filing date: 1929-09-20
Publication date: 1933-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 1950-07-04

Description

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ASH TRAY AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed Sept. 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1%; I *qg w 5 i it: 24 v v Lug INVENTOR fiermefifiefobxzs'm ATTORNEY Jufiy 4,, 1933. K. B. JOHNSON ASH TRAY AND SUPPORT THEREFOR Filed. Sept. 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet ,2

DE 7 i 5 2 fi W2 3. ill; 2 A w/ 1 p o w INVENTOR KenmZJo/fimscw ATTORNEY UNITED sTA s Patented July {1, 1933 v PATENT j v OFFICE KENNETH'B. JoHnsoN, or KEW GARDENS, NEW YORK ASH TRAY AND SUI'PORTTTHEREFOR Application filed September'20, 1929. Serial No. sashes,

This invention is concerned in new and useful improvements in ash trays; and supports therefor. 1 I

A mainobject of the invention is to provide a simple, compact, economically manufactured construction of ashtray and supporting frame, which may be-readily marketed a reasonableprice tobe sold already aoplied to a card or other table or support and which maybe easily and quickly appliedto the table or support by the purchaser himself without any particular trouble or requirement as to mechanical skill. I

' further object is to provide a construction which will permitthe tray and the SUP? porting frameto be tucked or folded out of when taken in connection with the accom panying drawings 'which illustrate present preferred forms of the invention, which form part of the specification, and in which, 7

Fig. l is a plan view of a support ith the device attached thereto and inoperative position; i i

V Fig. 2'is a side elevation, of the support with the device shown in operativeposition; Fig. is an inverted plan view of the, device folded away against the leg of the support when the ,table or support is folded up; Fig. 41 is a side elevation of the construe tion shown in Fig. 3;

5 is an inverted-plan view of a modiv fied form ofthe invention adapted for use with modified forms of and,

supporting the tray. 7

In general contemplation'of the invention, it is to be noted that it comprises, briefly, an ash tray and a supporting frame pivoted to a support such as a card table and preferably to a leg thereof. The ashtray is preferably removably supported from this frame and the supporting legs 6 is a modified form of the frame for he leg 11- latched therein; The tray-supporting frame isprovidedwith means whereby it is resili- 'efntly gripped to the table leg when folded The table is therea'gainst when not in use. provlded with means'whereby the frame is held in operative position when swung into that position. The frame is further provided with means whereby its position on the sup port or the leg can ,be easily and quickly adjusted and varied to adapt itto use with: different types of supports or legs and to sup-' ports where the braces are not disposed there.- on in a standard manner.

. As shown in the drawings, the device is adapted to be attached to'a support-such as a card table '10 having foldabl'e legs 11.; To

this support, preferably to one of the legsll,

there is pivotally fastened a main plate 12 of a tray supporting frame. The outer end of this plate 12is numbered 13 and is bent to lie parallel to the side of" the leg to which it is fastened. Theremainder of the plate or arm 12 isbent flatand at right angles to the portion 13 as shown. The outer end of the frame arm or plate 12is bent either upward or downward but in the drawings is shown as bent upward to formupwardly extending ears or

fingers

14 and 15 which are spaced apart and have at their upper endsresilient bent-over portions 16and'17 which may-act as grips against the top edges of theash tray 18 which is slipped on the supporting arm 12 7 between the spaced fingersl i and 15. The movement of the tray in a direction at right angles to the supporting arm 12 is limited by the stop arm or finger 19 which is upwardly extended from a cross arm 20 connected to the middle portion of the arm 12.

.It will'be noted that the ash trayhas at two opposite sides outwardly extending flanges such as 21 and 22 on which are formed the depressions such as'23 on-which cigars and cigarettesare suitably held. will also be noted that when the ashtray and its support are folded back against the leg llthat oneof the flanges above mentionedsuch as 23 lies snugly over the adjacent flat face of 7 arm 12 withthe leg 11 and the'a'sli tray 18, the arm 12 is provided with a laterally extending gripping arm 'or'finger 24 which as shown in Fig.- 3 extends over. the adjacent top of the leg 11 and then downward alongthe opposite side of the leg to grip the leg and tend to hold the supporting frame firmly Between the pivot point of'the Jud against the leg when folded thereagainst.

At the same time, the side of the main portion of the ash tray adjacent the flange 23 is bearing against the other side of the leg 11 and between this side of the tray and the grip of the finger 24 the tray supporting frame is held firmly against the leg when they are folded in beneath the bottom of the" stance this portion isnot pivotally connected to the leg 11 but is pivotally connected to a similarly bent end of an adjustable arm or plate 25 which has a longitudinal slot 26 therein and receives pins 27 and 28 set therein and fastened to the table leg or other support so as to permit the arm 25 to be moved along the leg or support and adjust the position of the point around which the frame for the tray will pivot with respect to the leg or support. This will permit the tray and its support being attached to many types of supports or legs where the construction may be such as to prohibit the fixation of the frame to any particular point thereon.

In Fig. 6, is shown a modified form of the frame in Which the leg gripping finger or arm 24 and the stop finger 29 are swivel led to swing to the opposite side of the main arm 12 to adapt the construction to conditions where the frame is to be attached to the other side of the support or leg from that shown in the'drawings.

It is quite apparent therefore that this construction is simple, economical to construct, and easily and quickly adapted to use with the supporting table or other member either in the operative or the closed position. The device is held firmly in position whether open or closed and requiresthe simplest operation to put it into either position.

While the invention has been described in detail and with respect to a preferred form thereof, it is to be understood that it is not to be'limited to such forms or details since many changes and modifications may be made and the invention embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broader aspects.

Hence it is intended that this application is to cover any and all forms and modifications of the invention coming within the language or scope of any one or more of the appended claims.

.What is claimed, is:

1. An ash tray support comprisingv a frame to which an ash tray may be removably connected, means for pivotally connecting the frame to a hinged table leg, and means on the frame engaging the leg to hold said frame in an inoperative position there- 2. An ash tray support comprising a frame to which the ash tray may be removably connected, means for pivotally connecting the frame to a hinged table legfmeanson the frame engaging the leg to hold the frame in an inoperative position thereon, and means on the table to hold the frame in an operative position whenmoved to such position.

3. An ash tray support comprising a frame to which the ash tray may be removably connected, means for pivotally connecting the frame to a hinged table leg, means on the frame engaging the leg to hold said frame in an inoperative position thereon, means on the table to hold the frame in an operative position when moved to such position, and means on the frame to grip the ash tray and to limit its movement thereon in one direction.

4. An ash tray support comprising a frame to which the ash tray may be removably conframe to the leg of a table, means on the frame to grip the leg and hold the frame thereto when the frame is folded against the leg. i I,

5. An ash tray support comprising a frameto which the ash tray may be remove ably connected, means for pivotally connecting the frame to the leg of a table, means on the frame to grip the leg and hold the frame thereto when the frame is folded against the leg, and means on the table to be moved into position to support the frame and the tray in the operative position. Y

6. Anash tray support comprising a frame to which the ash tray may be removably connected, fingers on the frame to grip the tray to hold it thereon, a stop member on the frame to limit the amount to which the tray can be moved on to the frame, and a gripping finger on the frame to enable it to be held against a support ina predetermined position.

7. An ash tray support "comprising a 7