US2034424A - Ash tray - Google Patents

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March 17, 1936. F, soUTHWom-H 2,034,424

ASH TRAY Filed NOV. 16, 1934 Patented Mar. 17, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE The object of the present invention is to pro- .duce an ash tray or receptacle with improved, means for snufilng cigarettes, and for tempo-;,,

rarily holding a lighted cigarette so that it will be gradually extinguished, if left and forgotten,-

but will afford a short time for a smoker to take his cigarette from the holder and resume his smoke .before it is extinguished.

' or design having a snuffer member secured there-- to of the shape of a relatively thick ring or short ing;-or in other words the amount of space pro- To this end the present invention comprises an ash tray or receptacle of any desired shape tubular sleeve. One or more such tubular or ring shaped members for holding lighted cigarettes may be arranged upon an'ash tray with more or less. of a ventilating space between the tray and supporting member, whereby a lighted v cigarette can be placed in the holder with. the lighted end toward the tray and be supported in upright position and be extinguished at once or kept burning therein until the ash at the lighted end builds up and closes ofi the ventilating space beneath the holder and causes the light upon the'cigarette to be gradually extin-.

guished. The time that a lighted cigarette can be-kept in the holder with the light continuing is determined by the extent of the ventilating, spaceetween the tray and the holder ring or.

sleeve; .It is preferable to provide the holder for-lightedcigarettes with means for adjusting this ventilating space so that the holder can be arranged to maintain the light upon the cigarette for a greater or lesser time. This adjustable featuremay be acomplished by having the holder adjustabl'y mounted upon a support projecting from the tray, orthe tray maybe provided with any other suitable means for adjustably supporting the holder at a particular height to determine its ventilating space and'conse- I quently the time a cigarette will be vkept burnvided between the tray and the ring or sleeve that supports thecigarette. It will, of course, be understood that the purposes of havinga holder that will only temporarily maintain the light and eventually extinguish the fire, are, first, to

afford: a convenient holder for a lighted cigarette, and, second to safely and eventually extinguish the cigarette that has been put aside and 1 possibly forgotten.

In order that the invention may be fully un-' derstood, it will first be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, and the novelty afterwards pointed out in the annexed claims.

In said drawing: A

Figure 1 is a'plan view of an ash tray showing two forms of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same;

Figure 3isaviewsimilartoFigure 1 showing two further modifications of the present invention; and

Figure 4 is. a sectional elevation of the same.

I Inthe embodiment of. my lnvention'shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing I is a suitable ash tray or receptacle having secured to its upper rette may be placed with the lighted end down to quickly extinguish or snuff out the fire. This is the simplest form of improved snufier 'upon the ash tray. I I

A' further embodiment of the invention as shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises-a tubular member having the dual functions of safely supporting or holding a cigarette while lighted and extinguishing the fire after a given short p riod. In-this modification the supporter and extinguisher comprises. a, slightly flared sleeve such as .shown at 4 or 5, each being mounted upon an arm such as l or ,8 which may be secured to the s leeve or collar 3 which is removably attached-to. the face of, the tray I, as above explained. The arms I and} project oppositely from the central snulferv sleeve or collar- 3 and support the sleeves 4 and 5 with their lower edges slightly above the Itraybottomtoafiord a slight space between the tray and each snuflingholder.

This form of the cigarette holder and snufier operates upon theplan of placing the lighted end of a cigarette down through-the sleeve ;4 or 5 in contact with the tray and permitting the cigarette to burn until the ashpiles up from the tray bottom sufliciently tocutolf the air and extinguish the fire as the burning point of the cigarettereaches the sleeve 4 or 5. A partly burned cigaretteC is shown supported in sleeve 5- at the right of Figure 2. The arms I and 8 may be'made of bendable wire to adjust the sleeves or collars with reference to the tray, or any other suitable provision for adjustment may be provided.

Collar 3 carrying arms I, 8 and sleeves 4 and 5 may be removed for cleaning, and arms I and 8- may be adjusted by bending or otherwise, to present sleeves 4 and 5 closer'or further away from the bottom of the tray, to adjust the period that a lighted cigarette will be held and permitted to burn before being snufied out.

in one of which a upright post I is mounted upon the tray l and supports a pair of slightly flared snuiling sleeves II and I2 set at an angle of 120 upon a carrying split collar l3 which is mounted upon and Irictionally engages the post ID to support the sleeves H and I2 in contact with the bottom of the tray or receptacle for the quick snumng of a cigarette, or at the desired distance'above the-tray to provide an open space of suflicient extent to permit a cigaretteto burn for a period after being placed in the supporting and snufling sleeve II. or II. A projecting knob ll upon the split collar it provides a convenient handle for raising and lowering and adjusting circumferentially the holding and snufling sleeves ilandl2.

I also-show in Figures 3- and 4 of the drawing a form of holder-and snufler comprising an arm I5 pivotally mounted atl8 upon the side .flange la of the ash tray- I and carrying at itsfree end a snufiing sleeve I! which, because of the pivotal mounting of arm l5, can be moved into position shown in full lines in Figure 3 above and in contact with the flat flange la of the tray l to close 5 for convenient removal of parts to facilitate cleaning the ash tray. I

I have found a relatively thin-ring to be a sufficient encircling support for a cigarette to ensure the final snufiing of the fire from the cigarette when the ash builds up from the bottom of the tray to the supporting ring. If the ring is toothin it willnot invariably arrest and snuff the fire. -Holding'-sleeves or collars with somewhat greater length or longitudinal extent of encircling wall are in most cases more desirable than the thin ring so long as there is ample room to provide the necessary ventilating space between the holding member and the bottom of the tray to permit the cigarette to burn to the desired extent before being snuffed.

. The snuiiing ring or sleeve is not intended to have any gripping hold upon a cigarette but is to have a boreof sufllcientdiameter to freely receive the average sized cigarette, which slides freely through the sleeve and drops-till its lighted end contacts with the tray bottom, the cigarette being supported in upright. position upon its lighted end. As the cigarette in the snufiing sleeve continues burning, ash forms and accumuiates upwardly under the cigarette until the fire snufiing member comprising a sleeve-shaped ciga-.

7 rette supporting member which is adjustabiy mounted upon the tray to present it with its lower edge in difierent spaced relations to the tray for determining the rapidity of the snufling action of said member upon a burning cigarette. While I have shown several forms in which my invention may be embodied I would have it understood that other forms and modifications can be made within the spirit of the invention and 5 which is not limited to any particular form,- but is of the scope defined by the claims.

. I claim:-

1. The combination with an-ash tray, of a ciga rette holding and delayed snufling member com- 10 prising-an-open end sleeve of approximately circular cross section mounted upon said tray, and

adjustable means determining the rapidity of the snufling action of said member. a

2. The combination with an ashtray, of a ciga- 15 I rette supporting and delayed extinguishing menn- 1 her comprising a tubular cigarette-embracing collarand an arm carrying said collar and mov'ably.

mounted upon said tray to present said collarin contact with said tray in one position andspaced 20 f v above said tray in another position. I

' 3. The combination with an ash tray, of an upright support projecting from'said tray, and a plurality of singularly-arranged tubular holding I and delayed extinguishing members mounted- 2 5" I upon said support, said members being adjustab toward and away from said tray.

4. The combination with an ash tray,'oi a delayed snufiing cigarette-supporting member c0m.-; I

prising an open-end tubular sleeve, and adjustable .30 mounting means presenting said sleeve in upright position upon said tray to loosely support a burning cigarette on its lighted end in saidtray, the open lower end of said sleeve being adjustably spaced from the tray tor limiting the venting or 35 4 a burning cigarette to a desired time interval.

I 5. The combination with an ash tray, of a delayed snuifing cigarette-supporting device comprising a plurality of open-end tubular sleeves,

and adjustable mounting means-for said sleeves'40 presenting them in. upright position above said tray to loosely support a plurality of burning -'cigarett'es. with their lighted ends downwardly in said tray, the lower ends of said sleeves being adjustably spaced from. the tray for, limiting the 45 venting of the burning cigarettes for the desired time intervals.

6. The combination with an ashtray, of an up-,- right support'upon said tray, a sleeve adjustably mounted upon said support and movable toward .50 and'away from said tray, and tubular holding and extinguishing members mounted upon said sleeve.

'7. The combination with an ashtray, and a snuifer carrying arm mounted upon said tray,'of

a delayed snufling cigarette'supportin'g member 55 comprising an open end tubularsleeve movably mounted upon said carrying armand vertically adjustable thereon to be presented thereby in upright position above said tray tol loosely support a burning cigarette with its lighted end in said ()0 encompass a cigarette, whereby said member may be presented in different desired spaced relations to said receptacle to efiect different time intervals of snufiing. FRANCIS E. SOUTHWORTH.

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