US2506666A

US2506666A - Smoker's article

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Publication number: US2506666A
Application number: US673355A
Authority: US
Inventors: Graham James
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-05-31
Filing date: 1946-05-31
Publication date: 1950-05-09
Anticipated expiration: 1967-05-09

Description

J. GRAHAM May 9, 1950 SMOKER'S ARTICLE Filed May 51, 1946 YINVENTOR. JAMES 694 M Ma HA M,

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Patented May 9, 1950 UNITED-- 3 Claims.

This invention relates to extinguishers for cigarettes, cigars and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which lighted cigarettes and cigars may be extinguished efficiently, and without any manipulation by the user.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which lighted cigarettes and cigars may be extinguished, and having automatic means for disposing of the extinguished cigarettes and cigars by dropping them out of the device.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cigarette and cigar extinguishing device in the form of a hollow tube formed of bimetal and constructed and arranged for the reception of a lighted end of a cigarette and the like, whereupon the tube contracts, compressing the lighted end and extinguishing it, and then opens as it cools, allowing the extinguished cigarette to drop into a receptacle or other device for disposal thereof.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cigarette and cigar extinguisher as described, which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, and effective in operation.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved cigarette and cigar extinguisher,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings, it is seen that my extinguisher includes a main body portion 2 to which may be secured one end 4 of a flexible ring shaped holder 6 by means or which the main body portion may be supported.

The main body portion 2 is in the form of a piece of bimetal in sheet form rolled to form a tube 1 with its longitudinal edges 8 and Ill overlapping but not joined along the seam. The tube is flared as best seen in Figure 2, with its end [2 being of smallest diameter and expanding as it approaches its other end M which is flared to an even greater degree to form an open mouth l6 large enough to permit the insertion therein of a lighted end of a cigarette.

The end I2 is normally of a diameter when cool just slightly larger than that of a cigarette. The thermostatic bimetal forming the tube 2 is so arranged that when the tube is heated its inside diameter decreases as the overlapping edges 8 and I0 'slide over each other to take up the decrease, and so that as the tube cools its inside diameter increases back again to normal, that is, great enough to permit a cigarette to pass therethrough.

With the tube 2 held vertically with its bell mouth it uppermost, a lighted cigarette butt is inserted hot end downward into the interior of the tube through the bell mouth l6 and held with the hot end inside the tube for a second while the heat from the cigarette heats up the bimetal tube 2. The tube 2 then contracts and holds the cigarette firmly until it is completely extinguished, whereupon the thermostatic bimetal tube cools and expands to its normal size, allowing the butt to drop downward through the tube and out through its end l2.

According to one preferred example, the bimetal tube 2 is made of bimetal five thousandths of an inch thick, which gives satisfactory results. This is only an example, however, and thinner gauge may be used if desired, or a thicker one, the main factor bein the expansion and contraction for the desired results.

The device can also be used with the tube 2 in a horizontal position instead of vertically, if desired. In any case, the cigarette is held safely until it is extinguished, so that there is no danger of fire. The device may be mounted on an ash receiver if desired by the user, to catch the extinguished butts as they fall into it.

Although I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in size, shape, materials and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Iclaim:

1. A device for extinguishing lighted cigarettes or cigars, comprising an elongated tube formed of a bimetal sheet, said tube being longitudinally split and contracting diametrically when heated, and said elongated tube being adapted to receive the lighted end of a cigarette or cigar to be heated thereby, and a supporting element carrying the elongated tube.

2. A device for extinguishing lighted cigarettes or cigars, comprising an elongated tube formed of a bimetal sheet, said tube being tapered longitudinally and also being longitudinally split and contracting diametrically when heated, and said elongated tapered tube being adapted to receive the lighted end of a cigarette or cigar to be heat- JAMES GRAHAM. 15

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