WO1998003090A1 - Improved ashtray - Google Patents

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WO1998003090A1
WO1998003090A1 PCT/ES1997/000180 ES9700180W WO9803090A1 WO 1998003090 A1 WO1998003090 A1 WO 1998003090A1 ES 9700180 W ES9700180 W ES 9700180W WO 9803090 A1 WO9803090 A1 WO 9803090A1
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Julio Miro Guillen
Mireia Hernandez Esteban
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F19/00—Ash-trays
    • A24F19/10—Ash-trays combined with other articles
    • A24F19/14—Ash-trays combined with other articles with extinguishers
    • A24F19/145—Ash-trays combined with other articles with extinguishers using fluid or sand
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F19/00—Ash-trays
    • A24F19/005—Ash-trays comprising a grid or grille
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F19/00—Ash-trays
    • A24F19/0078—Ash-trays comprising two separatable parts, e.g. coaxial

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  • the present invention consists of an improved ashtray that allows to unify several utilities in a single object, among which it is worth highlighting: 1) Increase fire safety by facilitating the extinguishing of cigarettes and cigarettes.
  • Smoking is a social fact that every time has less acceptance; consequently, the rights of non-smokers, as taxpayers of the easements that such smoking entails, have deeply sensitized society, which increasingly seeks greater quality of life, even in the smallest details.
  • ashtray designs are on the market, among which we can mention: ashtrays with practicable cover; ashtrays with double-acting turntable (eject the butts and ash by centrifugal force when turning said platform, and cover the container where they are stored); ashtrays in which the container intended to house ashes and cigarette butts is filled with water, and other varieties based on concepts analogous to those expressed two.
  • FIG. 1 An elevation section of one of the variants of the improved ashtray object of the present invention appears in Figure 1. With regard to figures 2, 3 and 4, other elevation sections of different variants referring to the same ashtray are to be seen.
  • the ashtray object of the present invention is constituted by a container (1) intended to contain aggregates or other granular material (3) with the appropriate granulometry to facilitate the shutdown of the cigarettes or cigarettes that are crushed there for that purpose, while presenting a bottom provided with a grid (6) in order to facilitate the passage of ash through it to a larger container (2) that houses it inside, and in which said ash may be stored (7).
  • FIG 2 it is to be seen therein another variant of the perfected ashtray object of the present invention, in which the assembly described in figure 1 appears located inside another larger container (4), susceptible to facilitate the placement inside the butts (8) previously turned off on the container (1); These butts, through a hole provided, for example, with a swinging closure with counterweight (5) or the like, are inserted inside the indicated container (4), which also has a lid (9) at the top separable from the set, to allow cleaning inside.
  • the improved ashtray, object of the invention has the following elements: a) A container (1) intended to perform three functions: /) contain an aggregate or granular material (3) of the appropriate granulometry to facilitate the extinguishing of cigarettes and cigarettes when they are crushed there for such purpose; I) be the intended place to deposit lit cigarettes while they are being consumed; iii) allow the passage of the ash through the grid (6) that is arranged at the bottom thereof; in this way it is achieved that this container is not saturated with ash and thus prevents the appearance of the surface of the aggregate deposited there.
  • Said grid (6) must have the holes of approximately 1 millimeter of passage, although, in any case, this dimension may vary in accordance with the characteristics of the aggregate or granular material (3) contained in the container.
  • This aggregate may consist, among other things, of flavored soils for ashtrays like those that already exist in the market; In this case, the improved ashtray provides the utility of saving the consumption of these lands by avoiding premature saturation of the same with ashes, as explained in the description of the container (1).
  • a container (4), (10) and (11) intended to house the muffled butts (8) and keep them isolated from the outside in relation to odors and views.
  • This container is provided with a general lid (9) designed to facilitate periodic emptying.
  • this container (4), (10) and (11) with respect to the containers (1) and (2) several solutions fit, as already mentioned in this description.
  • the closure (5) of this hole may consist of a swinging gate with counterweight that allows the butt to be pushed into said container, after which the lid is closed by the action of the counterweight.
  • Any type of closure that would be easily practicable, preferably and for convenience, with the same hand that is holding the dull butt, or other similar systems would also be useful for these purposes.
  • the cigar or cigarette During the time that the cigar or cigarette is lit, it can be left resting on the edge of the container (1) and with the embers on the aggregate that this container contains; at the time of extinguishing the cigar or cigarette, the grill of the same is crushed against the aggregate (3); this operation removes said aggregate, helping the ash to settle towards the bottom of the container; Finally, the dull butt is inserted into the container (4), (10) or (11) as explained in the description of the hole and its closure (5).
  • the evacuation of the butts is carried out by opening the general lid (9) of the container (4), (10) or (11), and the evacuation of the ash is carried out (according to the ashtray variant used) or, through this same general cover (9), or by removing the container (1) from the container (2).
  • this perfected ashtray object of the present invention is provided with adequate fixing mechanisms (analogous to those already in use in this regard), this ashtray can easily be used in vehicles, being solved in this case , the frequent problem caused by poorly extinguished cigarette butts in said vehicles, and the negative effects and dangers that this circumstance entails (bad smells, distractions that cause accidents, lit butts that are thrown through the window and that cause accidents and forest fires, etc. .).
  • both the operation of agitating the aggregate or granular material (3), as well as the opening and closing operation of the butt insertion hole (5) can be automated and / or motorized by means of the convenient arrangement of detectors, servomechanisms, motors, vibrators, etc., which perform said operations in a more comfortable way for the user.

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The ashtray is comprised of two containers having the following functions: the first container forms the lid of the second container and is provided at its bottom with a grid which supports an aggregate or granular material with a geometry appropriate to extinguish thereon the cigars or cigarettes and sustaining them when they are deposited there during their combustion; said grid has the dimensions appropriate to let the ashes deposited on the aggregate to pass through the grid, thereby enabling the ashes to get into the second container forming the ashtray. Said second container is located under the first container and is intended to receive, in addition to the ash, the previously extinguished cigarettes'butts; to this effect, the ashtray assembly is provided with a sufficiently large opening which provides for the introduction of said cigarettes' butts into the second container; this opening can be conveniently provided with a closure system easily actuable with a single hand so that, upon closing, the butts and ashes are isolated from the outside.

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CENICERO PERFECCIONADO PERFECTED ASHTRAY
La presente invención consiste en un cenicero perfeccionado que permite unificar en un solo objeto varias utilidades, de entre las que cabe destacar: 1) Incrementar la seguridad contra el fuego facilitando el apagado de ios cigarros y cigarrillos.The present invention consists of an improved ashtray that allows to unify several utilities in a single object, among which it is worth highlighting: 1) Increase fire safety by facilitating the extinguishing of cigarettes and cigarettes.
2) Evitar que las colillas que en él se depositen propaguen malos olores al ambiente.2) Prevent butts that are deposited in it spread bad odors to the environment.
3) Ocultar a la vista del personal las colillas y la ceniza. 4) Facilitar las labores de limpieza del propio cenicero perfeccionado, al permitir que esta limpieza pueda ser realizada en intervalos de tiempo más largos y sin tener que utilizar el agua, u otro líquido, como medio de almacenamiento y evacuación de la ceniza y las colillas.3) Hide butts and ash from view of staff. 4) Facilitate the cleaning of the perfected ashtray itself, by allowing this cleaning to be carried out at longer intervals of time and without having to use water, or other liquid, as a means of storage and evacuation of ash and cigarette butts .
5) Permitir la utilización de fungibles diseñados para ceniceros, reduciendo, en este caso, drásticamente el consumo de los mismos.5) Allow the use of consumables designed for ashtrays, reducing, in this case, drastically the consumption of them.
El tabaquismo es un hecho social que cada vez cuenta con menor aceptación; consiguientemente, los derechos de los no fumadores, en cuanto sujetos pasivos de las servidumbres que acarrea dicho tabaquismo, han sensibilizado profundamente a la sociedad, la cual cada vez busca ma- yor calidad de vida, incluso en los más mínimos detalles.Smoking is a social fact that every time has less acceptance; consequently, the rights of non-smokers, as taxpayers of the easements that such smoking entails, have deeply sensitized society, which increasingly seeks greater quality of life, even in the smallest details.
Por otra parte, basta acudir a la prensa diaria para percibir como, en muchas ocasiones, las causas de un incendio, ha sido una colilla mal apagada.On the other hand, it is enough to go to the daily press to perceive how, in many cases, the causes of a fire, it has been a poorly extinguished cigarette butt.
Con objeto de solucionar parcialmente la problemática anterior, se encuentran en el mercado determinados diseños de ceniceros, entre los que podemos citar: ceniceros con tapa practicable; ceniceros con plataforma giratoria de doble efecto (expulsar las colillas y ceniza por la fuerza centrífuga al girar dicha plataforma, y tapar el recipiente donde éstas se almacenan); ceniceros en los cuales el recipiente destinado a alojar cenizas y colillas se llena de agua, y otras variedades basadas en conceptos análogos a los expresa- dos.In order to partially solve the above problem, certain ashtray designs are on the market, among which we can mention: ashtrays with practicable cover; ashtrays with double-acting turntable (eject the butts and ash by centrifugal force when turning said platform, and cover the container where they are stored); ashtrays in which the container intended to house ashes and cigarette butts is filled with water, and other varieties based on concepts analogous to those expressed two.
También pueden encontrarse en el mercado determinados áridos aromatizados diseñados con el objeto de ser depositados en los ceniceros convencionales, y ambientar de este modo con olor agradable los locales en donde se ubiquen. La utilización de este producto viene resultando algo costosa, ya que estos áridos así dispuestos en los ceniceros, se colmatan rápidamente de ceniza y colillas, y esta mezcla ha de ser evacuada con frecuencia.Certain aromatized aggregates designed in order to be deposited in conventional ashtrays can also be found in the market, and thus acclimate the premises where they are located with a pleasant smell. The use of this product is proving somewhat expensive, since these aggregates thus arranged in ashtrays, quickly fill up with ash and cigarette butts, and this mixture has to be evacuated frequently.
Si bien cada uno de los ejemplos de ceniceros y otras soluciones arriba citadas, logran aportar algunas (pero no todas) de las utilidades expresadas, el cenicero perfeccionado que se describe y reivindica aquí, las aporta todas de un modo sencillo y simple, basándose en las siguientes observaciones: a) La brasa de un cigarro o cigarrillo encendido se desintegra de un modo más completo y rápido si se aplasta contra una superficie granular, que si se aplasta contra una superficie plana, logrando en el primer caso apagar el cigarro o cigarrillo con más facilidad. b) Las cenizas de tabaco que han sido mezcladas con un árido de la adecuada granulometría, tienden a pulverizarse y depositarse en el fondo del recipiente que contiene ambos (árido y cenizas), cuando el conjunto se remueve y/o se agita. c) Una parte importante de los malos olores que se presentan en un local ocupado por fumadores, procede de apagados parciales de las colillas, y de la evaporación de la nicotina y otros residuos, bien acumulados en las colillas que se depositan en los ceniceros, o bien condensados en los labios del cenicero donde se apoyan los cigarros o cigarrillos durante su combustión. En el momento en que pueden evitarse estas condensaciones, y por otra parte, las colillas pueden apagarse con facilidad y quedar confinadas en un recipiente cerrado, el olor en estos locales disminuye considerablemen- te aún cuando en ellos se siga fumando la misma cantidad de cigarrillos o cigarros. En base a lo anterior, seguidamente se expone en qué consiste el cenicero perfeccionado objeto de la presente invención.Although each of the examples of ashtrays and other solutions mentioned above, manage to provide some (but not all) of the utilities expressed, the improved ashtray described and claimed here, provides all of them in a simple and simple way, based on the following observations: a) The charcoal of a cigarette or lit cigarette disintegrates in a more complete and rapid way if it is crushed against a granular surface, which if it is crushed against a flat surface, achieving in the first case to extinguish the cigar or cigarette more easily. b) Tobacco ashes that have been mixed with an aggregate of the appropriate granulometry tend to be pulverized and deposited in the bottom of the container that contains both (aggregate and ashes), when the whole is removed and / or stirred. c) An important part of the bad odors that occur in a place occupied by smokers, comes from partial quenching of the cigarette butts, and from the evaporation of nicotine and other waste, well accumulated in the cigarette butts that are deposited in the ashtrays, or condensed on the lips of the ashtray where cigarettes or cigarettes are supported during combustion. At the moment when these condensations can be avoided, and on the other hand, the cigarette butts can be easily extinguished and confined in a closed container, the smell in these rooms decreases considerably even if they continue smoking the same amount of cigarettes or cigarettes Based on the foregoing, it follows that the perfected ashtray object of the present invention consists.
Para facilitar la explicación, acompañan a la presente descripción tres hojas de dibujos en las que se han representado, a título ilustrativo y no limitativo, una serie de variantes referidas a dicho cenicero perfeccionado objeto de la presente invención, según los principios de las reivindicaciones. En los dibujos:In order to facilitate the explanation, three sheets of drawings are attached to the present description in which, by way of illustration and not limitation, a series of variants referring to said improved ashtray object of the present invention, according to the principles of the claims, have been represented. In the drawings:
En la figura 1 aparece una sección en alzado de una de las variantes del cenicero perfeccionado objeto de la presente invención. Por lo que se refiere a las figuras 2, 3 y 4, son de ver otras secciones en alzado de distintas variantes referidas al mismo cenicero.An elevation section of one of the variants of the improved ashtray object of the present invention appears in Figure 1. With regard to figures 2, 3 and 4, other elevation sections of different variants referring to the same ashtray are to be seen.
Tal y como es posible deducir de las indicadas hojas de dibujos, el cenicero objeto de la presente invención viene constituido por un recipiente (1) destinado a contener áridos u otro material granular (3) con la granulome- tría adecuada para facilitar el apagado de los cigarros o cigarrillos que allí se aplasten con tal objeto, a la vez que presenta un fondo provisto de una rejilla (6) con el fin de facilitar el paso de la ceniza a su través hasta un recipiente mayor (2) que lo alberga en su interior, y en el cual puede quedar almacenada dicha ceniza (7). Por lo que se refiere a la figura 2, es de ver en ella otra variante del cenicero perfeccionado objeto de la presente invención, en la cual el conjunto descrito en la figura 1 aparece ubicado en el interior de otro recipiente mayor (4), susceptible de facilitar la colocación en su interior de las colillas (8) previamente apagadas sobre el recipiente (1); estas colillas, a través de un orificio dotado, por ejemplo, de un cierre basculante con contrapeso (5) o similar, se introducen en el interior del recipiente (4) indicado, el cual presenta además en la parte superior una tapa (9) separable del conjunto, para permitir la limpieza de su interior.As it is possible to deduce from the indicated drawing sheets, the ashtray object of the present invention is constituted by a container (1) intended to contain aggregates or other granular material (3) with the appropriate granulometry to facilitate the shutdown of the cigarettes or cigarettes that are crushed there for that purpose, while presenting a bottom provided with a grid (6) in order to facilitate the passage of ash through it to a larger container (2) that houses it inside, and in which said ash may be stored (7). With regard to figure 2, it is to be seen therein another variant of the perfected ashtray object of the present invention, in which the assembly described in figure 1 appears located inside another larger container (4), susceptible to facilitate the placement inside the butts (8) previously turned off on the container (1); These butts, through a hole provided, for example, with a swinging closure with counterweight (5) or the like, are inserted inside the indicated container (4), which also has a lid (9) at the top separable from the set, to allow cleaning inside.
En lo que se refiere a la variante representada en la figura 3, es de observar que dicha variante es el resultado de hacer desaparecer de la variante representada en la figura 2, el recipiente intermedio (2), de forma que el recipiente contenedor de las cenizas (7) y de las colillas apagadas (8) sea el mismo (10).With regard to the variant represented in Figure 3, it should be noted that said variant is the result of disappearing from the variant represented in Figure 2, the intermediate container (2), so the container containing the ashes (7) and the dull butts (8) is the same (10).
Por último, en cuanto a la figura 4, es de observar que, en ella, el recipiente contenedor de las cenizas (2), y el recipiente contenedor de las colillas (11), se han yuxtapuesto lateralmente, formando un conjunto, pero de tal manera que uno queda ubicado, no dentro del otro como ocurría en las figuras 2 y 3, sino que en este caso se hallan simplemente colocados lateralmente uno respecto al otro, pudiendo ser la unión entre ambos practicable según diversos sistemas (bandeja de transporte común, clips, imanes, etc.). Así pues, puede decirse, más en concreto, que el cenicero perfeccionado, objeto de la invención, cuenta con los siguientes elementos: a) Un recipiente (1) destinado a realizar tres funciones: /) contener un árido o material granular (3) de la granulometría adecuada para facilitar el apagado de los cigarros y cigarrillos cuando éstos se aplasten allí con tal objeto; ¡i) ser el lugar previsto para depositar los cigarrillos encendidos mientras estos se están consumiendo; iii) permitir el paso de la ceniza a través de la rejilla (6) que se encuentra dispuesta en el fondo del mismo; de este modo se logra que este recipiente no se sature de ceniza y se evita así que se afee el aspecto de la superficie del árido allí depositado. Dicha rejilla (6) de- berá tener los orificios de aproximadamente 1 milímetro de paso, si bien, en cualquier caso, esta dimensión podrá variar en consonancia con las características del árido o material granular (3) que contenga el recipiente. El hecho de dotar a esta rejilla de una forma de cúpula esférica, o similar, optimiza su rendimiento, si bien admite otras formas. b) Un recipiente (2) que alberga al anterior (1) y de mayor tamaño, el cual tiene por objeto almacenar las cenizas (7) que atraviesan la rejilla (6) del recipiente (1). c) El árido o material granular adecuado (3), propiamente dicho, con una dimensión aproximada del grano de 5 milímetros; también serán válidas otras dimensiones siempre superiores al orificio de paso de la rejilla.Finally, as for Figure 4, it should be noted that, in it, the container containing the ashes (2), and the container containing the butts (11), have been juxtaposed laterally, forming a set, but of such that one is located, not inside the other as it happened in figures 2 and 3, but in this case they are simply placed laterally with respect to each other, being the union between the two practicable according to various systems (common transport tray , clips, magnets, etc.). Thus, it can be said, more specifically, that the improved ashtray, object of the invention, has the following elements: a) A container (1) intended to perform three functions: /) contain an aggregate or granular material (3) of the appropriate granulometry to facilitate the extinguishing of cigarettes and cigarettes when they are crushed there for such purpose; I) be the intended place to deposit lit cigarettes while they are being consumed; iii) allow the passage of the ash through the grid (6) that is arranged at the bottom thereof; in this way it is achieved that this container is not saturated with ash and thus prevents the appearance of the surface of the aggregate deposited there. Said grid (6) must have the holes of approximately 1 millimeter of passage, although, in any case, this dimension may vary in accordance with the characteristics of the aggregate or granular material (3) contained in the container. The fact of providing this grid with a spherical dome shape, or similar, optimizes its performance, although it admits other shapes. b) A container (2) that houses the previous one (1) and of larger size, which is intended to store the ashes (7) that cross the grid (6) of the container (1). c) The aggregate or suitable granular material (3), proper, with an approximate grain size of 5 millimeters; other dimensions will always be valid always superior to the hole in the grid.
Este árido puede consistir, entre otras cosas, en tierras aromatizadas para ceniceros como las que ya existen en el mercado; en tal caso, el cenicero perfeccionado aporta la utilidad de permitir economizar el consumo de dichas tierras al evitar la saturación prematura de las mismas con cenizas según ya se ha explicado en la descripción del recipiente (1). d) Un recipiente (4), (10) y (11) destinado a albergar las colillas apagadas (8) y mantenerlas aisladas del exterior en lo referente a olores y vistas. Este recipiente está dotado de una tapa general (9) destinada a facilitar su vaciado periódico. Referente a la disposición de este recipiente (4), (10) y (11) respecto a los recipientes (1) y (2), caben varias soluciones, se- gún ya se ha comentado anteriormente en esta descripción. e) Un orificio situado en el recipiente (4), (10) y (11) para la entrada de colillas apagadas que en cualquier caso queda cerrado cada vez que se introduce una colilla apagada en él. Favorablemente, el cierre (5) de este orificio puede consistir en una compuerta basculante con contrapeso que permite introducir en dicho recipiente la colilla empujando con la misma, tras lo cual la tapa se cierra por la acción del contrapeso. También serviría para estos efectos cualquier tipo de cierre que fuese fácilmente practicable, preferentemente y por comodidad, con la misma mano que se encuentra sosteniendo la colilla apagada, u otros sistemas análogos. Una vez conocidos los elementos que componen el cenicero perfeccionado, su funcionamiento resulta obvio. Durante el tiempo que el cigarro o cigarrillo está encendido, puede éste dejarse apoyado en el borde del recipiente (1) y con la brasa sobre el árido que este recipiente contiene; en el momento de apagar el cigarro o cigarrillo, se aplasta la brasa del mismo contra el árido (3); esta operación remueve dicho árido ayudando a que la ceniza vaya decantándose hacia el fondo del recipiente; finalmente se introduce la colilla apagada en el recipiente (4), (10) o (11) del modo que se explica en la descripción del orificio y su cierre (5). Caso de que pudiera quedar algo de ceniza sobre la superficie del árido, basta con imprimir un leve movi- miento de vaivén al recipiente (1) para que esta ceniza desaparezca de la vista, pudiéndose fumar, mientras se utiliza este cenicero, tantos cigarrillos como admita la capacidad de los recipientes (2), (4), (10) y (11) sin necesidad de limpieza alguna, ya que no desprende olores, y su aspecto en todo momento es agradable por mantenerse fuera de la vista la ceniza y las colillas. Por otra parte, en los casos en los que el cigarro o cigarrillo se deja largo tiempo encendido sobre el cenicero, al ser el árido el punto de apoyo de la brasa durante la combustión del cigarro o cigarrillo, se evita el antiestético cerco de nicotina y alquitranes condensados que aparecen en los soportes para cigarros o cigarrillos constituidos por otro material.This aggregate may consist, among other things, of flavored soils for ashtrays like those that already exist in the market; In this case, the improved ashtray provides the utility of saving the consumption of these lands by avoiding premature saturation of the same with ashes, as explained in the description of the container (1). d) A container (4), (10) and (11) intended to house the muffled butts (8) and keep them isolated from the outside in relation to odors and views. This container is provided with a general lid (9) designed to facilitate periodic emptying. Regarding the arrangement of this container (4), (10) and (11) with respect to the containers (1) and (2), several solutions fit, as already mentioned in this description. e) An orifice located in the container (4), (10) and (11) for the entry of muffled butts that in any case is closed each time a muffled butt is inserted into it. Favorably, the closure (5) of this hole may consist of a swinging gate with counterweight that allows the butt to be pushed into said container, after which the lid is closed by the action of the counterweight. Any type of closure that would be easily practicable, preferably and for convenience, with the same hand that is holding the dull butt, or other similar systems would also be useful for these purposes. Once the elements that make up the perfected ashtray are known, its operation is obvious. During the time that the cigar or cigarette is lit, it can be left resting on the edge of the container (1) and with the embers on the aggregate that this container contains; at the time of extinguishing the cigar or cigarette, the grill of the same is crushed against the aggregate (3); this operation removes said aggregate, helping the ash to settle towards the bottom of the container; Finally, the dull butt is inserted into the container (4), (10) or (11) as explained in the description of the hole and its closure (5). If some ash could remain on the surface of the aggregate, it is enough to print a slight swaying movement to the container (1) so that this ash disappears from view, being able to smoke, while using this ashtray, so many cigarettes as it admits the capacity of the containers (2), (4), (10) and (11) without the need of any cleaning, since it does not give off odors, and its appearance at all times is pleasant to keep the ash out of sight and the butts. On the other hand, in cases where the cigar or cigarette is left on the ashtray for a long time, since the aggregate is the support point of the embers during the combustion of the cigar or cigarette, the unsightly nicotine fence is avoided and condensed tars that appear on the supports for cigarettes or cigarettes made of another material.
La evacuación de las colillas se realiza abriendo la tapa general (9) del recipiente (4), (10) o (11), y la evacuación de la ceniza se realiza (según la variante de cenicero utilizado) o bien, a través de esta misma tapa general (9), o bien retirando el recipiente (1) del recipiente (2).The evacuation of the butts is carried out by opening the general lid (9) of the container (4), (10) or (11), and the evacuation of the ash is carried out (according to the ashtray variant used) or, through this same general cover (9), or by removing the container (1) from the container (2).
Lógicamente, si se le dota a este cenicero perfeccionado objeto de la presente invención, de los adecuados mecanismos de fijación (análo- gos a los que ya están en uso al respecto), fácilmente podrá ser utilizado este cenicero en vehículos, solucionándose en este caso, el problema frecuente que causan las colillas mal apagadas en dichos vehículos, y los efectos negativos y peligros que esta circunstancia conlleva (malos olores, distracciones que provocan accidentes, colillas encendidas que se lanzan por la ventanilla y que provocan accidentes e incendios forestales, etc.).Logically, if this perfected ashtray object of the present invention is provided with adequate fixing mechanisms (analogous to those already in use in this regard), this ashtray can easily be used in vehicles, being solved in this case , the frequent problem caused by poorly extinguished cigarette butts in said vehicles, and the negative effects and dangers that this circumstance entails (bad smells, distractions that cause accidents, lit butts that are thrown through the window and that cause accidents and forest fires, etc. .).
Por otra parte, en cualquiera de los casos o variantes citadas del cenicero perfeccionado, tanto la operación de agitar el árido o material granular (3), como la operación de apertura y cierre del orificio de introducción de colillas (5), pueden ser automatizadas y/o motorizadas mediante la conve- niente disposición de detectores, servomecanismos, motores, vibradores, etc., que realicen las mencionadas operaciones de un modo más cómodo para el usuario.On the other hand, in any of the cases or variants mentioned of the improved ashtray, both the operation of agitating the aggregate or granular material (3), as well as the opening and closing operation of the butt insertion hole (5), can be automated and / or motorized by means of the convenient arrangement of detectors, servomechanisms, motors, vibrators, etc., which perform said operations in a more comfortable way for the user.
Todo cuanto no afecte, ni altere, cambie o modifique la esencia del cenicero perfeccionado descrito, podrá substituirse por sus equivalentes. Por ello, si bien la invención ha sido descrita a título de ejemplo con relación a unas formas de realización preferidas, los entendidos en la materia com- prenderán que tal descripción no debe tener efectos limitativos y que caen dentro del alcance de las reivindicaciones anexas todas las variantes que obedezcan a la misma idea inventiva. Anything that does not affect, nor alter, change or modify the essence of the perfected ashtray described, may be replaced by its equivalents. Therefore, although the invention has been described by way of example in relation to preferred embodiments, those understood in the subject matter they will understand that such description should not have limiting effects and that all variants that obey the same inventive idea fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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1.- Cenicero perfeccionado, caracterizado por hallarse constituido por dos recipientes (1) y (2), en los cuales el recipiente (1) está dotado en su fondo de una rejilla (6) y provisto en su interior de árido o material granular (3) de la geometría adecuada para poder apagar sobre él los cigarros o cigarrillos, y para que, si bien este árido o material granular no traspase la mencionada rejilla, sí lo hagan las cenizas procedentes de la combustión del tabaco, quedando estas cenizas depositadas en el segundo recipiente (2), haciendo el recipiente (1) las funciones de la tapa al recipiente (2), y siendo el sistema de unión entre ambos recipientes (1) y (2) de tal índole que les permita ser solidarios de modo practicable.1.- Improved ashtray, characterized by being constituted by two containers (1) and (2), in which the container (1) is provided at its bottom with a grid (6) and provided inside with aggregate or granular material (3) of the adequate geometry to be able to extinguish the cigarettes or cigarettes on it, and so that, although this aggregate or granular material does not cross the aforementioned grid, the ashes from the combustion of tobacco do so, leaving these ashes deposited in the second container (2), the container (1) performing the functions of the lid to the container (2), and the joining system between both containers (1) and (2) being such that it allows them to be integral with practicable way.
2.- Cenicero perfeccionado según la reivindicación 1 , caracterizado por contar con un tercer recipiente (4) que contiene al conjunto formado por los dos anteriores (1) y (2), y que almacena las colillas apagadas (8) en él introducidas a través de un orificio (5) que ventajosamente queda cerrado cada vez que se introduce una colilla apagada; estando dotado, este recipiente (4), de una tapa general (9) que permite el vaciado del mismo.2. Improved ashtray according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a third container (4) containing the assembly formed by the two previous ones (1) and (2), and storing the dull butts (8) inserted therein into through a hole (5) that is advantageously closed each time a dull butt is inserted; being provided, this container (4), with a general lid (9) that allows its emptying.
3.- Cenicero perfeccionado según las reivindicaciones 1 y 2, caracterizado porque en una realización particular se unifican los recipientes destinados a almacenar cenizas y colillas apagadas (2) y (4) en uno sólo3. Improved ashtray according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that in a particular embodiment the containers intended to store ashes and muffled butts (2) and (4) are unified in only one
(10), siendo albergado, en este caso, el recipiente (1) por el citado recipiente (10).(10), in this case, the container (1) being housed by said container (10).
4.- Cenicero perfeccionado según las reivindicaciones 1 , 2 y 3, caracterizado porque en otra realización particular se da la disposición de sendos recipientes (2) y (11) destinados, respectivamente, el uno a almacenar cenizas y el otro a almacenar colillas apagadas.4. Improved ashtray according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that in another particular embodiment there is the provision of two containers (2) and (11) intended, respectively, one to store ashes and the other to store dull butts. .
5.- Cenicero perfeccionado según la reivindicación 4, caracterizado por estar dotados ambos recipientes (2) y (11) de una unión entre sí, fácilmente practicable (por ejemplo: bandeja de transporte común, imanes, clips, etc.), de tal modo que dichos recipientes (2) y (11) puedan ser utilizados y/o trasladados conjuntamente.5. Improved ashtray according to claim 4, characterized in that both containers (2) and (11) are provided with a joint that is easily practicable (for example: common transport tray, magnets, clips, etc.), of such so that said containers (2) and (11) can be used and / or jointly moved.
6.- Cenicero perfeccionado según la reivindicación 1 , 2, 3, 4 y 5 caracterizado porque ventajosamente puede estar dotado de detectores y/o servomecanismos y/o motores y/o vibradores, accionados manualmente o por corriente eléctrica, y destinados a automatizar las operaciones de agitar el árido para facilitar la decantación de las cenizas y/o la apertura y/o cierre del orificio (5) por el que se introducen las colillas apagadas. 6. Improved ashtray according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 characterized in that it can advantageously be provided with detectors and / or servomechanisms and / or motors and / or vibrators, operated manually or by electric current, and intended to automate the operations of agitating the aggregate to facilitate the decantation of the ashes and / or the opening and / or closing of the hole (5) through which the dull butts are introduced.
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