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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380553 | Receptacle for extinguishing and storing cigarette butts A receptacle for extinguishing and storing spent smoking items, namely cigarette or cigar butts, comprising a container and a cap connected to the container for receiving and storing the butts. The cap contains a porous snuffing tube formed within and through the ca... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7341297 | Automotive storage apparatus The present invention provides an automotive storage apparatus which can store various types of articles so as to improve the convenience for use. An automotive storage apparatus has a storage apparatus main body in which an opening which opens upward can be covered... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7303493 | Golf tee support A golf tee support includes a base having a planar configuration for positioning on the ground, and a cylindrical body having an integral floor with an opposing open end providing an access to a cavity therein. The cylindrical body is secured to the base. A pluralit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300485 | Cooling fan for electronic devices An apparatus includes a rigid housing having a plurality of sides removably engaged with the electronic device and a plurality of passageways for effectively channeling air through first and second directions. The apparatus further includes at least one rotary fan m... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7195147 | Portable promotional ashtray A portable promotional ashtray and methods of manufacturing the same. The portable promotional ashtray may have a rectangular outer housing with an upper lip attached to the front portion and having a promotional display a rectangular drawer having a rear portion th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171968 | Cigarette disposal assembly A receptacle for receiving and disposing of combustible articles. The assembly has a base member and a cooperating removable top member having a seal structure. A flared inlet extends from the top member and into the base member. Extinguished combustible articles, s... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7114504 | Combined cigarette pack holder and ashtray A cigarette pack holder with an adjacent built-in ashtray section. The ashtray chamber is latterly adjacent the compartment for the cigarettes and extends downwardly and under the cigarette compartment. The ashtray section has a hinged cap that when in the closed po... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073515 | Lockable ashtray The invention is directed to a lockable ashtray comprising a cover defining at least one aperture therein, a hinge connecting the cover to a lower section. The cover is reversibly locked to the lower section or the cylinder shaped vessel. A Tray for holding cigarett... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6926009 | Ashtray mechanism An ashtray includes doors that open and close and define a disposal path to a drawer when open. Cigarettes dropped on the doors will fall into the drawer when the doors are open. Cigarette disposal openings lead to the drawer and a cigarette grinder mechanism can be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920885 | Cigarette holding device An apparatus and method for reducing or quitting use of smokers' articles is disclosed. The apparatus is a tube which can readily be used to extinguish and preserve partially-smoked cigarettes for later use. The method involves use of the apparatus to periodically c... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6843255 | Ashtray apparatus An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is engageable w... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6814081 | Pocket ashtray A pocket ashtray consists of at least one hollow body (2, 10) having a cap (1, 9) rotatably fastened on its end surface (s). An orifice (2b, 10b) and a depression (2a, 10b) are present in the end ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6776166 | Portable extinguishing ash container A portable extinguishing ash container with pivoting lid is provided. The ash container features a flame-resistant fabric pouch which accommodates a metal container. The pouch is filled with a noncombustible granular material such as sand or pebbles for enveloping a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6606996 | Ashtray apparatus An ashtray apparatus comprising a container, a cap member, and a handle assembly. The container includes a base and a surround member extending from the base. The base and surround member cooperate to define a cavity having an opening. The cap member is e... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604530 | Portable receptacle for extinguishing and storing cigarette ends A portable receptacle for extinguishing and storing cigarette ends is described, which comprises two distinct, functionally independent, unequally sized chambers, one smaller chamber being equipped with a fire extinguishing substance for extinguishing a c... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6439240 | Ashtray provided with extinguisher An ashtray that can be used in a vehicle has an extinguishing function. The ashtray includes a case having an upper opening and a disposal chamber. A first lid is pivotally supported on one wall of the case and covers a first part of the upper opening. A ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431177 | Cigarette extinguisher and storage device A cigarette extinguishing and storage device, comprises a first hollow cylinder having an open end and a closed end. A second hollow cylinder constructed of a heat resistant material is concentric to the first cylinder and mounted therein. The second cyli... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6354302 | Adjustable device for snuffing out smoking tobacco products of various diameters A device for snuffing out smoking tobacco products of various diameters. The device is comprised of a housing having a first open end, a second closed end, and a cavity formed therebetween; a slider within the cavity having an opening defined by an inner ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349728 | Portable cigarette smoking apparatus A puff-on-demand cigarette smoking apparatus for decreasing unnecessary tobacco burning as well as decreasing the generation of side stream smoke. The portable cigarette smoking apparatus can be used to smoke traditional cigarettes and includes a reusable... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6321757 | Cigarette pack and ash holder/extinguisher A cigarette pack and ash holder/extinguisher for neatly keeping cigarettes and their ashes in a container. The cigarette pack and ash holder/extinguisher includes a container having a plurality of compartments with a first one of which being adapted to re... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6273094 | Tobacco product snuffer The snuffer is constructed of three elements, i.e. a tubular member, a sleeve which fits within the tubular member and a cap which secures the sleeve in place. The sleeve has an inside diameter to slidably receive a lighted cigarette or the like. The cap ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6170490 | Smoking accessory A smoking accessory that includes a chamber for containing a scented cigarette dousing liquid that is used to simultaneously douse the cigarette and provide a quantity of scenting agent on the cigarette butt to mask the smell of the cigarette butt when it... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6161549 | Ash tray The present invention relates to an ash tray, and more particularly to an ash tray which can sanitarily control as well as automatically extinguish a smoking cigarette butt when it is put in the ash tray. In accordance with the present invention, the ash ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6145510 | Cigar extinguishing system providing controllable burn of hand rolled-cigars A cigar extinguishing device which includes a circular top component for tightly holding a burning or smoldering cigar in a vertical position. On a side of the top component is a substantially horizontal ventilation slot having a sliding cover for control... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6105583 | Cigarette end container A cigarette end container capable of putting out cigarette ends definitely, suitable for being placed in a narrow space without a reduction in container capacity, and in which disposal of cigarette ends after collection may be simply, easily and hygienica... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089236 | Cigar holder and burn rate controller A cigar holder for controlling the burn rate thereof. According to a preferred embodiment, the invention comprises the combination of a housing member having an upwardly extending port formed thereon and a cigar holder member interconnectable therewith. T... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6014974 | Multi-purpose accessory for smokers A multi-purpose accessory is a substantially parallelepiped rigid casing (1) able to house a packet (3) of cigarettes and a cigarette lighter (4). The casing has a major surface with a shaped depression (6) for resting the cigarette. An end portion of the... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996588 | Pocket ashtray equipped for holding a packet of tobacco and protection for the base of the latter, with a deposit for extinguishing cigarette butts A pocket ashtray made of fireproof materials for holding a packet of cigarettes comprising a part for depositing ash and cigarette butts, a cigarette pack support part, an intermediate area including a tilting door for giving access to the depositing part... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992420 | Cigarette-attached extinguishing device The present invention relates to an attachment extinguishing device to be used by being wrapped around a cigarette, being capable of natural, reliable and swift extinguishment and also manual and forcible extinguishment as by the smoker crushing his light... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5918736 | Cigarette package with extinguishing caps A cigarette packet includes a closable compartment for housing fresh cigarettes and a closable housing within the package containing a plurality of fire-extinguishing members. These members are positioned within the housing and are attached to the package... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906314 | Windproof ashtray A windproof ashtray (10) comprising a main body (12) for receiving cigarette ashes and cigarette butts therein. A top portion (14) is on the main body (12). A base (16) is for stabilizing the main body (12) upon a support surface (18). A structure (20) in... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5829450 | Device to control smoke dissipation by cigarettes An ashtray includes an insert with a cylindrical section having at least one radial or side opening therethrough and lugs at one end to restrict the movement of a cigarette. An entry to the cylindrical section is provided. The side opening is sized to fit... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5806533 | Cigarette snuffing device and method A cigarette and cigar snuffing device comprising a base member defining a centrally located opening therein, and a vertical cylindrical throat member having an opening at an upper portion and an opening at a lower portion, which communicates with the open... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5727572 | Cigarette extinguishing device A cigarette extinguishing device including an extinguishing means. The extinguishing means has a snuff pad and an top for mechanically compressing a burning end of a cigarette therebetween to extinguish combustion. The snuff pad has a flat upper portion w... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5647381 | Beach ash tray An ash tray having a receptacle having a peripheral wall and a perforated floor. An outwardly oriented radial flange projects from the peripheral wall receptacle at a level even with reliefs formed in the wall for enabling cigarettes to pass through the w... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5601096 | Ashtray An ashtray including a cylindrical center upright wall defining a cylindrical storage chamber and having a plurality of radial top dents, a cylindrical intermediate upright wall concentrically raised around the cylindrical center upright wall and defining... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5601095 | Cigarette disposal bin A cigarette disposal bin comprising; an outer shell formed with at least one aperture through which a cigarette may be inserted into the bin; a separate collection device located within the outer shell for collecting cigarettes inserted into the bin; a baffle ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5598854 | Ashtray cigarette extinguishing device An extinguishing device for snuffing out a burning cigarette. The inventive device includes an ashtray for receiving ashes from a cigarette. An extinguishing assembly projects into the ashtray for facilitating compression of the burning end of the cigaret... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5595194 | Pivotally mountable ash tray An ash tray for supporting ashes and smoking materials in a vertical orientation relative to a tilting support. The inventive device includes an ash receptacle for receiving ashes and supporting cigarettes. A pivotal mounting assembly extends from the ash... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5564443 | Portable extinguishing device Holder of cigarette lighter with a cup for a cigarette holder that works as a cigarette extinguisher device as well as collects the ashes of a cigarette and at the end extinguishes the cigarette butt. This device or invention can be made of plastic, metal... | 10/15/1996 |
