IP Library Granted Patent US 8,276,749
Granted Patent B1
US 8,276,749 · App. 13/298,700 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Portable ashtray apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,276,749
App. No.
13/298,700
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

A portable ashtray apparatus includes a main body having an open top, and a cavernous interior space for housing a removable container. The apparatus also includes a funnel cap secured to both the main body and the removable container in order to receive spent cigarettes and other like items and direct the same into the container for disposal. The apparatus also includes a solution for extinguishing embers and emanating aromatically friendly scents.

Claims (23)

1. A portable ashtray apparatus, comprising:

a main body that includes a top section, a middle section, a bottom section and a cavernous interior, said top section further including an opening that is in communication with the cavernous interior;

a removable container having an elongated, generally bottle-like shape that is configured to retain a foreign object, said container including a top section, a middle section, a bottom section and an elongated cavernous waterproof space, said top section further including an opening that is in communication with the waterproof space;

a cap having an outer rim defining a sloping surface and a central channel having a top end and a bottom end, the outer rim of said cap being removably secured to the top section of the main body; and

a connector interposed between the bottom end of the central channel and the top end of the removable container, said connector forming a pathway for depositing the foreign object into the waterproof space of the removable container,

wherein said connector includes a plurality of threaded elements disposed onto each of the channel and the top of the removable container, said threads being configured to engage and disengage when a twisting motion is imparted thereon.

2. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the removable container is disposable.

3. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a solution configured to extinguish an ember.

4. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the solution is liquid.

5. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the solution is at least one of a gel and a foam.

6. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the solution further includes an aromatic agent.

7. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of connectors configured to removably secure the cap and the main body.

8. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the removable container is configured to pass through the opening of the main body.

9. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a dimension of the bottom section of the main body is greater than a dimension of each of the top section and middle section of the main body.

10. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body is configured to fit within a conventional drink holder of a vehicle.

11. The portable ashtray apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the removable container is constructed from at least one of a recyclable material and a biodegradable material.

12. A portable ashtray apparatus comprising:

a main body that includes a top section, a middle section, a bottom section and a cavernous interior, said top section further including an opening that is in communication with the cavernous interior;

a removable container having an elongated, generally bottle-like shape that is configured to retain a foreign object, said container including a top section, a middle section, a bottom section and an elongated cavernous waterproof space, said top section further including an opening that is in communication with the waterproof space;

a solution configured to extinguish an ember, said solution being housed within the waterproof space of the removable container;

a cap having an outer rim defining a sloping surface and a central channel having a top end and a bottom end, the outer rim of said cap being removably secured to the top section of the main body; and

a connector interposed between the bottom end of the central channel and the top end of the removable container, said connector forming a pathway for depositing the foreign object into the solution contained within the waterproof space of the removable container,

wherein said connector includes a plurality of threaded elements disposed onto each of the channel and the top of the removable container, said threads being configured to engage and disengage when a twisting motion is imparted thereon.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 12, 2016
From: SCHRAUWEN, AMANDA, SCHR
To: GRIFFITHS, AMANDA
Reel/Frame 039309/0715 →
COURT ORDER Recorded Jun 3, 2016
From: SCHRAUWEN, NICHOLAS Y.
To: SCHRAUWEN, AMANDA
Reel/Frame 039107/0582 →