US4353379A
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Portable personal ash receiver
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-03-06
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Granted: 1982-10-12
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Expires: 2001-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A tubular body member has telescopingly received therein a tubular ash receiver member, closed at its outer end and having a through access opening in the side-wall thereof which is normally covered by an arcuate, extended-wall portion of the body member. A helical tension spring acting between the outer end of the body member and the inner end of the ash receiver member serves to yieldingly constrain the ash receiver member in fully closed position with respect to the tubular base member whereat the access opening is covered by the body member extended-wall portion. In use, the ash receiver member is pulled outwardly of the base member to uncover the access opening, abutment stop means being provided to temporarily maintain the ash receiver in this open position against the urging of the tension spring.
Inventors
- 👤 Rafael Castellanos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:26
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24F; A24F19/00; A24F19/0064
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
322 words
A portable personal ash receiver, comprising, in combination, a tubular body member closed at one end, a tubular ash receiver member slidingly received within the other end of said tubular body member in telescoping fashion, an enclosure wall at the outer end of said tubular ash receiver member, a through access opening in the peripheral side-wall of said tubular ash receiver member, said tubular body member having an extended peripheral side-wall portion normally in covering relation with respect to said access opening when said tubular ash receiver member is fully received within said tubular body member, and yieldable means constraining said ash receiver member to be fully received in said tubular body member, whereby, upon manual withdrawal of said tubular ash receiver member with respect to said tubular body member against the urging of said yieldable means, said access opening will be exposed for the receiption of cigarette ashes and butts into said tubular ash receiver member, abutment means operative to selectively maintain said tubular ash receiver member in the withdrawn position with respect to said tubular body member, said abutment means comprising an abutment pin extending outwardly of the peripheral side-wall of said tubular body member and operative to be abuttingly retained in a recess in the outer end of said extended peripheral side-wall portion of said tubular body member upon the relative rotation of said body member and ash receiver member when in their relatively withdrawn positions, said yieldable constraining means comprising a tension spring acting between the closed end of said tubular body member and the inner end of said tubular ash receiver member, said tubular ash receiver member being provided with a transverse bottom plate secured in spaced relation with respect to the inner end of said tubular receiver member, one end of said tension spring being secured to said transverse bottom plate and the other end being secured to said closed end of said tubular body member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
322 words
A portable personal ash receiver, comprising, in combination, a tubular body member closed at one end, a tubular ash receiver member slidingly received within the other end of said tubular body member in telescoping fashion, an enclosure wall at the outer end of said tubular ash receiver member, a through access opening in the peripheral side-wall of said tubular ash receiver member, said tubular body member having an extended peripheral side-wall portion normally in covering relation with respect to said access opening when said tubular ash receiver member is fully received within said tubular body member, and yieldable means constraining said ash receiver member to be fully received in said tubular body member, whereby, upon manual withdrawal of said tubular ash receiver member with respect to said tubular body member against the urging of said yieldable means, said access opening will be exposed for the receiption of cigarette ashes and butts into said tubular ash receiver member, abutment means operative to selectively maintain said tubular ash receiver member in the withdrawn position with respect to said tubular body member, said abutment means comprising an abutment pin extending outwardly of the peripheral side-wall of said tubular body member and operative to be abuttingly retained in a recess in the outer end of said extended peripheral side-wall portion of said tubular body member upon the relative rotation of said body member and ash receiver member when in their relatively withdrawn positions, said yieldable constraining means comprising a tension spring acting between the closed end of said tubular body member and the inner end of said tubular ash receiver member, said tubular ash receiver member being provided with a transverse bottom plate secured in spaced relation with respect to the inner end of said tubular receiver member, one end of said tension spring being secured to said transverse bottom plate and the other end being secured to said closed end of said tubular body member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable personal ash receiver as defined in claim 1, including a resilient pocket clip affixed at one end to and extending longitudinally outwardly of said tubular body member in peripherally spaced relation with respect to said extended peripheral side-wall portion.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-10-11 | 1986-04-12 | 1986-10-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-10-11 | 1990-04-12 | 1990-10-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-10-11 | 1994-04-12 | 1994-10-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |