Patent ID: 6227400
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
A mountable ashtray assembly comprising:a tube-like ashtray having an open end and a closed end for storing cigarette butts, the ashtray having a projection;a locking nut sized to receive the ashtray projection;a mounting bracket adapted for mounting the ashtray assembly to a structure, the mounting bracket having top surfaces, a front surface, and a rear surface, the front surface having a first elongated vertical slot through the mounting bracket sized to receive the ashtray projection, the rear surface having a second elongated vertical slot sized to receive the locking nut, the second elongated vertical slot coaxial with the first elongated vertical slot, the mounting bracket having means for attaching the mounting bracket to the structure; andwherein the ashtray projection is inserted through the elongated slot on the front surface of the mounting bracket and the locking nut is placed over the ashtray projection from the rear surface of the mounting bracket and into the second elongated slot and then the assembly is adapted for mounting to the structure such that the ashtray can rotate about the projection and slide vertically along the elongated slots.