Patent ID: 6604530
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
Portable receptacle for extinguishing and storing cigarette ends, characterized by that it comprises two distinct, functionally independent, unequally sized chambers, wherein a first smaller chamber (2) is equipped with a viscous gel compound fire extinguishing substance for extinguishing a cigarette through immersion via a first top opening (2a) thereof and a second larger chamber (3) with a second top opening (3a) through which ashes during smoking and cigarette ends after their extinguishing in said chamber (2) are collected for disposal, wherein said receptacle has the form of a rectangular housing (1) which is closed by a rotatable top cover (11), said rectangular housing (1) being formed by a pair of relatively large parallel front and rear surfaces (8), a pair of relatively small parallel side surfaces (9) and a pair of parallel top and bottom surfaces (7) which, when said top cover (11) is closed, acquire a parallel orientation in relation to the upper surface (11a) of the top cover (11), wherein said first smaller chamber (2) is provided with side grooves (16) by means of which said chamber (2) is slidably inserted into members (15) of the top surface (7) of said rectangular housing (1) through the openable front surface (8) thereof and is suspended therefrom, and wherein additional closure means (4) is provided for airtightly closing said first and second top openings (2a, 3a) and thereby eliminate dispersion of unpleasant odours in the environment.