Patent ID: 6138822
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A24F,B65D

Abstract:
A packaging system for holding smoking members said system having an open ashtray receptacle for dispensing smoking debris and a closed receptacle for storing said smoking debris, said system comprising:a) an outer sleeve comprising a front sleeve wall, a back sleeve wall, two side sleeve walls, and a sleeve bottom connecting adjacent ends of said front sleeve wall, said back sleeve wall and said two side sleeve walls, said front sleeve wall having an access hole for dispensing of said smoking debris through, said access hole being positioned a distance from said sleeve bottom to provide space for said closed receptacle;b) a container for holding said elongated smoking members said container comprising a front container wall, a back container wall, two side container walls and a container bottom connecting adjacent ends of said front container wall, said back container wall and said two side container walls, said container being capable of slidably extending from said sleeve to a open position such that said access hole is open to said open ashtray receptacle between said sleeve bottom and said container bottom, said container also being capable of slidably retracting within said sleeve to a closed position and stopping to a distance away from said sleeve bottom such that, said access hole is completely closed by a portion of said front container wall;c) an accordion member positioned within said sleeve between said sleeve bottom and said container bottom, wherein a surface of the accordion member and the sleeve bottom form the closed receptacle, said accordion member comprising at least two folding sections connected along a folding edge and first and second flaps, each said folding section having a geometry substantially similar to said sleeve bottom and said container bottom, said accordion member being attached to said back sleeve wall by a first flap at a distance from said sleeve bottom such that said container is prevented from being retracted farther than where said accordion member is attached, of said accordion being attached to said container bottom by a second flap such that said accordion member is flattened to serve as an ashtray bottom with said container in said extended open position and said container is prevented from being removed from said sleeve;wherein smoking debris received on said accordion member when said sleeve is in said open position is entirely contained within said closed receptacle when said sleeve is in said closed position.