Patent ID: 6626322
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A24F

Abstract:
A receptacle for spent smoking materials which prevents tar and nicotine infused run-off from leaking out of the receptacle, the receptacle comprising:a base portion having an upper rim surrounding an open end of the base portion, an upper portion arranged on the upper rim of the base portion and which is separable therefrom along a joint, the upper portion including a dome having a convex configuration relative to the base portion which encloses the open end of the base portion so as to define a chamber for containing spent smoking materials, a head and a neck, the neck having an elongated inner passage extending therethrough for providing communication between the chamber and an orifice in the head for receiving the spent smoking materials, the head having a relatively larger cross-sectional area than the internal passage, and a flow diverting mechanism disposed in the chamber, the flow diverting mechanism including a drip edge arranged on an interior surface of the dome for blocking fluid flow along the interior surface of the dome before the fluid reaches the joint and causing the blocked fluid to drip downward off the interior surface of the dome the drip edge extending alone the length of and in close proximity to the joint, and a flow directing surface arranged beneath and in close proximity to the drip edge the flow directing surface being arranged above and in close proximity to the joint and with at least a portion of the flow directing surface being in vertical alignment with the drip edge, the flow directing surface being sloped so as to direct fluid dripping off the drip edge towards the interior of the chamber.