AN IMPROVED CIGAR AND ASH TRAY, PAN OR HOLDER FOR TOBACCO ASH
Year: 1885

page_text: Tobacco Ash.
I WALTER BUTTERY of the Firm of Burroughs and Watts of Soho Square
London in the County of Middlesex Billiard Table Maker do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED CIGAR AND ASH TRAY, PAN OR HOLDER
FOR TOBACCO ASH to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to a construction of tray or holder for Tobacco Ash
particularly intended for fixed trays or holders, such for example as are placed
under the cushion of a Billiard Table whereby the cleaning of such tray is greatly
facilitated, and it consists essentially in the application to the tray or holder of a
movable bottom, opening so as to permit the Ash to fall therefrom into any
receptacle held to receive and carry it away.
I propose to make my improved pan or tray of any convenient shape, and of any
suitable material or combination of materials, to provide it with wires or bars,
against which the Cigar may be drawn to cause the fall of the ash, and upon
which the cigar may be laid, and to make the bottom sliding, hinging or to
otherwise open for the withdrawal of the Ash, and I may make a compartment in
the Tray to hold chalk.
Ordinary fixed ash trays are difficult to clean, particularly if made with fixed
wires for knocking off the ash from the Cigar, as they cannot be overturned
without removing them from the billiard table, or other article to which they are
fixed and it is difficult to reach the corners; with my movable bottom all difficulties
are obviated.
The opening of the bottom not only emptying the tray but permitting its sides
to be readily cleaned from below.

page_text: An Improved Cigar and Ash Tray, Pan, or Holder for
Tobacco Ash.
I WALTER BUTTERY of the Firm of Burroughes and Watts of Soho Square
London in the County of Middlesex Billiard Table Maker do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention relates to a construction of tray or holder for Tobacco Ash
particularly intended for fixed trays or holders, such for example as are placed
under the cushion of a billiard Table, whereby the cleaning of such tray is greatly
facilitated; and it consists essentially in the application to the tray or holder, of a
movable bottom opening so as to permit the ash to fall therefrom into any
receptacle held to receive and carry it away.
On the accompanying sheet of Drawing
Figure 1 represents a cross section of my improved ash tray adapted for a
billiard table,
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the same, with bottom shown partly
open.
Figure 3 illustrates a plan of the above.
Figure 4 represents a plan of a tray fitted with receptacle for chalk. A being
the tray. B. B are wires or bars. C moveable bottom. D receptacle for chalk
E E screw holes for attachment to table.
The wires or bars B, against which the cigar may be drawn to cause the fall of
the ash, and upon which the cigar may be laid, I preferably make curved so as to
keep the cigar from rolling off the tray, and I may make my movable bottom C
sliding, hinging, or to otherwise open downward for the withdrawal of the Ash,
The tray may or may not be provided with the compartment D intended to hold
chalk, and this compartment may have a fixed bottom, as shown Figure 4, or the
movable bottom may extend thereto-Ordinary fixed ash trays are difficult to
clean, particularly if made with fixed wires for. knocking off the ash from the
Cigar, even if hinged to overturn without removing them from the billiard table or
other article to which they are fixed it is difficult to reach the corners: whereas
with my movable bottom all difficulties are obviated. The opening of the bottom
not only emptying the tray but permitting its sides to be readily cleaned from
below.
I may make my improved ash pan or tray of any convenient shape and of any
suitable material a combination of materials.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a cigar and ash tray pan or holder for Tobacco ash, the use of a
movable bottom either sliding or opening downward, substantially as described for
the purpose specified.
2. In combination with a cigar and ash tray having the movable bottom B, the
receptacle D for chalk substantially as described.
3. A cigar and ash tray constructed and combined substantially as herein-
before described and shown Figure 1. 2 and 3 of the drawings for the purpose
specified.