Patent ID: 7748605

Claim:
A cigarette urn having a sidewall opening for receiving ashes, cigar and cigarette debris and other waste, comprising: a first component including a top, said top having the sidewall opening for receiving ashes; and a second component having a bottom portion, a grasping portion and a recessed portion, said second component being wider than said first component and configured to assemble into a self-standing, upright assembly when said first component and said second component are in communication with each other, said second component including a base and a middle; said middle being releasably retained to both said base and said top in said self-standing, upright assembly, said middle having opposite ends that are open and of different cross-sectional dimension from each other, said top and said base each having an opening conforming substantially in dimension to a respective one of said opposite ends of said middle, said grasping portion being adjacent to said bottom portion and having a transition region to said bottom portion and a protruding portion, wherein said recessed portion is adjacent to said protruding portion; wherein said first component and said second component define an interior space when in communication with each other and are configured to allow a relative rotation between said first and second components upon a grasping of said protruding portion to hold steady said second component and upon a turning of said first component relative to said second component as said protruding portion is held steady.