JPH036231Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] [Industrial application field] The invention is based on the method of putting cigarette ash into the cigarette while smoking.
It relates to an ashtray for disposing of butts or temporarily storing cigarettes.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, ashtrays have been made of glass, metal, nonflammable plastic, or the like. Most of them consist of a central recess for receiving ash and a brim-shaped part around it. However, there are some that do not have a flange around the recess, but simply have a peripheral wall of the recess. A groove with a semicircular cross section for temporary storage of cigarettes is usually formed in the surrounding brim or the upper part of the peripheral wall.

Regarding the disposal of the ashes and butts placed in the recess, it is common practice to simply remove the ashes and butts from the opening of the recess, and then wash the inner surface of the recess. be.
Some metal ashtrays have a special mechanism that allows the bottom of the recess to open downward, from which cigarette butts and the like can be taken out.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

In any case, after using a conventional ashtray, the ash and cigarette butts are taken out from the recessed part of the ashtray and discarded, dirt is removed, and the ashtray is used again. Stains caused by cigarette ash are extremely stubborn and difficult to clean, as they contain resin and other substances. There is also the problem that an unpleasant odor may adhere to the hands and fingers of the person doing the cleaning.

[Means for solving problems]

The gist of the structure of the present invention is that it consists of a number of foil-shaped plates each having a central ash receiving part and a flange extending around the ash receiving part. forming a bulge, and forming a bulge in the plurality of trays by fitting the ash receptacle of each vertically adjacent upper tray to that of the lower tray; This is an ashtray in which a small bulge of the lower tray body is fitted into a recess formed on the back surface of the bulge to be temporarily joined.

The foil-like plate body can be made of various materials as long as they are generally nonflammable and easily deformable. It is preferable to use a material that can be made as thin as possible in order to stack a large number of materials on top of each other. For example, aluminum foil or the like can be used. The central ash receiving part may be formed into a recessed part, similar to a general ash receiving part. A flange is formed around the ash receiver as described above. The number of small bulges formed in the flange is one or more. For example, about three pieces are arranged at equal angular intervals. Further, the bulging shape of this small bulging portion is, for example, hemispherical. It is preferable that the flange is further provided with several grooves for temporarily storing cigarettes during smoking.

Note that the shape of the plate body can be freely designed. For example, if the concave portion serving as the ash receiving portion is made circular in plan, the flange is also configured in circular plan. If the ash receiver is square, the collar should also be square.

Although a plurality of tray bodies are stacked one on top of the other, it is preferable that the lowest tray body is covered with a slightly thicker protective material so as to maintain the above-mentioned predetermined shape of the ashtray.

Further, the plates are temporarily connected to each other by fitting the small bulges and ash receivers of the upper and lower adjacent plates to each other, and the joined state is maintained appropriately. Depending on the case, an adhesive that provides temporary bonding may be used.

[Effect]

Since the present invention is configured in this way, it can be used as follows.

First, when smoking, you can use it like a regular ashtray. That is, cigarette ashes can be dropped into the ash receptacle, cigarette butts can be thrown away, or a smoking cigarette can be temporarily placed on the brim. For the latter purpose, it is especially convenient if the flange is provided with a groove for temporarily storing cigarettes, as described above.

If the ash receptacle of the top tray becomes full of ash or cigarette butts during use, or after use, remove the top tray from the tray directly below it and remove the flange of the tray. The part is deformed upward so as to wrap around the cigarette butts, etc. in the ash receiving part, and the mouth is further closed. In this way, the uppermost plate is wrapped with cigarette butts, etc., and then thrown away.

Note that the above-mentioned uppermost plate is peeled off as follows. The flange of the uppermost dish is separated by pinching it so that its contact surface is displaced from the flange of the dish directly below. For example, at this time, by pinching the small bulge from both sides while shifting the flange from the flange immediately below, it can be easily pinched and separated from the lower part.

After separating the uppermost tray body from the lower one as described above, the flange portion may be deformed so as to wrap around the cigarette butts, etc. of the ash receiving portion, as described above. Such peeling and deformation can be done very easily because the plate is in the form of a foil. After doing this, discard the top plate.

When the uppermost tray is removed, the tray directly below is revealed, which becomes the upper surface of the ashtray, and can be used like a regular ashtray again.

Therefore, there is no need to wash the ashtray. Furthermore, since the hands do not touch the cigarette butts or the like during the above-mentioned treatment, the unpleasant smell of cigarettes does not stick to the hands.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a main plate body 1 formed from a thick aluminum plate is placed at the bottom, and a plurality of plate bodies 2 are stacked closely together on top of the main plate body 1 formed from a thick aluminum plate.
2... are bonded and placed.

The main plate body 1 is composed of a concave portion 1a and a flange portion 1b protruding around the concave portion 1a, and furthermore, auxiliary protrusions 1c, 1c, 1c are arranged at angular intervals of 120° on the upper surface of the flange portion 1b.
is formed into a hemispherical bulge. Further, a receiving groove 1d corresponding to the receiving groove 6 described later is formed between the two auxiliary protrusions 1c, 1c of the collar portion 1b.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, each of the plates 2, 2, . . . is formed of aluminum foil, and has a recess 3 in the center and a flange 4 around the recess 3. In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, the flange 4 has
Three hemispherical protrusions 5, 5, 5 at angular intervals of 120°
is formed into a bulge, and furthermore, two protrusions 5, 5 are formed.
A receiving groove 6 for temporarily storing cigarettes is formed in between.

The plates 2, 2... are made by stacking the required number of aluminum foils and cutting them into a circular shape, and the recesses 3,
The flange 4, protrusions 5, 5, and receiving groove 6 are formed at the same time. By fitting the respective recesses 3, protrusions 5, 5, 5, and receiving grooves 6, the respective plates 2, 2, . . . obtain a state of temporary connection in the vertical direction.

Note that the protrusions 5, 5, and 5 are formed at positions that correspond vertically to the auxiliary protrusions 1c, 1c, and 1c of the main plate body 1, and are dimensioned to fit into each other. Furthermore, the recessed portion 3 in the center serves as an ash receiving portion.

As mentioned above, a plurality of stacked plate bodies 2, 2...
into the main plate body 1, the former recess 3 protruding downward from above into the latter recess 1a, and the former protrusions 5, 5, 5 concave from above into the latter auxiliary protrusion 1c,
1c, 1c are joined to each other by fitting the receiving groove 6 of the former into the receiving groove 1d of the latter. In this way, the two are temporarily combined.

In this example, since the configuration is as described above,
It can be used as follows.

When smoking, this ashtray is no different from a general ashtray and can be used to drop cigarette ashes, throw away cigarette butts, or temporarily place a cigarette while smoking. Ashes and cigarette butts are removed from the recess 3 of the top plate 2.
To drop the cigarette inside the cigarette butt and temporarily store the cigarette, place it on the receiving groove 6.

If the recess 3 of the uppermost tray 2 becomes full of ash or cigarette butts during use, separate the uppermost tray 2 from the one directly below it and remove it as shown in Figures 4 and 5. , the flange 4 is deformed so as to close the recess 3 and enclose the cigarette butt or the like.

Peeling from the dish body 2 directly below the top dish body 2 is as follows:
The forefinger and thumb are placed on the upper surface of the flange part 4, and the two are moved so as to narrow the space between them, so that the ``wrinkles'' of the flange part 4 are brought together between both fingers. Peel the upper plate 2 from the lower plate 2 by picking up the wrinkles that have risen with both fingers. This can be done by moving both fingers on the flange 4, centering one of the protrusions 5, as shown in FIG. becomes easier.

In this way, the uppermost dish 2 is peeled off, and then the flange 4 of the dish 2 containing the butts etc. is deformed to close the recess 3 as described above. This is the fourth
As shown in the drawings and FIG. 5, the mouth of the recess 3 is closed by bending the flange 4 upward and twisting it. After this, the uppermost plate 2 is discarded.

When the uppermost tray body 2 is removed in this manner, the tray body 2 directly below is exposed, which becomes the upper surface of the ashtray, and can be used in the same way as a general ashtray.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, there is no need to wash the ashtray.
Furthermore, when disposing of cigarette butts, etc., the tray containing them is also discarded at the same time, so there is no need to directly touch the ashes or cigarette butts. Therefore, unpleasant odors such as cigarette smoke do not stick to the hands. It is also easy to peel off the plate directly below the plate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing shows one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a partially omitted schematic sectional view, Figure 2 is a schematic plan view,
Fig. 3 is a partially omitted schematic sectional view showing the state in which the uppermost plate body is peeled off, Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view showing the peeled off uppermost plate body, and Fig. 5 is a modified flange. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a dish body with a recessed portion closed. 1...Main plate body, 1a, 3...Recessed portion, 1b, 4...
...Flame part, 1c...Auxiliary protrusion, 1d, 6...Receiving groove,
2...Dish body, 5...Protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] Consisting of a number of foil-like plates each having a central ash receiving portion and a flange extending around the ash receiving portion, the flange further includes a small bulge that bulges upward. forming a plurality of tray bodies, the ash receiver of each vertically adjacent upper tray body fitting into that of the lower tray body, and the small bulge of each vertically adjacent upper tray body; An ashtray characterized in that a small bulge of a lower tray body is fitted into a recess formed on the back surface of the ashtray to temporarily connect the ashtray.