CA2110948A1

CA2110948A1 - Cigarette snuffer

Info

Publication number: CA2110948A1
Application number: CA 2110948
Authority: CA
Inventors: Herminio Nuin Vives
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-12-11
Filing date: 1993-12-08
Publication date: 1994-06-12
Also published as: DE9318723U1; FR2699052B3; ITRM930222U1; FR2699052A3; ES1023214Y; IT232301Y1; ES1023214U; EP0601644A1; ITRM930222V0; CN2185508Y

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Cigarette Snuffer A device for extinguishing cigarettes, consisting of a type of cap which, when tightly fitted over the burning end of a cigarette, not only snuffs this out but also acts as a recipient for any remaining ash, this extinguisher being disposable, to be thrown away with the cigarette itself when a suitable occasion presents itself in any appropriate container.

Description

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pESCRIPTION

The present invention refers to a device for extinguishing cigarettes, consisting of a type of cap which, when tightly fitted over the burning end of a cigarette, not only snuffs this out but also acts as a recipient for any remaining ash, this extinguisher being disposable, to be thrown away with the cigarette itself when a suitable occasion presents itself in any appropriate container.

Although ashtrays are usually available for smokers, both publicly and privately, where they are able to extinguish and dispose of their cigarettes, in practice there are frequent occasions in which such ashtrays are not available, and when it is not advisable to throw the cigarette onto the floor, due either to the nature of the area in which this occurs, or for simple reasons of hygiene and politeness. Under these circumstances smokers find disposing of spent cigarettes to be a real problem.

~he snuffer proposed by this invention was conceived to solve the above problems, offering smokers a simple, economical and effective way of disposing of cigarettes, firstly instantaneously putting them out and then forming a cap which covers the burnt end of the cigarette and thereby allowing this to be placed in a pocket or other appropriate place, where it can be kept temporarily until it can be 'thrown away definitively in a litter bin or any other appropriate waste container.
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The snuffer is structured as a single piece body, preferentially metallic or of a biodegradable plastic material, given its disposable character, which forms a type of diminutive receptacle, the mouth of which is suitably shaped to facilitate the penetration of a cigarette into its 2 1 1 0 9 ~8 interior, and of an internal diameter, at least at its mid -point, equal to the external diameter of a cigarette, such that the simple introduction of the latter into the hollow body gives rise to the creation of a snuffing chamber, of S extremely small size and totally airtight, in which the oxygen disappears virtually instantaneously on introduction of the cigarette, due to which the latter is also extinguished very quickly.

Following extinguishment the body remains joined to the cigarette, constituting a form of cap which also a~ts as an ashtray, preventing the fall of residual ash until such time as the set formed by the snuffer - cigarette is thrown away.
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From observation of the figure it can be seen that the cigarette snuffer is constructed of a single piece body (1) hollow and open at one end (2), the body diverging towards the said opening (2) to facilitate the penetration of the cigarette (3), wither through the mixed configuration shown in the figure, based on a cylindrical sector and a frustum-conical sector, or using a frustum -conical configuration throughout its length, or of any other appropriate configuration, without this affecting the essential nature of the invention.
In any case at least at a half way point (4) of the body (1) this is to incorporate a diameter equal to that of a cigarette (3), such that when this latter is placed within the device a snuffing chamber (5) is created, which as well ! i 30 las holding the ash (6) of the cigarette (3), is closed in an airtight fashion by the fitting or contact of the sides of the cigarette (3) and the internal surfaces of the body (1), this airtight closure giving rise, as was mentioned above, to a swift consumption of the oxygen in the said snuffing 3S chamber (5) and the resulting extinction of the cigarette (3) which is virtually instantaneous.
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As well as this effect of instantaneous extinguishment of the cigarette (3) the body (1) forms a cap which remains statically linked to the cigarette (3) protecting the burnt end of the same and holding the said ash (6) in its interior, such that, as is stated above, the set composed of the body or snuffer (1) and the cigarette (3) can be kept temporarily in a pocket or any other appropriate place when no ashtray is available at the time, allowing its posterior elimination on gaining access to any type of waste container.
The disposable nature of the snuffer (1) and its embodiment in a single, preferably metallic or biodegradable plastic piece offer ecological advantages.

The materials, shape, size and arrangement of the elements are to be liable to variation, provided that this does not alterate the essential nature of the invention.

Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. A cigarette snuffer, characterized by being composed of a single piece body, turned, at least on the inside, which forms a type of vessel in which the burning end of a cigarette may be tightly fitted, inserted coaxially in the said body, giving rise due to this fitting to the closure of a snuffing chamber formed in the bottom of the body, where a rapid exhaustion of oxygen is produced together with the consequent extinguishment of the cigarette, acting simultaneously as a container for the remaining ash, the said body also being planned to include a certain divergence towards its opening, such that the penetration of cigarettes is facilitated and with the additional particular feature that it is disposable, this body preferably being of a metallic or biodegradable plastic nature.