US2093517A - Ash receptacle - Google Patents

Description

Spt. 21, 1937.

A. F., GIBSON ASH RECEPTAGLE Filed Feb. 11. 1956 Floyd Gfion.

'Patentedv sept. 21, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved ash reptaole and seeks. among other objects, to provide a device oi this character which may be readily carried in the pocket of a smoker so that ashes and stubs may be deposited therein without danger of spilling.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash receptacle which is characterized by the utmost simplicity in construction and which may be operated with the greatest facility.

I A further object of the invention is to provide an ash receptacle wherein a closure is employed which may be opened readily to permit the disposition of ashes and cigar or cigarette stubs and which, after such disposition has been made, may be quickly returned to a closed sealing position so that spilling of the ashes and stubs will be prevented.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein provision is made for permitting the quick emptying of the device. v

And the invention seeks as a still further object the provision of an ash receptacle which may be readily carried in the pocket of a smoker and which will have a thickened base for permitting the device to stand on end without likelihood of tipping. Other and incidental objects of the invention will render themselves apparent as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing:

` Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved ash receptacle.

of the device.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, the numeral I indicates a. barrel or body which may be formed of a suitable light weight metal. The barrel is provided at its upper end with an inwardly directed substantially frusto-conical wall 2 which is open at its inner end. Formed on the inner surface of thel frusto-conical wall 2 are spaced parallel ears 3.

Associated with the frusta-conical wall 2 yis a` closure plate 4 which is adapted to removably engage the edges of the opening in the wall and firmly seal the same. The closure plate is formed with hinge loops 5 which cooperate with the ears Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view 3 and a hinge pin 8 for hingedly connecting said closure plate with said truste-conical wall. Surrounding the hinge pin 6 is a coil spring 'l which has one end lying against the under face of the closure plate 4 and the other end abutting the inner surface of the wall 2. The spring 1 normally retains the closure plate ln closed position so that the axial opening of said frusto-conical wall will normally remain closed.

Formed on the closure plate 4 between the hinge loops 5 and projecting to a point in close spaced relation to the barrel I is a tongue 8 which terminates in a lug 9 normally projecting outwardly in close parallel spaced relation to the barrel I. Formed in the' barrel I in vertical alinement with the lug 9 is a longitudinal slot I0.

In order to operate the closure plate 4, I provide a slide II which is slidably mounted within the barrel I in vertical alinement with the lug 9 and is provided with a stud I2 which extends through the longitudinal slot I0. The slide has an upper end portion |22. A knurled finger piece I3 is secured to the stud I2 and the slide II.

The barrel is normally closed at its lower end by means of a base I4 provided with a threaded ilange I5. As will be seen clearly in Figure 2, the base is relatively thick so that it will have sulcient weight to prevent the body from tipping accidentally from an upright-position.

' In use, the# device may be carried in the pocket of a smoker and when he desires to deposit ashes yor a cigarette stub within the barrel, it is only necessary Ifor him to shift the linger piece upwardly, which will engage the upper end portion of the slide with the lug 9 and will thus tilt the closure plate 4 downwardly for permitting the disposition of said ashes or stub through the opening in the frusto-conlcal wall 2. After the ashes have been disposed of the user merely shifts the finger piece downwardly. As this is done the spring 1 acts to shift the closure plate to a closed position underlying the opening in the wall 2. It will be understood that by the use of my device the soiling of rugs, tables and the like and danger of causing burns will be eliminated. After the device has beenused suillciently so that the barrel becomes full, it is merely necessary to unscrew the base I4 for permitting emptying of the barrel. If desired, the base may be secured to the barrel by means of a bayonet slot arrangement in lieu of the screw thread shown, or, any other suitable means may be employed.

Referring now to the modification of my invention, as shown in Figure 4 of the drawing, the numeral I5 indicates the barrel, which is of idenrel I5 and is provided with a threaded shoulder IB and an overhanging flange I9. The frusto- "conical wall is adapted to screw into the end of the barrel by the mating screw threads Il and the threads of the shoulder I8 so that said wall may be quickly placed in position and removed therefrom. The flange I9 will prevent screwing `of the wall too fai 'into the barrel and will also provide a guard for the end edge of said barrel.

Aside from the structure recited in the foregoing paragraph, the modification is identical in construction and operation as that of the preferred form.

If desired, a frusta-conical wall embodying a bayonet slot may be employed in lieu of the screw thread form shown in Figure 4 or in lieu of the preferred form shown in Figure 1.

My improved ash receptacle may be made in any suitable shape, depending upon the desires of the manufacturer. It is thought that a reading oi' the foregoing will clearly disclose that I have provided a. simple and highly efiicient device of this character.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. An ash receptacle including a barrel, a base closing the barrel at one end, a wall carried by the barrel at the opposite end and having an opening, a closure plate, and means carried by the barrel and engageable with the closure plate for shifting said plate to open and closed position whereby an article may be disposed and retained in the barrel, said means having an upper end portion engageable with the closure plate for retaining the closure plate in open position.

2. An ash receptacle including a barrel, a substantially frusto-conical wall carried by the barrel and having an opening, a closure plate, means carried by said wall and said closure plate for hingedly connecting the closure plate with said frusto-conical wall, means carried by said first mentioned means for normally retaining the closure plate in a closed position, and means carried by the barrel and shiftable for tilting the closure plate to an open or closed position whereby the disposition and retention of ashes in the barrel may take place, said means having an upper end portion engageable with the closure plate for retaining the closure plate in open position.

3. In an ash receptacle, a barrel, a substantially frusto-conical wall carried by the barrel and having an opening, a closure plate carried within the barrel, means hingedly connecting the closure plate with the wall, means carried by said first mentioned means for normally retaining the closure plate in position closing the opening, said closure plate having a tongue, and means carried by the barrel and shiftable thereon, said means being engageable with the tongue for tilting the closure plate and permitting the disposition of an article through the opening within the barrel, said last mentioned means being retractible for permitting the closure plate to close the opening and retain the article within said barrel, said last mentioned means having an upper end portion engageable with the tongue for retaining the closure plate in open position.

4. In an ash receptacle, a barrel, a substantially frusto-conical wall canied by the barrel at its upper end and having an opening, ears formed on the inner surface oi the wall, a closure plate carried within the barrel and having hinge loops and a tongue terminating in a lug, a hinge pin connecting the ears and said hinge loops, a coil spring surrounding the hinge pin and adapted for normally retaining the closure plate in a position closing the opening in the wall, and a slide carried by the barrel and shiftably engageable with the lug for tilting the closure plate to an open position for permitting the disposition of an article within the barrel, said slide being retractible for permitting the spring to shift the closure plate to closed position for retaining the article within the container.

5. In an ash receptacle, a barrel, a substantially frusto-conical wall carried by the barrel and having an axial opening, a closure plate hingedy connected with the wall and normally closing the opening, a. slide carried by the barrel and having a stud extending through the Wall thereof, a finger piece carried by the slide and stud, said finger piece being manually engageable for shifting the slide into engagement with the' closure plate whereby said closure plate will be tilted to open position for permitting the disposition of an article within the barrel, and means carried by the closure plate and substantially frusto-conical wall for returning the closure plate to closed position when the slide is retracted.

6. In an ash receptacle, a barrel, a wall carried by the barrel and having an opening, a closure plate carried in the barrel and adapted to close the opening, said closure plate having a lug, and a slide shiftably mounted on the inner surface of the barrel and adapted to engage the lug for shifting the closure plate, said slide having a nger piece slidable on the outer surface of the barrel for manual engagement.

7. In an ash receptacle, a barrel, a wall carried by the barrel at one end and having an opening, a closure plate carried in the barrel and hingedly connected with the wall adjacent the opening, said closure plate being adapted normally to close the opening and having a tongue extending in close spaced relation with a circular wall of the barrel, and a slide carried by the circular wall of the barrel and adapted shiftably to engage the tongue for rocking the closure plate to open position, said slide being adapted to extend past the tongue for retaining the closure plate in open position.

ARTHUR FLOYD GIBSON.

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