US2618403A - Ash receptacle - Google Patents

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I NOV. 18, 1952 B, GOLDMAN @618,403

Asa REcEPTA-CLE Filed sept. 29, 1949 Patented Nov. 18, 1952 UN ITE D S TAT ES PAT ENT OFFICE ASH HEUER-'EAGLE Benjamin Goldman, New YorkN./Y.

Application September 29, 1949, Serial No. 118,595)4 n This invention relates to ash receivers and relates more particularly to an improved receptacle for ashes, partially burned cigarettes and thel like which is substantially air-tight; and which effectively eliminates the possibility of spilling of the contents.

An'important object of the present invention is to provide an ash receptacle provided with an opening in its upper wall having a closure plate which is normally in closed relation. Ashes, cigarettes and cigars may be deposited on this closure plate and a, plunger which controls operation of the plate is then depressed, allowing the latter to move downwardly into the receptacle, and when the depressed plunger is released it snaps back into closed position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a closure plate for a top wall opening in an ash receiver which affords a firm support for a cigarette or cigar during an ash removal operation, but which is readily movable downwardly into the receptacle when ashes are to be removed from the plate.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash receiver which permits lighted cigarettes or cigars to be deposited therein without the possibility of smoke thereafter escaping from the receiver. l

The receptacle 'of the present invention is adapted primarily for use as an ash receiver but it may also be used as a receiver for any articles or substances.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of an ash receptacle embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section vtaken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing a modification.

The ash receiver chosen for illustration in the drawing is generally rectangular in shape and includes a. lower wall IIJ, front and rear walls II and I2 and end Walls I3. The top wall or cover I4 is removable and is formed with a continuous downward flange I5 which is received in a seat I6 along the upper edge of the vertical walls. The top wall may be held in place by frictional engagement and may further be secured by aligned dimples Il.

The cover is formed with a centrally disposed opening I8 which is arranged to be closed by a closure plate I9 of slightly larger dimensions than 1 claim. (ci. 22o-3 7.)

' the opening. Means-tor retaining thev losurein clcsedposition under- Spr-ing tension irmlildeA a vertical; tube 20, which is rigidly supported a central position relative. to opening I8 bymeans of metal straps 2 I secured as by welding to the cover at 22 and to the tube at 23.y

A plunger 24 is mounted for free sliding movement in the tube by a cap 25, at the upper end of the latter and a bushing 26-at its lower end. Means for preventing relative rotation between the'plunger and the tube may comprise a pin 21 passing through an opening in the plunger and whose terminals are disposed in vertical slots 28 in the tube. A spring 29 rests at its lower end on bushing 26 and engages the pin at its upper end.

A handle 30 is affixed at the upper end of the plunger and the lower end thereof may be flattened as at 3| and a pin 32 connects this lower terminal with a U-shaped bracket 33 rigidly secured on the upper surface 0f the closure plate.

It is preferred to mount the tube substantially in the center of the assembly so in order to secure a tilting action of the closure plate when it is lowered into the receptacle, the plate may be weighted along one edge parallel with the axis of pin 32 as by forming a bead 34 and inserting a rod 35 in the bead.

The simplicity of operation will be largely clear from the foregoing description. The parts are normally in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3. Ashes may be deposited on the upper surface of the closure plate and the plunger then depressed, causing the parts to assume the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 3 with the closure plate in a tilted position. The moving parts travel freely and when the handle is released the plate is returned to closed position with its marginal edges bearing against the lower surface of the cover and effecting a substantially air-tight closure, or at least suilicient to prevent smoke from the interior from escaping.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 5 the slots 36 in tube 31, instead of being straight like slots 28, are helical in shape and thus impart to the closure plate a slight whirling action. If desired, this helix could continue over the entire circle, in which case the housing in plan should be made more nearly square or, if desired, round.

While two forms or embodiments of the invention have been shown and described herein for illustrative purposes, and the construction and arrangement incidental to specic applications thereof have been disclosed and discussed in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is limited neither to the mere details or relative arrangement of parts, nor to its specific embodiments shown herein, but that extensive deviations from the illustrated forms or embodiments of the invention may be made Without departing from the principles thereof.

What I claim is:

An ash receptacle comprising a generally rectangular closed housing provided with a lower wall, side walls, and a removable upper wall provided with a downwardly extending flange which receives the upper edges of the side walls, said upper wall having a substantially centrally disposed, rectangular opening therein, a closure plate which is at on its upper surface and is of the same general contour as, but of larger dimensions than, the opening rand arranged to engage the lower surface of the upper wall around the edges of the opening, and means for supporting the closure plateV for downward travel into the receptacle `to deposit ashes therein, such means comprising a vertical tube provided with an aperturedcap at its upper end and a'bushing at its` lower end, and a plunger mounted in the cap and bushing for vertical sliding movement, metal straps secured at opposed ends of the upper wall and inclined upwardly to Which the tube is secured centrally of the opening, the tube having an internal, Vertical slot, a pin carried by the plunger which travels in the slot, a spring carried by the plunger which engages the pin, a bracket secured centrally of the upper surface of the plate, a pivot connecting the lower end of the plunger with the bracket, one of the ends of the plate which is parallel with the axis of the pivot being Weighted to cause said weighted end to descend lower than its upper end as the plate moves downwardly in the housing.

BENJAMIN GOLDMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,080,837 Leidel Dec. 9, 1913 1,870,973 Thwaits Aug. 9, 1932 1,937,084 Janssen Nov. 28, 1933 2,213,915 Katz Sept. 3, 1940 2,539,166 Savage Jan. 23, 1951 2,549,266 Troden et al. Apr. 17, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 41,569 Germany Nov. 24, 1887 63,213 Germany Jan. 26, 1914 580,097 Germany July 5, 1933

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