CIGARETTE SNUFFER

ETEIGNOIR A CIGARETTE

English 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.

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.

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

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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.

Representative Drawing