Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Spittoons – Covered
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-11
2001-10-23
Fetsuga, Robert M. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Spittoons
Covered
C004S258000, C004S285000, C220S738000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06305033
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed to a hand-held cuspidor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Those who chew tobacco must expectorate. In generations past, there were brass cuspidors on the floor of a bar next to its brass rail. Often there was sawdust on the floor so that it did not matter if the customer was accurate. However, in many modern jurisdictions it is illegal to expectorate on the sidewalk and/or on public property. Thus, any person who chews tobacco, when he is not on his own grounds, must have a facility for expectoration. This requirement applies not only to a person who chews tobacco directly by chewing a wad of tobacco entirely within the mouth, but also to a person who smokes cigars and clamps the end of the cigar between his teeth.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to aid in the understanding of this invention, it can be stated in essentially summary form that it is directed to a hand-held cuspidor with replaceable cup. The cuspidor has a housing sized to receive a cup, preferably a standard throw-away polymer cup. The user carries the cuspidor containing the cup with him and, when the need arises, he expectorates into the cup. The housing preferably has a cover thereon for covering the cup between uses.
It is thus a purpose and advantage of this invention to provide a hand-held cuspidor so that the chewer of tobacco can carry it with him so that the cuspidor is always available, as needed.
It is another purpose and advantage of this invention to provide a hand-held cuspidor which has a standard throw-away foam polymer cup therein so that the portion of the cuspidor which becomes soiled with expectorant can be easily and economically thrown away and replaced with a new cup.
It is another purpose and advantage of this invention to provide a hand-held cuspidor which is economic of construction so that any user of chewing tobacco can afford to carry this sanitary convenience.
The features of this invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in this specification. The present invention, both as to its organization and manner of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be best understood by reference to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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patent: 994918 (1911-06-01), Greenwood
patent: 1840616 (1932-01-01), Burke
patent: 3798682 (1974-03-01), Harreld
patent: 4927047 (1990-05-01), Stuber et al.
patent: 12807 (1889-01-01), None
Fetsuga Robert M.
Shapiro Allan M.
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