Tobacco – Tobacco users' appliance – With ash receiver
Patent
1982-08-25
1984-01-31
Wilson, John J.
Tobacco
Tobacco users' appliance
With ash receiver
116 67R, A24F 1900
Patent
active
044283865
ABSTRACT:
A safety ashtray device including a housing having a switch mounted in the upper surface of the housing and secured with respect to the bottom surface of an ashtray device. The ashtray device is movable from an upper switch position to a lower switch position and vice versa. The ashtray device when in the upper switch position closing the contacts in the switch and while in the lower switch position opening the contacts in the switch. A power source is mounted within the housing and is electrically connected in series with respect to the switch contacts as well as a timer and a buzzer. The timer is operable to be set as desired by the operator and the buzzer is adapted to activate responsive to the timer reaching the expired time and the ashtray being in the lower position. In this configuration a series connection will be made between the positive and negative terminals of the power source by a series connection through the switching device and the timer and the buzzer device and returning to the battery. When lighting a cigarette a user will lift the ashtray into the upper position and will set the timer for a predetermined time period after which the buzzer will activate unless the cigarette has been extinguished by pressing downward with the cigarette in the ashtray.
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Alloway Joseph R.
Kane John J.
Vizzoni Dominick A.
Wilson John J.
Zoda Frederick A.
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