US3173641A
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Ash tray and snuffer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-02
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Granted: 1965-03-16
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Expires: 1983-07-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph J Dorrance
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:56
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24F; A24F19/00; A24F19/10; A24F19/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A DEVICE ADAPTED FOR USE AS AN ASH TRAY AND SNUFFER OR THE LIKE AND COMPRISING, (A) AN ELONGATED TUBULAR RECEPTACLE OPEN AT ONE END AND CLOSED AT THE OPPOSITE END AND HAVING LONGITUDINALLY STRAIGHT OUTSIDE WALL SURFACES, (B) A BASE PANEL, (C) AND A SUPPORTING FRAME COMPRISING (A) A PORTION HAVING A COLLAR DEFINING AN OPENING INTO WHICH SAID RECEPTACLE IS LONGITUDINALLY SLIDABLY ENGAGED, (B) A BASE PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID FIRST MENTIONED PORTION SPACED FROM SAID COLLAR AND ATTACHED TO SAID PANEL, (C) SAID PORTIONS BEING RELATIVELY DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE SUCH THAT SAID COLLAR SUBSTANTIALLY OVERLIES SAID BASE PORTION AND THE AXIS OF THE OPENING IN THE COLLAR INTERSECTS SAID PANEL DIAGONALLY, (D) AN ABUTMENT PROJECTION EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE PORTION INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE COLLAR OPENING AND SPACED FROM THE COLLAR A DISTANCE SUCH THAT THE ABUTMENT IS ENGAGED BY THE CLOSED END OF SAID RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAINS THE RECEPTACLE IN A POSITION IN SAID COLLAR WHEREIN THE RECEPTACLE PROJECTS SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND THE SIDE OF SAID COLLAR FACING AWAY FROM SAID BASE PORTION FOR READY MANIPULATION OF THE RECEPTACLE FOR AXIAL SLIDABLE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
190 words
A DEVICE ADAPTED FOR USE AS AN ASH TRAY AND SNUFFER OR THE LIKE AND COMPRISING, (A) AN ELONGATED TUBULAR RECEPTACLE OPEN AT ONE END AND CLOSED AT THE OPPOSITE END AND HAVING LONGITUDINALLY STRAIGHT OUTSIDE WALL SURFACES, (B) A BASE PANEL, (C) AND A SUPPORTING FRAME COMPRISING (A) A PORTION HAVING A COLLAR DEFINING AN OPENING INTO WHICH SAID RECEPTACLE IS LONGITUDINALLY SLIDABLY ENGAGED, (B) A BASE PORTION EXTENDING FROM SAID FIRST MENTIONED PORTION SPACED FROM SAID COLLAR AND ATTACHED TO SAID PANEL, (C) SAID PORTIONS BEING RELATIVELY DISPOSED AT AN ACUTE ANGLE SUCH THAT SAID COLLAR SUBSTANTIALLY OVERLIES SAID BASE PORTION AND THE AXIS OF THE OPENING IN THE COLLAR INTERSECTS SAID PANEL DIAGONALLY, (D) AN ABUTMENT PROJECTION EXTENDING FROM SAID BASE PORTION INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE COLLAR OPENING AND SPACED FROM THE COLLAR A DISTANCE SUCH THAT THE ABUTMENT IS ENGAGED BY THE CLOSED END OF SAID RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAINS THE RECEPTACLE IN A POSITION IN SAID COLLAR WHEREIN THE RECEPTACLE PROJECTS SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND THE SIDE OF SAID COLLAR FACING AWAY FROM SAID BASE PORTION FOR READY MANIPULATION OF THE RECEPTACLE FOR AXIAL SLIDABLE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-15 | 1968-09-14 | 1969-03-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-15 | 1972-09-14 | 1973-03-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-15 | 1976-09-14 | 1977-03-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |