Safety cigarette holder and ash retaining device

Claim 1

A cigarette holding device comprising: a first member and a second member, said second member being integrally hingedly connected to said first member, said second member being movable between a closed position and an open position, said closed position being with said first members and said second members cooperating together to form a closed chamber, said open position permitting access to said closed chamber; with said members in said closed position said members cooperating to form a forward end wall and a rear end wall, said forward end wall being closed, said rear end wall having a first opening therein, a cigarette supporting tip piece being mounted within said first opening, a cigarette being adapted to be placed within said tip piece and extend within said chamber in a cantilevered manner; said first member being a solid unitary structure so as to function as a receptacle for the cigarette ash as the cigarette burns; said second member having a plurality of openings therein to permit air to pass therethrough in order to facilitate burning of the cigarette; and locking means interconnecting said first member and said second member when in the closed position so as to securely retain said first member and said second member in said closed position, said locking means includes a locking tab integrally formed upon said first member which is to connect with an enlarged bead on the said second member, said locking tab to biasingly engage said enlarged bead.