Used chewing gum storage receptacle

Claim 1

A storage receptacle for used chewing gum comprising in combination an elongated base member having an inclined upper wall, said base member being substantially trapezoidal in cross-section, a plurality of gum receiving storage cup-shaped compartments recessed into said inclined upper wall of said base member, a liner means for said cup-shaped compartments providing a surface for said gum deposited in said compartments, said liner means comprising a sheet juxtaposed over the top surface of said base member and having a series of cup-like recessed areas disposed in said cup-shaped compartments of said inclined upper wall of said base, an upwardly extending rear edge on said sheet, said sheet being removable and disposable, name means on said base member for holding name designations for said compartments, and a transparent cover mounted on said base member and having a rear edge resting on said inclined upper wall of said base member adjacent said upwardly extending rear edge of said sheet and co-operating with said rear edge to hold said cover in a position on said base member covering the compartments and movable to an open position permitting access to the compartments, said name means comprising a slotted frame member carried by said base member adjacent each of said storage compartments, each of said frame member being adapted to removably receive a name plate.