Car smokers safety tray

Claim 2

An ash tray particularly adapted for utilization on the dashboard of a vehicle comprising a base and a tray, said tray including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall collectively defining a chamber adapted to receive ashes and like debris, said base having first and second end portions, means for securing said first end portion to a vehicle dashboard with said second end portion projecting therefrom and forming a seat for said tray, cooperative means carried by said second end portion and bottom wall for slidably assembling and disassembling said base and tray, said tray having a forward projection overlying a forward edge of said second end portion, and clamp means at the forward edge of said second end portion for releasably securing said projection to said second end portion in the assembled condition of said ash tray.

Claim 3

The ash tray as defined in claim 1 wherein said cooperative means includes channel means carried by one of said second end portions and bottom wall and tongue means carried by the other of said second end portion and bottom wall.

Claim 4

The ash tray as defined in claim 1 wherein said clamp means is a spring biased clamp having a pair of jaws, and at least said second end portion is clampingly disposed between said jaws in the assembled condition of said base and tray.

Claim 5

The ash tray as defined in claim 1 wherein said cooperative means includes channel means carried by said second end portion and tongue means carried by said bottom wall.

Claim 6

An ash tray particularly adapted for utilization on the dashboard of a vehicle comprising a base and a tray, said tray including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall collectively defining a chamber adapted to receive ashes and like debris, said base having first and second end portions, means for securing said first end portion to a vehicle dashboard, cooperative means carried by said second end portion and bottom wall for slidably assembling and disassembling said base and tray, and clamp means for releasably securing said base and tray together in the assembled condition thereof, said second end portion including a pair of spaced lateral upright walls, and said bottom wall resting upon said spaced lateral upright walls.

Claim 7

An ash tray particularly adapted for utilization on the dashboard of a vehicle comprising a base and a tray, said tray including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall collectively defining a chamber adapted to receive ashes and like debris, said base having first and second end portions, means for securing said first end portion to a vehicle dashboard, cooperative means carried by said second end portion and bottom wall for slidably assembling and disassembling said base and tray, and clamp means for releasably securing said base and tray together in the assembled condition thereof, said second end portion including a pair of spaced lateral upright walls, and said bottom wall resting upon said spaced lateral upright walls.

Claim 8

The ash tray as defined in claim 5 wherein each of said upright walls is defined by a first upwardly directed wall joined along a first fold line to said second end portion and a second downwardly directed wall joined along a second fold line to said first upwardly directed wall, and said bottom wall rests upon said second fold lines of said upright walls.

Claim 9

The ash tray as defined in claim 5 wherein said first end portion is constructed of flexible material and can thereby be bent into conformity with the contour of an associated vehicle dashboard, said cooperative means includes channel means carried by one of said second end portion and bottom wall and tongue means carried by the other of said second end portion and bottom wall, said securing means includes a pressure sensitive adhesive, removable means covering said adhesive and being adapted to be peeled therefrom incident to securing said first end portion to a vehicle dashboard, said clamp means is a spring biased clamp having a pair of jaws, at least said second end portion being clampingly disposed between said jaws in the assembled condition of said base and tray, each of said upright walls being defined by a first upwardly directed wall joined along a first fold line to said second end portion and a secondly downwardly directed wall joined along a second fold line to said first upwardly directed wall, said channel means is defined by a pair of spaced legs of a generally opposed L-shaped configuration defining a T-shaped slot therebetween, and generally T-shaped tongue means carried by said bottom wall for sliding reception in said T-shaped slot.

Claim 10

The ash tray as defined in claim 7 including a pair of laterally spaced tabs carried by said second end portion, said tabs project in a direction toward said first end portion, and each tab being joined to said second end portion by a bend line along which the tabs may be bent to bring the same into contact with an associated vehicle dashboard to minimize in-use vibrations.

Claim 11

An ash tray particularly adapted for utilization on the dashboard of a vehicle comprising a base and a tray, said tray including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall collectively defining a chamber adapted to receive ashes and like debris, said base having first and second end portions, means for securing said first end portion to a vehicle dashboard, cooperative means carried by said second end portion and bottom wall for slidably assembling and disassembling said base and tray, and clamp means for releasably securing said base and tray together in the assembled condition thereof, a pair of laterally spaced tabs being carried by said second end portion, said tabs projecting in a direction toward said first end portion, and each tab being joined to said second end portion by a bend line along which the tabs may be bent to bring the same into the contact with an associated vehicle dashboard to minimize in-use vibrations.

Claim 12

An ash tray particularly adapted for utilization on the dashboard of a vehicle comprising a base and a tray, said tray including a bottom wall and an upstanding peripheral wall collectively defining a chamber adapted to receive ashes and like debris, said base having first and second end portions, means for securing said first end portion to a vehicle dashboard, cooperative means carried by said second end portion and bottom wall for slidably assembling and disassembling said base and tray, and clamp means for releasably securing said base and tray together in the assembled condition thereof, a pair of laterally spaced tabs being carried by said second end portion, said tabs projecting in a direction toward said first end portion, and each tab being joined to said second end portion by a bend line along which the tabs may be bent to bring the same into the contact with an associated vehicle dashboard to minimize in-use vibrations.