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Cigarette case equipped with disposable ash receptacle

US5520196A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 8, 1994
Grant dateMay 28, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24F15/18
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cigarette case equipped with a plurality of disposable ash receptacles. The cigarette case comprises an inner case for containing a pack of cigarettes, an inner cap covering an upper opening of the inner case, an ash receptacle consisting of a plurality of stacked sheet pockets such as silver paper pockets in which the inner case is inserted and which is formed at its upper portion with an ash inlet, a snap extinguishing member provided at a side of the inner case, an outer case for receiving the inner case, the ash receptacle and the snap extinguishing member which is formed at its upper portion with a cutout portion so as to open the ash inlet therethrough, an outer cap covering an upper opening of the outer case, and means for introducing ashes into the ash receptacle which is provided at the outer case.

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