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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Carol S Luedecke, Destin, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
This invention is an improved portable repository for spent smoking materials. The portable repository has a hollow rigid body with an open upper end and a closed lower end, and a cavity formed between the upper and lower ends. The portable repository includes a cover which has a selectively moveable closure and which is selectively detachable from the upper end of the body, and a baffle which has a narrow aperture therethrough and which is positioned between the cover and the upper end of the body. Spent smoking materials are inserted through the selectively moveable closure of the cover and the aperture of the baffle to be retained within the cavity of the body. The cover, baffle, and upper end of the body are fitted together to form a sandwiched joint and seal to prevent smoke from the spent smoking materials retained within the cavity from escaping into the environment or air entering the cavity and fostering combustion. The storage and disposal of spent smoking materials using the portable repository is achieved by opening the selectively moveable closure of the cover, and placing spent smoking materials within the selectively moveable closure and through the aperture of the baffle to be retained within the cavity of the body. When it is desired to dispose of the spent smoking materials contained within the portable repository, the cover is selectively detached form the upper end of the body, and the spent smoking materials retained within the cavity of the body are emptied therefrom.