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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Mark D. Shaw, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
J. Tad Heyman, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Laurence M. Bierce, Macclenny, FL (US);
Inventors:
Mark D. Shaw, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
J. Tad Heyman, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Laurence M. Bierce, Macclenny, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved cigarette butt receptacle device for receiving cigarette butts, the device having a base retaining a container member, a receiving tube member with a chute segment directing the butts into the receptacle member and a secondary housing member that encloses the chute segment to alter the external visual appearance. In an alternate embodiment, the device has a cap member that joins to the chute segment. In an alternate embodiment the device has a non-linear chute member.