US3799641A - Combined ash tray and coaster - Google Patents

Abstract

A novelty device consisting of a combination ash tray and coaster for a drinking glass, so that it is ideal for use in places where people are relaxing while smoking and drinking; the device consisting of a thin case containing a drawer slidable outwardly of the case from either side, and the top of the case having a shallow circular depression upon which the drinking glass may be rested.

Description

United States Patent 1191 Buck 1 1 COMBINED ASH TRAY AND COASTER [76] Inventor: Tom E. Buck, 3700 Cherry St.,

B1uffton,lnd. 71601 [22] Filed: Dec. 27, 1971 21 Appl. No.: 212,117

[52] US. Cl. 312/286, 312/351 [51] Int. Cl A47b 81/00 [58] Field of Search 131/231, 238, 241, 242;

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Minturn 312/286 McKenzie 131/242 X 1451 Mar. 26, 1974 7 1,924,730 Wirth...1 131/241 x 2,300,026 10/1942 Visser 131/241 UX D101,437 10/1936 Ball 131/242 UX D185,111 5/1959 Yerace et al... 131/241 UX Primary Examiner--James T. McCall 5 7 ABSTRACT A novelty device consisting of a combination ash tray and coaster for a drinking glass, so that it is ideal for use in places where people are relaxing while smoking and drinking; the device consisting of a thin case containing a drawer slidable outwardly of the case from either side, and the top of the case having a shallow circular depression upon which the drinking glass may be rested.

3 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures COMBINED ASH TRAY AND COASTER This invention relates generally to novelty items. More specifically it relates to bar accessories. A principle object of the present invention is to provide a novel ash tray and coaster formed as one unit.

Another object is to provide a combined ash tray and coaster which accordingly would be particularly adaptable for use wherever people sit down to relax to drink and smoke, such as at a liquor bar, or while watching television.

Another object is to provide a combined ash tray and coaster which would be particularly desirable for use where space is limited so that it cannot well handle a separate ash tray and a separate coaster, such as at a card table wherein the table surface may be cluttered with laid out playing cards, score pads and other game accessories.

Other objects are to provide a combined ash tray and coaster which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation. 1

These and other objects will be readily apparent upon a study of the following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the ash tray shown alone.

Refering now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral represents a combined ash tray and coaster according to the present invention wherein there is an assembled unit 11 that consists of a relatively thin or low case 12 containing a slidable drawer 13; the case serving as a coaster for placement of a drinking glass thereupon and the drawer when pulled outwardly serving as an ash tray.

The case 12 is preferably of circular shape in the conventional configuration of coasters, although it may be varied geometrically for modernistic decor to be square or any other desired shape. A shallow depression 14 is formed on the top of the case, so to form a low peripheral wall 15 around the depression, so to present a drinking glass place upon the device from sliding off. The case has an opening 15 in the side wall 16 thereof, the opening extending through opposite sides of the case and into which the drawer or ash tray is slidable. An upstanding central rib 17 may be formed longitudinally in the opening bottom wall 18 to guide sliding the drawer. The case can be made in any color and of any material such as plastic, glass, wood or the like, and the depression may be lined with a thin cork pad.

The drawer comprises a shallow vessel including botwhich are flush with the case side wall 16 when the drawer is in the case. Pull handles 22 projecting outward from the end walls include troughts 23 to form cigarette rests. An upstanding central tab 24 includes notch 25 that also serves as a cigarette rest. A longitudinal groove 26 on theunderside of the bottom wall receives the rib 17. The drawer likewise may be of any material and in any color.

The device may be made in any size.

In use, the drawer can be slided part way or fully out of the case, and when slided fully in, a smoldering cigarette butt in the tray can be snuffed out by lack of oxygen.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it is understood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

I claim:

1. A combined coaster and ash tray comprising a circular case having spaced parallel circular top and bottom ends integrally combined with a peripheral cylindrical side wall, said top end having a recessed surface spaced equally from said side wall, said surface being adapted to serve as a coaster, an ash tray drawer slidably mounted in said case between said ends, said wall having at least one aperture adapted to receive slidably therethrough said drawer, wherein said drawer has an outer cylindrical surface of dimension curvature exactly equal to the aperture in said wall whereby said cylindrical surface is contiguous with said cylindrical wall when the drawer is fully enclosed in said case, said slide radially outward of the case and parallel to the' said notch.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein there are two aligned symmetrical apertures and the drawer has two symmetrical similar outer cylindrical surfaces each contiguous with the side wall of the case when the drawer is enclosed therein whereby the drawer can move radially outward to similar open positions on either side of the case.

Claims (3)

1. A combined coaster and ash tray comprising a circular case having spaced parallel circular top and bottom ends integrally combined with a peripheral cylindrical side wall, said top end having a recessed surface spaced equally from said side wall, said surface being adapted to serve as a coaster, an ash tray drawer slidably mounted in said case between said ends, said wall having at least one aperture adapted to receive slidably therethrough said drawer, wherein said drawer has an outer cylindrical surface of dimension curvature exactly equal to the aperture in said wall whereby said cylindrical surface is contiguous with said cylindrical wall when the drawer is fully enclosed in said case, said drawer including parallel spaced side walls integral with said outer cylindrical surface, said side walls being parallel to and symmetrical about the case diameter.

2. The combination of claim 1, further including a notch along a diameter of the case and a co-acting longitudinal groove on the drawer, further including a handle projected outwardly from the drawer in axial alignment with the said notch and groove, whereby pulling radially outward on the handle will cause the drawer to slide radially outward of the case and parallel to the said notch.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein there are two aligned symmetrical apertures and the drawer has two symmetrical similar outer cylindrical surfaces each contiguous with the side wall of the case when the drawer is enclosed therein whereby the drawer can move radially outward to similar open positions on either side of the case.

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