Ashtray

Abstract

An ashtray includes a peripheral wall and a bottom wall together defining a compartment. A sealing plate having a melting point below 200° C. is mounted to an inner periphery of the peripheral wall and separates the compartment into an open space and a sealed space. A burning cigarette can burn through the sealing plate such that a burning end of the cigarette can enter the sealed space that lacks oxygen. Thus, the cigarette can be put out immediately to avoid injury to the human body.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an ashtray and, more particularly, to an ashtray that can put out a cigarette after smoking.[0002]There are still many smokers although it is well known that smoking is detrimental to health. Ashtrays can receive butts to keep the environment clean. FIG. 1 shows a conventional ashtray 1 including a peripheral wall 11 defining a compartment 12. A plurality of cigarette holding grooves 111 are defined in a top edge of the peripheral wall 11. A burning cigarette 2 can be placed in one of the cigarette holding grooves 111 when not smoking or after smoking. Many compounds are generated during smoking, including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, and other chemical compounds including tens of stimulating substances and more than forty substances that may cause cancer. Thus, many people criticize side-stream smoke.[0003]Although a temporarily placed burning cigarette can not be immediately put out, it is still helpful to reduce...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]An ashtray according to the preferred teachings of the present invention includes a peripheral wall and a bottom wall together defining a compartment. A sealing plate having a melting point below 200° C. is mounted to an inner periphery of the peripheral wall and separates the compartment into an open space and a sealed space. A burning cigarette can burn through the sealing plate such that a burning end of the cigarette can enter the sealed space that lacks oxygen. Thus, the cigarette can be put out immediately to avoid injury to the human body.

Problems solved by technology

There are still many smokers although it is well known that smoking is detrimental to health.

Thus, many people criticize side-stream smoke.

An approach to put out the cigarette is water, but it is inconvenient.

Another approach is to press the burning end of the cigarette with fingers with disadvantages of dirtying the fingers and unsatisfactory effect.

Particularly, the cigarette may not be put out on the first try, and the fingers of the person putting out the cigarette may be injured on the second try.

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