US2335432A - Cigarette extinguisher - Google Patents

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NOV. 30, 1943. MlLLETT CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Filed Jan. 23, 1943 Patented Nov. 30, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE nxrmoursnm Anthony J. Millett. Shaker Heights, Ohio Application January 23, 1943, Serial No. 473,307

1 Claim.

It is a well established fact that annually, life and property damage caused by smokers is tremendous. A cigarette extinguisher at the finger tips will afford great comfort to the average smoker, and society, in the knowledge that such losses due to everyday negligence and carelessness can be cut to a minimum.

With this in view, I have constructed a cigarette extinguisher cheap to make and simple to assemble in a foolproof manner, which has as its primary object, a construction which will permit of its ready adaptation to various sizes and shapes of cigarettes.

Having briefly outlined my improved construc- Figure 5 shows the extremity of the band capped.

Referring in detail to the drawing, numeral l designates the paper wrapper of a cigarette having thereon the slidable band 3 equipped with a lid 5 and a tab 4. Numeral 2 designates the tobacco filler.

The normal position of the extinguisher when furnished on cigarettes is as shown in Figure 1. The tab 4 is secured sufllciently to the band 3 so that upon grasping the tab 4 it will separate from the band I providing a handle for manipulation of the band and lid, without the danger of burning ones fingers or the necessity of directly grasping the band which when slid over the burning end of a cigarette might prove If the cigarette shown in Figure 1 is lighted it will burn freely to a point within the band 3 sndwiilthensooutowingtolackoraircirculation. 'ihebandlcanbeusedtosnuflout the fire at any point of the cigarette by pulling the tab 4 from its secured position and sliding the band 3 over the burning end of the cigarette I as shown in Figure 3. I prefer this method used when a smoker is extinguishing a cigarette and laying it in an ash tray, for the burning tobacco will generally not come loose and the cigarette will extinguish itself without the danger of smoldering, as is the case in most methods of extinguishing a burning cigarette. However if a burning cigarette is to be discarded outside of an ash tray I prefer the method as illustrated in Figure 5. The tab 4 is brought around the end of the band 3 so that the lid 5 will cap the end of the band 3 and may be held fast by inserting the tab 4 into the provided slot 6 causing rapid extinguishment and safety against hot ashes or loose burning tobacco escaping upon the discardment of a burning cigarette. Figure 4 show the slot 6 into which the tab 4 is inserted.

Undoubtedly enormous advantages may be obtained from the use of this band, such as fire protection, economy, comfort, and convenience. The band can also be used for a fingerhold, preventing stain, or as a mouthpiece.

Obviously numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted to without in the least departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A cigarette extinguisher comprising a band of fire resistant material of such length as to pass around and to closely embrace a cigarette, an overlapping lid or cover, and a tab integral with the material of the band and a slot formed on the opposite side of the band so that when the tab and adjoining lid are passed around the end of said band the lid will cap the extremity thereof and may be held fast by the tab inserted into the provided slot, whereby a cheap unitary cigarette extinguisher is formed which provides a close embrace about the lighted end of a cigarette to extinguish it and the tab provides a. handle for manipulation of the band and lid, for the purpose of capping the band, thereby causing rapid extinguishment and safety against hot ashes or loose burning tobacco escapingtgipon the discardment of the burning cigare ANTHONY ,J. mum.

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