Abstract: A secure shipping container includes an inner sleeve formed in the shape of a tray that can be inserted into an outer sleeve formed as a tube with one closed end and one open end. The inner sleeve is sized to be shorter than the outer sleeve so that when full inserted into the outer sleeve the contents of the tray are not accessible, and the inner sleeve is not removable without a special opening tool. Each sleeve includes a slot into which an opener can be inserted to permit a user to slide the inner sleeve out of the outer sleeve in order to access the contents of the container. A method of assembly of the components and use to ship materials is also described.

Abstract: A container for aerosol-generating articles is provided, including: a box portion formed from a single laminar blank; a lid portion formed from a same single laminar blank as the box portion; a plurality of aerosol-generating articles disposed within the box portion; and a removable laminar blank made from a same material as the single laminar blank, the removable laminar blank being disposed within and attached to the lid portion, the removable laminar blank including at least one longitudinal line of weakness, and the removable laminar blank being foldable along the at least one longitudinal line of weakness to form an elongate cleaning tool having a scraping surface at a distal end thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packet of smoking articles having: a container; a wrapping wrapping the smoking articles disposed into the container and provided with an accessing zone for the smoking articles; a first coupon, disposed between a front wall of the container and a front wall of the wrapping and comprising a first end disposed at the access zone and a second end, opposed respect to the first end; and a second coupon, interposed between the first coupon and the front wall of the wrapping and comprising a first end at the access zone and a second end, opposed respect to the first end.

Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol and a tubular filter segment downstream of the heater. The tubular filter segment is operable to selectively filter aerosol particles and vapors from the aerosol.

Abstract: A rigid pack for tobacco articles having: at least one wrap of parallelepiped shape, which encloses a group of tobacco articles; a rigid container whose inner volume is divided into a top chamber, which houses the wrap and a bottom chamber which is available; a rigid lid hinged to the container; a rigid collar, which is folded in a “U”-shape, and is arranged inside the container; a drawer, which is arranged in the area of the bottom chamber, is cup-shaped and has a sliding opening by means of linear movement between a closed position in which the drawer is completely arranged inside the container and an open position in which the drawer is partially pulled out of the container and projects outwards from the container; and a limit stop device, which fulfils the function of stopping the outward movement of the drawer from the container in a maximum open position, namely of preventing the drawer from being completely pulled out of the container by setting a maximum limit for the pull-out movement of the drawer f

Abstract: A vial and insert assembly includes a vial having an interior and an opening leading to the interior. The assembly further includes an insert configured to fit within the interior. The insert includes a first receptacle for housing a plurality of unused products and a second receptacle for housing a plurality of used products.

Abstract: This present invention relates to an electronic cigarette case comprising a cigarette case body (1). The cigarette case body (1) includes an accommodation structure (2). A first accommodation region configured for holding an electronic cigarette (100) is formed in the accommodation structure (2). A second accommodation region is formed between the outer surface of the accommodation structure (2) and the inner surface of the cigarette case body (1) and the second accommodation region is configured for receiving paper documents, especially an electronic cigarette operating instruction. The instruction can be taken out and inserted into the electronic cigarette case easily, and it is convenient for users to use. Furthermore, in assembly, the instruction can be directly inserted into the electronic cigarette case, which brings great convenience for the production and improves the production efficiency.

Abstract: A container for holding unused and used snus is disclosed. The container comprises a base defining a first compartment to receive unused snus. The base has a bottom wall which is reconfigurable to form a second compartment for holding used snus on the other side of said bottom wall. The first and second compartments are each provided with a separate cover.

Abstract: An arrangement for accepting cigarette or cigarillo butts and optionally also cigarette and cigarillo ashes includes a strip (1) with at least two bags (3) which are connected to one another so as to be separable along perforations (7) and tear-off aids (4). The strip (1) can be stored in a pack of cigarettes or cigarillos in a rolled-up or folded manner.

Abstract: A device to process cigarette butts has top and bottoms sections, one pivotably mounted on the other for rocking movement between open and closed positions. The bottom section has two access holes which are opened and closed by the rocking movement. When the holes are open, a user can insert a butt into one access hole and then can rock the top section, thus cutting the butt into a filter tip, and tobacco and paper materials. The tobacco and paper materials fall through a passage from the one access hole to the ground but do not cause a litter problem since they quickly biodegrade. The filter tips can be inserted into the second access hole into a storage space for later treatment and disposal. The bottom section has a thinned rear portion which allows increased rocking amplitude while minimizing the device thickness.

Abstract: A portable cigar ashtray includes a cup-shaped base portion having a closed bottom, a side wall extending upwardly from the closed bottom, and an open top. A resting platform is disposed inside the cup-shaped base portion and spaced from the closed bottom. A retaining assembly is disposed near an upper end of the cup-shaped base portion and includes a retaining ring and a nub holder.

Abstract: A portable ashtray apparatus includes a main body having an open top, and a cavernous interior space for housing a removable container. The apparatus also includes a funnel cap secured to both the main body and the removable container in order to receive spent cigarettes and other like items and direct the same into the container for disposal. The apparatus also includes a solution for extinguishing embers and emanating aromatically friendly scents.

Abstract: A device to process cigarette butts has top and bottoms sections, one pivotably mounted on the other for rocking movement between open and closed positions. The bottom section has two access holes which are opened and closed by the rocking movement. When the holes are open, a user can insert a butt into one access hole and then can rock the top section, thus cutting the butt into a filter tip, and tobacco and paper materials. The tobacco and paper materials fall through a passage from the one access hole to the ground but do not cause a litter problem since they quickly biodegrade. The filter tips can be inserted into the second access hole into a storage space for later treatment and disposal. The bottom section has a thinned rear portion which allows increased rocking amplitude while minimizing the device thickness.

Abstract: A portable cigarette ashes container includes a receptacle and a top portion detachable from the receptacle, and has a top side in which a circular aperture to the interior of the receptacle and a further aperture to an upwards open pocket situated in the receptacle are situated, in which pocket a gas container of a cigarette lighter is received. A tubular passage having a length longer than the length of a cigarette butt and the same diameter as the cigarette butt is tightly secured to the edge of the circular aperture. A cap is hingedly connected to the top side of the top portion. The cap is provided with an interior closure member, which with the cap in closed position tightly closes the opening of the passage in the top side of the top portion.

Abstract: Disposable cigarette-end receptacle that comprises an inlet orifice having a conical mouth towards the outside. The inside diameter of this orifice is calibrated so as to grip a first cigarette end when it is introduced, to hold it in place and to prevent its withdrawal, this cigarette end thus serving as a plug for the receptacle. This orifice is connected to a receptacle, the only exit of which is the inlet orifice. This receptacle extends substantially along the axis of the inlet orifice, the minimum length of this closed receptacle, along this axis, corresponding to that of a standard cigarette.

Abstract: A container (1) for snus is disclosed. It comprises two portions (2, 3) that together define a resealable compartment for holding snus, wherein the two portions are attachable to each other by non-permanent reusable adhesive to close said compartment.

Abstract: An arrangement for accepting cigarette or cigarillo butts and optionally also cigarette and cigarillo ashes includes a strip (1) with at least two bags (3) which are connected to one another so as to be separable along perforations (7) and tear-off aids (4). The strip (1) can be stored in a pack of cigarettes or cigarillos in a rolled-up or folded manner.

Abstract: An apparatus for a combination cigar holder and ash tray. The ash tray is formed as a base having a bottom and cylindrical walls surrounding it. The base is the container wherein the ashes from the cigar holder will fall therein or be otherwise placed. The cigar holder portion of the present invention is designed to receive a lit cigar therein. The cigar holder has means for connection to the base along with a screen for receiving the lit end of the cigar so that the ashes will fall through the screen into the ash tray. The cigar holder also has slotted recesses designed so that a user can grasp the cigar in multiple places by placing the fingers of the user within the recesses and may have a circumferential collar on one end of the holder and a rotatable partial collar on the other end of the holder to secure a cigar in the cigar holder.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a container for storing cigarette or cigar ash has a body, a mouthpiece opening with a connection surface, an end section with an igniting and a closure device, a secure and release device, a grip, and a filter. In another embodiment, a container includes an inner tube, a filter, an outer tube, a stopper and a handle, and connecting ends. In yet another embodiment, a disposal receptacle to store ash has a lid and a lower barrel where the lid includes an opening and a plate that covers the opening or exposes it, and all the components are made of non-flammable material including, but not limited to, non-flammable, hard plastic. In another embodiment, a method is disclosed that shows how a person uses the cigarette or cigar container and the disposal receptacle.

Abstract: A package for tobacco articles, having a group of tobacco articles, and a cup-shaped container which houses the group of tobacco articles and has an open top end, a bottom wall, two parallel, opposite major lateral walls, and two parallel, opposite minor lateral walls; at least one retaining member is located inside the container, projects perpendicularly from at least one of the lateral walls, defines a supporting surface for the group of tobacco articles, and is defined by two rigid panels separated from each other by a crease line and folded one towards the other.

Abstract: The method is for discarding cigarette butts. A cigarette box (10) is provided that has a compartment (12) for containing cigarettes (14). The box has an expandable container (28) that is separate from but adjacent to the compartment (12). The container (28) has openable resilient members (20) disposed at a top of the container (28). The resilient members (20) are opened to create an opening (26) leading into the container (28). A cigarette butt (30) may be dropped into the container (28) and the resilient members (20) are then closed.

Abstract: A cigar holder assembly is provided for golf carts utilizing biased clasps to hold one or more cigars in a vertical position over a removable ashtray. Temporary and permanent means for attaching the cigar holder to a golf cart are provided, and a swivel mount is provided between the attachment and the cigar holder to allow the cigar holder to maintain a substantially vertical orientation.

Abstract: A multi-function portable ashtray is used particularly to be carried on in a user's hand. The ashtray structure of this invention is used for collecting cigarette ashes and snipes and for avoiding a user to be scalded by cigarette as smoking. Furthermore, the other utility objects of this ashtray multi-function structure are keeping a user warm and distributing fragrance scent as a travel diffuser.

Abstract: A deodorizing apparatus for suppressing odor emanating from a cigarette butt containment vessel. The cigarette butt containment vessel includes a partially enclosed basin cavity into which cigarette butts are collected. In accordance with the present invention, the deodorizing apparatus includes an odor absorption device mounted within the basin cavity of the cigarette butt containment vessel. The odor absorption device includes an absorptive material housing constructed of an air-permeable fabric or mesh that retains the odor absorptive material while permitting airflow between the basin cavity and the interior of the absorptive material housing.

Abstract: A cigarette pack holder with an adjacent built-in ashtray section. The ashtray chamber is latterly adjacent the compartment for the cigarettes and extends downwardly and under the cigarette compartment. The ashtray section has a hinged cap that when in the closed position acts as a boss to engage a notch on the cover to secure the cover in place. The bottom of the device has a slider opening for removal of ashes. Spaced up from the bottom is a shelf to retain the cigarette or cigar pack. The ashtray is separated from the cigarette pack storage compartment by a heat resistant vertical wall. Other walls of the device should also be made of heat resistant material.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a lockable ashtray comprising a cover defining at least one aperture therein, a hinge connecting the cover to a lower section. The cover is reversibly locked to the lower section or the cylinder shaped vessel. A Tray for holding cigarette butts is located out of sight beneath the cover. The at least one aperture has a diameter or width sufficiently small to hinder an adult or child intent on removing cigarette butts from the ashtray. In another embodiment the cover defining at least one aperture is attached to a cylinder shaped vessel having an inner lining defining an internal cavity at least partly filled with a bottom layer of immobile material and an upper layer of nonflammable material.

Abstract: A trash disposal device and method is provided that can be used to dispose litter and cigarette litter in particular. The device includes sheets of material forming a rectangular box casing that has a slot. Heat resistant material sheets are positioned within the casing such that the sheets may be pulled out of the casing through the slot. A sheet can be pulled out from the device and shaped into an ashtray-like shape that can be used to collect for instance cigarette litter. The ashtray-like shape with the litter can be folded up into a small package and then be placed in a storage area that could be part of the device. The trash disposal device could be assembled with foldable material to form the casing with a slot.

Abstract: A disposable, portable, pocketable, foldable and reusable cigarette ashtray which is formed from a single blank of fire retardant paper or other suitable material into a box shape that will fit into a vehicle cup holder. The ashtray consists of four sides, a bottom, three cavity leaf panels and a folding top lid. The cavity leaf panels slope into the container forming upper and lower cavities. When the ashtray is full of cigarette butts, a top lid panel is folded over the top cavity, locked in place and then safely disposed of. The back panel is supplied with an adhesive strip for attaching the ashtray to a surface. The ashtray is sized to act as a package for two packs of cigarettes. It is inexpensive to produce and can be folded for convenient packaging and portability.

Abstract: A pocket ashtray consists of at least one hollow body (2, 10) having a cap (1, 9) rotatably fastened on its end surface (s). An orifice (2b, 10b) and a depression (2a, 10b) are present in the end surface (S) of the hollow body (2, 10); either an orifice (1a) is provided in the cap (1) or the cap (9) is specially shaped. By suitable, successive rotation of the cap (1, 9), it is possible to stub out a smoking article (5) in the depression (2a, 10a) and then to load it into the interior of the pocket ashtray and store it away from dirt.

Abstract: A molded plastic repository for spent smoking materials having separate base and column pieces with connecting portions which are connected for use by a connector which engages the connecting portions. The base and column are molded as a single piece then severed in a plane so as to provide similar connecting portions in relation to the severing plane. The method of fabricating and assembly provides a savings in storing and shipping the repository.

Abstract: A pouch for extinguishing, storing and disposing cigarette butts comprising a receptacle having a front panel, a back panel and opposing side panels forming one or more interior compartments. A two-ply material used for the pouch has a metallic or otherwise non-combustible side facing into the interior compartments and a paper outside. The top section of the receptacle has a mechanism for sealably closing the interior compartments comprising a pair of top flaps with adhesive bands thereon. The outside of the back panel has one or more pieces of sandpaper or like material thereon to allow the smoker to extinguish the cigarette butt and to provide some rigidity to the pouch. A non-combustible sheet can be disposed between the receptacle and sandpaper to protect the receptacle. A mechanism for opening the interior compartments, such as perforations, allows the contents therein to be disposed without having to be handled.

Abstract: A collapsible ashtray that, when expanded, forms the geometric shape of an inverted pyramid or inverted cone. One or more cover(s) extend(s) from one or more of the panels, which are defined between successive fold lines. The fold lines extend in radial directions and converge toward an apex of the inverted pyramid or inverted cone shape. The covers and/or one of the panels may have engaging complementary configurations or male and female connectors that retain the cover in the closed condition. The cover is sized to keep cigarette butts within the confines of the geometric shape if the body is flipped over from the inverted position.

Abstract: An automobile cigarette case with electrical lighter for dispensing lit cigarettes to the driver of an automobile, having a substantially rectangular case housing which is selectively mountable on the dashboard of an automobile. The case housing contains an electric lighter having an electrical cord which terminates in a lighter adaptor which may be plugged into a standard cigarette lighter outlet for powering of the electric lighter. The case with electrical lighter has a cigarette passageway which holds a plurality of cigarettes and directs and biases the cigarettes toward the electric lighter whereupon they are ignited. After the cigarette has been ignited, a coiled lighter spring is allowed to expand, and thereby raises the unlit end of the cigarette so that it partially protrudes from an opening on top of the case housing, where it may be easily grasped by a user.

Abstract: A portable receptacle for extinguishing and storing cigarette ends is described, which comprises two distinct, functionally independent, unequally sized chambers, one smaller chamber being equipped with a fire extinguishing substance for extinguishing a cigarette after use and the other larger chamber providing the space of collection of ashes during smoking and of the cigarette ends which have been previously safely extinguished through their immersion into the chamber containing the fire extinguishing substance. Additionally, the fire extinguishing substance containing chamber may constitute a means for extinguishing cigarettes in table ashtrays of an otherwise conventional form.

Abstract: A device for snuffing out smoking tobacco products of various diameters. The device is comprised of a housing having a first open end, a second closed end, and a cavity formed therebetween; a slider within the cavity having an opening defined by an inner surface for accepting a burning end of a smoking tobacco product; and an adjustable retainer disposed within the opening wherein the retainer and the slider work in concert to snugly accept the burning end of the smoking tobacco product.

Abstract: A convenient, safe and economical packaging system has an open receptacle that collapses to a reduced closed receptacle for storing debris. An outer sleeve and a container are connected through at least one accordion section. An accordion section folds by pushing the container into the outer sleeve collapsing the open ashtray receptacle to the closed receptacle. A removable lining may optionally cover the walls of the closed receptacle. With the container pulled out the open ashtray receptacle is easily assessable through an access hole in the sleeve. A folded cutout attached to a panel of the sleeve and a bottom of the container covers the access hole in the closed position. The packaging system is particularly useful for packaging cigarettes and can be used several time before emptying the closed receptacle.

Abstract: A convenient, safe and economical packaging system has an open receptacle that collapses to a reduced closed receptacle for storing debris. An outer sleeve and a container are connected through an accordion section. The accordion section folds by pushing the container into the outer sleeve collapsing the open ashtray receptacle to the closed receptacle. A removable lining may optionally cover the walls of the closed receptacle. With the container pulled out the open ashtray receptacle is easily assessable through an access hole in the sleeve. A folded cutout attached to a panel of the sleeve and a bottom of the container covers the access hole in the closed position. The packaging system is particularly useful for packaging cigarettes and can be used several time before emptying the closed receptacle.

Abstract: A cigarette pack and ash holder/extinguisher for neatly keeping cigarettes and their ashes in a container. The cigarette pack and ash holder/extinguisher includes a container having a plurality of compartments with a first one of which being adapted to receive and store a pack of cigarettes and with a second one of which being adapted to receive and store cigarette ashes and spent cigarettes; and also includes a tubular member being securely disposed in the second one of the compartments and being adapted to extinguish a cigarette; and further includes a first and second lid members hingedly attached to the container; and also includes a pair of latch members securely attached to the lid members and a pair of boss members securely attached to the container for fastening the lid members to the container; and further includes a clip member securely attached to the container for clipping onto an object.

Abstract: A smoking accessory that includes a chamber for containing a scented cigarette dousing liquid that is used to simultaneously douse the cigarette and provide a quantity of scenting agent on the cigarette butt to mask the smell of the cigarette butt when it is stored within a sealable cigarette butt storage chamber also formed within the smoking accessory.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ash tray, and more particularly to an ash tray which can sanitarily control as well as automatically extinguish a smoking cigarette butt when it is put in the ash tray. In accordance with the present invention, the ash tray comprises a tube body in which cigarette butts are received and a porous member is equipped to the inward lower; a cap covering the upper end of the tube body; and an aroma tube coupled to the lower of the tube body in which an aromatic is equipped therein.

Abstract: An adjustable cigar ashtray having a body including a base and at least first and second, opposing, side walls, and a slidable bridge member mounted between the first and second side walls, wherein the bridge member is slidable along a predefined path substantially parallel to the first and second side walls.

Abstract: A convenient, safe and economical packaging system for holding elongated smoking members has an open receptacle ashtray that collapses to a reduced closed receptacle container for storing ashes and other smoking debris. An outer sleeve and a container are connected through an accordion section. The accordion section folds by pushing the container into the outer sleeve collapsing the open ashtray receptacle to the closed receptacle. With the container pulled out the open ashtray receptacle is easily assessable through an access hole in the sleeve. the packaging system is particularly useful for packaging cigarettes and can be used several time before emptying the closed receptacle.

Abstract: An improved combination portable ash receptacle and saver for cigars with an area for a cigar cutter, 20, and matches, 16, all in a hinged, two part case* consisting of a top, 2, and a bottom, 4, that shut tightly together via a built-in latch. The top portion of the latch, 6, located on the top of the case, catches firmly on the corresponding bottom part of the latch, 8, located directly beneath on the bottom half of the case. The hinge, 30, is located on the opposite side of the latch and is durable in order to accommodate frequent use. The interior of the case is divided into 6 compartments via two ribs in each half, one rib running the length of the case on the top, 24, and 34 on the bottom, and another rib dissects it perpendicularly in each half, 10 on the bottom and 26 on the top. This creates three compartments in the top portion, or lid, and three more in the bottom.

Abstract: A smoker's box has a base with sidewalls and end walls attached to it forming a boxy structure. Panels divide the boxy structure into compartments for holding cigarettes and other articles needed by a smoker. A lid has a top panel hingedly connected to one end wall and has a downwardly extending lip for engaging another end wall to inhibit air infiltration to help keep the cigarettes fresh. The lid contains a cover for the ashtray which engages the ashtray when the lid is closed to prevent ashes from spilling.

Abstract: A pocket ashtray made of fireproof materials for holding a packet of cigarettes comprising a part for depositing ash and cigarette butts, a cigarette pack support part, an intermediate area including a tilting door for giving access to the depositing part and for closing against the deposit part so as to prevent air entry.

Abstract: A cigarette package comprising an outer container, and, within the container, a series of parallel elongated compartments each having dimensions suitable for holding only a single cigarette, the compartments each having walls formed by one or more pieces of non-combustible sheet material, such as metal foil. The compartments are such as to allow a cigarette to be removed from one end of a compartment and the butt of a smoked cigarette to be inserted into the same end of the compartment, the compartments being sufficiently narrow that a lighted butt or cigarette inserted into one of the compartments becomes extinguished.

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.

Abstract: A cigarette packet includes a closable compartment for housing fresh cigarettes and a closable housing within the package containing a plurality of fire-extinguishing members. These members are positioned within the housing and are attached to the package. Each of these members is made from a flame resistant and fire-extinguishing material and has a shape in which a burning end of a cigarette butt may be inserted to extinguish the butt. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the members are removable caps housed in the lid of the flip-top type lid of the package with the caps adhering to and sealing the end of the cigarette when extinguished thereagainst.

Abstract: A cigar package has an outer package with walls, a top and a bottom, where the outer package of a size adapted for use in a vending machine. The cigar package includes an interior cigar-supporting insert having a cigar-supporting portion and a mounting portion. The cigar-supporting portion contains an aperture and extends across the outer package at a point between a bottom-supporting wall and a top-supporting wall such that a plane formed by the aperture is oriented transversely to a longitudinal axis of the cigar package. The mounting portion of the insert is secured to a side-supporting wall of the cigar package. The package also includes an ash compartment separate from a main storage compartment. A lid of the ash compartment is hingedly connected to a rear wall. The package includes means for securely fastening the lid to the compartment when the lid is rotated upon the lid hinge to a closed position so that the lid remains closed when the package is inverted.

Abstract: A vehicle ashtray has a housing fastenable to a vehicle, an ashtray drawer movable under the action of a spring force from a close basic position to an open end position, and a stop member arranged so that said ashtray drawer remains in a half-open position and is movable to said open end position only after overcoming a resistance.