Cigarette box insert

Abstract

A cigarette box insert of such width, depth and height to snugly fit within a cigarette box, with the insert and its lid being dimensioned to avoid interference between the lid and a cigarette box upon opening and closing of the insert lid.

1 . A cigarette box insert for a cigarette box of the type having an interior cavity and a hinged lid, the cigarette box insert comprising: 
 a body having a body width, a body height, and a body depth for a close fit in a cigarette box;    a smoking material receptacle in the body for holding loose smoking material;    a pipe receptacle in the body for holding a smoking pipe;    a smoking material receptacle opening at the top of the body for providing access to the smoking material receptacle;    a pipe receptacle opening at the top of the body for providing access to the pipe receptacle; and    an insert lid having a maximum lid width, a lid height, and a maximum lid depth, wherein the insert lid is mounted on the body for rotation between a closed position covering the smoking material receptacle opening and an open position providing access to the smoking material receptacle opening;    wherein the maximum lid width is at least about 10% smaller than the body width.    
   
   
       2 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the maximum lid depth is at least about 10% smaller than the body depth.  
   
   
       3 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the insert lid is generally oval-shaped.  
   
   
       4 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the insert lid is generally irregularly oval-shaped with a deeper section for covering the smoking material receptacle opening and a shallower section for covering the pipe receptacle opening.  
   
   
       5 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the insert lid is rotatable to the open position within an open cigarette box without interference between the insert lid and the cigarette box.  
   
   
       6 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the insert lid is rotatable 360° within an open cigarette box without interference between the insert lid and the cigarette box.  
   
   
       7 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body height provides clearance between the insert lid and a hinge of a cigarette box into which the insert is inserted.  
   
   
       8 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body height is at least about 2 and 3/4 inches.  
   
   
       9 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body height is between about 2 and 3/4 inches and about 3 and 1/4 inches.  
   
   
       10 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body height is about 2 and 7/8 inches.  
   
   
       11 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body width is between about 1 and 3/4 inches and about 2 and 1/16 inches.  
   
   
       12 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body width is about 2 inches.  
   
   
       13 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body depth is about 15/16 inch or less.  
   
   
       14 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body depth is between about 3/4 inch and about 15/16 inch.  
   
   
       15 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the body depth is about 7/8 inch.  
   
   
       16 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the insert lid operates independently of the hinged lid of the cigarette box.  
   
   
       17 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 1  wherein the pipe receptacle opening and the smoking receptacle opening are not opened by opening of the hinged lid of the cigarette box.  
   
   
       18 . The cigarette box insert of  claim 2  wherein the body depth is about 7/8 inch.  
   
   
       19 . A cigarette box insert for a cigarette box of the type having an interior cavity and a hinged top, the cigarette box insert comprising: 
 a body having a body width between about 1 and 3/4 inches and about 2 and 2/16 inches, a body height between of at least about 2 and 3/4 inches, and a body depth of between about 3/4 inch and about 15/16 inch for a close fit in a cigarette box;    a smoking material receptacle in the body for holding loose smoking material;    a pipe receptacle in the body for holding a smoking pipe;    a smoking material receptacle opening at the top of the body for providing access to the smoking material receptacle;    a pipe receptacle opening at the top of the body for providing access to the pipe receptacle; and    an insert lid having a maximum lid width, a lid height, and a maximum lid depth, wherein the insert lid is mounted on the body for rotation between an closed position covering the smoking material receptacle opening and an open position providing access to the smoking material receptacle opening;    wherein the maximum lid width is at least about 10% smaller than the body width.    
   
   
       20 . A cigarette box insert for a cigarette box of the type having an interior cavity and a hinged top, the cigarette box insert comprising: 
 a body having a body width of about 2 inches, a body height of about 2 and 7/8 inches, and a body depth of about 7/8 inch for a close fit in a cigarette box;    a smoking material receptacle in the body for holding loose smoking material;    a pipe receptacle in the body for holding a smoking pipe;    a smoking material receptacle opening at the top of the body for providing access to the smoking material receptacle;    a pipe receptacle opening at the top of the body for providing access to the pipe receptacle; and    an insert lid having a maximum lid width, a lid height, and a maximum lid depth;    wherein the insert lid is mounted on the body for rotation between an closed position covering the smoking material receptacle opening and an open position providing access to the smoking material receptacle opening;    wherein the insert lid has is generally irregularly oval-shaped with a deeper section for covering the smoking material receptacle opening and a shallower section for covering the pipe receptacle; and    wherein the maximum lid width is at least about 10% smaller than the body width.