Smoking-waste receptacle

Abstract

A smoking-waste receptacle includes a housing and a container for receiving smoking waste and that can be inserted into and removed from the housing. The container includes a removal opening that permits removal of smoking waste deposited in the container and a door movable relative to the removal opening and configured to cover the removal opening when the container is disposed in the housing. The container can include a container body and flow-inhibiting structure disposed within the container body to inhibit smoke from leaving the container body. The container can includes a first wall extending substantially vertically, a first insertion opening in the first wall that allows smoking waste to be inserted into the container, and a first snuff member disposed within the container and adjacent the first insertion opening at a position that permits smoking waste that has been inserted into the first insertion opening to be pushed against the first snuff member.

1 . A smoking-waste receptacle comprising: 
 a container for receiving smoking waste, wherein the container includes a first wall extending substantially vertically, a first insertion opening in the first wall that allows smoking waste to be inserted into the container, and a first snuff member disposed within the container and adjacent the first insertion opening at a position that permits smoking waste that has been inserted into the first insertion opening to be pushed against the first snuff member.    
   
   
       2 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein the first snuff member includes a first plate extending substantially vertically and being horizontally displaced relative to the first insertion opening.  
   
   
       3 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein the container includes a second wall extending substantially vertically, a second insertion opening in the second wall that allows smoking waste to be inserted into the container, and a second snuff member disposed within the container and adjacent the second insertion opening at a position that permits smoking waste that has been inserted into the second insertion opening to be pushed against the second snuff member.  
   
   
       4 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 3 , wherein the second snuff member includes a second plate extending substantially vertically and being horizontally displaced relative to the second insertion opening.  
   
   
       5 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 1 , further comprising a housing into which the container can be inserted and removed.  
   
   
       6 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 5 , wherein the housing includes a cone formed of plastic.  
   
   
       7 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 5 , wherein the housing includes a substantially hollow cone.  
   
   
       8 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 7 , wherein the cone includes at least one side wall and a distance between the side wall and the container increases from a top toward a bottom of the cone.  
   
   
       9 . The smoking-waste receptacle of  claim 5 , wherein the housing includes a cone having a message displaying surface on an exterior portion.