Portable disposable cigarette butt reducing ash tray

Abstract

A receptacle for disposing a cigarette butt, comprising a 5 ply paper body constructed of flame-resistant confetti paper having a floor, wherein the floor has a cigarette butt extinguishing region; an 15 ply insulated pad located at the cigarette butt extinguishing region, wherein the 15 ply insulated pad has a raised surface feature to improve friction and insulation; and four flaps for folding perpendicular to the floor to form a receptacle, wherein the flaps are subsequently folded over the cigarette butt extinguishing region for waste disposal.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A receptacle comprising:
 a paper body having a centrally located floor, wherein said floor defines a square-shaped cigarette extinguishing region;   an insulated pad located at said cigarette extinguishing region; and   a plurality of flaps integral with said paper body and extending radially from said cigarette extinguishing region, said flaps being separate from one another and being configured for folding, in a use mode, perpendicular to said floor, such that sides of adjacent flaps contact each other to form said receptacle.   
     
     
         2 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein said paper body is constructed from flame resistant confetti. 
     
     
         3 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein, in a disposal mode, said flaps are folded over said cigarette extinguishing region to produce a generally square-shaped package for disposal of an extinguished cigarette butt. 
     
     
         4 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein said paper body includes five plies. 
     
     
         5 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein said insulated pad includes 15 plies. 
     
     
         6 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein said insulated pad comprises a raised surface feature to improve friction and provide insulation. 
     
     
         7 . The receptacle of  claim 1 , wherein one of said flaps inserts into a slit-locking mechanism on a bottom of said paper body. 
     
     
         8 . A receptacle for disposing of a cigarette butt, the receptacle comprising:
 a five-ply paper body constructed of flame-resistant confetti paper having a floor, wherein said floor defines a square-shaped cigarette extinguishing region;   a 15 ply insulated pad located at said cigarette extinguishing region, wherein said 15 ply insulated pad has a raised surface feature to improve friction and provide insulation; and   four flaps integral with said paper body and extending radially from said cigarette extinguishing region, said flaps being separate from one another and being configured for folding, in a use mode, perpendicular to said floor, such that sides of adjacent flaps contact each other to form said receptacle, and wherein, in a disposal mode, said flaps are subsequently folded over said cigarette extinguishing region for disposal of an extinguished cigarette butt.   
     
     
         9 . A disposable receptacle comprising:
 a paper body having a generally square shape with four sides, a centrally located floor, and a plurality of flaps extending radially from said floor;   wherein said generally square shape includes truncated corners;   wherein each side of said paper body defines a notch formed at the mid-point of each side, such that imaginary lines drawn from an apex of each notch to an apex of an adjacent notch define said floor of said paper body, said floor defining a square-shaped region, said floor being oriented at an angle relative to a side of the paper body; and   wherein said imaginary lines, said notches, and said sides define a plurality of flaps, the flaps, in a use mode, being folded upright along said imaginary lines to define a receptacle and, in a disposal mode, being folded over said floor to encapsulate contents located thereon.   
     
     
         10 . The receptacle of  claim 9 , wherein said paper body comprises side having a length d 1 , and wherein the floor comprises sides having a length of about ½ d 1 . 
     
     
         11 . The receptacle of  claim 9 , further comprising an insulated pad, said insulated pad being sized to cover a majority of said floor and being adhered thereto. 
     
     
         12 . The receptacle of  claim 9 , wherein said insulated pad comprises a raised surface feature to improve friction and provide insulation. 
     
     
         13 . The receptacle of  claim 11 , wherein said paper body defines a first thickness, and said insulated pad comprises a second thickness of about three times the thickness of said paper body. 
     
     
         14 . The receptacle of  claim 11 , further comprising a second paper body having the same size and shape as said first paper body, said first and second paper bodies enveloping said insulated pad.