Windproof ashtray

Abstract

An ashtray body having a bottom portion, the bottom portion having both a rubbish receptacle portion and a retaining sidewall disposed about a perimeter of said rubbish receptacle portion; a removable cover portion having a top wall and having cover portion sidewall disposed about a perimeter of the top wall, the top wall having a first opening; and an interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly disposed about both the bottom portion and the removable cover portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A windproof ashtray assembly comprising:
 a main interlocking ashtray body having:
 a bottom portion having a receptacle portion capable of receiving rubbish and having a rubbish retaining sidewall extending out from said receptacle portion operable to retain rubbish therebetween; 
 a removable cover portion having a top wall and having a cover portion sidewall extending from said top wall, said top wall having an opening operable to provide access to said receptacle portion; and 
   an interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly disposed about said bottom portion and said removable cover portion, the tongue-and-groove guide assembly facilitating laterally slideably joining of said top portion and said bottom portion.   
     
     
         2 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly extends along at least a portion of said bottom portion and said cover portion such that said cover portion slidingly fits with said bottom portion via horizontally sliding said top portion in a single direction in relation to said bottom portion. 
     
     
         3 . The windproof ashtray of  claim 1 , wherein said interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly is formed of at least one a male tongue member and at least one female groove member, said at least one female groove member having at least one groove for receiving at least one tongue of said at least one male tongue member. 
     
     
         4 . The windproof ashtray of  claim 1 , wherein said interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly is disposed about each of said cover portion sidewall and said rubbish retaining sidewall. 
     
     
         5 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of each of said cover portion sidewall and said rubbish retaining sidewall define an outer sidewall surface, said rubbish retaining sidewall having at least one sidewall recess portion, said recess portion adapted to provide a substantially flush outer sidewall surface. 
     
     
         6 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 5 , wherein a chute is disposed about said opening adapted to channel rubbish to said receptacle portion. 
     
     
         7 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 6 , wherein said rubbish retaining sidewall having a chute recess constructed to allow at least a portion of said chute to slide therethrough. 
     
     
         8 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 6 , wherein said chute includes an ash scraping portion for at least one of extinguishing and removing an ember from a smokable object. 
     
     
         9 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 6 , wherein said chute includes at least one angled ash directing wall for directing ashes to said receptacle portion. 
     
     
         10 . A windproof ashtray assembly comprising:
 an ashtray body having:
 a bottom portion having a rubbish receptacle portion and a retaining sidewall disposed about a perimeter of said rubbish receptacle portion; 
 a removable cover portion having a top wall and having a cover portion sidewall disposed about a perimeter of said top wall, said top wall having a first opening; and 
   an interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly disposed about said bottom portion and said removable cover portion.   
     
     
         11 . The windproof ashtray of  claim 10 , wherein said top wall including at least one concave groove for maintaining a smokable object, said at least one concave groove terminating about said first opening. 
     
     
         12 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said top wall sloping inwardly. 
     
     
         13 . The windproof ashtray of  claim 11 , further comprising a butt plate assembly comprising:
 at least two butt plate sidewalls each having a first end and a second end, each of said at least two butt plate sidewalls disposed on a first end about said top wall; and   at least two butt plates each having four butt plate edges, said at least two butt plates disposed together along at least one said butt plate edges defining a retaining shield, said at least two butt plates each disposed along at least one said butt plate edges with said second end of each at least two butt plate sidewalls.   
     
     
         14 . The windproof ashtray of  claim 13 , further comprising at least two opposing horizontally offset openings formed by the combination of said top wall and said butt plate assembly. 
     
     
         15 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 14 , further comprising a flange disposed about said retaining shield and extending vertically thereof, said flange having at least one notch operable to receivably maintain at least one smokable object. 
     
     
         16 . The windproof ashtray assembly of  claim 13 , wherein said ashtray body is operable for placement on top of a table. 
     
     
         17 . A table top ashtray assembly comprising:
 a main interlocking ashtray body having:
 a bottom portion having a receptacle portion capable of receiving rubbish and having a rubbish retaining sidewall extending out from said receptacle portion capable of retaining rubbish therebetween; 
 a removable cover portion having a top wall and having a cover portion sidewall extending from said top wall, said top wall having an opening for providing access to said receptacle portion; 
   an interlocking tongue-and-groove guide assembly disposed about said rubbish retaining sidewall and said cover portion sidewall for joining said top portion and said bottom portion via horizontally sliding said top portion in a single direction in relation to said bottom portion;   an outer surface of each of said cover portion sidewall and said rubbish retaining sidewall define an outer sidewall surface, said rubbish retaining sidewall having at least one sidewall recess portion, said recess portion adapted to provide a substantially flush outer sidewall surface;   a chute disposed about said opening adapted to channel rubbish to said receptacle portion;   wherein said rubbish retaining sidewall having a chute recess constructed to allow at least a portion of said chute to slide therethrough;   wherein said chute includes an ash scraping portion for at least one of extinguishing and removing an ember from a smokable object; and   wherein said chute includes at least one angled ash directed wall for directing ashes to said receptacle portion.   
     
     
         18 . The table top ashtray of  claim 17 , wherein said main interlocking ashtray body configured for hiding rubbish maintainable therein.