Multi-Use Disposable Ashtray Cover Element

Abstract

A multi-use disposable ashtray cover element, comprising flexible fire retardant sheet material and an aperture bored in a central portion of said sheet material through which ash or a cigarette butt is depositable. The sheet material is foldable along the top edges of an underlying receptacle and a peripheral portion of the sheet material located outwardly from the top edges. The peripheral portion is engageable with a corresponding side wall of said receptacle. The ashtray cover element further comprises a preformed neck having walls extending downwardly from the aperture.

1 . A multi-use disposable ashtray cover element, comprising flexible fire retardant sheet material and an aperture bored in a central portion of said sheet material through which ash or a cigarette butt is depositable, said sheet material being foldable along one or more top edges of an underlying receptacle and a peripheral portion of said sheet material located outwardly from said one or more top edges being engageable with a corresponding side wall of said receptacle. 
   
   
       2 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 1 , further comprising a neck having walls extending downwardly from the aperture. 
   
   
       3 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 2 , wherein the neck is preformed. 
   
   
       4 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 2 , wherein the neck is tubular or conical. 
   
   
       5 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more border elements extending perpendicularly from the sheet material, each of said border elements being foldable about a corresponding receptacle top edge and engageable with a corresponding receptacle side wall. 
   
   
       6 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the sheet material between a receptacle top edge and a neck is sloped. 
   
   
       7 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet material has sufficiently high material strength to support a cigarette placed thereon. 
   
   
       8 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 2 , further comprising one or more border elements extending perpendicularly from the sheet material, each of said border elements being foldable about a corresponding receptacle top edge and engageable with a corresponding receptacle side wall. 
   
   
       9 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 3 , further comprising one or more border elements extending perpendicularly from the sheet material, each of said border elements being foldable about a corresponding receptacle top edge and engageable with a corresponding receptacle side wall. 
   
   
       10 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 4 , further comprising one or more border elements extending perpendicularly from the sheet material, each of said border elements being foldable about a corresponding receptacle top edge and engageable with a corresponding receptacle side wall. 
   
   
       11 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 2 , wherein a portion of the sheet material between a receptacle top edge and the neck is sloped. 
   
   
       12 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 3 , wherein a portion of the sheet material between a receptacle top edge and the neck is sloped. 
   
   
       13 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 4 , wherein a portion of the sheet material between a receptacle top edge and the neck is sloped. 
   
   
       14 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 5 , wherein a portion of the sheet material between a receptacle top edge and the neck is sloped. 
   
   
       15 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 2 , wherein the sheet material has sufficiently high material strength to support a cigarette placed thereon. 
   
   
       16 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 3 , wherein the sheet material has sufficiently high material strength to support a cigarette placed thereon. 
   
   
       17 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 4 , wherein the sheet material has sufficiently high material strength to support a cigarette placed thereon. 
   
   
       18 . The ashtray cover element of  claim 5 , wherein the sheet material has sufficiently high material strength to support a cigarette placed thereon.