Portable cigarette snuffer

Abstract

A portable cigarette snuffer for snuffing a lit cigarette comprising: a top cap; a bottom portion; a means to connect the top cap to the bottom portion, where said top portion includes a hollow space extending above the bottom portion after connection thereto; and a means to snuff a lit cigarette within the bottom portion. In one exemplary embodiment, the means to connect includes threads within the top cap and the bottom portion or alternatively a lip within the top cap. The portable cigarette snuffer may also include a clip on the top cap. The means to snuff may include a cigarette encasement for storing a cigarette within snuffer.

1 . A portable cigarette snuffer for snuffing a lit cigarette comprising:
 a. a top cap;   b. a bottom portion;   c. a means to connect the top cap to the bottom portion, where said top portion includes a hollow space extending above the bottom portion after connection thereto; and   d. a means to snuff a lit cigarette within the bottom portion.   
     
     
         2 . The portable cigarette snuffer according to  claim 1  where the means to connect includes threads within the top cap and the bottom portion. 
     
     
         3 . The portable cigarette snuffer according to  claim 1 , where the means to connect includes a lip within the top cap. 
     
     
         4 . The portable cigarette snuffer according to  claim 1 , further including a clip on the top cap. 
     
     
         5 . The portable cigarette snuffer according to  claim 1 , where the means to snuff includes a cigarette encasement for storing a cigarette within snuffer. 
     
     
         6 . A method of extinguishing a cigarette by using a snuffer with a top cap and a bottom portion comprising the steps of:
 a. removing the top cap from the snuffer;   b. inserting a lit cigarette into a cigarette encasement within the bottom portion;   c. connecting the top cap to the bottom portion; and   d. enclosing the cigarette in the cigarette encasement.