Funny funnel
CA 2281845 A1 · Owner: Mason, Eugene E. · Inventors: Mason, Eugene E.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A cursory inspection of the device reveals a small "Funnel" but because the funnel (or device) is plugged at the base (or bottom) the name "Funny Funnel" was developed. Unlike a true funnel, the back is flat and highs than the rounded front. The highly visible arcs on the inside of back will be referred to as the "area of promotion," which may be used for advertising, logos, etc. Vehicle use requires a Velcro R "button" for support while home or industrial use requires a supportive base. In both instances the "funnel" can be easily removed for cleaning, etc. A burning cigarette is easily deposited because of the large opening at the top. The cigarette will extinguish itself in seconds and …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed September 3, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 3, 2019.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 3, 2021.
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