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A cigarette case having an arrangement for automatically lighting and ejecting a cigarette therefrom. The case includes an outer casing which receives the cigarettes therein. The cigarettes are loaded within a conveyor carousel which preferably has sufficient space to load an entire pack of cigarett

A cigarette case having an arrangement for automatically lighting and ejecting a cigarette therefrom. The case includes an outer casing which receives the cigarettes therein. The cigarettes are loaded within a conveyor carousel which preferably has sufficient space to load an entire pack of cigarettes. An ejector lid is pivoted to the outer casing and provides an ejection opening for the lit cigarette when in the open position. Movement of the lid from the closed to the open position causes the conveyor carousel to advance one increment and places a cigarette on a lift device, which is raised to extend a portion of the cigarette out of the case such that it may be grasped by the user. During this lifting a lighter is activated to light the cigarette.

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A cigarette case, comprising: an outer casing having a bottom and peripheral sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, and therefore defining an interior cavity; an ejector lid mounted to said casing for movement between an open position and a closed position; a carousel conveyor mounted within said c

A cigarette case, comprising: an outer casing having a bottom and peripheral sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, and therefore defining an interior cavity; an ejector lid mounted to said casing for movement between an open position and a closed position; a carousel conveyor mounted within said cavity and having an endless belt with a plurality of pushers mounted thereon, said pushers being spaced to allow a cigarette to be placed between adjacent ones of said pushers, and said conveyor including means permitting rotation of said belt; an ejector mounted adjacent said conveyor within said cavity and being movable from a first position to receive a cigarette from said conveyor and a second position adapted to extend a portion of that cigarette to a position adjacent said ejector lid; a lighter mounted within said cavity in proximity to said ejector; and control means, mounted to said casing, for advancing said conveyor to place a cigarette in said ejector, moving said ejector to said second position from said first position, and activating said lighter, all in response to said ejector lid moving from said closed position to said open position.