The present invention provide a new and novel holder for storing unlit articles to be smoked, such as cigar, and holding such articles when they are lit and not currently being smoked. When the holder is in a closed position, it acts as a carrying case for a number of articles to be smoked of any si
The present invention provide a new and novel holder for storing unlit articles to be smoked, such as cigar, and holding such articles when they are lit and not currently being smoked. When the holder is in a closed position, it acts as a carrying case for a number of articles to be smoked of any size (adjustable for lengths). When opened, the unit can be easily mounted to any frictional engagement device, such as a golf cart ball holder tray or easily with the cup-holder adapter. The device can also easily be applied to any cup holder typically found within golf carts, boats, and vehicles and any other structure that includes a cup holder.
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1. A holder for an article to be smoked and having an ash, comprising: a base with a closed bottom end, a top open end and side walls;at least one support tray hingedly connected to the base; the at least one support tray being pivotable between a stored vertical closed orientation and a horizontal
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A holder for an article to be smoked and having an ash, comprising: a base with a closed bottom end, a top open end and side walls;at least one support tray hingedly connected to the base; the at least one support tray being pivotable between a stored vertical closed orientation and a horizontal open orientation; the at least one support tray being substantially level with the ground when in the open orientation;a cover positionable over and about the at least one support tray when the at least one support tray is in the stored vertical closed orientation;an engagement member connected to the bottom of the base, which is configured and arranged to be frictionally received in a ball tray of a golf cart;an adapter having an outer dimension configured for receipt within a cup holder, the adapter further comprising a mounting formation that has a convex mounting surface;the adapter further comprising a retention wall at least partially encircling the convex mounting surface when viewed from above;a concave inner surface formed on the engagement member, the concave inner surface extending upwardly from a bottom edge of the engagement member, and the concave inner surface defining a mounting recess accessible at the bottom edge of the engagement member;a convex outer surface formed on the engagement member;wherein the mounting formation can be selectively received within the mounting recess so that the concave surface and the convex mounting surface are in direct engagement;wherein the convex outer surface and the retention wall are dimensioned so that they are in frictional engagement when the engagement member is mounted on the adapter; andwhereby placing the article on the at least one support tray, a free end of the article having an ash resides over the open end of the base to receive any ash falling therefrom. 2. The holder of claim 1, wherein the adapter has an upper platform, an annular wall depending downwardly from the upper platform, a horizontally extending lower platform at a lower edge of the annular wall, and the mounting formation extends upwardly from the lower platform. 3. The holder of claim 1, wherein the engagement member further comprises: a convex outer surface;a plurality of dimples defined on the convex outer surface. 4. The holder of claim 1, wherein each support tray further comprises a concave tray surface for supporting a cigar thereon when the respective tray is in the horizontal open orientation; the concave tray surface extending between a first side of the tray to a second side of the tray. 5. The holder of claim 4, each tray further comprising a first support wall extending from a first side of the tray and a second support wall extending from a second side of the tray, wherein when the respective tray is in the horizontal open orientation a first edge along the first side of the tray extends horizontally, a second edge along the second side of the tray extends horizontally, the first support wall extends upwardly from the first edge, and the second support wall extends upwardly from the second edge. 6. The holder of claim 1, further comprising: an outer tray surface on each tray;at least one stop surface formed on the base, each stop surface corresponding to a respective tray;wherein when a respective one of the at least one trays is in the horizontal open orientation, the outer surface of the respective tray is in direct engagement with the respective stop surface. 7. The holder of claim 6, further comprising: at least one spring connected to at least one of the at least one support trays and the base, so the respective support tray is spring biased to rotate to the horizontal open orientation with respect to the base. 8. The holder of claim 1, wherein the at least one support tray is two support trays. 9. The holder of claim 7, wherein the at least one support tray is a first support tray and a second support tray, and the at least one spring is a first spring and a second spring, the first spring being connected to the first tray and the base to spring bias the first tray to the horizontal open orientation, and the second spring being connected to the second tray and the base to spring bias the second tray to the horizontal open orientation. 10. The holder of claim 1, wherein the at least one support tray is a first support tray and a second support tray, and the at least one spring is connected to the first tray and the second tray to spring bias each tray to the horizontal open orientation. 11. The holder of claim 1, wherein each of the support trays is connected to the base by a respective a locking hinge, so that the at least one tray can be locked in the vertical closed orientation and can be locked in the horizontal open orientation. 12. The holder of claim 1, wherein the cover has an inner cover surface that is capable of frictionally engaging an outer surface of the base when the cover is received in a stored position on the base. 13. The holder of claim 1, wherein the cup holder adapter includes a plurality of receipt surfaces to respectively engage with a plurality of cup holders of different sizes. 14. The holder of claim 1, wherein the cover defines an aperture configured and arranged for receipt of a clip or decorative member thereto.
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