US1738451A - Lighter - Google Patents

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lf ntented cc. 3, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE KARL SCHREER, OF ERLANGEN, NEAR NUREMBERG, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO M. E. BERNHARDT COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. 'Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK LIGHTER Application filed August 4, 1928, Serial No.

This invention relates to lighters and more specifically to what are commonly known as cigar and cigarette lighters, the primary ob ject of the invention sing to provide a de vice of this character in which the lighter mechanism is movable relatively to a container so as to either enclose the lighter mechanism or project it from the container in position for use.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be of neat and attractive appearance and which will most efficiently perform the functions for which it is intended.

llith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im proved lighter in closed inoperative position;

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the lighter in open or projected operative position;

Figure 3 is a view in section longitudinally of the casing when the lighter mechanism is withdrawn and enclosed;

Figure 41 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the lighter mechanism projected and in operative position;

Figure 5 illustrates the casing in section with the lighter mechanism removed and in elevation;

Figure 6 is a view in section on the line 66 of Figure 3.

1 represents the outer or enclosure casing of my improved device, and this outer casing includes a pair of disks having inwardly turned meeting flanges 2, 2 secured together in any approved manner. These flanges 2, 2 are cut away forming an opening 3 and a slot 1 communicating therewith for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

A disk 5 is mounted to turn within the casing 1 and is of approximately the same diameter as the casing 1. This disk 5 has a laterally projecting flange 6 at its edge with 297,479, and in Germany August 29, 1827.

an opening 7 provided in the flange of a length corresponding to the combined length of the opening 3 and slot 4 in casing 1.

lVithin the casing 1 a lighter mechanism is adapted to be housed and this lighter mechanism includes a reservoir 8 for benzine or other liquid fuel and a packing such as is commonly employed in the art.

The reservoir 8 has a tube 9 fixed therein with a check valve 10 at its lower end. This tube 9 is adapted to support a removable post 11 bifurcated at its upper outer end and in which bifurcated end a toothed wheel 12 is mounted which engages a block 13 of pyrophoric alloy or other sparking material located within the hollow post 9.

In this post 9 a spring 14 is provided, exerting pressure on the block 13, and a set screw 15 is provided in the end of the post to regulate the pressure of the spring and consequent frictional engagement of the sparking block 13 against the wheel 12.

A wick tube 17 projects through the wall of reservoir 8 adjacent the wheel 12 and supports a wick 18 which extends into the reservo1r.

The hollow or tubular post 11 and the tube 9 are so shaped as to prevent any turning movement of the post in the tube. This may be accomplished simply by flattening one wall of the post and tube, as illustrated clearly in Figure 6.

To fill or charge the reservoir with benzine or other liquid it is simply necessary to draw the post 11 out of the tube 9 and pour the liquid through the tube past the check valve 10.

The reservoir 8 with this arrangement of sparking wheel 12 and wick 18 constitutes what may be termed the sparking mechanism ceiving the pin 22 so as to freely pivot on said pin.

The disk 5 is made with a somewhat radially positioned slot 24 receiving a pin 25 5 on the reservoir 8 at a point removed from the pivot pin 22. A knob 26 is secured to the flange 6 of disk 5 and has a reduced shank portion movable in the slot 1 of the outer casing 1.

The operation of my improved device is as follows:

Normally the parts are as shown in Figures 1 and 2, that is, with the lighter mechanism wholly enclosed in the casing 1 and the knob 26 moved to one extreme position, as illustrated in the drawing. To move the lighter mechanism to operative position the knob 26 is moved to the right of Figures 1 and 3, causing the disk 5 to turn. This movement of the disk 5 by reason of the engagement of pin with the slot 24 in the disk 5 will cause the lighter mechanism to move upward ly and outwardly, as indicated in Figures 2 and 4, said lighter mechanism pivoting on 25 the pin 22. This movement of the knob 26 also in turning thedisk 5 brings the opening 7 in the flange 6 of said disk into register with the opening 3 so that an opening or space is provided through which the wheel 12 and the 30 wick 18 are projected, and positioned for operation. When the knob 26is moved in the oppositedirection the lighter mechanism as a whole will move inwardly and down- I wardly and be completely enclosed as above stated.

' While I have illustrated what I believe to be a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is obvious various changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from my invention and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as 'fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 7 1. A device of the character described, including an outer casing having an opening in its wall, a disk mounted to turn in the casing and having an opening therein adapted to register with the opening in the wall of the casing, means for imparting a turning movement to the disk, a lighter mechanism normally enclosed in the casing and having pivotal mounting at one portion and having a pin remote from said pivotal portion, said disk having a slot therein receiving the pin wall, a flanged disk mounted in the casing, having an opening in the flange adapted to register with the opening in the casing, a knob secured to said flange adapted to turn the same by manual manipulation, said disk having opposed concentric slots therein, pins on the casing projecting into said slots, a lighter mechanism including a reservoir pivotally connected to one of said pins, a slot and pin connection between said reservoir and the disk whereby the turning movement of the disk causes the reservoir to be moved toward and away from said opening, a sparking wheel carried by the reservoir, sparking material carried by the reservoir in engagement with the wheel, and a wick carrier ad jacent the wheel, said sparking wheel and wick carrier being movable through said opening when the disk is turned in one direction and moved into and enclosed in the casing when the disk is moved in the opposite direction.

3. A device of the character described, including an outer casing, having an opening in its wall, a lighter mechanism movably mounted in the casing, a member normally closing the opening in the casing, said member operatively connected to the lighter mechanism whereby when the member is moved to uncover the opening in the casing the lighter mechanism will be projected through the opening.

4. A device of the character described, including an outer casing, having an opening inits wall, a lighter mechanism movably mounted in the casing, a member normally closing the opening in the casing, said member operatively connected to the lighter mechanism whereby when the member is moved to uncover the opening in the casing the lighter mechanism will be projected through the opening, said lighter mechanism having an eccentric mounting within the easing and having a partial turning movement imparted by the said member.

KARL SCHREER.

whereby a pivotal movement is imparted to the lighter mechanism when the disk is turned so as to project the sparking mechanism of the lighter mechanism through said opening into the casing and into operative position.

2. A device of the character described in- ,65 cludinga casing having an opening in its

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