US1836312A - Cigarette lighter - Google Patents

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Dec. 15, 1931. ox 1,836,312

CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed April 21, 1950 Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE M81415! 1:. rox, or arnnrric any, nnwmnsny, ASSIGNOR r sniar momma creaan'r'm conronarron or mnarca, a conrona'rron or mznawm crqannrrn LIGHTER Application filed April 21,

This invention pertains to a new, novel and practical cigarette lighting means designed to be attached to one end of a cigarette whereby the cigarette may be properly lighted 5 without the use of matches, or any other independent lighting device. 7

The prime object of the invention is to provide simple, economical and'thoroughly eflicient means attached to the end of a ciga- 10 rette, said means consisting of a pyrophoric element and an igniting element so disposed in relation to each other as to prevent any danger of accidental ignition.

Another object of the invention is to so dispose my improvedlighting means with re lation to the cigarette as to prevent the tobacco from falling out, and-at the same time prevents the lighting material from contacting with the tobacco or extending into the body of the cigarette.

' Further objects of the invention are to so construct the novel lighting attachment that a cap is suitably secured to the end of a cigarette, said cap being provided with a series of small openings or perforations there through to facilitate draft and extending across the top of the cap is an integral bridge piece carrying a coating on its underside of any suitable combustible or inflammable material, such as is commonly used in the head of a safety match; to provide igniting strip of suitable paper carrying a coating of any frictional material or chemical that will cause the combustible or inflammable material to ignite when the said-frictional material comes in close moving contact therewith, and to so dispose the bridge piece of the'cap at a definite height above the body portion of the cap that said cap forms a backing forthe 40 igniting strip to pass over and beneath the bridge piece, said cap, bridge piece and ign'iting strip being so regulated and fixed as to insure contact between the combustible or inflammable material carried by the bridge piece and the frictional material carried on 1930. Serial No. 446,023.

said strip when the lightin strip shallhave been properly manipulated or pulled over the cap and beneath the said bridge,.such operation or action always producing the proper light for the cigarette. 5

The foregoing'and such other objects as may appear from the ensuing description are attained by the combination, arrangement, location and construction of the several parts hereinafter more fully described, illus- 5 trated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto, it being understood that slight changes in the precise shape, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification it will be seen that: 55

Figure 1 is a perspective of a cigarette showing the improved lighting means embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged inverted lan view showing the cigarette cap member efore be- 7 ing attached to a cigarette.

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view showing the igniting strip removed from the cigarette.

Figure 4 is an enlarged top plan of Fig. l.

- Figure 5 is a cross-section taken in the plane of the dotted lines 55, Fig. 4, showing a portion of a cigarette broken away.

Figure 6 is a top plan of a slightly modified form of lighting means. V

Figure 7 is a cross section taken in the plane of the'dotted lines 77, Fig. 6, showin a portion of the body of a cigarette broEen away.

Figure 8 is a top plan of another slightly modified form of the lighting means, and

Figure 9 is a cross-section taken in the plane of the dotted lines 8-8, showing a portion of the body of a cigarette broken away.

In the embodiment of my invention as illustrated it will be seen that the numeral 2 9o designates a cigarette of any of the usual or well known formations, saidcigarette being provided at one end with a cap member 3 formed of paper or any other suitable material, preferably of a nature that burns quickly, and may be impregnated with any material that will render it more combustible, said cap being provided with a series of openings or perforations formed therethrough to facilitate draft and exposed to the oxygen of the air, which is necessary to the proper ignition, the cap is slitted crosswise therethrough at 4 to form an integral brid e piece 5, and an opposite disposed integral extension 6 is formed at each side thereof adapted to be secured to the upper end body portion of the cigarette by any suitable adhesive substance whereby the cap is secured to the lighting end of the cigarette,said bridge piece carrying a coating of any suitable or desirable pyrophoric material 7 at the central portion of its underside.

The numeral 8 indicates the igniting strip formed from any suitable paper having one end portion thereof provided with any desirable frictional material 8, and its opposite end portion having a red coloring material 9, applied thereto to designate the end intended to be grasped by the fingers to properly manipulate the strip, the said strip is properly fitted over the cap and under the bridge piece, each end of the strip extending to any suitable distance beyond each side of the bridge piece, with the end portion carrying the frictional origniting material being preferably folded upon itself against the upper end portion of the cigarette body.

The slightly modified form shown in Figs. 6 and 7 discloses the use of a ca member 10 secured to the upper end of the body portion of a cigarette in any suitable manner, and to the upper face of said cap is secured preferably by an adhesive the flattened ends 11, 11, of a bridge piece 12, said bridge piece being formed with a slightly outwardly extended central portion, the lower face of said central portion having a coating of pyrophoric material fixedly applied thereto, while disposed under the said coating is an igniting strip 13 of the type hereinbefore described.

By reference to Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings will be seen another slightly modified form of attachment consisting of a cap member 14 provided with crosswise disposed slots 15 formed therethrough to form an outwardly extended integral bridge piece 16 with its lower face coated with a pyrophoric material 17, and under the bridge piece and its coating is disposed a suitable igniting strip 18 of the character hereinbefore referred to.

It will be perceived that this particular form of cap member prevents impregnating the tobacco with such chemicals as are used in forming the pyrophoric material carried by the bridge piece; that the body portion of the cap serves as a backing and sup- It will be readily evident that the end of the lighting strip intended to be grasped by the fingers may be colored in red, or any other suitable color, and that said end may be extended to any suitable distance beyond the bridge piece and overhang the upper end portion of the body of the cigarette if desired, or disposed in an manner whereby it may be readily accessi le; that an outward pull on the lighting strip will cause its outer end portion carrying the frictional lighting material to unfold and slide into close moving engagement with the pyrophoric material thereby producing the proper light for the cigarette, and since the cap member is formed of highly combustible material it burns quickly and drops off or burns up as soon as the cigarette is lighted.

From the construction shown by the drawings it is obvious to anyone skilled in the art that the frequent lack of uniformity in the size and shape of cigarettes or the lack of sufficient smoking material to give pressure against the pull strip or other parts of this device will not prevent its ignition because all parts necessary to ignition are self contained in the assembled device and it will operate and ignite perfectly by pulling the strip even though it is not attached to a cigarette or cigar. This feature permits the entire lighter to be manufactured complete as a separate unit and it can be supplied to cigarette manufacturers completely assembled and ready to apply to their product.

It is also obvious that because of the highly combustible material Which can be impregnated to make it more inflammable as heretofore described, the entire lighter will be completely burned up upon ignition thus leaving the end of the cigarette lighted but unobstructed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cigarette lighter applied to the end of a cigarette, comprising a cap secured to said cigarette, a bridge piece formed integral with the cap for holding a pyrophoric material upon its lower face, and a slidable igniting strip moved under the bridge and'forced into definite contact with said pyrophoric material.

2. A cigarette lighter of the character described, comprising a cap secured to one end of the cigarette, a bridge piece carried by said cap having pyrophoric material applied to its lower face, and a lighting strip slid under the bridge into forced engagement with the pyrophoric material.

3. A cigarette lighter, comprising a cap to 5 be secured to one end of a cigarette, a bridge piece formed on said cap having pyrophoric materialapplied to its lower face, and a lighting stri dlsposed upon said cap and under the bri ge piece, said stri to be slidably pulled over the cap and into forced and definite contact with the lower face of the pyrophoric material.

4. A cigarette lighter of the character described, comprising a cap member applied to the end of a cigarette, a bridge piece formed upon said cap provided on its lower face with pyrophoric material, and a lighting strip to e slid over said cap and under the brldge piece into forced contact with said pyrophoric material.

5. A cigarette lighting device of the character described, comprising a cap member formed with a securing extension at each side thereof, a bridge piece formed with said cap having a coating of pyrophoric material applied to its lower face, and a lighting strip sidingly disposed over the cap and under said bridge to be slid into forced contact with the said pyrophoric material.

3 6. A lighting device of the character described, comprising a cap member fitted on the end of a cigarette and provided with a series of perforations therethrough, a bridge piece forming apart of the upper face of said cap havin a pyrophoric material applied to its lower ace, and a lighting strip provided near one of its ends with frictional igniting material and at its opposite end with a coloring material, said strip being slidingly disposed over said cap and under said bridge piece to be slid into forced engagement with the pyrophoric material. 7. A clgarette lighter comprising a cap of combustible material carried on the end of the cigarette, said cap carrying pyrophoric materlal and a pull strip of igniting material, and means carried by said cap for forcing the igniting material into definite frictional contact with the pyrophoric material when the strip is pulled.

8. A cigarette lighter consisting of a cap attached to the end of the cigarette and carrying pyrophoric material thereon and a pull strip of igniting material, said cap also giving definite support to the said pull strip to force same into positive frictional contact with the pyrophoric material when the strip is pulled, all these parts being self-contained so as to permit assembly before attaching to the cigarette, the entire unit operating without depending upon the pressure of the tobacco or any part of the cigarette to produce ignition.

9. A self-contained ignition cap carrying pyrophoric material and an igniting pull

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