US2482807A - Cigarette lighter - Google Patents

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Sept 27, 1949' w 1 M. sTRoTHER 2,482,807

CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed Nov. 2, 1945 f" wf@ m Patented Sept. 27, 17949 2,482,807A j -y CIGARETTE LIGHTER-,5.,y v

Loy.MStrother,- Albemarle, N. C..' Application November 2, 1945, Serial No. 626,254 aclaimsg. (croi- 7.1)

This invention;. relates. f primarily to Vcigarette lighters.A Y Of.y coursesitLis.selfeevidentnthat it. may have an extensive. range enlise -forfignition purposes. Y

It is. anobject ofithiss nllentionsto.- provide a pocket .and personal f-.usellighter .thatfisf unique in contour andglendsf-itseltito lthe;l aesthetic y.appe l port and novelmechanism tion of the .fuelvaporinlandaaboutthefwick.

1 in, .ention to :provide a Y It is a Afurther1010iGetint@thislinvention-to providea l.case...liavin'g t'elescopically related sections. to house .a 1 fuel-f. container; including-a 1wick. `sup-vY -toilpipducerthe ignif tions-so arranged .thattheyfgmaygbe fbrollghtlinto alignment with.` each other 4tofexpose :the flame.`

on either .side-.ofthe .easear'emote fromftheends.VA

and. edges ...of the case.;k therebyfpgpresentingawa. de.-

sirable safety.. feature.;

ItV is;alsc.. an.. object iota-.this .-inyentionsta EDIQ- L vide a .lost.motion:.meanslconstitutingtfa delay-.f

ing action-fontheugni to insure ,a

ings are substantially iful-ly; opensc ionuor l=;.;abrading wheel Y and finally -anvacceleratedsaction forcthe :wheel-.1

quick :ignition in thefsproperkasequence; v.25

of succ'essivepositionsandfwhenltheiflameopene..

it isa still further.'obiectfofathis `Ainvention...to.

provide a novel:A Asnulie'r 1 :for:.,the.i lighted Wick. y Said snuerbeingdoff such -:construction-i-.as-.y tog...Y receive the end of -fthe Wick:.and-ath'e.: Wick lsupf;

portina closely--embraeingdmanner-and thereby.. retard the unnecessarywaporization of the fuel .-1

in 'the ignition-end of 4the Wickie Itis also anobject of-thisiinventionto'suspend the iuel tank *froid-one section-fand..toprovideYY snap fasteners- 'on-the vtank-torenga-geral removable" outer shell or cover-ofthe-other section f wherebythe `shell *may-jbe removed vwand thetank replenished. with-:fuel: Other objects andadva tages. will be revealed ink connection vvith'V the `detailed description' 'of f the accompanying .drawings which form Va parteI of this specication. In theY drawingS..;

Figure 1 isla sidegeleyational viewofmynew..

lighter. f

through a central fniajo'r plane., thereofa'l Figure 3 is .anjedgeelevational .view of my. novel L lighter.

FigureV 4 is aside elevational.. ,.vewon. Aa .larger scale of the fuel..tanlandsome-rot itseappurte-enarices;A removed romxthe-yligliter Acase.

Figure 5 is a.side.-el'evationakfyiewoifsone secar@V tion of the case removedffrom mwlightere.. I

Figure 6 isa side. elevational-view.ofza suspen-tf invention Vand kare lnotfto. `he,.considered asldeflni-i tive thereof,'except.as(pointed outin the-,subject matter claimed herein.KAV y l Y TheA reference', characters .identify f4 the` parts anddetails disclosed.,onftherdrawings `fandhd'er, scribed'herein... e Y e In rny new lighter I the telescopic sectioned and are .provided .withfnger recesses `4,;5 .andati as clearly shown.Y Y y f The inner and upper.. section. 2 sprOyided'Mth 'reduced'.si'de portions and. .Windows-.Sor lopeningsh 3, Yone of l which .is .shovvfn in.Figl`li:e5. \.Belowfeach .i window 8 is. a later-ally extending..transversehan.. '9 for op'eat'ing'gthe piyotednuier#ingivhichgl onel of the barsorprojections-3 'engagesonegof the transversely. Aarranged.projectionsk Iv Iller.v l [11.5. in the path of. travel-.of said,.prpjectio'nsiorbars 9.. The innersection. 2"'is. provided jiriternallSfwadjacent its innery edges WitlfiLtWodependinglm tubes 12,13 Ahousing helical compression springs... 14, .15. .The fuel Vtank 1l 6" islsuspended '.fro'm .the 'tubes l2 and I3. and Vissliilably ,connected.thereto.` by rods orv bolts` l1; I8?. Tl'ietubes are, provided :j with inturned flanges I9 'andjZjconstituting stopsA for the cylindrical .bolt heads,2I""'and22l` The loolts have screw :threadedlconnectiojnsx23 and .Ztl` with portions ofA th'etank ".l 6.' p

The tank I6 is provided with'a tubularhousing. 25 .adaptedftoreceive a body ofrint-.Zwa helic'aif compression springZ'I anda screw. Plug Closure 28. The tank wall is`provided.1.With" ape1itured.g spaced supports 29/fla`nkingthe tubularhousing .Y 25 and Vforming vtrunnion'.suppe ts' forth `alorading. orignition wheel; ofuni.t.30.'11 The Auni1 .irlV

- cludes a wheel havingtrunnions jo'urnaledinthe apertures 3 l.' of the supports 29; j Each iside'. of .the Wheel is yformed jwith a ratchet concentric.' with theA 'trunnions 'Combined ratchetsland fpivn'ions. 32' and 33 .are jour.nailed"10r`1.t.liei.tnmnoils..vrt11""'A the ratchetsof thepinions inengagement; Withj';

the ratchets of the wheel. Compression springs 34 and 35, preferably light weight spiral springs are located on the trunnions between the supports 29 and the ratchet-pinions 32 and 33.

In the upper section 2 against the tube I2 is secured a guideway 36 constituting a housing for a light weight helical spring 31 located above and in alignment with a channel-shaped rack member 38 guided in said guideway 36. The member 38 is provided with racks in operative engagement with the ratchet-pinions 32 and 33. The spring 31 performs a dual function and is connected at one of its ends to the bar 48 and at its other end to the rack member 38 by any suitable means such as a cross pin 38. Initially the spring serves as a compression spring to provide for delayed action of the wheel and finally a retraction spring for the rack member to draw it back to its initial position.

It will be appreciated that the operation of the ignition mechanism is synchronized and controlled to produce a flame just as the llame openings approach a wide open position.

The fuel tank I 6 is provided with a filing opening in its bottom closed by a screw plug 39.

The snuifer ID is provided with a hollow head or cap 40 adapted to normally embrace the wick 4I and a, portion of the wick tube or support 42 to thereby retard the vaporization of the fuel on the free end of the wick. The lower end of the snuier is pivotally mounted between upstanding ears 43 on the tank. The ears are preferably perforated and a pivot bolt or rivet is passed through the ears and the apertured lower end of the snuifer and said bolt or rivet is provided with means to prevent endwise displacement thereof.

A suitable spring 44 is provided to urge the snuffer to snuiiing position. 1

The tank I6 is also provided with upright spring detents 44 and 45 adapted to snap into recesses 46 and 41 of the removable outer shell of section 3.

The outer shell of the upper section 2 is secured to the yoke 48 by a lag bolt 49.

When the sections are forced together against the tension of the compression springs I4 and I5 the windows or side openings 8 are brought into alignment with each other and the flame is exposed on the high side of the device.

Because of the drag on the ignition wheel 3E), due mostly to its frictional contact with the flint 26, the action of the wheel is delayed until the tension of the spring 31 is suicient to overcome the frictional contact whereupon the speed of rotation of the wheel 30 is accelerated to insure ignition and a flame when the windows 8 are substantially wide open. The movement of the snuffer I is also delayed because of the normally spaced condition of the bars or projections 9 on the inner section and the projections II and I2 on the snuffer. The retraction of the snuffer begins when the windows are partly open and continues to completion when the windowsare substantially wide open. The spring 31 is so ten-.

sioned and arranged that it acts in a dual capacity. The spring 31 is connected at its upper end..

to the bar 48 and at its lower end it is connected The fuel tank I6 is provided with recesses I6 adapted to receive the reduced portions 1 of the inner section 2.

Having fully shown and described my invention and the operation thereof, what I claim is:

l. An ignition device, comprising a fuel tank, a snuffer, an igniter, inner and outer shells slidably connected together through a plurality of mediums, one of which is the fuel tank, said inner and outer shells having flame openings in the sides thereof, said fuel tank having a wick support projecting laterally therefrom,v said tank having projecting side walls thereon'dening supports for the snuffer and the igniter, said snuifer and igniter being operatively located in front of the wick support, said inner shell having a reciprocable rack in engagement with said igniter, a housing in said inner shell slidably receiving a portion Vof said ,rack and guiding the same throughout its reciprocating movements, and a helical spring located in said housing between said rack and the remote end oi said housing, said spring being connected at one of its ends to the rack and at its other endto the housing, the bias of said spring being such that it functions as a retracting spring for the rack to restore the rack to its initial position and also functions after retarded motion of the rack to accelerate the motion oi both the rack and the igniter.

2. A cigarette lighter, comprising slidably connected telescopic inner and -outer sections, each section, including a detachable shell, said shells dening the case of the lighter, one section having a fuel tank slidably connected therewith, said shells having alignable flame openings in each side thereof,isaid fuel tank having a wick support located between two of said openings, said tank having an ignition unit mounted thereon in front of said wick support, rack and pinion operating means for said ignition unit, said rack being mounted for actuation by the inner section, means in said inner section providing for initially delayed action of said rack and nally accelerated action thereof, whereby ignition is assured whenv the openings are approaching alignment Vto expose the flame, a snuffer pivoted on saidV tank and located in iront of said wick support, said snufer having an arm and a head, said arm having lateral projections extending outwardly to a position adjacent to the walls of the inner section and offset from the pivoted mounting of said snuffel", and a transversely arranged inwardly extending bar on the inner section in the path of the projections of said snuler and adapted to operate the snuffer.

3. A cigarette lighter,l comprising inner and outer sections slidably and telescopically connected for operation by iinger pressure on the ends thereof, each section having a, pair of flame openings therein, a fuel tank movably connected with the inner section and having a portion located in and housed by the outer section, said tank having a wick support projecting laterally therefrom opposite /a pair oi saidV openings, a spring actuated snuer urged toward and in Y front of said wick support, said snufier having to the rack member 38 whereby themember 38 is retracted to normal position by the spring .31A

when the sections are in their retracted or extended positions relative to each other.` ,Y

The ignition wheel operates in one rotary direc-Y A, tion only. This is accomplished -by the spring actuated ratchet-pinion assembly clearly disclosed..

in Figure 7.

an arm pivotally connected to said tank, said snulier having a hollow head adapted to embrace the wick and the free end of the wick support, said snuifer arm having projections extending laterally therefrom beyond its head to a position adjacent the walls of said inner section, said projections being spaced from the pivoted end of said arm and oiset laterally therefrom, a plurality of transversely arranged bars on the inner walls of the inner section, said bars extending inwardly toward each other and in the path of said snuffer Number proJections for operating thev same, and a syn- 1 024 843 ychronized ignition mechanism mounted in said 1675861 lighter to produce a flame when Vsaid pairs of 5 2019435 ame openings approach alignment with each other.

LoY M. STROTHER. Number REFERENCES CITED 10 gig The following references are of record in the 354,268 le of this patent: 359,462

6 UNITED STATES IIEA'IENTSl Name Date Everett Apr. 30, 1912 Nevire July 3, 1928 Blair Oct. 29, 1935 FOREIGN PATENTS Country v Date Great Britain 1910 Italy Oct. 5, 1932 Germany June 6, 1922 Germany Sept. 23, 1922

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