US3884618A - Gas lighters - Google Patents
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- US3884618A US3884618A US376446A US37644673A US3884618A US 3884618 A US3884618 A US 3884618A US 376446 A US376446 A US 376446A US 37644673 A US37644673 A US 37644673A US 3884618 A US3884618 A US 3884618A
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
- F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
- F23Q2/16—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
- F23Q2/162—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase with non-adjustable gas flame
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
- F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
- F23Q2/16—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
- F23Q2/162—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase with non-adjustable gas flame
- F23Q2/163—Burners (gas valves)
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- the body is provided with a gas outlet channel July 10, 1972 France 72.25377 which is Closed b an i l member carried by the lever.
- An aperture is provided in the lever laterally off- [52] U.S. C1 431/254; 431/276 Set from the gas outlet channel and constitutes a [51] Int. Cl. F23q 1/04 burner aperture There is a seal between the burner [58] Fleld of Search 431/254, 130, 131, 276, aperture and gas outlet channel and the lighter igni 431/277 tion system is supported by a rotatable head on which the lever is also supported so that the lever and igni- References cued tion system rotate simultaneously.
- the present invention relates to a solution of this problem.
- the solution consists in locating the gas outlet channel and its closure member supported by a lever, in the central axis of the lighter body, and of laterally offsetting the burner aperture also supported by this lever which is pivotally mounted on a rotatable head threaded on the lighter body and also carrying the ignition system, the head bearing on a deformable outlet channel for adjusting the flow of gas therethrough.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a lighter according to the invention in which the gas seal is obtained by a labyrinth effect;
- FIGS. 2 and 3 are similar diagrammatic views of two other embodiments of the lighter in which the gas seal is ensured by an annular gasket;
- FIG. 4 is an axial section view of the lighter shown in FIG. 1.
- the reference numeral 1 designates the lighter body, 2 the gas outlet aperture, and 3 the moving lever provided with the burner aper ture 4 offset laterally with respect to the gas outlet aperture 2, and a head 30 rotatably threaded on the body 1 and carrying the lever 3.
- This head 30 is mounted to rotate on the body 1, and for this purpose it comprises (see FIG. 4) a central sleeve which is threaded onto a connection 16 attached to or integral with the body 1, and provided with a passage way 16' communicating between the aperture 2 and a gas reservoir formed in the body 1.
- the gas outlet aperture 2 is formed in a member 6 fitted inside the sleeve 15 abutting the connection 16 and made of a flexible deformable material. In the nonfunctional position of the lighter (FIGS. 1, 2 and 4) this aperture 2 is closed by a needle-valve 5 integral with lever 3.
- the member 6 By screwing the head downward on the central connection 16, the member 6 is compressed reducing the section of the gas outlet aperture 2 and thus flow of gas .therethrough providing the means for adjusting a flame.
- a porous material 17 Placed inside the passageway l6 is a porous material 17 which ensures the expansion of the gas by a throttling effect.
- the lever 3 comprises a clevis l8 straddling a shaft 19 of a flint wheel 20 against which a pyrophoric flint 21 subject to the action of a thrust spring 22 bears, the shaft 19 being mounted on the head 30.
- the lever 3 is pivotally mounted on the head and is normally retained in the closed positon by the action of a spring 23.
- This lever 3 has a projecting plate 24 which the user presses after having actuated the flint wheel 20 which pivots the lever 3 and raises the needle-valve 5.
- the flame height is adjusted by a simple rotation of the head 30 on the body 1 without incidence on the ignition mechanism participating in this rotation, a movement which is, moreover, of relatively restricted amplitude.
- a lighter comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical body defining a gas reservoir and having an axial passage
- a head rotatably mounted on said body and having means for varying the flow cross-section of said passage upon such rotation;
- a lever pivotably mounted on said head and formed with valve means in axial alignment with said passage for selectively opening and closing same;
- ignition means on said head for the ignition of gas emanating from said burner aperture.
- a lighter as defined in claim 1 wherein said sealing means comprises:
- annular gasket between said boss and said skirt for preventing lateral escape of gas around said boss when said lever is raised.
- said ignition means includes a flint wheel rotatable on said head, and a flint received in said head and engaging said wheel;
- said head is formed with a downwardly extending axial central internally threaded sleeve threadedly receiving said neck and provided with a channel communicating with said passage;
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Priority Applications (1)
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US418823A US3884616A (en) | 1972-11-27 | 1973-11-26 | Lighter with head rotatable for flame adjustment |
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FR7225377A FR2209077B1 (de) | 1972-07-10 | 1972-07-10 |
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US3884618A true US3884618A (en) | 1975-05-20 |
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US376446A Expired - Lifetime US3884618A (en) | 1972-07-10 | 1973-07-05 | Gas lighters |
Country Status (13)
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US (1) | US3884618A (de) |
JP (1) | JPS4962276A (de) |
AT (1) | AT322883B (de) |
BE (1) | BE800910A (de) |
BR (1) | BR7305066D0 (de) |
CA (1) | CA982834A (de) |
CH (1) | CH564731A5 (de) |
DK (1) | DK140769B (de) |
FR (1) | FR2209077B1 (de) |
GB (1) | GB1422824A (de) |
IT (1) | IT989257B (de) |
NL (1) | NL7309543A (de) |
SE (1) | SE384911B (de) |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4008992A (en) * | 1973-11-20 | 1977-02-22 | Societe Anonyme Dite Etablissement Genoud & Cie. | Valve system, particularly for cigarette lighter |
US4074680A (en) * | 1976-07-09 | 1978-02-21 | Marvin Sexton Gooding | Telescoping hood fireplace |
US5018965A (en) * | 1988-11-18 | 1991-05-28 | Yaka Feudor K.K. | Liquid fuel gasifying device and method for producing the device, and burning device |
US5483978A (en) * | 1993-07-28 | 1996-01-16 | Bic Corporation | Lighter with guard |
US5735294A (en) * | 1993-07-28 | 1998-04-07 | Bic Corporation | Lighter with guard |
US6036478A (en) * | 1997-12-10 | 2000-03-14 | Tokai Corporation | Fire-lighting device |
US6186774B1 (en) | 1999-10-15 | 2001-02-13 | Calogero Butera, Jr. | Modular butane lighter |
US6485291B2 (en) | 2001-01-11 | 2002-11-26 | Bic Corporation | Covered spark-generating device for a lighter with engageable manipulable member |
US20080241781A1 (en) * | 2005-10-28 | 2008-10-02 | Sefmat Rue De Betnoms | Hot Air Internal Ignition Burner/Generator |
Families Citing this family (1)
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US4680007A (en) * | 1985-04-29 | 1987-07-14 | Schaechter Friedrich | Lighter with adjustable flame |
Citations (1)
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US3770367A (en) * | 1972-07-11 | 1973-11-06 | Garrity P | Lighter and flame regulator |
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FR1603768A (de) * | 1968-11-19 | 1971-05-24 |
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- 1973-06-18 IT IT25517/73A patent/IT989257B/it active
- 1973-06-20 CH CH897273A patent/CH564731A5/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1973-06-22 CA CA174,704A patent/CA982834A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-06-27 DK DK355673AA patent/DK140769B/da not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1973-06-28 GB GB3090973A patent/GB1422824A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-07-05 US US376446A patent/US3884618A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1973-07-06 BR BR5066/73A patent/BR7305066D0/pt unknown
- 1973-07-06 SE SE7309529A patent/SE384911B/xx unknown
- 1973-07-09 NL NL7309543A patent/NL7309543A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1973-07-09 AT AT601773A patent/AT322883B/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1973-07-10 JP JP48077140A patent/JPS4962276A/ja active Pending
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US3770367A (en) * | 1972-07-11 | 1973-11-06 | Garrity P | Lighter and flame regulator |
Cited By (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4008992A (en) * | 1973-11-20 | 1977-02-22 | Societe Anonyme Dite Etablissement Genoud & Cie. | Valve system, particularly for cigarette lighter |
US4074680A (en) * | 1976-07-09 | 1978-02-21 | Marvin Sexton Gooding | Telescoping hood fireplace |
US5018965A (en) * | 1988-11-18 | 1991-05-28 | Yaka Feudor K.K. | Liquid fuel gasifying device and method for producing the device, and burning device |
US5483978A (en) * | 1993-07-28 | 1996-01-16 | Bic Corporation | Lighter with guard |
US5735294A (en) * | 1993-07-28 | 1998-04-07 | Bic Corporation | Lighter with guard |
US6036478A (en) * | 1997-12-10 | 2000-03-14 | Tokai Corporation | Fire-lighting device |
US6186774B1 (en) | 1999-10-15 | 2001-02-13 | Calogero Butera, Jr. | Modular butane lighter |
US6485291B2 (en) | 2001-01-11 | 2002-11-26 | Bic Corporation | Covered spark-generating device for a lighter with engageable manipulable member |
US20080241781A1 (en) * | 2005-10-28 | 2008-10-02 | Sefmat Rue De Betnoms | Hot Air Internal Ignition Burner/Generator |
US8678816B2 (en) * | 2005-10-28 | 2014-03-25 | Sefmat | Hot air internal ignition burner/generator |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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FR2209077B1 (de) | 1974-12-27 |
JPS4962276A (de) | 1974-06-17 |
IT989257B (it) | 1975-05-20 |
FR2209077A1 (de) | 1974-06-28 |
DK140769C (de) | 1980-04-14 |
DE2333806B2 (de) | 1977-05-12 |
CH564731A5 (de) | 1975-07-31 |
DE2333806A1 (de) | 1974-01-31 |
AT322883B (de) | 1975-06-10 |
SE384911B (sv) | 1976-05-24 |
CA982834A (en) | 1976-02-03 |
DK140769B (da) | 1979-11-12 |
NL7309543A (de) | 1974-01-14 |
BE800910A (fr) | 1973-10-01 |
BR7305066D0 (pt) | 1974-09-05 |
GB1422824A (en) | 1976-01-28 |
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