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US1024713A
US1024713A US61787011A US1911617870A US1024713A US 1024713 A US1024713 A US 1024713A US 61787011 A US61787011 A US 61787011A US 1911617870 A US1911617870 A US 1911617870A US 1024713 A US1024713 A US 1024713A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
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    • F23Q2/00Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/02Lighters with liquid fuel fuel which is fluid at atmospheric pressure
    • F23Q2/04Lighters with liquid fuel fuel which is fluid at atmospheric pressure with cerium-iron alloy and wick with friction ignition
    • F23Q2/06Lighters with liquid fuel fuel which is fluid at atmospheric pressure with cerium-iron alloy and wick with friction ignition with friction wheel
    • F23Q2/08Lighters with liquid fuel fuel which is fluid at atmospheric pressure with cerium-iron alloy and wick with friction ignition with friction wheel with ignition by spring action of the cover

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  • This invention relates to igniting devices for gas or other vapor jets of the type in which a pyrophoric alloy is used in combination with a spring actuated hammer which strikes a hammer blow and sets free a shower of scintillating sparks in the gas jet.
  • a prior Patent #985,098 dated Feb. 21, 1911, issued to us we described a form of such igniter, and the present invention is an improvement thereon, but is also capable of use for other purposes.
  • the present improvements relate more particularly to the mount for the block of pyrophoric alloy to the end that no readjustment is required, and the alloy may be used up more completely than it could with the form of mount described in our patent.
  • the block is channeled with two grooves or saw cuts near its base and eX tending full length on opposite sides, and a forked strip of sheet metal is pushed into the grooves; the base is then set in a hole in the spring support and locked in place by a setscrew engaging the forked strip and support.
  • FIG. 1 is a full size view of an igniter embodying the improvements:
  • Fig. 2 is a view showing in section the improved mount for the block of alloy:
  • Fig. 3 is a view showing the normal position of the parts: and
  • Fig. 4. is a view of the separated parts of the mount.
  • 1 represents a spring pressed hammer rod sliding in guides in a inetal handle, and 2 a trigger by which the operators finger may strain the spring, automatic release being effected by the finger sliding over the sloping guide 3.
  • the block 6 is a small block of pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium, or iron and lanthanum.
  • the block is rectangular in section in both planes across and along its length and nearly square in the third dimensional plane.
  • the bent end of the igniter which forms an elastic support for the block is punched with a rectangular hole, as indicated at 9, of a size to admit the base of the block, and a set screw 10 locks the parts together, so that the alloy is firmly seated and cannot work loose.
  • This mount is very secure and permits almost all of the alloy to be employed usefully in generating sparks.

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W. S. ANDREWS & T. VAN ALLER.
IGNITING DEVICE.
APPLICATION FILED mmao, 1911.
1 ,024,7 1 3. Pa rtented Apr. 30, 1912.
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cOLuMBiA PLANOORAPH Cm. WASHINGTON. D. c.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM S. ANDREWS AND TYCHO VAN ALLER, OF SCI-IENEC'IADY, NEW YORK.
IGNITING DEVICE.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Apr. 30, 1912.
Application filed March 30, 1911. Serial No. 617,870.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, WILLIAM S. AN- nnnws and TYoHo VAN ALLER, citizens of the United States, residing at Schenectady, county of Schenectady, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Igniting Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.
This invention relates to igniting devices for gas or other vapor jets of the type in which a pyrophoric alloy is used in combination with a spring actuated hammer which strikes a hammer blow and sets free a shower of scintillating sparks in the gas jet. In a prior Patent #985,098 dated Feb. 21, 1911, issued to us, we described a form of such igniter, and the present invention is an improvement thereon, but is also capable of use for other purposes.
The present improvements relate more particularly to the mount for the block of pyrophoric alloy to the end that no readjustment is required, and the alloy may be used up more completely than it could with the form of mount described in our patent. To this end the block is channeled with two grooves or saw cuts near its base and eX tending full length on opposite sides, and a forked strip of sheet metal is pushed into the grooves; the base is then set in a hole in the spring support and locked in place by a setscrew engaging the forked strip and support.
The invention will be clearly understood upon inspection of the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a full size view of an igniter embodying the improvements: Fig. 2 is a view showing in section the improved mount for the block of alloy: Fig. 3 is a view showing the normal position of the parts: and Fig. 4. is a view of the separated parts of the mount.
1 represents a spring pressed hammer rod sliding in guides in a inetal handle, and 2 a trigger by which the operators finger may strain the spring, automatic release being effected by the finger sliding over the sloping guide 3.
4: is a scraping disk or cutter formed of a cup of sheet steel mounted on the hammer rod so as to turn freely and held in place by a nut 5, all as described in our patent above mentioned.
6 is a small block of pyrophoric alloy of iron and cerium, or iron and lanthanum. The block is rectangular in section in both planes across and along its length and nearly square in the third dimensional plane. We form a groove on each side near the base as indicated at 7 7 and seat a flat spring of sheet metal 8 so that its forked end may slide in the grooves. The bent end of the igniter which forms an elastic support for the block is punched with a rectangular hole, as indicated at 9, of a size to admit the base of the block, and a set screw 10 locks the parts together, so that the alloy is firmly seated and cannot work loose. This mount is very secure and permits almost all of the alloy to be employed usefully in generating sparks.
Having thus described our invent-ion, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a pyrophoric igniting device, of a recessed support, a block of alloy seated therein, a thin plate interlocking with the body of block, means for securing the plate to the support and a spring retracted striker to engage the block.
2. The combination with a pyrophoric igniting device, of a support, a block of pyrophoric alloy interlocking therewith in the body of the block, a forked lock piece securing the block to the support engaging grooves therein and a spring retracted striker to engage the block.
3. The combination with a pyrophoric igniting device, of a support, a block of pyrophoric alloy grooved near its base and entering a recess in the support, a thin forked plate entering the grooves, a set screw securing the plate to the support, and a spring retracted striker to engage the block.
In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.
WILLIAM S. 'ANDREVVS. TYCHO VAN ALLER.
Witnesses:
BENJAMIN B. HULL, MARGARET E. WOOLLEY.
Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.
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