US1123434A

US1123434A - Sparking igniter.

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Publication number: US1123434A
Application number: US76805413A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles Wachtel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-05-16
Filing date: 1913-05-16
Publication date: 1915-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 1932-01-05

Description

C. WAGHTEL.

SPARKING IGNITBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16.1913.

m Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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maaien Speciication of Letters Patent.'

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Application tiled may i6, 1913. aerial No. t/Gd.

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llie it known that l, CHARLES WAOHTEL, a citizen of the United States, .residing at Jamaica, county of Queens, and State of New York,` haveinventedcertain. new and useful -lmprovements in Sparking lgniters, of which the following'.` is ,a specilication.

@neet the .principal objects of this' in.- vention is to provide a sparking igniter in which a torch is provided to be ignited by the sparks from a suitable sparking metal, the torch being so constructed that by .moving'it sharply-over the sparking material, sparks lof sucient intensity to light the torch will be produced.

IAnother object .of the invention is to provide'a suitable receptacle for the torch, the torch being provided with suitable noncornbustible absorbent material at its end andthe receptacle being'so constructed that saidv absorbent material will ,be saturated with a readily inflammable material.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the torch and its receptacle that when the torch is withdrawn from the receptacle anysurplus moisture or inflammable duid will be wiped therefroml leaving the absorbent portion of the torch saturated to the proper degree to be readily ignited byv v the sparks produced by wiping or scratching the torch along the sparking material. i

Another object of the invention is to providea spar-kproducing 'device lof the proper construction so that when it is drawn over or scratched on the sparking material, sparks .will beprodufced to .ignite .the torch.

rlhere-are other objects and advantages of the invention which will appear hereinafter.-

lli-the ldrawing,-lllig'ure'l isa plan view ot anigniter showing a plurality of sparking blocks,` the igniter base being in the torni of a cigar-ash tray; Fig. 2 a vertical 't sectionall view ot the -igniter shown in lig.

1;,v Fig; 3-a'fside elevation, partly in section, ofthe-torch; Fig. d an elevation ot the igniter in a slightly different form and adapted-to'be attached to a'wall or other support; and 5 a detail transverse sectional view ot one of the ilangedchannels for containing the; sparking blocks. 'liteit-erring to the various parts by numorals, l designates the base el the igniter, whieha'sshown in Figsl and 2,-is in the :torni ot acigar-ash tray. This base is of suicient weight to hold the device stationary while the. torch is being scratched ont the qsparking blocks, -as-Will be more fully hiereinatter. described. The base is provided with av central vertical post .2 which isprovided on its u pperl surface with a concave .recess lined v,with a suitable flexible materialand adapted to .receive the .bulb 8 of the resenvoi1 .l.-. 'llhereservoir is adaptedto .contain an. lniammable fluid such as alcohol, benz1nor.the like, .and consists-of the bulb 3 and theupper elongated .tubular portion. llhe upper end of the portion 5 is supported in, a.cyl1ndr1cal cap '.dwhichis rovided at its upper, end with the top. plate Rigidly oonnectedto this .cap 6 are three downward extendingrigid arms .8 whose `.lower .ends arei rigidly4 connected tothe central post 2. Thesey arms forma cage which. surrounds thereservolr. and protects it, andsaid. reservoir 1s lpreferablyformed of glass .or other transparent material so that the .amount of fluid. 1n the bulb 3 may be observed at all times. i

4In the portion 5' ofthe reservoir iis-.secured an elongated tubular.l wick 9` whose lower end extendsa short distance into .the

bulb 3.. Connected to this lower depending endoliI the tubular wckis a feeding .wick 10. ,Wlnchexten-ds to. the Lbottomof the receptacle. 3 and feeds the .liquid therein .to the tubular wlcl.. Withinthe .tubular .wick at the lower end of thecylindricalpart 5 of the reservoir 1S secured a transverse partitlonor diaphragm 11, said diaphragm being provided with anupwardly extendingman ginal flange by .which it is frictionally. en gaged with and maintained. in the wick. 'lhis .diaphragm is provided with two .small perforatlons .to permit the fumes or vapors from theiuid Within .the bulb 3 .tppass upwardly to the torch and to permit the. fluid to pass downwardly into the bulb when-the device is charged or filled. Rigidlysecured in the top plate is a depending sleeve 12 the inner. diameter of said sleeve being precisely the same as the inner diameter ,ot the tubular wick, said sleeveserving to protect the upper end of the-.wick and to hold it per-l manently in position. 4.

. The torch and sparking device consist ot a .cylindrical sleeved?) in which isrigidly secured9 by. .any suitable means, absorbent nonindammable material la. rllhis material lls the. sleevel and extends beyond the open end tl'aereotI a suitable distance and said projecting end is of slightly larger diameter than the diameter of the containing sleeve 13. I preferably form this lling l yor surplus moisture which will be supplied to the exposed end of the torch when the A supply of fluid in the reservoir and the wick 9 is reduced below the point necessary for the saturation of the torch. The torch fits ,closely in the tubular wick 9 so that as said torch is drawn from the receptacle the wick serves as a wiper to remove from the torch any surplus moisture thereon. The exposed end of the absorbent material is slightly larger in diameter than the containing sleeve 13 and said sleeve 13 is slightly smaller in diameter than the interior of the tubular wick 9 so that the torch proper will contact with the wick and the' sleeve 13 will be held out of contact therewith. The -upper or outer end of the sleeve 13 is provided with an inwardly and downwardly tapered collar 15 which is adapted to fit snugly in the upper end of the sleeve 12 and lto therebyseal the receptacle 14 and prevent the escape of the vapors of the inflammable material contained within the receptacle. This collar serves to center the upper end of the torch and assist in preventing the sleeve 13 contacting with the wick 9. The outer end of the vtorch is provided with a head 16 by which it may be grasped and manipulated. Extending longitudinally through thev torch and projecting beyond the inner end v14 thereof is a pin 17 which carries at its projecting end an upwardly and inwardly beveled sparking head 18 formed with a sharp peripheral cutting edge. This head is formed close to the exposed end of the absorbent torch 14 but is suliiciently distant therefrom to permit said head to be brought into contact with the sparking material withoutbringing the absorbent portion of the torch against said .materiah as will b e more fully hereinafter described. The beveled head 18 with its sharp edge is especially designed for the purpose of producing intense sparks by slight but rapid movement of said head on the sparking material.

The receptacle support carries the sparking blocks, suitable holders being provided for this purpose. Each holder consists of a long channel vertically disposed and formed with side walls 19 and the bottom wall 20. The side walls are bent inwardly slightly, as at 21, to lock the sparking block 22 in position in said channel. The side walls beyond the sparking blocks and beginning at the outer surface of said blocks extend outwardly and form diverging flanges 23 said flanges extending the entire length of the sparking blocks. The upper ends of the channels are closed by a cap piece 24 which extends outwardly over the channel and over the space between the flanges 23. There is no cap or closure at the lower end of the channel so that the sparking blocks may be removed and so that the torch may be scratched or swiftly moved over the surface of the sparking block and pass out of the channel at the lower end thereof. The flanges 23 are for the purpose of guiding the torch and preventing the spreading of the sparks and also to deect them back to the torch. The purpose of this is to concentrate the sparks and direct them toward the torch, thereby insuring the ignition of the absorbent end of the torch. The plate 24 closing the upper end of the channel containing the sparking block prevents the operator placing the head 18 on the top ofthe block. This plate.

also forms a stop and guide so that the operator may readily place thescratching head of the torch close to the upper end of the sparking block without any risk of placing the head on the top of the sparking block or of moving the block downwardly out of its channel. The channels for containing the sparking blocks are shown in F1g: 1 as supported on the arms 7. It is obvious, however, that they may be secured at any place on the support.

The device shown in Fig. 4 is adapted to be attached to a wall or other vertical support. In this form of the device the receptacle 4a 1s secured to the base or back plate 1a and the channel 19 for supporting the sparkmg block 22a is mounted directly on the base plate 1, otherwise the receptacle and torch are constructed precisely as shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim isz l. A sparking igniter comprising a support, a receptacle mounted thereon, a tubular wick in said receptacle, a torch adapted to extend near to the lower end of the tubular wick and formed with an absorbent portion at its lower end adapted to fit the tubular wick, a sparking-head at the lower end of the torch in close proximity to the absorbent portion thereof and formed with a sharp cutting edge, a long sparking block means for supporting said sparking block adjacent the receptacle, outwardly extending flanges along the edges of said sparking block, and a plate to cover the upper end tubular portion of the receptacle and formed with an absorbent portion at its lower endi adapted to contact with the Wick when the torch is placed in the receptacle, means carried by the torch for sealing the receptacle at the upper end thereof, a sparln'ng-head at the lower end of the torch adjacent the absorbent portion of the torch, and formed With a sharp cutting edge at its lower endl,

a long sparking block adjacent the rece 10 tacle and adapted to be engaged by t e sparking head of the torch.

In testimony whereof hereunto am my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES WACHTEL. Witnesses:

LILLIAN MoGtmm, F. R. Mumia.