US1523107A - Cigar lighter - Google Patents
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- Cigar Lighters Be it known that I, JAMES H. EASTMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar Lighters, of which the following is a specification.
- This invention relates to cigar lighters and especially to a combined'cigar lighter and advertising device. It has for its object a cigar lighter which uses a discharge of 'harmless electric sparks to ignitethe cigar. At the same time this discharge takes place an electric light flashes and draws attention l5 to advertising matter.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective of the device, with parts broken away.
- a designates a case which, of course, can be of any description.
- an electric lamp Z behind a glass c, on which is inscribed an advertising legend.
- This glass is in the front of the case directly before whoever desires to use the cigar lighter.
- the cigar lighter comprises a pair of terminals d which have their outer ends turned down so that they can be used to light a pipe aswell as a cigar. These terminals are spaced apart some distance as shown in the drawing.
- the wall plug is designated f.
- the primary circuit is designated e and extends from the wall plug through the switch g, is coiled about passes to the primary winding i of theA induction coil, thence back to the vibrator screw y', across the interrupter gap Alc to the armature nt and back to the wall plug.
- FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view of thelwir-v the magnet core 7L and then4 rent from the ordinary 110 volt circuit passes around the magnet core it, attracting the armature m, and consequently breaking the circuit and causing a continuous vibration by this make and break.
- This making and breaking of Ithe current builds up the electrical charges in the condenser and when the circuit is open the current surges across the interrupter gap, producing an oscillating frequency passing through the primary winding z' of the induction coil. l This is transformed into a high frequency, high voltage current by the secondary winding p of the induction coil.
- the two terminals d, daord a gap in this secondary circuit through which this high frequency, high voltage current will leap by reason of its high potential, anywhere from 50,000 to 75,000 volts if the windings are given the appropriate number of turns.
- the frequency of acurrent of this character is enormous; in fact, probably anywhere from 100,000 to 1,000,000 per second. ⁇
- This arrangement provides a hot but harmless spark. It can be used as a direct vigniting means when coupled up with an ordinary lighting circuit.
- the push button switch g can be utilized to light the incandescent bulb filament.
- the same switch coincidentally illumines the advertising sign and turns' on the spark by which the erson addressing the case may ignite his clgar, cigarette or pipe.
- a cigar lighter In a cigar lighter, the combination of a support, a pair of electrical terminals supported upon the same in spaced relation to permit the exposure of a cigar to the line of sparks passing continuously from terminal to terminal, means within the support for transforming an ordinary lighting circuit current into a relatively very high potential, high frequency current, and means for conducting said current to the terminals, said two last mentioned means including a switch remote from the terminal which may be held closed to cause a continuous line-of sparks to pass between the terminals and ignite the cik ar.
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Jan.` 13. 1925. 1,523,107
r J. H. EASTMAN CIGAR LIGHTER Filed Feb. l5, 1922 :7477265 IKZ-@Zwan (fl/faune?,
Patented Jan. 13, 1925'.
Unirse! sr'rss JAMES H. EASTMAN, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
CIGAR LIGHTER.
Application led February 15, 1922. Serial' No. 536,640.
To all whom t 11mg/ concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES H. EASTMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing-at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar Lighters, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to cigar lighters and especially to a combined'cigar lighter and advertising device. It has for its object a cigar lighter which uses a discharge of 'harmless electric sparks to ignitethe cigar. At the same time this discharge takes place an electric light flashes and draws attention l5 to advertising matter.
In the drawings,- Fig. 1 is a perspective of the device, with parts broken away.
ing. a designates a case which, of course, can be of any description. Within this case is located an electric lamp Z; behind a glass c, on which is inscribed an advertising legend. This glass is in the front of the case directly before whoever desires to use the cigar lighter. The cigar lighter comprises a pair of terminals d which have their outer ends turned down so that they can be used to light a pipe aswell as a cigar. These terminals are spaced apart some distance as shown in the drawing. p c
It isthe object of the present invention to provide a discharge of sparks generated by a\ high frequency and high voltage current. uch a current is harmless if the person using the igniter accidently gets a shock, as the same character of current is used .in electrotherapeutic apparatus. At the same time the arc formed by this current will'leap a very considerable gap and will` ignite anything combustible that is held in its path.
The wall plug is designated f. The primary circuit is designated e and extends from the wall plug through the switch g, is coiled about passes to the primary winding i of theA induction coil, thence back to the vibrator screw y', across the interrupter gap Alc to the armature nt and back to the wall plug.
Inparallel with this circuit is the incandescent la-mp b. A condenser n is bridged across thev interrupter gap 7c, hence when the push button switch g 1s closed, the cur- -current of very high Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of thelwir-v the magnet core 7L and then4 rent from the ordinary 110 volt circuit passes around the magnet core it, attracting the armature m, and consequently breaking the circuit and causing a continuous vibration by this make and break. This making and breaking of Ithe current builds up the electrical charges in the condenser and when the circuit is open the current surges across the interrupter gap, producing an oscillating frequency passing through the primary winding z' of the induction coil. l This is transformed into a high frequency, high voltage current by the secondary winding p of the induction coil.
The two terminals d, daord a gap in this secondary circuit through which this high frequency, high voltage current will leap by reason of its high potential, anywhere from 50,000 to 75,000 volts if the windings are given the appropriate number of turns. The frequency of acurrent of this character is enormous; in fact, probably anywhere from 100,000 to 1,000,000 per second.`
This arrangement provides a hot but harmless spark. It can be used as a direct vigniting means when coupled up with an ordinary lighting circuit.. At the same time the push button switch g can be utilized to light the incandescent bulb filament. Hence the, same switch coincidentally illumines the advertising sign and turns' on the spark by which the erson addressing the case may ignite his clgar, cigarette or pipe.
What I claim is:
In a cigar lighter, the combination of a support, a pair of electrical terminals supported upon the same in spaced relation to permit the exposure of a cigar to the line of sparks passing continuously from terminal to terminal, means within the support for transforming an ordinary lighting circuit current into a relatively very high potential, high frequency current, and means for conducting said current to the terminals, said two last mentioned means including a switch remote from the terminal which may be held closed to cause a continuous line-of sparks to pass between the terminals and ignite the cik ar.
In testimony whereof I a x my signature.
JAMS H. EAsTMAN.
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| US536640A US1523107A (en) | 1922-02-15 | 1922-02-15 | Cigar lighter |
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| US536640A US1523107A (en) | 1922-02-15 | 1922-02-15 | Cigar lighter |
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