US1792899A - Kindling device - Google Patents

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F. ENGERT KINDLING DEVICE Feb, 17,- 1931.

:Filed June 29, 1929 FREDERICO ENQQYJC Patented Feb. 17,1931

UITED STATES" 'Pi-arN-r OFFICE FREDERICO ENG-ERT, F RIO DEH JAN 'EIRO, BRAZIL xmnrme nnv on Application filed June 29, 1929, Serial no. 374,740, and in Brazil M124, 1929. y

The invention relates to an" economical kindling device and has for its object the provision of a utensil of this character, just as portable as a box of matches, serving like purposes and much more economical.

In a general way, this kindling device combines the qualities of the usual box of matches, with those of the alcohol or gasolene lighting devices, possessing over both various ad- 1 vantages. Thus, the box of the-device is made of metal, which assures its long life. and since the lighting elements do not use wood sticks, the result is a greater economy of this material, now employed in large quantities for this purpose. Further the invention does not employ any kind of liquid, the leaking'of which may cause inconvenience.

Accordingly, the kindling device built inaccordance with the invention consists of a box, which may have the same size as that of the boxes of safety matches, and the same shape as that of the usual fluid contained lighting devices, and in which box are stored, in any desired number, little pellets, made of a mixture of kapok, cotton and paper, parafiined and finally coated with a layer of the mass of which are made theheads of safety matches. In the'box are provided means of positively causing saidpellets to travel, one by one, to some spot in the box,

where they may be caught firmly by a device,

by means of which they are removed from the box, as desired, one by one, for use, there being provided externally in one side of the box, a coating of mass similar to that used on the sides of the boxes of safety matches, it being then suiiicient, to light the pellet, to rub it against said coating, in the same manner as with safety matches. The pellets, although of very small diameter, are capable of supplying during a few seconds a live flame, amply suffieient to light any combustible matter, burning with a pleasant odor, leaving only, as a residue, a negligible amount of ashes.

Fora better understanding of the invention and that same may be carried out, it is described more fully hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the center of the device gripping the pellets in the box, to remove them; Figure 2 isa plan view of the topyof the box, Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of the box,'parallel to its face; Figure l, a view of the side of the box to which is applied the coating of phosphoric mass, all ofthese figures being onan enlarged scale; and Figures 5, 6 and 7,

respectively, a plan, an elevation and an end VlGW of'the box in natural size.

Box l, made of any suitable or precious r metal has the shape and appearance of the usual fluid contained lighting devices, having an opening in the top closed by a plug 2,

said opening serving for the introduction into the boxof the little pellets 3. The top :of the box has another opening 4 for the device used in removing the pellets 3, which device consists of a press" button 5, which rests on the upper end of a coiled spring 6 the lower end of which rests on a small washer 7. 7O 1 From button 5 starts downwards a stout wire 8, which passes freely through cylinder 7 and through another washer 9 arranged below the 'first cylinder, the wire making then an entire turn around the needle 10, attached to the I.

' lower face of washer 9 byits upper end. The whole is placed within atube 11, to the inner wall of which the washers 7 and 9 are at tached, at a suitable distance from each other.

Needle 10 serves to remove the pellets from the box one by one and the wire 8 is used in case it is wished to expel the pellet from needle 10,'before it burns entirely.

' The pellets 3 are directed under needle 10 hrough; gravity, for which purpose the bot- H1 tom 12 of the'box is inclined, there being provided an opening 13 in the dividing wall 14, which separates tube 11 from the pellet magazine, so that the pellets come under needle 10 one by one. On the side of the wall next the tube there is an elastic blade 15 which prevents the other pellets from pushing upwards the lowermost one when the tube 11 is removed for the use of the pellet secured to the tube.

The device is used as follows: Whenever tube 11 is removed,'with a pellet secured to needle 10, another pellet replaces the one removed, so that as tube 11 is replaced in the box, needle 10 enters said pellet holding it.

To hold the pellet more firmly, the end of tube 11 grips it, said end being split lengthwise of the tube in two or three places, to allow the admission of air in the tube and render the end of it flexible.

Once removed from the box 1, the ball is rubbed against the coating of phosphorous mass 16 provided at one side of box 1, Which coating may be protected, if desired, by a plate 17, hinged at 18 on the side.

Between the inclined bottom onwhich the pellets 3 rest and the bottom of box 1 proper there is a space 19, closed by a plug 20, which may be used to keep extra needles.

The box having a size such as that'shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 may contain as many as three or four hundred pellets 3. The. latter are preferably spherical in shape, .but may have any other shape desired. Likewise, the shape, dimensions and finish of boX 1, may

vary as desired, and it may be made of metal,

glass, pottery or any other suitable material.

Havin thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a lighting device includinga casing for containing ignitible pellets, means for removing the pellets singly from the casing comprising a tubular member, a Washer adjacent each end of and Within said tubular member, a wire extending centrally through one of said Washers and eccentricallythrough the-other, the ends of said Wire extending beyond the washers, a pointed pellet penetrating member arranged at the'end of the Wire adjacent the Washer through which the Wire extends eccentrically, and spring controlled means near the opposite end of the Wire for causing reciprocation of the Wire in the tubular member.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICO ENGERT.

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