US1818724A - Cigar or cigarette lighter - Google Patents

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Aug. 1l, 1931. J. .1. Liss CIGAR OR CIGARETTE LIGHTER y Filed April 17, 1929 ,Imaan Q Patented Aug. 11, 1931 Unirse STATES JOSEPH J.; LIES, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CIGAR OR CIGARETTE LIGHTER Application led April 17,

The invention relates generally to lighters and more particularly to a cigar or cigarette lighter of the iiint i ition type.

Heretofore diiiicu ty has been experienced in the use of lighters of the character indi cated because of the tendency of the Hint adiustin device, which is usuali a screw threa ed member, to be altered w. en carried about in the users pocket, or as a result of 1e carele handling of the lighter. This necessitated frequent readjustment of the iint and often resulted in loss of the adjusting device thereby rendering the lighter inoperative andr useless. The provision of threaded locking in nuts has been resorted to, but this alternative does not overcome the diiiculty and inconvenience above mentioned.,

The primary object of the invention, theren fore, is to overcome the diiiiculties heretofore 2o experienced by providing a lighter of the dint imition type having a new and impro-ved int adjusting means which is not subject -to accidental di laceinent or loss, and which is adapted to a van'ce the flint with greater facility. p

Another object of the invention is to rovide a lighter of the above character in w ich the ad'ustment of the iiint to operative contact with the friction wheel may be effected ,3o readily by turning an adjusting member with the lingers and in which the member is automatically locked after such adjustment.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fi re 1 is a side elevation of a lighter embodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

While the invention is susceptible of va rions modifications and alternative construc tions, l have shown in the drawings and will herein describe in detail the preferred embodiment, but it is to be understood that 192s. serial No. 355,749.

do noi-,thereby intend to limit the invention to the specic form disclosed, but intend to cover all modiiications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, the invention in its exemplary form is embodied in a lighter of the flint ignition type having a well or body section 10 adapted to receive a suitable 55 wick (not shown) to be saturated with a combustible and volatile liquid.

1n lighters of the flint ignition type, the combpstiblel gas rising from the liquid with which the wick is saturated is adapted to be vo ignited by a spark projected from a toothed wheel when that member is rotated in frictional contact with a flint. Herein a toothed wh/eel 11 is rotatably supported upon a pin v 12 journaled at opposite ends in spaced arc5 allel arms 13 joined at their lower en s to forma U-shaped bracket. The bracket is rigidly supported adjacent the side of the well 10 as by ashort projection 14 of the base of the bracket in such manner that a 7o spark rejected tangentially from the lower edge ci? the wheel will be discharged through an opening 15 into the combustible gas abovethe wick. A flint 16 is slidably mounted. for engage- 75 ment with the wheel 11 in a guideway 17 formed, in the present instance, by longitudinal 4grooves cut in opposed inner faces of the arms 13. The guidewa 17 may be threaded substantially throng out its length and terminates in an opening in the inter mediate portieri of thelbracket. This openlrgis screwthreaded to receive a threaded a )usting member in the form of a headed screw 18 which may be turned to advance the S5 flint toward the friction wheel or removed to permit insertion of a new flint.

To enclose the head of the screw which projects below the bracket, a cap in' the form of a sleeve 19 is mounted on the shank of 9o the screw 'with one enel recessed to receive the hes-d of the soi'evvc Relative rotation between the screw and 'the sleeve is prevented in the present instance by engagement of e, 5 squared or non-circuler section of the screw shank with a non-circuler opening in the upper end of the sleeve defined herein by en internal 4liange 20, Thus, the sleeve is adapted to slide longitudinally along the shank of 'the sozevvu By grasping the outer lnniled surface of the sleeve, the sleeve and the screw may be warned to sflvence the :flint toward the Wheei ll.

Means is provided for looking the scievv 18 in any rlesiie. position of eoij ustment sind preferably suolo means is embodied in 'the members 'constituting the edjusting ineensV and the lins sopporing meses above described, To this eis-fl :the 'appel' end of the sleeve 19 is edepteel "oi' non--i'oteteiole or locking engagement "with end of 'the llint supporting loi-eelae; snai snoii engsgeinenl; is maintained amometioelly While 'the lighter is being oeisiefl els-oni. in Joe nsers pocket. This is accomplished by forming lugs 2l i on diemetiiieelly opposite o? the sleeve beyond elle ilenge 'which lugs olene an end novell 'which is adopted 'lo receive the lower leilteneoi enel olf the bieole: when the sleeve is .moved along" slee shank of i e soiew in' either oli svvo lieo'. engelse positions reletive 'so slee ills memos lool "ng Aone sleeve against 'romsios r ning such looking eni egerfnen'lg, s seeing is ooilecl eionnd 'the of tile evv vvilliin "alle sleeve end novas in e Y" lne heed of 1i/ie screw s 'ielly `L 'seovemensg i:

Ine sleeve e5;- j this emol seeve registers ve to lioifl elle rommel s sied abou@ e sleeve may eolien so fe move 'one enel ozf 'the iseiegveo through line opening in lelie end of the smokes..

l claim as my invention:

L ln s lighter of the iins ignition typea 'elle combination of e menilao oervied by the lighter end rotatably supporting e wheela seid member providing s. guiflevvey for Teoeivieg e piece oli 'iins so loe engaged by seid Wheel, e soi'evv thieeling into seid member axially oil said gni-devvey, s sleeve enolosing 'the heeded end of seid soievv enel lier/ing e non-circular opening through vvliieli e non circuler portion el seid screw projects *so permit of iongivbndinei movement of 'the sleeve relative 'lo 'elle screw but peveniing relative @o iotelionel momiesenlJ lileieloe'faween, ineens oeiriefl by "eine sleeve coaching with seid inemllei lo look the sleeve egainso rotetion when engaging seid member, enel e spring eoing between seid sleeve snel seid soievv to urge the sleeve into looking engegenfenl: with seid member but permitting e'ieotion ol? the sleeve whereby the screw may be 'liinefl'loy rotation of the sleeve so eolvsnoe ine Elim, 'lovveid seid Wheel. V o@ 2. ln e lighter of the flint ignilion ype, ille combination of e member -eeri'iefl Toy rne lighter and iotsoably soppoting e. Wheel,

seid member providing s g'uicle'vvey for reoeiving s 'piece o? flint o be engsged by wheel, e solevv hreeeling into seid niemloe" lo position seid liint elslive seid vvlieel, s sleeve enolosing seid sorevv siiengeal foe longi'ndinel movement on und lielel egoiost 'rotation iels'lzive lo esiti ""ie'vv7 ings on seid sleeve and seid membev Lo prevent i'els'ive iote'lion between, ssirl s eeve enel 'llie member, means ui ing saisi sleeve ini-o looking enegement vvili ssii member. 3. in lighter oi eine :limb if iiion ziyige? the eoinbinsl'ion of e :.vro'ss'fueole EL on 'Wheel7 bieolei poviling guidevvsgr foi ireeeivpieoe of flint lo be engaged Toy seid wheela e soevv Hive-ei im to posiuion seil'l flied; e men/loes noieaoz'ge'selly closing elle needed. nel of on seifl Ine-miosT Vloeoket lo pieven' i: 1 relative lo @itl v:omelie l# serio solo mei'noei ssirl lomokels the combination of a friction wheel and means groviding a guideway for receiving a piece o flint to be engaged by said wheel, a threaded member to advance said int into 5 engagement with said wheel, a sleeve mounted for movement longitudinaly of said threaded member and held a ainst rotation relative thereto, means on sai sleeve providin for non-rotative engagement between 10 sald sleeve and said lighter, and spring means acting to normally urge said sleeve into locked position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature. 1s JOSEPH J. LISS.

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