US2287525A - Fireball lighter - Google Patents

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June 23, 1942. H. R. KlTTs FIREBALL LIGHTER Filed July 2B, 1941 INVENTOR y R.K|T y s BY HARRY ATTORNEYS Patented June 23, 1942 I,

FIREBALL LIGHTER Harry R. Kitts, Green Bay, Wis., assignor of one'- half to Arthur W. Juster, Green Bay, Wis.

Application July 2s, 1941, serial No. 404,379

(c1. s'r--n 3 Claims.

My invention refers to lighters especially adaptable for the purpose of lighting cigars, cigarettes or the like. y

The particular object of my invention is to provide a lighter of the fireball type designed for pocket use wherein the fireballs are stored in a magazine and b'y action of a pivotal cover are caused to be fed one by one through an ignition sleeve and discharged .by a reciprocative plunger hammer, to cause said fireballs to be ignited within a cage embodying a perforated ca l Y lplvith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth with reference to the accompanying drawing and subsequently claimed.

In the drawing: Y

Figure 1 represents a lsectional elevation of a lighter embodying the features of my invention, the section being indicated by line I-I of Figure 3.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same, the section being indicated by line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan sectional View of the lighter, the section being indicated by line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is Va detailed fragmentary elevation of the mouth or discharge end of the ignition sleeve with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 5 is a sectional elevation of a lighter similar to Figure 1, showing the Working parts in their firing or igniting position.

Figure 6 is a fragmental sectional elevation or another form of my invention wherein the cover of the casing is utilized as a fireball magazine,

Referring by characters to the drawing, I indicates a casing and 2 a cover therefor, the same being connected to the mouth of the casing by a spring control hinge 3.

The casing in this instance is provided wlth a pocket 4, adapted to receive any type of cartridge container (not shown), for an extra supply of fireballs. n

Rigidly secured to the casing walls 1s an ignition sleeve 5,which as best shown in Figure 4 of the drawing, is provided with a serrated or roughened ball ignition surface 5 at the discharge mouth, and said mouth is also longitudinally slit at intervals to permit slight expanslon and contraction.

The ignition sleeve has also rigidly secured. thereto, an apertured head 6, encasing `the discharge mouth of the sleeve, whereby air is admitted for the purpose of supplying draft to the fireball. The head 6 terminates with a slight beveled face for the reception of a perforated cage or combustion hood l for confining the ball when it is ignited, as best shown in Figure 5.

The hood I, is pivotly connected to the casing by a stud 8, and mounted thereon is an arm 9, rigid with a' cap and extending outwardly therefrom. The arm 9 in turn is pivoted to a link I0, and the lower end of said link is pivoted to an ear III', whichY ear projects from the bottom of a hammer rod 'I I The hammer rod I I is reciprocatively mounted in the Vignition sleeve 5, and when the parts are at rest as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing, the top face of said hammer rod is alined with a tubular magazine channel I2, the mouth of which is connected to the sleeve 5. The channel is angularly positional within the casing and is curved upwardly at the back of said casing, terminating near the hinge cover 3 with an open mouth for the reception of a gang of fireballs, whereby the channel unit constitutes a magazine for said reballs.V

After the fireballs are inserted in the tubular channel they are confined by a cap' I2', as best shown in Figures 1 and 5 of the drawing.

The-hammer rod II is centrally bored for the reception of a guide stem I3, which guiding stem is secured to the bottom wall of the casing. A

The pivot ear IIJ of the sleeve 5 is also hingedly connected to a link I4, the upper end of which is pivotly connected to an arm I5, which arm is rigidly secured to the cover 2, adjacent to the hinge 3 of said cover and may form a part of said hinge. 1

When the cover 2 is closed, it is locked by a tongue I6, which tongue is carried by a spring Il, secured to the casing wall, the said tongue extending through this wall and is adapted to enter an aperture formed in the front face of the cover, whereby the same is locked.

In order to release the cover, the spring Il is provided with a button I8, which projects through the casing for manual manipulation, whereby the tongue is released from the cover when said button is pressed inwardly.

In order to prevent inadvertent displacement of the fireball within the sleeve 5, which is supported upon the top face of the hammer rod, I provide means for retaining said fireball in its position for discharge, whereby said fireball could not by gravity, drop into the mouth of the ignition sleeve in the event that the casing was inverted from its normal vertical position.

With this in view, I provide a spring finger IS, which nger is secured at its lower end to the casing and its upper end I9 is bent at an angle and enters the hollow portion of the sleeve A5 through a suitable aperture therein.

Hence, it will be seen that the upper end I9 normally retains the ball nested in the sleeve in its proper position. In order t0 release the end of the nger I9 for discharge of the fireball, I provide a bell-crank lever 20, having one end engaging the finger I9. Said lever is pivoted to the casing and its upper end engages the spring I'l.

From the foregoing description lit is manifest, Y

in order to provide a flame, the operator presses the button I8 inwardly and incidental to this movement the finger I9 is retracted from the sleeve 5 to free the ball, which is in position to be red.

As this movement takes place the cover 2, through its spring hinge connection, will be thrown open to the position indicated in Figure 5 of the drawing. This movement simultaneously causes the hammer rod I I t0 eject the ball through the mouth of the sleeve 5, whereby it is ignited through frictional contact with the roughened mouth surface of said sleeve. Coincident to this action the perforated hood "I, through its link connections with the cover will snap over the iire ball and come to rest upon the perforated head 6, whereby said ball is confined and the flame therefrom will be discharged through the perforations of the cap as indicated in Figure 5 of the drawing.

As shown in Figure 6 of the drawing, the cover 2 may be formed with a fireball magazine 2', and the discharge mouth 2I of this magazine, is controlled by a spring actuated slide-valve 22 which slide valve is forced open, as shown in'Figure 6 of the drawing, by a cam 23 carried by the casing, hence the balls from the auxiliary magazine are fed into the tubular magazine I2, when the same is emptied, it being understood that the mouth 2|, is closed by the slide-valve, when the cover is swung to its open position.

While I have shown and described specifically my invention minutely as to detail, 'it is understood that I may vary the structural features within the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A fire ball lighter comprising, a casing and a spring controlled pivoted cover therefor, an ignition sleeve fixed in the casing having a roughened surface discharge mouth, a re ball tubular channeled magazine in communication with the lower end of the ignition sleeve, a reciprocative hammer rod mounted in the sleeve having its top face normally below the magazine channel track, and a toggle link connection between the ignition sleeve and casing cover for reciprocating the hammer rod, a reciprocating fire ball retaining linger extending into the sleeve for conning a fire ball, a manually controlled spring release lock for the cover and a lever engageable therewith for actuating the finger, the spring release lock being adapted to simultaneously release the cover whereby the fire hammer is reciprocated after withdrawing the ball release finger.

2. A-fire ball lighter comprising, a casing and spring controlled cover therefor, an ignition sleeve fixed to the casing having a roughened inner discharge mouth, a fire ball tubular channel magazinein communication with the lower end of the ignition sleeve, a reciprocative hammer rod mounted in the sleeve having a top face normally below rthe tubular magazine channel track, a perforated hood for encasing the mouth of the sleeve in pivotal connection with the casing and toggle links connecting the hood, ignition sleeve, and casing cover, whereby the hocdis closed over the mouth of the sleeve coincidentrto l swinging movement of the casing cover and re-Y swing the hood about its pivot to encasethe-said head, whereby the hood will confine and protect the ignited fire ball incidental to air currents introduced through the head channels.

HARRY R. Krrfrs.

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