US2514066A - Lighter - Google Patents

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July 4, 1950 R. G. INGERSOLL I 2,514,066

LIGHTER Filed April 2, 1948 IN V EN TOR.

Faker? aim/ 875022 y f W Patented July 4, 1950 U NI TED S TAT ES PATENT I F Fl CE 12,514,066 {LIGHTER Robert G.' Ingersoll, HillsdaleQMichQ Application April 2, 1948, Serial No;18,730

'G'CIaims. '1 '.This inventionrelates to-an improved. construction of lightervandv more particularlyto "a lighter especially adapted for lighting pipes and which is so constructedthat it is no larger than a conventional cigarette lighter and'of approximately the same weight.

Another object'of" the invention is to provide a pipe lighter whichcan bevery conveniently carried' in a pocket "and which'will'be substantially windproof and capable of'being easily handled "and operated withpne hand for" lighting a pipe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lighter which is readily adaptable for'use in lighting cigarsor cigarettes butwhich, due'to its construction, is-especially applicable for light- 'ing'pipes and will enable the flame from the lighter wick to be drawn directly-to the pipe bow-1.

a lighter of extremely--simple construction 'ca- =pable of #being economically manufactured-and sold and-which will be very: eflicient and durable i for its intended purpose.

' Variousother objects and vadvantages'of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparentirom the following description-of the drawing, illustrating apresently preferred embo'dimenti thereof,-'..and swherein:

"Figure 1 is a plani view look-ing toward one :izside f the' ligh Figure '2 is an enlargedndiametrical sectional view taken substantially. along 1 a .plane as indicated by the: line 2- -2 of Figurerl;

' Figure 3 isa plan view looking .towardrthe inner side of onersection' ofthe'lighter and with the other section thereof removed, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the lighter taken substantially along a plane :as indicated .bythe line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring more specifically to the drawing: the novel pipe lighter in its entirety is designated generally 5 and comprises an annular body designated generally 6 composed ofv anannularfemale section land an annular. malesection 8,

as best illustrated inFigures 2- and. Thebody sections land S are provided with correspondingly shaped side walls 9 and with corresponding inner annular walls Hl which extend inwardly with respect to one another from the inneredges ofithe side walls} and which walls H] are disposed withthe'ir innerffreeze'dges in abutting r '52 v engagement, as seen inlFigure 2, when the lighter body 6 is assembled. -The .femalersection'l' is provided with anouter annular wall l l which'is internally recessed and them'ale section'8 is, prowalls-9, as best seenin Figures 'Z'and 4, are curved radially andare externally'convex so that said walls 9 converge 'from their inner toward'their outer edges orfromthe'innerwalls "llltowa-rd theouter wallsi ll rand'l2 'soi'that the 'bodyliis substantially thicker at .its central opening I 0 than at its outer'edge l I, I2.

"The side wallf'9 of the-female section 1 is'provided with an inwardlyffianged, internally threaded opening 13 forming a'fillingopeningand which communicates with a chamber "14 "of the body 6. The 'filling opening [3 is normally closed by a threaded'p'lug I 5. "As-bestseen in "Figure-3, the'body sectional and -8 are provided with corresponding internal walls -I 6 and l I having adjacent ends which merge-with portions of the inner walls =l-0"arrd -outer= edges which" merge with'theouter-wa-lls l-l 'an'd l2. 'The'walls l fi and-l1 'ofthe section '8-*only are illustrated but it will be readily apparentthatthe section "I is provided with corresponding walls which *are adapted to abut 'against the walls It and I 1 of 1 the section Bwhen the body 6 is assembled :and which walls l6 and l' I 'l to 'combine' with. portions :ofthe inner 'wallsilfleandithe-walls ll and l-2 to 'iorm thechamberel'll whicl'r is adapted to be filled "with cotton :or' other absorbing'material l8 and which also contains awick =19 one enclvof -which projects through :anepening-ZU formed. by semicircular notches in theinner edges of thewalls Ill. It will thusbereadily apparent that one end of the wick-20 extends into the central opening I0, id of the body 6, for a purpose which will hereinafter become apparent.

The body sections -and8 at points remoteto the filling "opening l3=and 'out :of communication with the fuel chamber M, are providedwith corresponding recesses Yformingoa chamber 2| having a restrictedopening communicatingwith the central opening 10,170 and a larger outer open end which opensoutwardly of the wallsll an'd'IZ. The chamber"2l'is of arcuate shape and is adapted to contain aiconventional fiint or sparking wheel22"whichf is 'rotatably disposed therein and journaledon..ia; shaftfiwhi'ch ex- .tion of the tube 26, 2G.

3 tends through aligned openings 24 and 25 in the body sections 1 and 8. The shaft 23 is applied to the opening 24, then through a central opening of the wheel 22 and is provided with a threaded leading end for engagement with threads of the opening 25 to retain said shaft in an applied position. The opening 24 is unthreaded and sufficiently large to permit the threaded leading end of the shaft 23 to pass therethrough. As seen in Figure 2, the, outer end portion of the opening 2 1 is slightly enlarged to seat the enlarged slotted head of the shaft 23 and which cooperates with the threaded opposite end and the threaded opening 25 for detachably retaining the body sections 1 and 3 connected, so that said shaft 23 not only journals the striking wheel 22 but also detachably retains the lighter body 6 assembled.

The body sections 1; and 3 are provided with corresponding wall portions 26 of arcuate cross section which combine to form a tub One end screw 29 which is provided with a knurled head and which engages the threaded outer end por- It will be readily apparent and as best illustrated in Figure 3, that when the striking wheel 22 is manually revolved in a counter-clockwise direction that the sparks struck fromthe flint 21 by the frictional contact of the flint and wheel will be directed into the central opening or passage l0, l and toward the end of the wick l9 which is disposed within said passage for igniting the wick. As clearly illustrated inFigures l, 2 and 3, a sufficient portion of the striking wheel 22 projects outwardly from the periphery of the .lighter body 6 to be engaged by the thumb of the hand in which the lighter is held for rotating the wheel 22 for igniting the wick I9, as just previously described. It will also be readily-apparent that the central "bore 10, I0 will provide a chimney adapted to be disposed directly over and in communication with the bowl of a pipe, not shown, so that when the wick i9 is ignited the user by drawing on the pipe may draw the flamefrom the wick into the pipe bowl for lighting the tobacco due to the downdraft through said chimney Ill toward the pipe bowl. It will also bereadily apparent that the lighter 5 mum of .a convenient size to be carried in the pocket and dueto its over-all shape will not be bulky and is relatively light and may be constructed to weigh no more than a conventional cigarette lighter. It will also be readily apparent that the lighter 5 can be utilized for lighting cigars and cigarettes without modification.

The lighter 5 preferably contains a closure or shutter for the chimney l3 and the exposed portion of the wick l9, when not in use and for this purpose is provided with an internal chamber 30 through which the inner end of the tube 26, 26 extends and which is adapted to contain two disk-shaped shutters 3| which are disposed one on either side of the tube 26, 26 as best illustrated in Figure 4. The chamber 30 is disposed substantially opposite to the fuel chamber l4 and opens into the chimney l0 and which is recessed as seen at 32 on its exposed side to ac- 4 commodate the shutters 3| when said shutters are moved into the passage in for closing said passage on either side of the wick IS, The shutters 3| are connected by an elongated, substantially U-shaped strip 33 the ends of which are formed integral with portions of the shutters 3| and the corresponding legs of which extend outwardly through the chamber 2| and straddle the wheel 22. Said legs of the strip 33 are provided with aligned openings 34 through which the shaft 23 loosely extends and the intermediate or bight portion 35 of the strip 33 and which is disposed substantially at right angles to the legs thereof is seen in Figure 3, the shutters 3| are shown in positions for exposing the chimney l3 and wick i9 and after use of the lighter 5, as previously described, the thumb which was employed for rotating the wheel 22 can be utilized to engage the bight portion 35 to swing the strips 33 and shutters 3| in a counterclockwise direction on the shaft 23 for moving the shutters into the chimney l3 and with portions of the peripheries thereof in engagement with the recess 32 for closing said chimney on either side of the wick i9. When it is again desired to use the lighter 5, the thumb is initially utilized to engage the bight portion to swing the shutters clockwise to their opened position of Figure 3 after which the thumb is then employed to turn the wheel 22 in the opposite direction or counter-clockwise as previously described for igniting the wick.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A lighter comprising an annular body having a central opening extending therethrough defining a chimney, said body having an internal compartment forming a fuel chamber, a wick disposed within said fuel chamber and having an end projecting therefrom into said chimney, said body having a wheel chamber therein circumferentially spaced from said fuel chamber and opening into the chimney and outwardly of the periphery of the body, a flint Wheel rotatably disposed in said wheel chamber having a portion protruding from the periphery of the lighter body, said body having a tubular portion opening into the wheel chamber and containing a flint for engaging the periphery of the flint wheel and disposed so that the sparks therefrom will be directed into the chimney and toward the end of the wick contained therein when said wheel is revolved in one direction.

2. A lighter as in claim 1, and closure means swingably supported in the lighter body and movable into and out of engagement with said chimney for enclosing the exposed end of the wick therebetween when said closure means is disposed in the chimney.

3. A lighter as in claim 1, and closure means swingably supported in the lighter body and movable into and out of engagement with said chimney for enclosing the exposed end of the Wick therebetween when said closure means is disposed in the chimney, said closure means havbody and concentrically to a portion of the flint wheel and adapted to be manually actuated for moving the closure means into and out of engagement with the chimney.

4. A lighter as in claim 1, said lighter body being formed of separable annular body sections.

5. A lighter as in claim 1, said lighter body being formed of separable annular body sections, and a shaft extending through the wheel chamber for journaling the flint wheel and detachably connecting the body sections.

6. A lighter as in claim 1, said lighter body being formed of separable annular body sections and a shaft extending through the wheel chamber for journaling the flint wheel and detachably connecting the body sections, said closure means 15 bein pivotally mounted on said shaft.

ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in th file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,239,801 McAneny Sept. 11, 1917 1,948.186 Pepper Feb. 20, 1934 2,196,879 Trollen Apr. 9, 1940 10 2,432,265 Ward Dec. 9, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 140,155 Great Britain Mar. 25, 1920 222,752 Great Britain Oct. 9, 1924 236,569 Germany July 8, 1911 347,209 Germany Jan. 16, 1922

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