US2551107A

US2551107A - Cigar and cigarette lighter

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Publication number: US2551107A
Application number: US106615A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rose R Eratico
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-07-25
Filing date: 1949-07-25
Publication date: 1951-05-01
Anticipated expiration: 1968-05-01

Description

May 1, 1951 R. R. ERA-rico CIGAR AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed July 25, 1949 FIG.2. l' 56 6. v lill Z A :lill`= *.IIIIIIII,

JNVENTOR. ROSE R. ERATICO ATTORNEY Patented May 1, 1951 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE yCIGAR AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER Rose R.. Eratico, Long Island ICity, N. Y.

Application July 25, 1949, Serial No. 106,615

` This invention relates to cigar and cigarette lighters, and more particularly to lighters having a Wick.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cigar and cigarette lighter, which when lit gives a ame burning for a considerable length of time, so that the lighter may be conveniently passed around from person to person for lighting cigars or cigarettes.

' Another object of the present invention is to improve on the construction of cigar and cigarette lighters as now ordinarily made.

Other objectsand structural details of the invention lwillbe apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an exploded view, partly in section, of parts of a lighter according to the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a lighter according to the invention.

Referring now to the drawings, I8 indicates a base container having an aperture I2 in its neck portion I4.

A casing I6 being open at its upper end and having a series of bores I8 at its closed lower end is inserted through said aperture I2 into the container I8. A flange I9 arranged at the upper end of the casing I6 is seated on a gasket 28 resting' on the upper edge of the neck portion I4 of the container I8.

A barrel-shaped housing 22 closed at its upper end and open at its lower end is snugly inserted into thepcasing I6, a bulge 24 of said housing resting on the upper edge of the casing I6. The housing 22 has an outlet or passage 26, at its upper end. The upper end of a wick 28 is threaded through and projects from said passage 26. The housing 22 carries a lighter mechf anism 38, which may be of standard construction including a friction wheel 32 for cooperation with a spring-loaded flint 34.

A body 36 comprising material capable of capillary attraction is inserted into the hollow housing 22, thelower end of said body projecting from the lower end of said housing and extending into the interior of the casing I6. In the embodiment shown in the drawing, said body 38 is in the shape of a wick being of larger cross-section than the wick 28. The wick 36 is composed of a plurality of thin wicks 38 packed together in a wrapper 48 of felt closed by a seam 42. The wick 28 extends lengthwise through the large wick 3 6. The lower end of the wick 28 projects from the lower end of the large wick 36 and rests 55 tainer I6.

on the bottom of the casing I6.

, 7 Claims. ('Cl. 67-4.1)

A fastening cap 44 having a bore 46 engaged with the housing 22 is screwed on a threaded portion of the neck I4 of the container I6 whereby the housing-casing assembly 22, I6 is held in position. A gasket 48 is placed between the cap and the flange I9 of the casing I6. When the cap 44 is tightened on the neck I4, the container I8 is perfectly sealed by the

gaskets

28 and 48 placed on either side of the flange I9 of the casing I6.

A cylindrical covering cap 49 having a tapered upper end snugly fits on the cylindrical upper portion of the housing 22 projecting from the base container I8. The lower edge of the cap 49 covering the friction wheel 32 and the upper end of the wick 28 rests on the upper surface of the fastening cap 44.

A closing member 58 having a cavity 52 for receiving spare flints 54 is inserted into and rigidly connected with the open tapered end of the covering cap 49. A top element 56 may be screwed on said closing member 58 for coverin the cavity 52 of the latter.

The operation of the lighter is as follows:

In order toV make the lighter ready for use, the covering cap is removed from the housing 22 and the fastening cap 44 is unscrewed, whereupon the entire unit 22, I6 may be removed from the base container I8. Now, a supply of liquid fuel, for example so called lighter fluid, may be lled into the container through the aperture I2. After reinsertion of the unit 22, I6 and tightening of the fastening cap 44 on the neck I4 of the container I8 the lighter is ready for use. The tight seal by the

gaskets

28 and 48 prevents undesired evaporation of the fuel in the base container I8.

As the interior of the casing I6 communicates with the interior of the container I8 through the bores I8, liquid fuel held by the container I8 will enter the casing I6, so that the lower ends of the large Wick 36 and the thin wick 28 are immersed into liquid fuel. Thus, the

wicks

36 and 28 are saturated with fuel, and the fuel is brought to the upper end of the wick 28 from the supply in the container I8 by capillary attraction. Y

When, after removal of the covering cap 49 the lighter is lit by a rotation of the friction wheel 32 cooperating with the flint 34, the lighter will burn for a long time with a good flame at the upper end of the wick 28. Fuel consumed in the wick 28 by the burning flame will be continuously replaced by capillary attraction of fresh `fuel from the supply of fuel in the con- Thus, the lighter, once lit, may be conveniently used by many persons, one after i 3 the other. After use, the flame may be readily extinguished by placing the covering cap 49 back on the housing 22. As only little food is consumed when the lighter is used for lighting cigarettes or cigars, one filling of the lighter may last for many months.

I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is understood that this disclosure is for the purpose of illustration and that various omissions or changes in shape, proportion and arrangement of parts, as well as the substitution of equivalent elements for those, herein shown and described, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

For example, the housing-casing Yassembly could be replaced by a single hollow unit, which, for example, may have a detachable screw cap at its lower end permitting the insertion of the wicks.

Moreover, the large wick composed of a plurality of thin wicks packed together in a wrapper of felt could be replaced by a wick of diierent construction.

Furthermore, the lower end of the thin wick must not necessarily project from the lower end of the large wick.

Moreover, the lighter mechanism for lighting the wick could be of different construction.

I claim:

1. A cigar and cigarette lighter comprising: a base container capable of receiving a supply of liquid fuel, a neck portion on said container having an aperture, a casing in said container, said casing being open at its upper end and having at least one bore at its lower end, the interior of said casing communicating with the interior of said container through said bore, the upper end of said casing being received by said aperture of the neck portion of said container, a flange on the upper end of said casing carried by the edge of said neckporti'on, a barrel-shaped housing inserted into the open end of said casing, said Vhousing being open at its lower end extending into said casing and having a passage at its upper end projecting from said casing, a lighter mechanism carried by said housing, a fastening element engaged with said casing-housing assembly detachably mounted on said container for holding said assembly in position, a member comprising material' capable of capillary attraction inserted'into said housing and projecting from the lower end thereof into the interiorY of said casing, and a wick, said wick passing through the material of said member, the upper end of said wick being threaded through and projecting from said passage of the housing.

2. A cigar and cigarette lighter comprising: a base container capable of receiving a supply of liquid fuel, a neck portion on said container having an aperture, a casing in said container, said casing being open at its upper end and having at least one bore Yat its lower end, the interior of said casing communicating with the interior of said container through .said bore, the upper end of said casing being received by said aperture of the neck portion of said container, a iiange on the upper end of said casing carried by the edge of said neck portion, a barrel-shaped housing inserted into the open end of said casing, said housing being open at its lower end extending into said casing and having a passage at its upper end projecting from said casing, a lighter mechanism carried by said housing, a fastening element engaged with said casing-housing assembly detachably mounted on said container for holding said assembly in position, a member comprising material capable of capillary attraction inserted into said housing and projecting from the lower end thereof into the interior of said casing, and a wick, said Wick passing through the material of said member, the upper end of said wick being threaded through and projecting from said passage of the housing, and the lower end of said wick projecting from the lower end .of said member into the interior of said casing.

.3. In a cigar and cigarette lighter as claimed in claim 1, said fastening element being in the shape of a cap having a bore engaged with said housing, a iirst gasket being placed between the flange of said casing and the upper edge of said neck portion of the container, and a second gasket being placed between said flange of the casing and said cap.

4. A tank for liquid fuel having an aperture on top, a hollow wick enclosure structure open on top supported by, and extend-ing through said aperture to the interior of, said tank, and immersed in the liquid thereof, Vbut having its lower end spaced from the tank bottom and having passages for intercommunication with the interior of said tank, a spark mechanism, a hollow spark mechanism carrier mounted in said structure and protruding upwardly therefrom, a wick disposed inside said carrier and said structure .and having a portion extending adjacent said spark mechanism, and means Vfor removably securing said structure and said carrier to said tank.

5. In a lighter as claimed in claim 4, said wick enclosure structure being closed at the bottom.

6. In a lighter as claimed in claim 4, said wick comprising a capillary action material, an envelope surrounding said. material, said wick portion being longitudinal and enclosed by said material throughout its length and extending above and below the minimum level of said liquid.

'7. In a lighter as claimed in claim 4, together with, said wick being composed of a plurality of wick strands to form a unitary body, said wick portion being constituted by one of said strands disposed within said bodyV and extending upwardly thereof. Y

- ROSE R. ERATICO.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,480,139 Keene Aug. 30, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 318,274 Germany Jan. 19, 1920 566,296 Great Britain Mar. 29, 1944