US928252A - Cigar-lighter. - Google Patents

Description

G. S. DRAKE.

GIGAR LIGHTER. APPLIOATION FILED JAN.23, r909.

928,252,, Patented July 20, 1909.

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7 Specification of Letters Patent.

CIGAR-LIGHTER.

Patented Jul 20, 1909.

Application filed January 23, 190,9. Serial No. 423,818.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, C ARKE residing in Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee" and State of Vtisconsin, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Lighters, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which'are a part of this specification.- I

Thls invention has for its objectto provide a neat and simple mechanism for auto matically igniting to become a flaming torch for lighting cigars and the like.

The invention comprises a torch member with a reservoir containing gasolene or alco-" hol or other combustible material, p'lr'efera'bly thereof,

mouth is closed by a stationarymembe'r to extinguish' 'the flame and prevent evaporation of the combustible material and m its. travel pass close to a terminal of a secondary circuit of, an induction coil or other means for producing a jum spark between said-termi nal and the trim member which rei'erably constitutes the other terminal of t esecondary circuit, there being a switch actuated by the movements of the torch member forcontrolling the primarycircuit of the.i nd uc' tion coil to produce the jump sparkat the desire ltime.

With the above and other objects ,view theinvention consists in the cigar lighter as herein claimed, its parts and combinations of parts and all'equivalents.

Referring to the accompanylng drawings in which like characters of reference indicate the sameparts in the ditterent views; Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of .a cigar lighter constructed in accordance with this invention with the electrical circuits shown, in

diagram; and, Fig.2 is a bottom view thereof.

In these drawings 10 indicates a. tubular standard or stationary member which is preferably of metal and is provided with a ass 11 by means of which it maybe secured to a supporting plate 1.2 of any material.-

The movable member is pivotally' mounted at 13 to ears of the stationary member 1,0 an'd comprises a reserv oirl l with a tubular neck 15 carrying wicks 16 to convey the liquid combustible 17 to the inclined mouth at the end of the neck portion 15, and a handle 18 projecting forwardly from the reservoir near the pivotal connection, and a downwardly S. DRAKE,

extending arm 19 projecting through an opening in the base of the'stationary member. The movable torch member is normally held'in its upright position with the inclined mouth of the wicktube closely fitting beneath the inclined rejection 20' of the stationary member lt) y a coil spring 21 which connects the arm 19 with a olt 22 on the base 11 The said bolt 22 and another bolt 23 serve to fasten an insulating block 24; to the bottom of the base 11' and the bolt 22 eXtends-beyondthe insulating block with an Insulating sleeve 25 thereon Wl'lll'll is engaged by the spring and nsulates the. spring from the bolt-.- The springis also insu ,ated from the arm 19 by having its connection there ing'the-wire of that ring passed through their other ends, there )eing a metal contact roller27 mounted on the wire-oi the spring between the insulating [strips 26 and rlding on the surface of the insulating block 24. A

stationary conta 28, preferably inthe form with in the form of a pair 'otstrips 260i 7 insulating material pivotally attached to the opposite sides pf the arm at one end and havof a staple embedded in the surfaceot' the illsulatingblock 24, stands in the p'athof the contact roller 27 ttQfbBBDgfigGCl thereby at the be'ginning'ci the movement of the movable-member i H The stationary member 10 is tubular with abend at-,1 its upper end and through it a "heavily insulated com arativ'ely large wire .29, passes w th its enc bared of insulation and. entered into-an insulating plug '30 ot' fiber or other insulating material, the opening through said. plug being of such-shape that it permits the insulation'oi' wire 29 to enter therein to an extentwhich will insure the proper insulation of the hated end of The insulating plug has. a tight fit in the the wire from the stationary member 10.

open end of the stationarymcmber and the bared end of thewire 29 is bent downwardly 'at the end ofthe plug and terminates at a point where it 'wil stand close to the path of the upper end of the movable member as it swings outwardly from its closed position,

the parts being so positioned with relation to each other that the .upper end of the movable member is close to the end of wire 29 at the time the contact roller 27 engages the stationary contact 28.

' Theengagement of the contact roller 27 with the stationary contact 28 is made to constitute a switch for the primary circuit 28 being connected by connects with the secondary winding of the" of an induction coil, the stationary contact tage when the supporting plate 12 constitutes a wire 31 with the primary winding of the induction coil 32,

which includes the vibraltor 33 as usual, and awire 34 connecting the other terminal of the primary winding with one terminal of a battery 35, while the other terminal thereof The wire 29 induction coil 32 which is also connectedby a wire 3' to a binding post 38 connecting the base of the stationary member to the supporting plate 12. I Y

The return movement member is limited by the engagement of a set screw 3}) threaded through the arm 19 withthe end of the insulating block 24 which cushions the blow striking of the metal parts.

In operation, the parts are moved from their normal position by handle 18 to swing the torch member away from the stationary m'emberand against the action of J spring 21. In so doing the conand avoids the tact roller 21 is moved into engagement with the stationary contact 28 to close the prlmary circuit of the induction coil and set the vibrator 33- thereof. in; action, the primary circuit extending from the battery .35, through wire 36 and spring 21 to the contact roller 27, and from the stationary contact 28, engaged thereby, tliroughthe wire 31 and-the rimary winding of the induction coil'32, to the battery by way of wire 34. k The induced current of the secondary winding of the induction coil traverses the secondary circuit from the secondaryavinding of the induction coil, through Wire-29, leaping the air gap between the bent end of wire 29 and the mouth of the wick tube 1.5 which is then beneath it, for the pivotal mounting of'the movable member on the stationary member 10 places it in electrical connection there-' with, then returning through wire37 to the i v induction coil.

The jump-spark thus produced at the mouth of the wlck tube at the beginning of its outward movement con-- tmues duringraiportion only of 'sald move-.

ment, as'long asthe contact roller remains 1n engagement with the stationary contact 28, and ignites the, wick to form a flaming "torch of the movable member by means of which cigars and the like may be lighted,- and upon the release of handle 18 spring 21 returns the torch member to its upright position extinguishing the flame by iitting its mouth beneath the inclined projection 200i the stationary member.

It will be noted that the operative' parts the stationary member so that they may be assembled before mounting the f ationary-mem ber on the supporting plate 12-, which is an advanof a the movablepressing on the including the vibrator "33, back 'member, a a movable member,

a polished wood casing or is of other material liable to be marred. Furthermore this arrangement of the operative parts permits the stationary member to be mounted on a metal supporting plate withoutintert'ering with the circuits.

It is to be understood and secondary circuits of the induction coil include all of the necessary parts to their proper operation and it is with this-understanding that they are referred to'as such in the claims for convenience of expression.

What I claim asmy invention is;

1. A. cigar lighter,comprising a stationary member and a movable member, acombustiable material carried by one of the members,

an induction coil, a switch for the primary circuit of the induction coil operated by the movements of the movable membeiyone of -'the'terminals of the secondary circuit of the induction coil being connected to one of the members, and an insulated conductor forming the other terminal of the secondary circuit of the induction coil on the other memberto forma spark gap in proximity to the combustible material at the time of closing the switch. I r M r 2. A. cigar lighter, comprising a stationary member and a movable member, a reservoir for combustible material carried by one of the members, a wick for leadingthe combukstible material to the mouth of the reserthat the primary volr which is closed by the other member in the normal position of the'parts, an induction coil, a switch for the primary circuit of the induction coil 0 erated bythe movements of the movab e member, and means for producing a spark gap in theseoondary circuit of the induction coil at the mouth of the receptacle for combustible material at the time of closing the switch.

. 3. A cigar lighter, comprising a stationary member pivotally mounted thereon and comprising a' reservoir for combustible material witha tubular neck portion normally closed by fitting against the stationary member, means 'for holding the movable member in its normally closed position, aninduction coil, a switch for the pri-.

induction coil operated mary circuit of the y the movements of the movable member,

and an nsulated conductor of the secondary circuit of the induction coil having its bared terminal standing in a position close to the path of the neck of the receptacle for comustible material toforma spark gap therewith at the time of closing the switch.

74. A cigar lighter, comprising a stationary I a movable member pivotally mounted thereon and comprising a reservoir U movable member in its normally closedposih for combustible material with a tu bular 'neck 4 tion, an induction coil,.a switch for the primary circuit of the induction coil operated by the movements of themovable member, an insulated conductor of the secondary circuit of the induction coil passing through the stationary member and having its end bared of insulation, and an insulating plug fitting in the stationary member with the bared end of the insulated conductor fitting therein and projecting therefrom. at a distance from the stationary member and bent at an angle to stand close to the path of the neck of the recep tacle for combustible material to form a spark gap therewith at the time of closing the l switch.

5. A cigar lighter, comprlslng a stationary member mounted on a base, a movable member pivotally mounted thereon and comprising a reservoir for combustible material with a tubular neck portion with an inclined end normally closed .by fitting against an in clined projection of the stationary member, an arm projecting from the movable member through the base of the stationary member, a spring connected with said arm for holding the movable member normally in its closed position, an induction coil, a switch for the primary circuit of the induction coil mounted on. the base of the stationary member and Operated by the movements of the arm, and an insulated conductor of. the secondary circuit of the induction coil extending through thestationary-1nember and terminating in a position to form a spark gap with the neck of the reservoir of the movable member at the time the switch is closed. v

6. A cigar lighter, comprising a stationary member mounted on a base, a movable member pivotally mounted on the stationary member and consisting of a. reservoir for combustible material having a tubular neck portion, an arm on the movable member projecting through the base of the stationary member, an insulating blockbeneath'the base of the stationary member, an induction C-Oll, a stationary contact on the insulatmg block forming one terminal of the prlmary circuit of the induction coil, a roller contact carried by the arm and forming the other terminal of the primary circuit of the induction coil, means for normally holding, the movable member in a position in which the contacts of the primary circuit are out of engagement, an insulated conductor of the secondary circuit of the induction'coil passing through the stationary member with its terminal close to the path of movement of the neck of the reservo r for combustible material to form a spark gap therewith at the timethe contacts of the primary circuit are engaged.

'7. A cigar lighter, comprising a stationary member mounted on a base, a movable member pivotally connected with the stationary member and constituting a reservoir for a combustible material with a tubular neck having an inclined mouth, an inclined proj ection on the stationary member for closing the mouth of the reservoir neck in the normal position of the movable member, a handle projecting from the movable member formoving the same, an arm rejecting from the movable member throug the base of the stationary member, an insulating block secured to the under side of the base of the stationary member, an induction coil, a staple I embedded in the insulating block and forming a stationary contact of theprimary circuit ofthe induction coil, an insulating post on the insulating block, a coil spring mounted thereon, insulating strips connecting the coil spring between the insulating strips and bearing on the insulating block and forming a movable contact of-the primary circuit of spring with the 'arm of the movable member, a contact roller mounted on the end of the the induction coil to engage the stationary contact and close the primary circuit of the induction coil during the movement of the movable member, and an insulated conductor of the secondary circuit of the induction coil assing through the stationary member. and aving its bared terminal standing near the path of movement of the neck of the reservoir for combustible vmaterial to form a.

spark gap therewith at the time of engagement of the contacts of the primary circuit.

In testimony whereof, I'affiX'my signature,'in presence of two witnesses.

CLARKE s. DRAKE. Witnesses R. 8.0. CALDWELL; ALMA A. KLUGI

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