US946796A

US946796A - Lighting appliance.

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Publication number: US946796A
Application number: US52175209A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frederick A Feldkamp
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-10-08
Filing date: 1909-10-08
Publication date: 1910-01-18
Anticipated expiration: 1927-01-18

Description

F. A. FELDKAMP. LIGHTING APPLIANCE. APPLICATION rum) 001a, 1909.

Patentd Jan.18,1910.

FIEHEriEIXH FEHR KP;

FREDERICK A. FELIDKAMP, OF UNION, JERSEY.

LIGHTING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Application filed Gctober 8, 1909. Serial No. 521,752.

Appliances; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

. My present invention has reference, generally, to improvements in cigar-lighting devices; and, the invention relates, more particularly, to a novel form of lighting appliance of the general character hereinafter setforth, and which can be carried in the pocket, the scratching member of the appliance serving also to provide a holding means adapted to grasp the edge of the pocket, so as to prevent the accidental removal of the lighting device when carried in the pocket.

The present invention therefore has for its principal object to provide a simple, safe and reliable lighting appliance for the lighting of cigars and cigarettes, and which is especially adapted to be carried in the pocket, the appliance being provided with a scratching element formed with a multiplicity of file or saw-like teeth or serrations which are adapted to be drawn over the surface of a sparking alloy, to provide a multiplicity of sparks in quick succession, which are communicated to the end of a wick, so as to bring the latter into a state of incandcscence, to be used for various lighting purposes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cigar or cigarette-lighting device 111 wh1ch the spark-producing metal is located near the end of the wick, so as to en- F able the use of a small piece of the sparkproducing metal and thereby provide an economic device.

3 A further object of this invention is to arrange the spark-producing metal within a tubular member or casing, being secured therein by means of a suitable holder which is formed with a curved guiding-surface for bringing the charred end-portion of the wick into such an angular relation in close juXtaposition to. the spark-producing metal, so

that the sparks which are produced by the scratching element will all of them, or nearly all, impinge upon the carbonized surface of the wick soas to easily and properly ignite the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide a spark'producing lighting appliance in which the wick, as well as the sparkproducing metal or alloy, are inclosed in a casing, so as to be protected against moisture and oxidation.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the present invention.

With these various objects of the present invention in view, the sald invention consists, primarily, in the novel cigar or cigarette-lighting appliance hereinafter set forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the various devlces and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, all of which will be more fully describedin the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims which tial part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lighting appliance embodying the principles of my present invention, the parts being shown in their normally closed relation, when carrying the device in the pocket; and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the device, showing the cap removed from the main shell or casing, with the scratching element in its operative engagement with the exposed end of the sparkproducing metal or alloy for producing a multiplicity of sparks andprojecting them upon the charred end of the wick. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of the parts represented in said Fig.- 1, the wick being omitted from said view; and Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-- l in Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow 00, said view showing in elevation the main shell or casing of the device and the spark-producing metal and holder therefor, the wick being omitted from said view. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section metal is made, before the said holder is bent into shape.

Similar characters of reference'are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates a suitably shaped tubular body or shell which is closed at its end 2, and has an open end-portion 3. The metal-portion forming this open end-portion 8 is preferably cutaway, as at 4, so as to form a suitably shaped horn, as 5, which is made with a longitudinally extending slot or cut-away part 6. Suitably secured upon the inner surface of said horn 5, by means of solder 7, or otherwise, is a holder which is made from a blank of sheet-metal of the general configuration represented in Fig. 6 of the drawings. This blank consists of a preferably heart-shaped body, as 8, with the upper portion of which are connected oppositely extending members 9, preferably of rectangular configuration. To produce the said holder, the body 8 is made concave, as at 10, and the two members 9 are bent rearwardly and then inwardly toward each other, so as to form a receiving and holding portion 11, preferably of a rectangular or square configuration when viewed from the top, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of the several figures of the drawings. As shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the upper edge-portion 12 of the said holding portion, when the holder has been secured in its position upon the horn 5, is flush with the edge-portion 13 at the bottom of the slot or cut-away part 6; and, secured within said holding portion 11, by means of solder 14, or in any other suitable manner, is a sparkproducing member or plug 15, the same being a suitable spark-producing metal alloy,

one form of such sparlcproducing alloy consisting, preferably, of cerium and iron, and said member or plug 15 having its upper portion extending above the said edge-portion 12, so as to be located directly in front of the said slot or cut-away part 6, but upon the inner side of the horn 5, in the manner clearly illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, with the two upwardly extending portions 16 of the horn providing suitable guides for the purpose to be presently more fully described. Vithin the said main shell or casing 1 is a suitably formed wick, as 17, the upper end-portion 18 of which is preferably charged for the better igniting of the same, and the said shell or casing 1 is made in its opposite sides with suitable holes or openings, as 19, for the insertion of the thumb and finger and the placing of the same upon opposite sides of the wick, so that the latter can be raised or lowered, as may be desired. Removably arranged over the open end-portion of the said tubular body or drawings.

shell 1 is a sheet-metal cap 20 which is closed at one end and has its opposite end-portion open so as to be adapted to be slipped over the said open end of said body or shell 1 in the manner represented in said Fig. 3 of the Suitably secured upon the outer face of the said cap by means of pins or rivets 21, or by means of any other suitable fastening means, is a rod or bar 22 which extends beyond the open end-portion of said cap, substantially in the manner illustrated in the drawings, the said rod or bar being provided upon one of its faces with a suitable number of serrations or saw-teeth, as 23, whereby a scratching member or element is produced, of which the said cap 20 forms a handle, as will be clearly understood. lVhile the serrations or saw-teeth may be of any suitable shape, still I prefer the shape of tooth shown in the figures of the drawing, since in the drawing the scratching member over the end of the spark-producing metal or plug, in the direction of the arrow z, and as shown more particularly in Fig. 2 of thedrawings, the sharp edges formed by the approximately vertical surface-portions of the device will more readily produce a series of sparks.

The operation of the device will be clearly understood from an inspection of said Fig. 2, the main body or shell 1 being held in one hand, while the cap .20 which is used as a handle to the scratching member .is held in the other hand. In drawing the serrated or toothed surface of the scratching element over the end-surface of the plug 15, in the direction of the arrow 2, the two upwardly extending-portions 16 of the horn 5 serve as guide1nembers to prevent the slipping off of the scratching element laterally from the said plug 15, so that it can be drawnv over the spark-producing surface in one direction only toward the preferably charred end of the wick. The concave surface 10 of the holder for the spark-producing plug 15, when the wick is pushed upwardly, brings the end-portion of the wick in a slightly forwardly bent position, so that the sparks, which are produced during the drawing action, will all of them be concentrated or impinge directly upon the end-surface of the wick so as to more readily and quickly ignite said surface.

From the foregoing description of my present invention it will be clearly evident, that I have produced a simply and neatly constructed lighter in which the hard metal scratching element need only be slightly rubbed over the end-surface of the sparkproducing plug of metal-alloy to produce with but little exertion and in quick succession a multiplicity of sparks. It will also be evident, that while the cap 20 serves as a handle for the scratching element, it also answers as a protector or cover to prevent moisture from coming in contact with the wick. Furthermore, when the cap is in its closed position over the open end-portion of the said main shell or body 1, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, the scratching element may be used as a safety-device for holding the lighter in the pocket by placing the fabric of the pocket in. the space between the serrated or toothed portion of said scratching element and the oppositely located surface-portion of the said shell or body 1, thus bringing these parts in frictional holding engagement with the opposite sides of the fabric, as will be clearly evident.

I am fully aware that some changes may be made in the arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, without departing from the scope of my present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification and as defined in the claims which are appended thereto. Hence I do not limit this invention 'to the exact arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick arranged therein, said shell being formed with an open endportion, a spark-producing element within said open end-portion, a tubular cap removing members extending from the open endportion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said openend-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations, and said scratching element being adapted to be placed between said guiding members for drawing said serrations over said spark-producing element.

2. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick arranged therein, said shell being formed wlth an open endportion, a spark-producing element within said open end-portion, a tubular cap removably disposed upon. sald open GIlCl-POIUOH of the shell, and a scratching element connects ed with and extending from said cap, said scratching element being provided with sawtooth serrations adapted to be drawn over said spark-producing element, and means for forcing and inclining the end-portion of the wick in a forward direction, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. it lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick arranged therein, said shellbeing formed with an open endportion, a spark-producing element within said open end-portion, and a pair of guiding members extending from the open end-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap, said scratching elementbeing provided with sawtooth serrations, said scratching element being adapted to be placed between said guiding members for drawing said serrations over said sparkproducing element, and

means for forcing and inclining the endportion of the wick in a forward direction, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

l. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick lnovably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sides with openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion having a concave edge-portion, a spark-producing element within said open end-portion, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and ascratching element connected with said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations adapted to be drawn over said sparkproducing element.

5. A lighting appliance comprising a. tubular shell having a wick movably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sides with openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion having a concave edgeportion, and a pair of guiding members eX- tending from said open end-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations, and said scratching element being adapted to be placed between said guiding members for drawing said serrations over said spark-producing element.

6. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick movably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sides with openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion having a concave edgeportion, a spark-producing element within said open end-portion, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations adapted to be drawn over said spark-producing element, and means for forcing and inclining the end-portion of the wick in a forward direction, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

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7. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick movably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its oppositesides with openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion having a concave edgeportion, and a pair of guiding members extending from said open end-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations, said scratching element being adapted to be placed between said guiding members for drawing said serrations over said sparkproducing element, and means for'forcing and inclining the end-portion of the wick in a forward direction, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick arranged therein, said shell having an open end-portion, a holder within said open end-portion formed with a holding portion and a concave surface upon which the end-portion of the wick is disposed and forced in a forward direction, a spark-producing element secured to and extending from said holder, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open endportion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations adapted to be drawn over said spark-producing element.

9. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick arranged therein, said shell having an open end-portion, a holder within said open end-portion, formed with a holding portion and a concave surface upon which the end-portion of the wick is disposed and forced in a forward direction, a spark-producing element secured to and extending from said holder, and a pair of guiding members extending from the open end-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations, and said scratching element being adapted to be placed between said guiding members for drawing said serrations over said spark-producing element.

10. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick movably arranged therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sides with openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion, having a concave edgeportion, a holder within said open end-portion, formed with a holding portion and 'a concave surface upon Which the end-portion of the wick is disposed and forced in a forward direction, a spark-producing element secured to and extending from said holder, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with said cap, said scratching element being provided with sawtooth serrations adapted to be drawn over said spark-producing element.

11. A lighting appliance comprising a tubular shell having a wick movably arranged.

therein, said shell being formed in its opposite sides with openings for the insertion of the thumb and a finger to move the wick, said shell being further provided with an open end-portion, having a concave edgeportion, a holder within said open end-portion, formed with a holding portion and a concave surface upon which the end-portion of the wick is disposed and forced in a forward direction, a spark-producing element secured to and extending from said holder, and a pair of guiding members extending from the open end-portion of said shell, a tubular cap removably disposed upon said open end-portion of the shell, and a scratching element connected with and extending from said cap, said scratching element being provided with saw-tooth serrations, and said scratching element being adapted to be placed between said guiding members for drawing said serrations over said spark-producing element.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of October 1909.

FREDERICK A. FELDKAMP.

Witnesses FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL.