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WO1996029547A1
WO1996029547A1 PCT/NL1995/000107 NL9500107W WO9629547A1 WO 1996029547 A1 WO1996029547 A1 WO 1996029547A1 NL 9500107 W NL9500107 W NL 9500107W WO 9629547 A1 WO9629547 A1 WO 9629547A1
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lighter
flash light
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Theresia Petronella Maria Zuidinga
Johanna Stephanie Ehrlich
Aloysius Wilhelmus Hendrikus Janssen
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Priority to EP95912505A priority patent/EP0815398A1/fr
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/16—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase

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  • the present invention relates to a lighter, especially a hand held gas lighter, comprising a lighter body, an ignition part with a grip section, a gas tank with a gas pipe, which gas tank is for containing lighter gas, a gas pipe with an outlet end, a release lever for operating shut-off means in or on the gas pipe of the gas tank and a spring for repositioning the release lever.
  • Hand held gas lighters are well known in the art. They are used widely not only for lighting a cigarette but for several other purposes also. One such other purpose is making light at a pop concert or other such event.
  • two types of effects are aimed for using a lighter.
  • One may like to wave the switched on lighter or to switch on and off the lighter alternately following the rhythm of the music. The first way of doing may cause the human fingers to get burned or the lighter body parts to get burned or even to catch fire. The second way of doing may cause the human fingers to get injured mechanically due to the high frequency and the many times one has to strike the gas release lever of the hand held lighter as to follow the rhythm of the music.
  • the lighter being provided with a funnel containing the gas pipe with the outlet end, which funnel protrudes through a top surface section of the ignition part in case the lighter is in switched on position.
  • the length of the funnel is sufficient to prevent the flame at the end of the funnel to come close to the thumb - or any other finger - at the grip section pushing the ignition part down, while waving the switched on lighter.
  • the top surface of the funnel substantially is flush with the top surface of the ignition part in case the lighter is in switched off position.
  • the funnel is safe from getting damaged or damaging clothes, bags or any other object in which the lighter is held out of use.
  • an appreciated design is achieved.
  • the grip section lies substantially out of plane with and underneath the top surface section of the ignition part. This prevents the funnel to be too long for preventing the flame at the end of the funnel to come close to the thumb or any other finger.
  • the distance from the grip part to the top of the funnel where the flame may occur will be the sum of the distance from the grip part to the top of the ignition part and the length of the funnel protruding through the top surface section of the ignition part.
  • the operating lever is attached to the ignition part for easily operating the release lever, and thereby the shut-off means, as to supply the lighter gas from the gas tank to the gas pipe in the funnel, by simply pushing the ignition part downwards into the lighter body.
  • a conventional hand held throwaway gas lighter is provided removably within the lighter body, the gas pipe outlet end of this conventional lighter being connected to one end of the gas pipe in the funnel which protrudes through the top surface section of the ignition part, while the operating lever may operate the release lever of this conventional lighter.
  • the lighter according to the invention serves as a kind of case for a conventional lighter providing all the benefits according to the objects of the present invention.
  • the lighter according to the present invention will be a refillable lighter wherein the conventional lighter serves as the refillment.
  • the funnel may be made of any fire proof material, such as glass.
  • this funnel is mounted to a support means which is attached to the lighter body. It would be very unsafe if the funnel is loose and/or is not connected properly to the gas pipe in the gas tank.
  • a piezoelectric igniter is provided.
  • an igniter means is provided nearby the outlet end of the gas pipe provided within the funnel.
  • Conventional igniter devices are unwished for the sake of convenience, design and safety of the human fingers not to come close to the place where the flame occurs.
  • an igniter housing comprising an upper housing part attached to the ignition part and a lower housing part attached to the lighter body.
  • the piezoelectric igniter is operated by sliding the two housing parts relatively to each other by simply pushing the ignition part downwards into the lighter body.
  • a flash light device comprising a flash light bulb, a push button and electrical wires.
  • a well known type of flash light device may be used. The user has only to push the button each time he likes a flash at the top of the lighter. Hardly, it will be notified that the flash light is caused by a flash light bulb instead of rapidly igniting and putting out the lighter gas conventionally. The fingers will not be injured mechanically as much as in case of the conventional way of doing.
  • the flash light device comprises an electronic circuitry.
  • a special effect of flashing may be achieved.
  • the flash may be made more intense than can be achieved using conventional type of flash light devices.
  • Some type of pattern in switching on and off the flash light bulb may be achieved also.
  • the electronic circuitry comprises an accumulator, timer and integrated circuit.
  • the accumulator for example a penlight-type battery or a button-type battery
  • the lighter body for renewal.
  • a refill lighter is achieved rather than a throwaway lighter as far as the flash light device is concerned. Nonetheless, for commercial reasons one may prefer a non- refillable lighter.
  • the flash light bulb protrudes through the top surface of the ignition part.
  • the flash light bulb is positioned nearby the place the flame will occur, as to increase the suggestion the flashing is achieved by the flame being ignited and put out alternately.
  • the push button is mounted to one side of the ignition part for convenience of operation by the forefinger. Nonetheless, one may like to position the push button at any other place of the lighter.
  • the flash light device will work the flash light bulb once for a predetermined period of time on operating the push button once within a predetermined time interval.
  • the flash light bulb is a 3 Volt halogen flash light bulb, while the accumulator is a 6 Volt battery.
  • the timer must limit the period of time the flash light bulb is fed find moreover must determine the period of time the flash light bulb is not fed. The flash of the flash light bulb will be more intense due to that difference in voltages.
  • the present invention also relates to the flash light device used in the lighter according to the invention.
  • This flash light device for switching on the flash light bulb comprises a flash light bulb, a push button, an accumulator, a timer and an integrated circuit, in order to switch on and off the flash light bulb alternately, for both a predetermined operating and not operating time, each time the push button is operated once within a predetermined time interval.
  • This flash light device is so special because a 3 Volt halogen flash light bulb and a 6
  • Volt battery will be used according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, to achieve a more intense flash light than will be possible using a conventional flash light bulb or a battery with the same voltage as the flash light bulb.
  • This flash light device may be mounted to or in any object, for example a pencil.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention in perspective, wherein the lighter is in switched on position
  • Figure 2 shows the lighter according to figure 1, but in the switched off position
  • Figure 3 shows a cross sectional view of the lighter according to figures 1 and 2.
  • Figure 4 shows schematically the electronic diagram of the flash light device according to the embodiment in figures 1 to 3-
  • Figure 5 shows a partly sectional side view of a second embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG 1 a first embodiment of the switched on lighter according to the invention is shown.
  • This hand held gas lighter comprises a lighter body 1, an ignition part 2 with a grip section 3. a funnel 12 protruding through a top surface section 13 of the ignition part 2, a top surface 14 of the funnel 12, a flash light bulb 25 and a push button 26.
  • the grip section 3 lies out of plane with and underneath the top surface section 13 of the ignition part 2.
  • the ignition part 2 is slidably connected with the lighter body 1 for igniting the lighter gas coming out of funnel 12. By pushing the push button 26 once, the flash light bulb 25 will flash once.
  • the flash light may be operated independently of operating the lighter.
  • the lighter according to the invention is shown in the switched off position.
  • the ignition part 2 is kept upwardly by a spring being present within the lighter body 1.
  • the lighter of figures 1 and 2 is shown in sectional side view with the ignition part 2 substantially half way its upmost position and its lowermost position relative to the lighter body 1.
  • the lighter comprises a lighter body 1, an ignition part 2 with a grip section 3. a gas tank 4 with a gas pipe 5. which gas tank 4 is for containing lighter gas 6, a gas pipe 7 with an outlet end 8, a release lever 9 for operating shut-off means 10 in or on the gas pipe 5 of the gas tank 4, a spring 11 for repositioning a release lever 9 t a funnel 12 containing the gas pipe 7 with the outlet end 8, which funnels protrudes through the top surface section 13 of the ignition part 2.
  • the funnel 12 is mounted to a support means 19 which is attached to the lighter body 1.
  • the operating lever 15 is attached to the ignition part 2 for operating the release lever 3 , and thereby opening or closing the shut-off means 10, in order to supply the lighter gas 6 from the gas tank 4 to the gas pipe 7.
  • An igniter housing 22 is provided comprising an upper housing part 23 attached to the ignition part 2 and a lower housing part 24 attached to the lighter body 1. Within the igniter housing 22 the piezoelectric igniter 20 is provided. The igniter means 21 is provided nearby the outlet end 8 of the gas pipe 7 which protrudes through the top surface section 13, within the funnel 12.
  • the lighter is provided with a flash light device comprising a flash light bulb 25, a push button 26, an electronic circuitry 27 and electrical wires.
  • the electronic means comprises an accumulator 28, a timer 29 and an integrated circuit 30.
  • the accumulator 28, for example a penlight-type battery or a button-type battery, is detachably mounted to the lighter body 1 for renewal.
  • the flash light bulb 25 protrudes through the top surface 1 of the ignition part 2.
  • the push button 26 is mounted to one side of the ignition part 2.
  • FIG 4 the electronic diagram of the flash light device according to the embodiment in figures 1 to 3 is shown, comprising a push button 26, an accumulator 28, a timer 29, an integrated circuit 30 and a flash light bulb 25.
  • the integrated circuit 30 and the timer 29 will cause the flash light bulb to work for a predetermined period of time on operating the push button 26 independently of the period of time this b push button 26 is operated.
  • the flash light bulb is a 3 Volt halogen flash light bulb, while the accumulator is a 6 Volt button-type battery.
  • the flash light bulb will not fail due to this difference in voltages because the timer 29 limits the period of time the flash light bulb is fed and moreover determines the period of time the flash light bulb is not fed.
  • the flash of the flash light bulb will be more intense due to that difference in voltages.
  • the flash light bulb 25 will be switched on and off alternately for both a predetermined operating and not operating time, each time the push button 26 is operated once within a predetermined time interval.
  • FIG 5 another embodiment of the invention is shown, comprising a conventional hand held throwaway gas lighter 16 removably within the lighter body 1.
  • the gas pipe outlet end 17 of this conventional lighter 16 is connected with one end of the gas pipe 7 which protrudes through the top surface section 13 of the ignition part 2, within the funnel 12.
  • the operating lever 15, which is now in the form of a cam, is provided to operate the release lever 18 of the conventional lighter 16 on pushing the ignition part 2 downwards.
  • a clearance between the funnel 12 and the ignition part 2 is provided for achieving thermal insulation. This is important in case the funnel 12 is heated by the flame and shortly after that the funnel 12 is withdrawn into the lighter body, whereby the heat of the funnel 12 could melt a lighter body part and probably cause a fire or an explosion.

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Abstract

Briquet, notamment à gaz et portatif, comportant un corps de briquet, une pièce d'allumage munie d'une zone antiglisse, un réservoir à gaz muni d'une conduite de gaz et destiné à contenir le gaz consommé par le briquet, une conduite de gaz dotée d'une extrémité de sortie, un levier de déblocage pour l'actionnement de moyens obturateurs situés dans ou sur la conduite de gaz du réservoir à gaz, et un ressort servant à ramener le levier de déblocage à sa position initiale. On a prévu un embout tubulaire qui contient la conduite de gaz dotée d'une extrémité de sortie, et qui dépasse de la surface supérieure de la pièce d'allumage lorsque le briquet est en position active.
PCT/NL1995/000107 1995-03-21 1995-03-21 Briquet Ceased WO1996029547A1 (fr)

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PCT/NL1995/000107 WO1996029547A1 (fr) 1995-03-21 1995-03-21 Briquet
AU19627/95A AU1962795A (en) 1995-03-21 1995-03-21 Lighter
EP95912505A EP0815398A1 (fr) 1995-03-21 1995-03-21 Briquet

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GB2303641B (en) * 1995-07-24 1999-08-04 Fisher & Paykel Water level determination for laundry washing machine
US6582219B1 (en) 2000-09-28 2003-06-24 Charles T. Rockwell, Jr. Torch illumination device

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US3711240A (en) * 1971-08-11 1973-01-16 I Warshaw Gas-fueled lighter

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US3711240A (en) * 1971-08-11 1973-01-16 I Warshaw Gas-fueled lighter

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2303641B (en) * 1995-07-24 1999-08-04 Fisher & Paykel Water level determination for laundry washing machine
US6582219B1 (en) 2000-09-28 2003-06-24 Charles T. Rockwell, Jr. Torch illumination device

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