Combustion – Flame holder having attached handle
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-26
2001-07-10
Lazarus, Ira S. (Department: 3743)
Combustion
Flame holder having attached handle
C431S254000, C431S274000, C431S127000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06257876
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a disposable lighter, and more particularly to a disposable lighter holder which replaceably holds a disposable lighter for functioning as a barbecue lighter.
2. Description of Related Arts
A conventional barbecue lighter comprises an elongated tube outwardly extended from a casing of the lighter wherein a gas ejection nozzle is extended toward to a front end of the elongated tube such that ejecting gas will be ignited by an ignition tip at the front end of the elongated tube. Since the ignited ejecting gas has a distance from the casing of the lighter, which is the length of the elongated tube, a user is safe and easier to ignite the charcoal or stove.
The conventional barbecue lighter is usually employed with a piezoelectric unit wherein a striking spark is generated from the ignition tip when the piezoelectric unit is being compressed. However, the user has to buy the bottle of compressed gas in order to refill the barbecue lighter everytime when the gas is used up. The bottle of compressed gas is relatively expensive and is dangerous when a young child can reach or misuse the bottle of compressed gas. Furthermore, when the piezoelectricity of the piezoelectric unit is used up, the user is not able to refill the piezoelectric unit in order to re-use the barbecue lighter. So, the user has to buy another new barbecue lighter which will waste his or her money.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
A main object of the present invention is to provide a disposable lighter holder adapted to employ with a disposable lighter to function as a barbecue lighter.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a disposable lighter holder wherein everytime when the gas of the lighter is used up, a user can simply replace the disposable lighter with a new one easily.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a disposable lighter holder employing with a safety lock device to prevent the lighter from being unintentionally or accidentally ignited by the user.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a disposable lighter holder wherein no residue of the flint of the disposable lighter will stick on an adult's thumb after the ignition.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a disposable lighter holder which is adapted to be installed to all kind of disposable lighter.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a disposable lighter holder, which does not require to alter the original structure of the disposable lighter in order to incorporating with the present invention.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a disposable lighter holder adapted to employed with a disposable lighter to function as a barbecue lighter, wherein the disposable lighter holder comprises:
a holder frame having a rear portion constructed to form a handle and a front portion providing a sliding chamber which has a front end portion provided with an ignition member;
a lighter holder for holding the disposable lighter in position, wherein the lighter holder is slidably disposed in the sliding chamber in such a manner that a striker wheel and a gas lever of the disposable lighter are positioned opposing to the ignition member; and
a resilient element connected between the front portion of the holder frame and the lighter holder for retaining the lighter holder in a normal position that prevents the disposable lighter from ignited by the ignition member, wherein when the lighter holder is pushed to slide towards the ignition member until the striker wheel of the disposable lighter striking against the ignition member, the ignition member pushes down the gas lever to generate gas and drives the striker wheel to rotate to produce sparks to ignite the gas generated, wherein when the pushing of the lighter holder is released, the resilient element pulls the lighter holder to slide away from the ignition member and back to the normal position thereof.
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Chan Raymond Y.
Cocks Josiah C.
David and Raymond Patent Group
Lazarus Ira S.
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