Gas regulating device

Claim 1

IN A GAS FUELED LIGHTER HAVING A RESERVOIR ADAPTED TO CONTAIN FUEL GAS UNDER PRESSURE, IN COMBINATION, AN ELEMENT DEFINING A BURNER PASSAGE CARRIED BY SAID LIGHTER; PASSAGE MEANS FORMING A GAS FLOW PASSAGE PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID RESERVOIR AND SAID BURNER PASSAGE, SAID PASSAGE MEANS INCLUDING AN ELONGATED MEMBER FORMED WITH A BORE THERETHROUGH FORMING PART OF SAID GAS FLOW PASSAGE AND HAVING AW MOUTH OPENING DEFINED BY EDGE PORTIONS EXTENDING TO DIFFERENT HEIGHTS IN AXIAL DIRECTION; A SEALING MEMBER OF COMPRESSIBLE, HOMOGENEOUS MATERIAL ARRANGED OPPOSITE AND ENGAGING SAID MOUTH OPENING, SAID EDGE PORTION DEFINING BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND SAID SEALING MEMBER A PLURALITY OF SMALL PASSAGES ALSO FORMING PART OF SAID GAS FLOW PASSAGE; AND MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO ONE OF SAID MEMBERS FOR MOVING THE SAME RELATIVE TO THE OTHER MEMBER IN A DIRECTION TO CAUSE SAID EDGE PORTIONS TO PENETRATE TO A VARIABLE DEGREE INTO SAID COMPRESSIBLE, HOMOGENEOUS CROSS SECTION OF SAID SMALL PASSAGES AND TO REGULATE THEREBY FLOW OF GAS FROM SAID RESERVOIR TO SAID BURNER PASSAGE.