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US3270528A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pocket cigarette lighters

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-04
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-12-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gevirman Jerome
  • 👤 Lawrence T Ward

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 23:27
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23Q; F23Q2/00; F23Q2/16; F23Q2/167

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
A CIGARETTE LIGHTER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FUEL TANK, A VALVE HOUSING IN THE TANK, A SPRING PRESSED VALVE IN THE HOUSING FOR NORMALLY CLOSING THE VALVE FROM PASSAGE THEREFROM OF FUEL, AN INTGERNALLY THREADED POCKET IN THE VALVE HOUSING, AN UPPER BODY MEMBER, A PLUG WITHIN A CHAMBER OF SAID BODY MEMBER AND HAVING A THREADED OUTWARDLY PROJECTED AND NORMALLY EXPOSED END, WHEREBY THE FUEL TANK MAY BE HELD BY SUCH PLUG WITH THE TANK IN ABUTMENT WITH SAID BODY MEMBER, A HOLLOW FINGER DEPENDING FROM THE PLUG AND ADAPTED TO DEPRESS AND OPEN THE VALVE OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN SAID TANK IS THREADED UPON THE UPPER BODY MEMBER, A POROUS MEMBER IN THE PLUG AND ABOVE ITS HOLLOW FINGER, A SECOND VALVE HOUSING WHICH IS THREADED IN THE PLUG ABOVE SAID POROUS DISK, A SPRING PRESSED NOZZLE VALVE IN SAID SECOND VALVE HOUSING, A COVER FOR SAID UPPER BODY MEMBER PIVOTED ON THE LATTER, SPRING MEANS ACTING UPON SAID COVER, A LIFT-LEVER CARRIED BY THE COVER AND ENGAGING THE NOZZLE VALVE TO LIFT THE LATTER WHEN THE COVER IS RAISED, A FRICTION WHEEL AND A SPRING PRESSED FLINT CARRIED BY SAID UPPER BODY MEMBER, AND MANUAL MEANS PROJECTED FROM SAID UPPER BODY MEMBER FOR ROTATING THE VALVE HOUSING TO APPLY A COMPRESSION FORCE ON SAID POROUS MEMBER AND FOR RELEASING SUCH FORCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
A CIGARETTE LIGHTER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A FUEL TANK, A VALVE HOUSING IN THE TANK, A SPRING PRESSED VALVE IN THE HOUSING FOR NORMALLY CLOSING THE VALVE FROM PASSAGE THEREFROM OF FUEL, AN INTGERNALLY THREADED POCKET IN THE VALVE HOUSING, AN UPPER BODY MEMBER, A PLUG WITHIN A CHAMBER OF SAID BODY MEMBER AND HAVING A THREADED OUTWARDLY PROJECTED AND NORMALLY EXPOSED END, WHEREBY THE FUEL TANK MAY BE HELD BY SUCH PLUG WITH THE TANK IN ABUTMENT WITH SAID BODY MEMBER, A HOLLOW FINGER DEPENDING FROM THE PLUG AND ADAPTED TO DEPRESS AND OPEN THE VALVE OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN SAID TANK IS THREADED UPON THE UPPER BODY MEMBER, A POROUS MEMBER IN THE PLUG AND ABOVE ITS HOLLOW FINGER, A SECOND VALVE HOUSING WHICH IS THREADED IN THE PLUG ABOVE SAID POROUS DISK, A SPRING PRESSED NOZZLE VALVE IN SAID SECOND VALVE HOUSING, A COVER FOR SAID UPPER BODY MEMBER PIVOTED ON THE LATTER, SPRING MEANS ACTING UPON SAID COVER, A LIFT-LEVER CARRIED BY THE COVER AND ENGAGING THE NOZZLE VALVE TO LIFT THE LATTER WHEN THE COVER IS RAISED, A FRICTION WHEEL AND A SPRING PRESSED FLINT CARRIED BY SAID UPPER BODY MEMBER, AND MANUAL MEANS PROJECTED FROM SAID UPPER BODY MEMBER FOR ROTATING THE VALVE HOUSING TO APPLY A COMPRESSION FORCE ON SAID POROUS MEMBER AND FOR RELEASING SUCH FORCE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2701955A Cited
FR70495E Cited

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-09-05 1970-03-07 1970-09-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-09-05 1974-03-07 1974-09-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-09-05 1978-03-07 1978-09-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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