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US3387912A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Ignition mechanism of liquefied gas fueled lighter

Assignee: Mansei Kogyo KK
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Filing: 1966-11-25
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Granted: 1968-06-11
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Expires: 1986-11-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Goto Kenjiro

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 04:42
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23Q; F23Q2/00; F23Q2/28; F23Q2/285; F23Q2/287

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
IGNITION MECHANISM OF LIQUEFIED GAS FUELED LIGHTER COMPRISING A LIQUEFIED GAS FUEL RESERVOIR TANK, FUEL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR ON-OFF CONTROL OF DELIVERY OF THE GASIFIED FUEL FROM SAID TANK, VALVE-OPERATING MEANS SERVING FOR SAID FUEL CONTROL, STATIONARY PIEZOELECTRIC MEANS CONTAINED IN SAID LIGHTER, NOZZLE MEANS FLUIDICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID FUEL VALVE ASSEMBLY, HAMMER MEANS ADAPTED FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID PIEZOELECTRIC MEANS FOR SUPPLYING THE LATTER A SUDDEN SHOCK PRESSURE, MANUAL MANIPULATOR MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID HAMMER MEANS, AND A PAIR OF SPARK ELECTRODES CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY WITH SAID PIEZOELECTRIC MEANS AND POSITIONED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SAID NOZZLE MEANS FOR IGNITING THE GAS JET DELIVERED THEREFROM WHEN SAID FUEL VALVE ASSEMBLY IS OPERATED IN ITS OPEN POSITION, SAID MECHANISM IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE PROVISION OF AN ENERGY-ACCUMULATING MEANS FORMED INTO A SPRING ACTING UPON SAID HAMMER MEANS FORMED INTO A PIVOTABLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A LEVER AND A HAMMERING MASS HAVING A LARGER AND A SHORTER LEVER ARM FROM ITS PIVOT, OF A RELEASE MEANS FORMED INTO A SPRING-LOADED CAM PIECE ADAPTED FOR RELEASING THE ACCUMULATED ENERGY IN SAID ACCUMULATOR SPRING, SAID ENERGY ACCUMULATION AND RELEASE BEING CARRIED INTO EFFECT DURING THE COURSE OF AN EFFECTIVE STROKE OF SAID MANIPULATOR MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
IGNITION MECHANISM OF LIQUEFIED GAS FUELED LIGHTER COMPRISING A LIQUEFIED GAS FUEL RESERVOIR TANK, FUEL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR ON-OFF CONTROL OF DELIVERY OF THE GASIFIED FUEL FROM SAID TANK, VALVE-OPERATING MEANS SERVING FOR SAID FUEL CONTROL, STATIONARY PIEZOELECTRIC MEANS CONTAINED IN SAID LIGHTER, NOZZLE MEANS FLUIDICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID FUEL VALVE ASSEMBLY, HAMMER MEANS ADAPTED FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID PIEZOELECTRIC MEANS FOR SUPPLYING THE LATTER A SUDDEN SHOCK PRESSURE, MANUAL MANIPULATOR MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID HAMMER MEANS, AND A PAIR OF SPARK ELECTRODES CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY WITH SAID PIEZOELECTRIC MEANS AND POSITIONED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SAID NOZZLE MEANS FOR IGNITING THE GAS JET DELIVERED THEREFROM WHEN SAID FUEL VALVE ASSEMBLY IS OPERATED IN ITS OPEN POSITION, SAID MECHANISM IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE PROVISION OF AN ENERGY-ACCUMULATING MEANS FORMED INTO A SPRING ACTING UPON SAID HAMMER MEANS FORMED INTO A PIVOTABLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A LEVER AND A HAMMERING MASS HAVING A LARGER AND A SHORTER LEVER ARM FROM ITS PIVOT, OF A RELEASE MEANS FORMED INTO A SPRING-LOADED CAM PIECE ADAPTED FOR RELEASING THE ACCUMULATED ENERGY IN SAID ACCUMULATOR SPRING, SAID ENERGY ACCUMULATION AND RELEASE BEING CARRIED INTO EFFECT DURING THE COURSE OF AN EFFECTIVE STROKE OF SAID MANIPULATOR MEANS.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-06-11 1975-12-11 1976-06-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-06-11 1979-12-11 1980-06-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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