Lantern igniter

Claim 2

In a pressurized lantern of the heated mantle type having a generator for vaporizing the lantern fuel prior to supplying that vaporized fuel to the mantle and having a side wall provided with at least two adjacent apertures, an improved device for lighting the lantern comprising: a spark source attachedly passing through a first of said apertures and having manually actuable means accessible external to the lantern and a spark generator internal to the lantern for providing a spark therein upon actuation; a source of combustible material comprising a gas charged lighter having a gas outlet and a manually actuable valve for selectively allowing gas to escape through said outlet, passing through a second of said apertures and movable between a first position in close proximity to the spark source in which the combustible material may be ignited by sparks from the spark source and a second position in close proximity to the mantle and to the generator in which position the lantern may be ignited and the generator may be heated by the previously ignited combustile material; and a bracket attached to the side wall by said spark source and extending to said second aperture, said gas charged lighter being of a generally cylindrical configuration and slidable in the bracket between said first and second positions.

Claim 3

The improvement of claim 1 wherein said bracket is provided with a notch, said gas charged lighter comprising: a cylindrical shell having an internal threaded portion near one end thereof; valve actuating meaNs having an external threaded portion mating with said internal threaded portion and rotatable relative to the cylindrical shell to open and close the valve, said valve actuating means being provided with a tab which engages said bracket notch when the gas charged lighter is in its first position whereby rotation of the cylindrical shell actuates the valve.

Claim 4

The improvement of claim 1 further comprising means associated with said bracket and operative when the gas charged lighter is in said first position to cause rotation of the gas charged lighter to effect actuation of said valve.

Claim 5

In a pressurized lantern of the heated mantle type, an improved device for lighting the lantern comprising: a spark source secured to the lantern having manually actuable means accessible external to the lantern and a spark generator internal to the lantern for providing a spark therein upon actuation; a cylindrical gas containing shell having first end closing means with a refill valve therein; and second end closing means at the end of the shell opposite said refill valve and comprising rotary valve means a first portion of which is secured to the shell and a second portion of which is secured to the lantern whereby rotation of the shell relative to the device to be ignited may effect opening and closing of the valve, means mounting said cylindrical shell so that said shell is slidable in the direction of the axis of the cylinder between a first position where the second end closing means is in close proximity to the spark generator and the first and second portions of the rotary valve means are engaged, and a second position where the second end closing means is in close proximity to the lantern mantle and the first and second portions of the rotary valve means are disengaged whereby the rotary valve means may be opened or closed only when the cylindrical shell is in the first position.

Claim 6

In a pressurized lantern of the heated mantle type, an improved device for lighting the lantern comprising: a spark source secured to the lantern having manually actuable means accessible external to the lantern and a spark generator internal to the lantern for providing a spark therein upon actuation; a cylindrical gas containing shell having first end closing means with a refill valve therein; and second end closing means at the end of the shell opposite said refill valve and comprising rotary valve means a first portion of which is secured to the shell and a second portion of which is secured to the lantern whereby rotation of the shell relative to the device to be ignited may effect opening and closing of the valve, means mounting said cylindrical shell so that said shell is slidable in the direction of the axis of the cylinder between a first position where the second end closing means is in close proximity to the spark generator and the first and second portions of the rotary valve means are engaged, and a second position where the second end closing means is in close proximity to the lantern mantle and the first and second portions of the rotary valve means are disengaged whereby the rotary valve means may be opened or closed only when the cylindrical shell is in the first position.

Claim 7

In a pressurized lantern of the heated mantle type having a generator for vaporizing the lantern fuel prior to supplying that vaporized fuel to the mantle and having a side wall provided with at least two adjacent apertures, an improved device for lighting the lantern comprising: a spark source attachedly passing through a first of said apertures and having manually actuable means accessible external to the lantern and a spark generator internal to the lantern for providing a spark therein upon actuation; a source of combustible material comprising a gas charged lighter having a gas outlet and a manually actuable valve for selectively allowing gas to escape through said outlet, passing through a second of said apertures and movable between a first position in close proximity to the spark source in which the combustible material may be ignited by sparks from the spark source and a second position in close proximity to the mantle and to the generator in which the position the lantern may be ignited and the generator may be heated by the previously ignited combustible material; said gas charged lighter comprising a disposable gas containing cartridge, a cylindrical case having a removable end closing portion for containing the disposable cartridge, manually actuable means for piercing the cartridge and thereafter for selectively allowing gas to escape from the cartridge, a nozzle rotatably mounted on the cylindrical case, and conduit means connecting said nozzle and said cartridge pierced end to thereby allow gas to flow from said cartridge to said nozzle when the manually actuable means is in its gas passing position.

Claim 8

In a pressurized lantern of the heated mantle type having a generator for vaporizing the lantern fuel prior to supplying that vaporized fuel to the mantle and having a side wall provided with at least two adjacent apertures, an improved device for lighting the lantern comprising: a spark source attachedly passing through a first of said apertures and having manually actuable means accessible external to the lantern and a spark generator internal to the lantern for providing a spark therein upon actuation; a source of combustible material comprising a gas charged lighter having a gas outlet and a manually actuable valve for selectively allowing gas to escape through said outlet, passing through a second of said apertures and movable between a first position in close proximity to the spark source in which the combustible material may be ignited by sparks from the spark source and a second position in close proximity to the mantle and to the generator in which the position the lantern may be ignited and the generator may be heated by the previously ignited combustible material; said gas charged lighter comprising a disposable gas containing cartridge, a cylindrical case having a removable end closing portion for containing the disposable cartridge, manually actuable means for piercing the cartridge and thereafter for selectively allowing gas to escape from the cartridge, a nozzle rotatably mounted on the cylindrical case, and conduit means connecting said nozzle and said cartridge pierced end to thereby allow gas to flow from said cartridge to said nozzle when the manually actuable means is in its gas passing position.

Claim 9

In a pressurized lantern of the heated mantle type having a generator for vaporizing the lantern fuel prior to supplying that vaporized fuel to the mantle, an improved device for lighting the lantern comprising: a spark source secured to the lantern having manually actuable means accessible external to the lantern and a spark generator internal to the lantern for providing a spark therein upon actuation; a source of combustible materiaL comprising a gas charged lighter having a gas outlet and a manually actuable valve for selectively allowing gas to escape through said outlet and movable between a first position in close proximity to the spark source in which the combustible material may be ignited by sparks from the spark source and a second position in close proximity to the mantle and to the generator in which position the lantern may be ignited and the generator may be heated by the previously ignited combustible material, the manually actuable valve comprising an at least two portion rotary valve one portion of which is secured to the gas charged lighter and another portion of which is securable to the lantern whereby rotation of the gas charged lighter relative to the lantern effects actuation of the valve.

Claim 10

In a pressurized lantern of the heated mantle type having a generator for vaporizing the lantern fuel prior to supplying that vaporized fuel to the mantle, an improved device for lighting the lantern comprising: a spark source secured to the lantern having manually actuable means accessible external to the lantern and a spark generator internal to the lantern for providing a spark therein upon actuation; a source of combustible materiaL comprising a gas charged lighter having a gas outlet and a manually actuable valve for selectively allowing gas to escape through said outlet and movable between a first position in close proximity to the spark source in which the combustible material may be ignited by sparks from the spark source and a second position in close proximity to the mantle and to the generator in which position the lantern may be ignited and the generator may be heated by the previously ignited combustible material, the manually actuable valve comprising an at least two portion rotary valve one portion of which is secured to the gas charged lighter and another portion of which is securable to the lantern whereby rotation of the gas charged lighter relative to the lantern effects actuation of the valve.

Claim 11

The improvement of claim 1 wherein the gas charged lighter has the gas outlet and manually actuable valve at one end thereof and having gas refill means at the other end thereof for periodically recharging the gas charged lighter.