Gas blowtorch

Claim 1

A blowtorch, comprising: a replaceable gas cylinder; a base including a hollow body having an open top end and defining a hollow space, and a first plate covering said open top end and having an opening to slidingly receive a lower portion of said gas cylinder; a tubular support rod extending perpendicular to and upward from a portion of said first plate which is spaced from said opening; a torch head mounted horizontally on a distal end of said tubular support rod, said torch head having a front end, a rear end, a gas outlet formed on said front end, a gas regulating means provided on said rear end to control gas flow through said gas outlet, and a downwardly extending gas inlet means engaging said gas cylinder to permit controlled release of gas contained in said gas cylinder through said gas outlet; a protective cover assembly longer than and detachably fitted over said torch head, said protective cover assembly including a pair of elongated casing halves, which casing halves are hinged together on one side, and releasably secured to one another on the other side; a spark igniter means mounted on said torch head; and means for generating a high voltage output to trigger said spark igniter means to produce a spark; whereby, gas released at said gas outlet mixes with air to form a combustible mixture, said spark produced by said spark igniter means ignites the combustible mixture to produce a flame output.