Lighter device with closed flame system
US9869470B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23Q1/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lighter device having a torch integrated within a handle having a top handle end and a bottom handle end, the torch having a fuel tank, an ignition means, and an ignition actuating means; the lighter device further having a closed flame system having a base portion associated with the top handle end, a neck portion having a plurality of holes and configured to house and partially enclose a flame ignited by the torch, and an attachment portion; the base portion, the neck portion and the attachment portion being in communication and defining a hollow interior space, and thus supplying air flow to the flame by allowing the air flow into the hollow interior space from the plurality of holes.
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