Cigarette Lighter (Patent No: 436704)

Inventor: Konrat, William

Location: Elk Point

Comments: N/A

Description: William Konrat, Elk Point, Alberta, Canada. 3rd September. 1946. Filed 13th May, 1944. Serial No. 514,147.

Chinn.—1. A cigarette lighter of the type described comprising a case containing a volatile fluid, a receded area on the exterior of the case, a wick extending from the interior of the case through to the top of the recessed area, a flint exposed in the recessed area below said wick, a motion wheel freely rotatating on an axle disposed across the recessed area, said friction wheel abutting the flint, a combination pawl and snuffer rotatable on the axle, a ratchet joined integral on one side of the friction wheel and engageeable with the friction wheel in one direction only, a pull cord attached to the combination snuffer and pawl to expose the wick and produce a spark when the cord is pulled and means to return the snuffer and pawl to their original position when the pull cord is released.

2. A cigarette lighter of the type described, comprising a case containing a volatile fluid, a recessed area on the exterior of the case. a wick extending from the interior of the case through to the top of the recessed area, a flint exposed in the recessed area below said wick, a friction wheel freely rotatable on an axle disposed across the recessed area, said friction wheel abutting the flint, a combination pawl and snuffer rotatable on the axle. a ratchet joined integral on one side of the friction wheel and engageable with the friction wheel in one direction only. a pull cord attached to the combination snuffer and pawl to expose the wick and produce a spark when the cord is pulled and means to return the snuffer and pawl to the original position when the pull cord is released. said means consisting of a coiled spring secured to the combination paw! and snuffer at one extremity and anchored at its opposite extremity.

3. A cigarette lighter consisting of a flat case containing a volatile fluid, a recessed portion in one end of the case. said recessed portion being bounded by the side of the case, an axle carried between the side bounding the recessed portion, a friction wheel freely rotatable on the axle. a ratchet formed on one side of the friction wheel, a spring controlled combination snuffer and pawl on the axle, a wick exposed in the recessed area and normally covered by the snuffer, a flint exposed in the recessed area in contact with the friction wheel, a pull cord attached to the snuffer arranged so that pulling on the string will remove the snuffer from the wick and by engagement of the pawl with the ratchet cause a spark to ignite the volatile fuel at the wick, release of the string will permit the snuffer to cover the wick without causing engagement of the pawl and ratchet.

Claims allowed, 3.