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Patent No. 5996568

Process For Propelling Foodstuffs or the Like into a Crowd

A method of launching foodstuffs into a crowd for promotional and entertainment purposes.

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Assignee: Tokai Corporation


Location: Tokyo, JP
No. of patents: 23

NumberTitleIssue Date
7776487Pressure regulator for a fuel cell, fuel supply system for a fuel cell using the regulator, electronic equipment having the fuel supply system, and fuel cartridge for a fuel cell
A fuel supply system for a fuel cell supplies fuel to a fuel cell of an electronic equipment. The fuel supply system includes a pressure regulator for regulating primary pressure to secondary pressure, and a pair of cylindrical fuel cartridges which are connected to...
08/17/2010
7766032Fuel container for fuel cell
A fuel container for a fuel cell, comprises a container body, the container body having a liquid fuel chamber for the storage of liquid fuel and a discharge means accommodating chamber for accommodating means for discharging the liquid fuel, a valve disposed in the ...
08/03/2010
7568910Ignitor
In an igniter which is ignited by rotation of an actuator, ignition of the igniter is disabled by a simple rotation of the actuator in the initial state or in the non-used state and the ignition lock can be released in a series of igniting actions without preventing...
08/04/2009
7175117Substance-atomizing apparatus
A substance-atomizing apparatus (30) has a pump member (9) and a generator member (12). The pump member (9) has a piston (13) that is reciprocally moved in a cylinder (17) by drive device (1) and pressurizes a raw mat...
02/13/2007
D514742Lighter
02/07/2006
6979190Igniting operation mechanism of piezoelectric ignition firing rod
The present invention provides an ignition actuation mechanism for the manual actuator of a spark producing device in a fuel gas lighter to increase the actuation force immediately before spark discharge without unreasonably increasing the actuation force at the ini...
12/27/2005
D510561Battery
10/11/2005
6939128Ignition operating mechanism for slide type lighters
An ignition operation mechanism for slide type lighters that is capable of preventing accidental ignition or ignition due to erroneous use or the like while maintaining good operability, wherein pivots 22a, 22a for an operating cap 20 ...
09/06/2005
6837703Ignitor
A construction for an igniter is provided that enables prevention of accidental ignition without the provision of a separate lock member. An igniter includes an igniter main body (2); an expulsion nozzle for expelling gas; a gas tank (6) for storing fu...
01/04/2005
D500386Lighter
12/28/2004
6786715Gas lighter
A gas lighter in which the lighter is locked not to be accidentally ignited by preventing rotation of the side wheel and the lock can be released by an action which can be included in a series of the igniting actions of operating the side wheel to rotate the file wh...
09/07/2004
D495823Lighter
09/07/2004
6666677Piezoelectric gas lighter
A piezoelectric gas lighter includes a lighter body. The fuel gas in the lighter body is supplied to a nozzle through a valve mechanism which is opened and closed by an actuator lever and a piezoelectric unit ignites the fuel gas discharged from the nozzl...
12/23/2003
6648629Igniting operation mechanism of piezoelectric ignition lighter
The present invention intends to provides a piezoelectric ignition lighter capable of avoiding misuse by children but maintaining excellent operability for normal users without unreasonably increasing actuation load at the initial ignition operation. For ...
11/18/2003
6616443Firing rod
An igniting rod which ignites by the operation of an operating member comprises a lock member for locking said operating member during a non-use state. The igniting rod automatically returns to a locked state after ignition. The invention improves operabi...
09/09/2003
6551096Ignition mechanism for gas lighter
A flint-type ignition mechanism comprising a freely rotatable support member; a spark wheel combined with the supporting member so as to be integrally rotatable with same; an elastic member installed around the support member; a thumb wheel having a gear-...
04/22/2003
6227844Combustor structure for igniters
In a structure of a burning portion of an alcohol-fueled ignitor provided with a wick for drawing up fuel alcohol in a fuel reservoir by capillarity from one end portion thereof to the other end portion and burning the fuel alcohol at the other end portio...
05/08/2001
6196832combustion wick for liquid fuel combustion appliance
A liquid fuel burner has a wick for drawing up by capillarity of a draw-up section liquid fuel composed mainly of alcohol contained in a fuel tank and for burning it at a tip flame-producing section, a wick holder for holding the wick, an igniter for ligh...
03/06/2001
6142770Rubber component for fire-lighting device
A rubber component for a fire-lighting device to be disposed in a fuel supply passage between a fuel tank and a jetting nozzle for jetting fuel gas, where it is contacted by the fuel gas, is composed of a rubber material not blended with dioctyl phthalate...
11/07/2000
6106280Structure for preventing detachment of lighter nozzle cap
A structure is provided for preventing detachment of a lighter nozzle cap in a lighter having a main lighter body, a burner located on top of the main lighter body for burning fuel to produce a flame, an operation member located on top of the main lighter...
08/22/2000
6102688Combustion apparatus for liquid fuel and combustion wick
As regards size reduction of a burner that draws up liquid fuel to be burned utilizing capillarity, a wick and an igniter are brought into proximity without causing contact with the flame, either a flame-producing section (61) of the wick (6) being consti...
08/15/2000
5967768Lighting device
A lighting device comprises a valve mechanism for opening and closing a path, through which a gas is supplied from a gas tank to a jetting nozzle, a piezo-electric unit for generating a discharge voltage for lighting the gas, and an operation member, whic...
10/19/1999
 
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