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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226285 | Gas flowrate control device for gas burner A gas flowrate control device for turning the flame adjustment wheel of a gas burner is disclosed to include a control wheel, which has an internal gear meshed with the flame adjustment wheel of the gas burner, a big gear surrounding the internal gear, and two small... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7160104 | Portable electronic equipment with integrated lighter A lighter has been integrated into portable electronic equipments such as cellular phones, PDAs, or portable game players. The lighter can be completely stowed within the portable electronic equipment so that no parts protrude out of the portable electronic equipmen... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7109595 | Small multi-functional butane gas-powered portable electric generator The object of the present invention is a multi-functional electric generator comprising, an engine, a generator, a voltage-stabilizer control circuit, a gas storage gauge and a lighter. A manual electrical rod can be assembled to a side of the engine allowing the ge... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6945771 | Lighter with replaceable fuel cartridge A lighter incorporates with a fuel supply arrangement which includes a replaceable fuel cartridge detachably received in a receiving cavity of a casing for storing a liquefied fuel, and a gas releasable valve extended from the replaceable fuel cartridge for controll... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939128 | Ignition 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 |
| 6726470 | Disposable liquid fuel cells for windproof lighters A windproof lighter is provided having an inside unit and an exterior case. The inside unit has an interior chamber, a wick, a flint, a flint position apparatus positioned in the interior chamber, a flint wheel, and a chimney. The lighter has a disposable fuel cell ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6612832 | Lighter having a two-stage locking type safety switch A lighter having a two-stage locking type safety switch includes a press member pivotally mounted on the liquid gas container, a first-stage safety switch structure, and a second-stage safety switch structure. The first-stage safety switch structure inclu... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6478575 | Lighter The invention comprises a lighter which has a housing, a gas reservoir in the housing, and ignition means. The ignition means include a first manually moveable member and a second independently operable manually moveable member such that when the first me... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6431853 | Lighter The invention comprises a lighter such as a cigarette lighter including a housing. Ignition means are provided for the lighter. The ignition means include a member manually movable with respect to the housing. A lock between the manually moveable member a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6015286 | Internal-combustion type of gas lighter An internal-combustion type of gas lighter is provided including a cylindrical lighter housing enclosing a lighter body having a fuel gas reservoir therein; a fuel gas ejection nozzle in communication with the fuel gas reservoir via a valve; a lid permitt... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5217365 | Lighter with delayed gas release A lighter has a body forming a reservoir holding a supply of a flammable gas under pressure, a valve on the body openable to allow the gas to escape from the reservoir as a jet extending along an axis and normally urged open by the pressure of the gas, an... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5217364 | Lighter with delayed gas release A lighter has a body forming a reservoir holding a supply of a flammable gas under pressure and a valve on the body openable to allow the gas to escape from the reservoir as a jet extending along an axis and normally urged axially open by the pressure of ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5178532 | Electrical igniter for gas lighter A gas appliance has a housing, a reservoir of a gasifiable combustible in the housing, and a nozzle in the housing connected to the reservoir provided with a valve openable for emitting an ignitable stream of the combustible. An igniter in the housing has... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4942208 | Polyacetal lighter body resin A novel polyacetal resin blend provides for dimensionally stable rib-reinforced tubular bodies upon injection molding of the blend. The blend comprises a major proportion of an oxymethylene copolymer having a melt index of 27.0 grams/10 minutes and a mino... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4901848 | Case for personal accessory items A case for personal accessory items such as disposable lighters, cosmetics and candy, packaged in elongate containers. In the preferred embodiment, a case having a transparent area slidably receives the accessory item. Suitable ornamentation is provided i... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4487570 | Smokers lighter A gas burning lighter with electrical spark ignition has a closed casing (11). Successive downward operative movements applied to an actuator slide (15) first releases a pivotal element (23) which moves outwards to an open position, creating a flame apert... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4354482 | Automatic temperature control system with manual off override for a catalytically heated curling device An automatic temperature control system for a gas-powered catalytic curling iron. A bi-metal thermostat element positioned co-extensive to the tubular hair winding portion of a curling iron includes a tube and a rod located within the tube. The tube and t... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4289478 | Cigaret gas lighter In a cigaret gas lighter having a plastic gas tank and a burner mounted thereon, a heat collecting tube or rod is provided along the wick of the lighter hanging from the burner to the liquified fuel gas in the tank. The upper end of the heat collecting tu... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4235589 | Flame-limiting device for a gas lighter A flame height limiting device for gas lighters is disclosed including a noncompressible permeable element (plug) through which the gas passes. This element is encased within a sleeve which is in contact only with materials of low thermal conductivity, bu... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4177646 | Liquefied gas apparatus A liquefied gas apparatus, in particular a gas lighter for smokers, is disclosed, utilizing a vaporizer-pressure reducer assembly including a pressure reducing device situated generally within a vaporizer. All solid materials with which the assembly is in... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4150940 | Cigarette lighter In a cigarette lighter including a housing containing an ignition mechanism, a cap-type member is pivotally mounted on the open end of the housing. The cap-type member includes a lug extending outwardly through an opening in the housing. The lug bears aga... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4079495 | Adjustment device for liquefied gas lighters An adjustment device for liquefied gas lighters is disclosed, which allows precise automated setting of maximum and minimum permitted flame heights during the assembly of lighters which have a rotatable valve adjustment member extending from a valve well ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4076491 | Lighter with swingable actuator A lighter having an igniter of the piezoelectric type has a swinging portion of its housing serving as the actuator and operating on the igniter by a force-transmitting arrangement having a cam and a cam follower to transform the pivotal movement of the a... | 02/28/1978 |
