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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226284 | Method and apparatus for controlling a burning flame A method and apparatus for controlling a candle flame. A candle flame may be provided in a controllable environment, e.g., an enclosed area formed at least in part by an air-tight cover. Air may be forced into the enclosed area by an air movement device (e.g., a fan... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6902392 | Interference-free cam for hinged-lid lighters A lighter comprising an outer case having a first sidewall disposed in spaced apart relation to a second sidewall, a first end wall disposed in spaced apart relation to a second end wall, and a base connected to the side walls and end walls. A lid having lid end wal... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6217315 | Liquid fuel burning device A liquid fuel burning device comprising a wick for sucking and burning a liquid fuel contained in a fuel tank by capillarity and a vent passage which is provided in a portion other than a fuel passage used by the wick and allows communication between an i... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5308240 | Flame lighter A flame lighter has a blue flame burner and a luminous flame burner supplied with gaseous fuel from a reservoir through separate valves, and a single ignition mechanism. A first operation ignites the blue flame burner and a second operation opens the valv... | 05/03/1994 |
| 4911139 | Liquid fuel wick system A closure for a liquid or a semi-liquid fuel can having an ignitable wick is provided. The wick is mounted to the can closure with a coil spring structure so that the wick can be depressed and extended relative to the upper surface of the can closure. A r... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4872829 | Fire-extinguishing device for oil burner A fire-extinguishing device for an open-type oil burner is disclosed which is capable of effectively preventing the discharge of bad odor to a room due to unburned fuel oil gas at the fire-extinguishing of the oil burner. The fire-extinguishing device inc... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4810185 | Fire-extinguishing device for oil burner A fire-extinguishing device for an open-type oil burner is disclosed which is capable of effectively preventing the discharge of bad odor to a room due to unburned fuel oil gas at the fire-extinguishing of the oil burner. The fire-extinguishing device inc... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4588374 | Device for controlling the flowrate of a liquefied-gas lighter This device is of the type having a permeable elastic disk (13) disposed in a circuit supplying the burner with gas and subjected to compression by two elements activated by the same control element, an annular compression element (17) and a central compr... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4517994 | Flat cigarette lighter A gas-fueled cigarette lighter having front and rear walls defined by plates which are joined together by a plurality of ribs to resist pressure produced by the gas, wherein the lighter has a flat ultra-thin format which lends itself to insertion between ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4416612 | Cigarette lighter A cigarette lighter including an ignition system of which a striking member support wheel (14) is pivotally supported (17, 18) by a lighter body (10) for pivotal movement in conjunction with the opening and closing movement of a cover (23), to enable the ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4403945 | Gas lighter for smokers The lighter has a cover which, in its closed position, moves an actuating lever for the gas valve to a retracted position in which the lever cannot be actuated to open the valve. When the cover is open, the lever is moved to an operating position in which... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4288209 | Gas cigarette lighter with solar cell A gas cigarette lighter for igniting a liquified gas fed out of the combustion valve by applying electric sparks thereto which are generated by the discharge circuit connected to a secondary cell is provided with a solar cell as a supplementary electric s... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4255119 | Refillable gas burning lighter A gas fueled lighter having a cylindrical body with a central bore forming a gas passage and a valve port. A check valve blocks flow from a reservoir to the passage, and contains a metering plug to pass gas to the passage. A valve plug threaded and sealed... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4207032 | Gas-fired cigarette lighter The invention relates to a gas-fired cigarette lighter comprising a gas reservoir, a gas distributor valve and means which make it possible to ignite the gas emerging from this distributor valve, comprising at least one reserve supply of gas and means for... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4144018 | Cigarette lighter using hypergolic fuel component A hypergolic substance which is spontaneously ignited upon being exposed to the atmosphere ignites the fuel issuing from the nozzle of a cigarette lighter. The hypergolic substance is either mixed with the fuel in a fuel tank or is separately contained wi... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4049370 | Cigarette lighter with presale tamper protection A cigarette lighter has a cylindrical fuel-containing housing provided at its head with a burner, a valve having a lever operable to feed fuel from the housing interior to the burner, and a striker wheel for sparking across the burner and igniting fuel is... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4036579 | Lighter A lighter of the disposable type is disclosed for burning a fuel such as butane contained in a body member which defines an internal fuel chamber having an opening through which the fuel may pass and including a dual action valve which controls the flow o... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3985493 | Cigarette lighter with automatic gas shutoff A lever formed at least partially as a bimetallic strip engages between the cover and the burner-valve of a gas-type cigarette lighter. When the cover is lifted this lever automatically opens the valve and forms a gas jet that may be ignited with the stri... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3938943 | Security device for a portable lighter A security device for a lighter having an externally operated actuator lever which opens and closes a gas valve. The security device comprises a security member secured to the lighter for preventing operation of the actuator lever, the security member bei... | 02/17/1976 |
