Class 431/273 - Spark projecter, e.g., flint and abrasive striker, etc.

Subclass of Class 431 - Combustion
Definition: Apparatus in which an element and a member having an abrasive
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 05/29/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8186995	Survival tool fire starter with mischmetal flint rod A fire-starter device for survival or emergency use has a handle portion and case portion that twist together, to sheath a mischmetal flint rod inside the case, and a seal ring protects the flint rod from environmental moisture. The case has a steel strike plate and...	05/29/2012
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
6186774	Modular butane lighter A lighter assembly especially suitable for burning butane gas as a fuel is provided in modular form which consists essentially of two unitary subassemblies which may be detachably mounted together to form the assembled lighter. The lighter assembly, which...	02/13/2001
6168421	Safety lighter with an improved child safety assembly A safety lighter with a safety strike wheel assembly including a center strike wheel, two side turning wheels which are fixedly mounted with the center strike wheel, and two driving wheels which are respectively and loosely mounted to the two side turning...	01/02/2001
5993198	Reduced resistence device for producing ignition sparks An apparatus is disclosed for providing more uniform lighter spark wheel actuation. Uniform actuation is facilitated in the apparatus according to the invention by reducing the formation of deep grooves and high ridges in the flint. In one embodiment of t...	11/30/1999
5919037	Fire starting tool A hand operated fire starting tool for use as a survival aid and in general outdoor activities such as camping. The tool includes a case, a pyrophoric element mounted to the case for reciprocal and rotational movement between a stored position and an oper...	07/06/1999
5897307	Disposable lighter having a safety function of preventing unwanted ignition A disposable lighter having a safety function for preventing unwanted ignition, which eliminates the two driving wheels provided in conventional gas lighter and renders a radius of a striking wheel approximately equal to a curved corner formed at a top en...	04/27/1999
5846069	Safety lighter with wheel hood A lighter including a lighter body containing fuel which is released through a nozzle. An actuating lever is placed on a mounting frame which is disposed on top of the lighter body. Activating the actuating lever causes fuel to flow through the nozzle. A ...	12/08/1998
5735294	Lighter with guard The lighter of the present invention provides a resiliently deformable guard that covers a portion of the striking wheel assembly. To operate the lighter, a user exerts sufficient pressure to depress the guard before rotating the striking wheel assembly. ...	04/07/1998
5538418	Welding striker apparatus having a dimple A welding striker apparatus having a dimple which allows the welder to both clean a welding rod covered in flux and re-strike the rod after cleaning. The apparatus may be attached to the welder via a retractable chain assembly allowing the tool to be atta...	07/23/1996
5520197	Lighter with guard The lighter of the present invention provides a resiliently deformable guard that covers a portion of the striking wheel assembly. To operate the lighter, a user exerts sufficient pressure to depress the guard before rotating the striking wheel assembly. ...	05/28/1996
5483978	Lighter with guard A disposable roll and press operated lighter including a shield shaped to the wheel and adapted to partly cover the wheel deterring a child from turning the wheel to an extent that ignites vapor from the lighter....	01/16/1996
5214853	Flint striker knife insert A fire igniting device which includes a flint adhered to a brass strip and has been fitted into the body of a bladed scout knife. The fire igniting device locks into the knife when not in use and is easily available for use when the blade is opened, the i...	06/01/1993
5096414	Cigarette lighter The ignition device of the lighter comprises a striker wheel (6) acting on a spark stone (2). The striker wheel is disposed between two plates (7) and (8) of greater diameter than and freely rotatable with respect to the wheel. Actuation of this latter is...	03/17/1992
5084943	Flat file hooded gas lighter fastening device A device for attaching a flat file hooded gas lighter to an accessible location. The device includes a body structure having a magnet on one end and a fastening clip on the other end and groove like threads and a stop flange therebetween. The body structu...	02/04/1992
4884965	Gaslighter structure permitting push-fit assembling of its main parts Disclosed is a gaslighter structure comprising a lighter housing equipped with female pivot means provided to the rear, upper side of the housing; a fire-striking unit having push-fit means to integrally combine the unit with the housing, and a cap having...	12/05/1989
4884964	File assembly for use in a gas lighter Disclosed is a file assembly which is adapted to be fitted in and integrally connected to the top of a gas lighter housing, comprising a rotatable file disk and a file block having two opposite support plates each having a semicircular-and-wide-and-narrow...	12/05/1989
4878836	Gaslighter structure Disclosed is an improved gaslighter structure using a flint for striking flame. To facilitate the assembling work so as to permit automatic assembling, the gaslighter structure uses a mount which is designed to permit the assembling of parts into a flame-...	11/07/1989
4865541	Ignition stone container of cigarette lighter An ignition stone container which encloses ignition stones to be used in a cigarette lighter when an ignition stone in use is abraded and to be exchanged. A projection to rotate a locking screw threadedly attached to an ignition stone taking-in portion in...	09/12/1989
4822276	Child-proof cigarette lighter This invention relates to a pyrophoric igniter, of the type commonly used in cigarette lighters. The specific improvement being a mechanically biased clutch capable of preventing the rotation of the friction wheel while the mechanical biasing clutch is en...	04/18/1989
4698068	Fire starter A fire igniting device which includes a rod of an ignitable material, particularly magnesium, and has a pyrophoric element adhered to the rod along its length. A head is secured to the rod, and also may be fitted to a case, so that a spent rod can be remo...	10/06/1987
4509916	Devices for producing ignition sparks when falling on a pyrophoric flint A device for producing ignition sparks when falling on a pyrophoric flint includes a coil spring having at least one coil which is provided with a pit in a transversal or inclined direction on the outer longitudinal line of the coil. The pit is formed of ...	04/09/1985
4459096	Igniter An igniter assembly is disclosed for detachable mounting on and use with a standard gas torch. The subject igniter can be actuated from a point remote from the torch nozzle to cause a shower of sparks above and across the torch nozzle to effect ignition o...	07/10/1984
4027376	Method for producing sparking wheels This method is particularly suited for practice on a multiple spindle screw machine in which each work spindle carries a length of bar stock. The work end of each bar is formed, sized and drilled in a conventional manner to form thereon a wheel shaped wor...	06/07/1977
3963412	Unitary spark and thumb wheel By providing a spark wheel with its side, thumb, rotation-inducing discs forming part of a unitary, one-piece member, a unique and extremely useful spark and thumb wheel unit is achieved. Furthermore, this unique construction incorporates mounting pins ha...	06/15/1976

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Class 431/273 - Spark projecter, e.g., flint and abrasive striker, etc.