Ronson Corporation

Zippo Manufacturing Company

Adam Grabicki

Louis V Aronson, Ii

Lee J Hadfield

Louis V Aronson

A hand-held torch includes a housing. A fuel flow path is defined within the housing. A plunger is movable within the housing to control fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An engagement portion is coupled to the plunger. A latching element is movable to engage the engagement portion when the plunger is positioned to allow fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An actuator is coupled to the latching element and exposed for manipulation by a user to move the latching element into engagement with the engagement portion.

Torch having a continuous-flame mode

A hand-held torch includes a housing. A fuel flow path is defined within the housing. A plunger is movable within the housing to control fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An engagement portion is coupled to the plunger. A latching mechanism having at least one claw is movable to engage the engagement portion when the plunger is positioned to allow fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An actuator is coupled to the latching mechanism and exposed for manipulation by a user to move the latching mechanism into engagement with the engagement portion.

Multi-purpose igniter without trigger guard

Torch

Multi-purpose lighter

A fuel consumption apparatus includes a container for discharge of a fuel therefrom and a fuel consumption device such as a torch for producing a flame upon igniting the fuel. An adaptor releasably couples the container to the fuel consumption device. The adaptor includes a tightening assembly having an inner locking element and an outer ring rotatable with respect to the inner locking element. The tightening assembly is operable between a locked position and an unlocked position. A holding member releasably engages with a portion of the container when the tightening assembly is in at least the unlocked position. The holding member includes one or more prongs shaped to releasably engage a portion of the container.

Fuel transfer adaptor

Cigarette lighter

An igniter includes a child resistant safety locking trigger. The trigger is provided with a release slider which is movable along the trigger body along a path arranged at an angle to the path of travel of the trigger body when being depressed for activation of the igniter. A stop member within the igniter prevents operation of the trigger until the release slider is moved to a release position.

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Parsippany, NJ, United States of America

Adam Grabicki