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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2000
Gordon R. Ripma, Tequesta, FL (US);
William P. Strait, Jupiter, FL (US);
Brian E. Ainsworth, Ada, MI (US);
Quik-Change International, LLC, Tequesta, FL (US);
Abstract
A two-piece igniter includes an outer housing that includes a cylindrical member having an outer wall and an inner wall that defines a passage through the outer housing. The igniter further includes a plug member adapted to fit within the passage of the outer housing and that includes an axial electrode and an axially insulating insulator element encircling the axial electrode, the axial electrode having a first end for connection to an electric source and a second end for engagement within a combustion area. The igniter also includes a longitudinally extending biasing member positioned about the plug member. The plug member may be releasably coupled within the outer housing by inserting the plug member within the passage of the outer housing and by manipulating the plug member once inserted.