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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Marc L. Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
Craig M. Saunders, Rocky River, OH (US);
Charles P. Althoff, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
David J. Boll, Avon, OH (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Port Allegany, PA (US);
Jeffrey M. Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Michael P. O'toole, Parma, OH (US);
Ronald J. Meister, Bradford, PA (US);
Marc L. Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
Craig M. Saunders, Rocky River, OH (US);
Charles P. Althoff, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
David J. Boll, Avon, OH (US);
Michael W. Johnson, Port Allegany, PA (US);
Jeffrey M. Kalman, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Michael P. O'Toole, Parma, OH (US);
Ronald J. Meister, Bradford, PA (US);
Zippo Manufacturing Company, Bradford, PA (US);
Abstract
A lighter includes a butane fuel reservoir, a valve, a mixer with a choke, a movable combustion space and movable top door over the combustion space which interact to allow a wheel and flint igniter to initiate a post mix flame above the top of the combustion space followed by the opening of the top and migration of the flame into the combustion space to create a strong torch-like premixed flame thereafter.