Torch

A torch comprising:

• a body defining an interior cavity;
• a fuel inlet connector secured to the body and disposed within the interior cavity;
• a regulator disposed within the interior cavity, the regulator comprising a regulator housing defining a regulator chamber, and further comprising a regulator valve and a regulator valve actuating device;
• an intake stem defining an intake flow passage, the intake stem being secured to one of the fuel inlet connector and the regulator housing;
• a burn tube coupled with the body and defining a burn tube flow passage;
• and
• a trigger assembly comprising a trigger pivotally coupled with the body, and pivotable between an off position and a full flow position;
• wherein
• the regulator chamber comprises a fuel outlet zone;
• the fuel outlet zone is in selective fluid communication with the intake flow passage, the fuel outlet zone being in fluid communication with the burn tube flow passage;
• the regulator valve actuating device comprises a piston, the regulator valve and the piston being disposed in a confronting relationship, the piston being movable relative to the regulator housing;
• and
• the regulator valve actuating device further comprises a first O-ring and a second O-ring, each of the first O-ring and the second O-ring surrounding the piston and being in sealing engagement with the regulator housing;
• the piston is urged against the regulator valve, to open the regulator valve, as the trigger pivots between the off position and the full flow position, permitting a user to initiate and vary a flow of hydrocarbon fuel through the burn tube flow passage when the intake flow passage is in fluid communication with a source of hydrocarbon fuel, by varying the position of the trigger.