Portable flame generating device

A portable flame generating device comprising:

• a tube, the tube being close-ended wherein the tube is configured for positioning a fuel, the tube being colored such that the tube mimics an appearance of cigarette paper;
• a housing coupled to and extending from a top of the tube, the housing defining an interior space, the housing being cylindrically shaped, an outer surface of the housing being aligned with an outward surface of the tube, the housing comprising an upper section pivotally coupled to a lower section, the upper section being defined by a slit positioned in a sidewall of the housing, the slit comprising a first section and a second section, the first section being positioned in a front of the housing and extending in parallel to an upper end of the housing toward a back of the housing, the second section extending between opposing ends of the first section, the second section extending transversely toward the back of the housing and the top of the tube, the second section of the slit extending transversely through the sidewall toward the upper end of the housing such that an outer perimeter of the second section is closer to the top of the tube than an inner perimeter of the second section, the housing being colored such that the housing mimics an appearance of a filter of a cigarette, the housing and the tube together having a length between 70 and 140 millimeters, the tube having a diameter between 5 and 10 millimeters;
• an arm coupled to the upper section of the housing, the arm extending into the interior space proximate to the front of the housing;
• a wall coupled to the housing and positioned in the interior space, the wall extending perpendicularly from the top of the tube toward the upper end of the housing;
• a slot extending into an upper limit of the wall toward the top of the tube, the arm being positioned in the slot and pivotally coupled to the wall wherein the tube is configured for grasping in digits of a hand of a user positioning a thumb of the hand for pivoting the upper section of the housing relative to the lower section;
• a nozzle coupled to the top of the tube such that the nozzle is in fluidic communication with the tube, the nozzle extending through the interior space to proximate to the upper end of the housing, the nozzle being operationally coupled to the upper section of the housing wherein the upper section is configured for selectively pivoting relative to the lower section for fluidically coupling the nozzle to the tube, the nozzle being positioned proximate to the front of the housing;
• a hose coupled to the top of the tube and extending from the nozzle to proximate to a bottom of the tube wherein vapor from the fuel positioned in the tube pressurizes the tube such that the hose is positioned for flowing of the fuel from the tube to the nozzle;
• a valve operationally coupled to and positioned between the nozzle and the tube, the valve being operationally coupled to the upper section of the housing wherein the upper section is configured for selectively pivoting relative to the lower section for selectively actuating the valve for fluidically coupling the nozzle to the tube;
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• a piezoelectric igniter coupled to the housing and positioned in the interior space, the piezoelectric igniter being operationally coupled to the upper section of the housing wherein the upper section is configured for selectively pivoting relative to the lower section for actuating the piezoelectric igniter for igniting the fuel flowing from the nozzle, the piezoelectric igniter comprising:
• a crystal positioned in the housing between the wall and the back of the housing, the crystal comprising a material that accumulates an electrical charge in response to an applied mechanical stress,
• a wire coupled to the crystal and extending to proximate to the nozzle wherein a terminus of the wire is positioned proximate to an opening of the nozzle,
• a cylinder coupled to the housing and positioned in the interior space proximate to the crystal, the cylinder being hollow and open- bottomed,
• a spring coupled to and positioned in the cylinder, the spring being operationally coupled to the upper section of the housing, and
• a hammer coupled to the spring and selectively extensible from the cylinder wherein the spring is positioned for tensioning as the second section of the housing is pivoted relative to the first section and for rebounding when the second section is fully pivoted such that the hammer is propelled from the cylinder for striking the crystal for generating a voltage positioning the wire for directing an electrical discharge from the crystal for creating a spark proximate to the opening of the nozzle for igniting the fuel from the tube.