Flame producing assembly and method for manufacturing such a flame producing assembly
AssigneeSociete BIC
InventorsJordi Muste-Herrera, Josep Altes-Sabate, Eloi Gonzalvo-Tarrago
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Abstract
A flame producing assembly including a pocket lighter and a sub-unit assembly. The sub-unit assembly includes an extended wand, a rigid support and a helical spring. The pocket lighter is connected to the sub-unit assembly. The pocket lighter includes a piezoelectric ignition device. The rigid support is located inside the extended wand and includes a longitudinal inner opening. The extended wand is electrically coupled to the piezoelectric ignition device, wherein the pocket lighter is connected directly to the sub-unit assembly and wherein the helical spring extends along the longitudinal inner opening.
Claims20
A flame producing assembly comprising:
- a pocket lighter extending along a longitudinal axis and defining a length;
- and
- a rigid sub-unit assembly extending along the longitudinal axis of the pocket lighter;
- wherein:
- the sub-unit assembly includes:
- an extended wand snap-fitted to and extending from the pocket lighter to an extended wand free end;
- and
- a plastic rigid support disposed inside the extended wand and having a longitudinal inner opening extending therethrough;
- the pocket lighter includes:
- a lighter body having a top end and a bottom end;
- a piezoelectric ignition assembly positioned within the lighter body and suitable for producing an electric charge;
- and
- a lighter cover extending over the top end of the pocket lighter body to limit access to the ignition assembly;
- wherein the extended wand is electrically coupled to the ignition assembly;
- and
- the sub-unit assembly is separately formed from and attached to the lighter cover.
A method for manufacturing a flame producing assembly, the method comprising snap-fitting a rigid sub-unit assembly to a pocket lighter, the sub-unit assembly extending along the longitudinal axis of the pocket lighter, the sub-unit assembly comprising an extended wand and a plastic rigid support disposed inside the extended wand, the pocket lighter comprising a pocket lighter body and a cover extending over the top of the pocket lighter body to limit access to a piezoelectric ignition assembly within the pocket lighter body, by coupling the sub-unit assembly to the cover of the pocket lighter.
A flame producing assembly comprising:
- a lighter body having a top end and a bottom end and defining a fuel reservoir therein;
- a piezoelectric ignition assembly within the lighter body, the ignition assembly comprising a cover configured to be extended over the top end of the lighter body to limit access to the ignition assembly therein;
- a rigid sub-unit assembly extending along the longitudinal axis of the pocket lighter, the sub-unit assembly comprising
- a plastic rigid support extending from the cover in a direction away from the cover and lighter body when the cover is extended over the lighter body;
- and
- an extended wand extending over the rigid support and electrically coupled with the ignition assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.