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US 11,898,723 B2Granted
Pole mounted torch assembly
AssigneeLamplight Farms Inc orporated
InventorsLucas Henry Zeitler, Robert Woodruff, David A. Reed
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Abstract
A support pole is received in a pole receiver. The pole has an outwardly biased spring tab that is compressible by an inside surface of the pole receiver until the spring tab is inserted to a location above a top surface of the pole receiver, thereby creating a secure attachment of the torch assembly to the pole.
Claims12
A torch and support pole combination comprising:
- a torch assembly;
- a wick extending above said torch assembly;
- a pole adapter affixed to said torch assembly, said pole adapter having a pole receiver having an inside frustoconical surface;
- a support pole having an upper frustoconical end for being received in said pole receiver;
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- a spring tab that is compressible during insertion of said support pole into said pole receiver, said spring tab extending when said pole is fully inserted, thereby creating a secure attachment of said torch assembly to said support pole.
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A torch assembly comprising:
- a torch head assembly having a flame bowl and a fuel reservoir;
- a connector affixed to the bottom of the fuel reservoir, the connector defining an outer wall surrounding an interior cavity with an interior protrusion portion ending at an upper surface;
- a pole with a spring tab extending therefrom when the pole is inserted into the interior protrusion portion above the upper surface;
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- an opening defined in the outer wall allowing depression of the spring tab inside the upper surface for removal of the pole from the torch head.
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A torch assembly comprising:
- a torch head assembly having a flame bowl and an outer wall extending therebelow, the outer wall defining an interior cavity below the flame bowl;
- a lower floor affixed to the outer wall opposite the flame bowl;
- a protrusion portion rising from the lower floor into the interior cavity;
- a pole fitting into the protrusion portion and having a spring tab that extends therefrom above the protrusion portion such that the pole is retained in the protrusion portion;
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- an opening defined in the outer wall allowing access to the spring tab;
- wherein the protrusion portion is frustoconical and has a top surface that retains the spring tab when the spring tab is extended.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.