System and method for lighter low fuel indicator
OwnerRonnie Ray Disherinventor
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Abstract
A improved system and method for a lighter with a sealed compartment for a battery and LED whereby the lighter is designed to be a conventional lighter with a striker that is a standard push button electrical device that creates a spark where the lighter has a pressure fuel flow valve having a spring loaded valve with a gasket to restrict fuel flow such that a pressure indicator is triggered by decreased pressure as a balloon would do to expand as the pressure reducing effect takes place. Once the pressure valve has expanded, it releases the contact whereby a switch is flipped making a complete current thereby turning on a power cell corresponding to an LED light. The light indicates to the user to purchase a new lighter or refill the existing lighter.
Claims14
A lighter comprising:
- a pressure relief valve;
- and
- a housing having a reservoir configured to be filled with a pressurized fuel, wherein the pressure relief valve is connected to the reservoir, wherein the pressure relief valve has a spring-loaded mechanism that extends when internal pressure of the reservoir drops below a preset threshold signifying a low amount of the pressurized fuel in the reservoir.
A lighter comprising:
- a reservoir;
- a pressure relief valve, wherein the pressure relief valve has a spring-loaded mechanism that extends when an internal pressure of the reservoir drops below a preset threshold signifying a low amount of pressurized fuel in the reservoir;
- a switch, wherein when the pressure relief valve expands, a contact is released, and the switch is flipped, making a complete current in a circuit;
- and
- a power system with a power cell corresponding to a low fuel indicator, wherein once the switch is flipped, the low fuel indicator is turned on.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.