Multipurpose solar lighter
OwnerJoseph P. Bolgerinventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose solar lighter for conveniently lighting a cigarette, tinder, or other flammable objects, includes a hollow upper part, which further includes an upper elongated piece, a convex lens, and a stopping tab; and a hollow lower part; such that the upper part connects to the lower part, whereby a cigarette can be inserted into the solar lighter, until it reaches the stopping tab, and is lighted by focused solar light. The upper part can also be used separately to ignite tinder. Furthermore, the solar lighter can include a fire steel surface and a fire striker, and end mounted thumb caps for holding the upper and lower parts, when striking the fire steel surface with the fire striker to produce sparks that can light a fire.
Claims14
A multipurpose solar lighter for conveniently lighting a cigarette, tinder, or other objects, comprising:
- a) an upper part, further comprising:
- i. an upper elongated piece, which is hollow, and open in an upper front end and open in an upper rear end;
- ii. a convex lens;
- which is mounted in an opening of the upper front end;
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- iii. at least one stopping tab, which is mounted inside the upper part, such that a lower edge of the stopping tab is substantially in the plane of the focal point of the convex lens;
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- b) a lower part, which is an elongated hollow piece, which is open in a lower front end and open in a lower rear end;
- such that a front end of the lower part is detachably connected to the rear end of the upper part with a connection mechanism, such that the multipurpose solar lighter is hollow from below the convex lens in the upper front end to the lower rear end, forming a cavity with an opening in the lower rear end;
- whereby when a cigarette is inserted into the cavity, such that it reaches and is stopped by the stopping tab, thereby a tip of the cigarette is positioned at the focal point of the convex lens, thereby a strong external light source is focused by the convex lens on the tip of the cigarette, thereby lighting the cigarette.
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