Portable flamethrower

A portable flamethrower for use and transport by an individual, the flamethrower including:

• a chassis;
• an electrical power source;
• a tank, the tank being adapted to hold a quantity of liquid fuel, said tank having a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet;
• a nozzle mounted to the chassis and in flow communication with the tank;
• a pump connected to the fuel outlet and the nozzle and operable to effect fuel flow from the tank to the nozzle, said pump being connected to the power source for receiving energy therefrom to effect operation of the pump;
• at least one activation switch electrically connected between the power source and the pump and operable to selectively effect operation of the pump, said activation switch having a switch operator positioned for access by a user of the flamethrower;
• a first shield mounted to the chassis adjacent the nozzle;
• a high voltage source mounted to the chassis and electrically connected to at least one activation switch and being operable to selectively connect the high voltage source to the power source;
• and
• spark igniter electrodes mounted to the chassis adjacent the nozzle and positioned in spaced apart relationship, providing an arc path therebetween, said electrodes being connected to the high voltage source to selectively effect an electrical arc between the electrodes, said electrodes being positioned such that fuel vapor from a stream of fuel from the nozzle will pass through an arc between the electrodes, said electrodes being electrically insulated from the chassis.