Discharge type ignitor for oil stove

An ignitor assembly for a liquid fuel stove having a housing including a shell burner in communication with liquid fuel disposed within said housing and a wick operatively positioned to be ignited for igniting the shell burner, said ignitor assembly comprising:

• an ignitor plug operatively positioned to be in alignment with an exposed portion of said wick, said ignitor plus being secured to said housing to be fixed in a predetermined position;
• voltage source means for supplying power being operatively connected to said ignitor plug for supplying power to create discharge sparks directed towards said wick;
• adjustment means for imparting movement to said wick to establish alignment of said wick and said ignitor plug;
• actuating means for selectively supplying power to said ignitor plug for igniting said ignitor plug to discharge sparks toward said wick for initially vaporizing liquid fuel and subsequently igniting the wick and the shell burner without imparting movement to said ignitor plug relative to said housing;
• said adjustment means including a knob and a shaft rotatably mounted relative to said housing for raising and lowering said wick;
• said actuating means being a switch operatively connected to said shaft for selectively being actuated and deactuated as said knob is manually rotated;
• a switch housing;
• a slide slot being biased to a first position within said switch housing;
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• a cam being operatively connected to said slide slot to impart movement to said slide slot to displace said slide slot from said first position to actuate said switch;
• said cam and said knob being operatively connected together to rotate in unison, said cam imparting movement to said slide slot to selectively actuate and deactuate said switch.