Fire starting tool
AssigneeSurvival, Inc.
InventorsLee W. Brillhart, III, Rick W. Stewart
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Abstract
A hand operated fire starting tool for use as a survival aid and in general outdoor activities such as camping. The tool includes a case, a pyrophoric element mounted to the case for reciprocal and rotational movement between a stored position and an operating position. It also includes means such as a spring for biasing the element toward the operating position and a striker which may be engaged with the element. The tool also includes a cap which is both pivotally and slidably mounted to the case for releasingly securing the element in its stored position.
Claims25
A fire starting device comprising:
- a case;
- a pyrophoric element slidably mounted to the case for reciprocal movement between a stored position and an operating position;
- means for biasing the element toward the operating position;
- and,
- a striker engageable with the element;
- and
- a cap mountable on the case for releasably securing the element in the stored position.
A fire starting device comprising:
- a case including an elongated chamber;
- a pyrophoric element mounted in the chamber for reciprocating movement between a stored position and an operating position;
- and,
- a spring disposed within the case for biasing the element toward the operating position;
- a stop for limiting movement of the element from the stored position toward the operating position;
- a striker engageable with the element and mounted to the case;
- and,
- a cap pivotally and slidably mounted to the case for securing the element in the stored position.
A fire starting device comprising:
- a case;
- a pyrophoric element mounted to the case for reciprocal movement between a stored position and an operating position;
- means for biasing the element toward the operating position;
- a striker engageable with the element;
- and,
- a cap pivotably mounted on the case for releasably securing the element in the stored position.
A fire starting device comprising:
- a case;
- a pyrophoric element mounted to the case for reciprocal movement between a stored position and an operating position;
- means for biasing the element toward the operating position;
- a striker engageable with the element;
- and,
- a cap pivotably and slidably mounted on the case for releasably securing the element in the stored position.
A method for starting a fire using a fire starting device, the device including a case, a pyrophoric element mounted to the case for reciprocal movement between a stored position and an operating position, means for biasing the element toward the operating position and a striker engageable with the element, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the element in the operating position;
- placing the element against a solid object proximate a final source;
- engaging the element with the striker;
- and,
- reciprocating the case with respect to the element such that sparks thereby generated are directed toward the fuel source.
A fire starting device comprising:
- a case;
- a pyrophoric element slidably mounted to the case for reciprocal movement between a stored position and an operating position;
- means for biasing the element toward the operating position;
- a striker engageable with the element;
- and,
- a cap mountable on the case and releasably engageable with the element for securing the element in the stored position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.