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US 7,156,653 B1Granted
Torch assembly with wick cap and funnel
AssigneeOriginal Ideas, Inc.
InventorRobert DeMars
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Abstract
A torch assembly is provided, the assembly comprising: a container comprising an internal chamber for holding liquid fuel and an opening leading to the chamber; a wick having opposing ends, the first end is inserted through the opening and situated within the chamber, the second end projecting outwardly from the opening; a wick cap attached to the second end of the wick; a wick rod attached to the first end of the wick, the rod designed to be situated within the chamber of the container; and a snuffer cap designed to be attachable and detachable from the wick cap.
Claims16
A torch assembly comprising:
- a container comprising an internal chamber for holding liquid fuel and an opening leading to said chamber, said opening having at least one detent;
- a wick having opposing ends, said first end being inserted through said opening and situated within said chamber, said second end projecting outwardly from said opening;
- a removable wick cap attached to said second end of said wick, said wick cap comprising at least one spring clip, said spring clip designed to fit with said detent of said opening of said container and secure said wick cap to said container;
- a funnel comprising an upper portion having an opening leading to a lower portion with a tube, said upper portion having an inside diameter capable of supporting said container, said tube being designed to fit within said opening of said container during a filling stage and said container designed to sit upon said upper portion of said funnel during usage and storage;
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- a wick rod attached to said first end of said wick, said rod designed to be situated within said chamber of said container, said wick rod having a length longer than a diameter of said opening of said container to thereby prevent said wick rod from being removed from said chamber of said container, during a filling stage, said wick cap being removed from said container thereby allowing access for said narrow tube of said funnel to enter said opening of said container and said wick rod having a width that allows access to said opening of said container for filling said container with liquid fuel.
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A torch assembly comprising:
- a container comprising an internal chamber for holding liquid fuel and an opening leading to said chamber, said opening having at least one detent;
- an elongated wick having opposing ends, said first end being inserted through said opening and situated within said chamber, said second end projecting outwardly from said opening, a majority of said elongated wick being situated within said chamber during usage;
- a removable wick cap attached to said second end of said wick, said wick cap comprising at least one spring clip, said spring clip designed to fit with said detent of said opening of said container and secure said wick cap to said container;
- a wick rod attached to said first end of said wick, said rod designed to be situated within said chamber of said container, said wick rod having a length longer than the diameter of said opening of said container to thereby prevent said wick rod from being removed from said chamber of said container;
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- a snuffer cap designed to be attachable and detachable from said wick cap, said snuffer cap being attached to said wick cap and said wick cap being removed from said container and said wick rod having a width that allows access to said opening during a filling stage to allow a user to pull a majority of said wick outwardly and away from said opening of said container while said wick rod stays within said chamber to allow for filling of said container with liquid fuel.
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A torch assembly system comprising:
- a container comprising an internal chamber for holding liquid fuel and an opening leading to said chamber;
- a wick having opposing ends, said first end being inserted through said opening and situated within said chamber, said second end projecting outwardly from said opening;
- a wick cap attached to said second end of said wick, said wick cap is capable of being connected to said opening of said container and being removeable from said container;
- a wick rod attached to said first end of said wick, said rod designed to be situated within said chamber of said container, said wick rod having a length longer than the a diameter of said opening of said container to thereby prevent said wick rod from being removed from said chamber of said container;
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- a removable funnel comprising an upper portion having an opening leading to a lower portion with a tube, said upper portion having an inside diameter capable of supporting said container, during a filling stage, said wick cap being removed from said container thereby allowing access to said opening of said container and said wick rod allowing at least a portion of said wick to be situated within said chamber while allowing access to said opening of said container for filling said container with liquid fuel, said tube of said funnel being designed to fit within said opening of said container during a filling stage and said container designed to sit upon said opening of said funnel during usage and storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.