US 9,175,854 B2Granted

Flameless lighter

OwnerKenneth Gene Davis, Jr.inventor

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Abstract

A flameless lighter provides a user with a heat source that is similar to typical lighter. The flameless light comprises an enclosure, a slidable switch, a light assembly, a portable power supply, and a switch retraction mechanism. The enclosure is the primary structural component of the flameless lighter. The light assembly is used to produce the necessary heat to ignite items such as cigarettes and candle wicks. The slidable switch is used to activate and deactivate the light assembly and is used to protrude and retract a light bulb into and out of the enclosure. The portable power supply is used electrically power the light assembly and can be recharged through a universal serial bus charging port. The switch retraction mechanism defaults the slidable switch to the “OFF” position so that the flameless light is not left in the “ON” position. This improves the overall safety of the flameless light.

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Dependent claims

A flameless lighter comprises,

an enclosure;
a slidable switch;
a light assembly;
a portable power supply;
a switch retraction mechanism;
said enclosure comprises an outer shell, an thermally insulating layer, a recessed track, a guide slit, a bulb hole, and a port hole;
said slidable switch comprises a thumb tab, a plurality of gripping ridges, and a guide protrusion;
said light assembly comprises a heat producing light bulb, an extension arm, and a circuit board;
said portable power supply comprises a battery pack, a universal serial bus (USB) charging port, an extending positive contact, and an extending negative contact;
said circuit board comprises a bulb positive terminal and a bulb negative terminal;
said thermally insulating layer being connected within and across said outer shell;
said extension arm, said circuit board, said battery pack, said extending positive contact, said extending negative contact being located within said thermally insulating layer;
said bulb hole and said port hole being positioned opposite to each other along said enclosure;
said bulb hole and said port hole being laterally located on said enclosure;
said recessed track being positioned atop said enclosure;
said guide slit being positioned along said recessed track;
and
said guide slit traversing through said outer shell and said thermally insulating layer.

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A flameless lighter comprises,

an enclosure;
a slidable switch;
a light assembly;
a portable power supply;
a switch retraction mechanism;
said enclosure comprises an outer shell, a thermally insulating layer, a recessed track, a guide slit, a bulb hole, and a port hole;
said slidable switch comprises a thumb tab, a plurality of gripping ridges, and a guide protrusion;
said light assembly comprises a heat producing light bulb, an extension arm, and a circuit board;
said portable power supply comprises a battery pack, a universal serial bus (USB) charging port, an extending positive contact, and an extending negative contact;
said circuit board comprises a bulb positive terminal and a bulb negative terminal;
said thermally insulating layer being connected within and across said outer shell;
said extension arm, said circuit board, said battery pack, said extending positive contact, said extending negative contact being located within said thermally insulating layer;
said bulb hole and said port hole being positioned opposite to each other along said enclosure;
said bulb hole and said port hole being laterally located on said enclosure;
said recessed track being positioned atop said enclosure;
said guide slit being positioned along said recessed track;
said guide slit traversing through said outer shell and said thermally insulating layer;
said thumb tab being positioned within said recessed track;
said guide protrusion being connected normal to said thumb tab;
said guide protrusion traversing through said guide slit;
said plurality of gripping ridges being connected across said thumb tab opposite to said guide protrusion;
said circuit board being positioned within said enclosure;
said circuit board being connected normal to said guide protrusion opposite to said thumb tab;
said bulb positive terminal and said bulb negative terminal being positioned opposite to said guide protrusion on said circuit board;
said bulb positive terminal and said bulb negative terminal being positioned adjacent to each other;
said extension arm being laterally connected to said circuit board and being positioned towards said bulb hole;
said heat producing light bulb being connected to said extension arm opposite to said circuit board;
and
said heat producing light bulb and said extension arm being concentrically positioned to said bulb hole, wherein said heat producing light bulb being able to traversing into and out of said bulb hole.

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A flameless lighter comprises,

an enclosure;
a slidable switch;
a light assembly;
a portable power supply;
a switch retraction mechanism;
said enclosure comprises an outer shell, a thermally insulating layer, a recessed track, a guide slit, a bulb hole, and a port hole;
said slidable switch comprises a thumb tab, a plurality of gripping ridges, and a guide protrusion;
said light assembly comprises a heat producing light bulb, an extension arm, and a circuit board;
said portable power supply comprises a battery pack, a universal serial bus (USB) charging port, an extending positive contact, and an extending negative contact;
said circuit board comprises a bulb positive terminal and a bulb negative terminal;
said thumb tab being positioned within said recessed track;
said guide protrusion being connected normal to said thumb tab;
said guide protrusion traversing through said guide slit;
said plurality of gripping ridges being connected across said thumb tab opposite to said guide protrusion;
said circuit board being positioned within said enclosure;
said circuit board being connected normal to said guide protrusion opposite to said thumb tab;
said bulb positive terminal and said bulb negative terminal being positioned opposite to said guide protrusion on said circuit board;
said bulb positive terminal and said bulb negative terminal being positioned adjacent to each other;
said extension arm being laterally connected to said circuit board and being positioned towards said bulb hole;
said heat producing light bulb being connected to said extension arm opposite to said circuit board;
said heat producing light bulb and said extension arm being concentrically positioned to said bulb hole, wherein said heat producing light bulb being able to traversing into and out of said bulb hole;
said USB charging port being electrically connected to said battery pack;
said extending positive contact and said extending negative contact being electrically connected to said battery pack;
said extending positive contact being positioned inline with said bulb positive terminal;
said extending negative contact being positioned inline with said bulb negative terminal;
said bulb positive terminal and said bulb negative terminal being electrically connected to said heat producing light bulb;
and
wherein said heat producing light bulb is activated as said bulb positive terminal electrically engages said extending positive contact and as said bulb negative terminal electrically engages said extending negative contact.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.