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US 9,416,960 B2Granted
Lighting apparatus
AssigneeBevolo Gas & Electric Lights, Inc.
InventorMark Johnson
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Abstract
Lighting apparatus suitable for use in a gas lantern lighting fixtures and containing a single piece body member with a horizontally oriented gas inlet, a vertically oriented gas outlet, and a fastener along with a valve; an orifice; and a burner tip connected to one another are disclosed. Lighting apparatus which are easy to assemble and capable of efficiently producing an aesthetically pleasing flame along with associated methods are described.
Claims20
A lighting apparatus comprising:
- a. a first body member comprising
- i. a horizontally oriented gas inlet,
- ii. a vertically oriented gas outlet, and
- iii. a fastener,
- iv. wherein the first body member is a single piece;
- b. a valve located vertically above the first body member;
- c. an orifice;
- d. a burner comprising burner tip and an air inlet, wherein the burner is located vertically above the valve;
- e. a vertical extension coupling situated between the burner and the valve wherein the vertical extension coupling is removably attached to the burner and wherein the vertical extension coupling is removably attached to the valve;
- and
- f. an interruptible flow path connecting the first body member, the valve, the orifice, and the burner tip;
- g. wherein the valve is arranged and configured to close the interruptible flow path;
- h. wherein the orifice is removably attached to and located within the vertical extension coupling;
- i. wherein the vertically oriented gas outlet, the fastener, the orifice, and the vertical extension coupling are in coaxial alignment;
- j. wherein the fastener is located at the base of the first body member;
- and
- k. wherein the orifice discharges vertically.
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A lighting apparatus comprising:
- a. a burner comprising:
- i. a first gas supply orifice,
- ii. an air supply orifice,
- iii. a burner tip slot;
- b. a second gas supply orifice;
- c. a fastener located at the base of a body wherein the body comprises a horizontally oriented gas inlet and a vertically oriented gas outlet;
- d. a valve located vertically above the fastener and vertically below the burner;
- and
- e. a vertical extension coupling situated between the burner and the valve wherein the vertical extension coupling is removably attached to the burner and wherein the vertical extension coupling is removably attached to the valve;
- f. wherein the first gas supply orifice is removably attached to and located within the vertical extension coupling;
- g. wherein the fastener, the first gas supply orifice, the second gas supply orifice and the vertical extension coupling are in coaxial alignment;
- and
- h. wherein the second gas supply orifice discharges vertically.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.