Patent ID: 11873990
Assignee: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A tip valve for a cook system having a burner base housing a burner within a shroud configured to combust fuel from an external fuel canister, comprising:
a fuel canister connector body having a threaded connector configured to threadably connect to the external fuel canister, the fuel canister connector body defining a bore therethrough having a first diameter at a first end of the bore nearest the threaded connector and a second diameter smaller than the first diameter at a second end of the bore opposite the first end;
an actuator pin fixably positioned proximate the first end of the bore;
a tip seal positioned proximate the second end of the bore;
a ball bearing movably positioned between the actuator pin and the tip seal; and
wherein the tip seal is positioned to seal against the burner base.