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

Claim 0:
1. 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, the bore having a portion configured to house a ball bearing therein, the portion of the bore having a first diameter at a first end of the portion of the bore nearest the threaded connector and a second diameter smaller than the first diameter at a second end of the portion of the bore opposite the first end;
an actuator pin fixably positioned proximate the first end of the portion of the bore;
a tip seal positioned proximate the second end of the portion of the bore; and
the ball bearing movably positioned in the portion of the bore between the actuator pin and the tip seal.