Patent ID: 9497958
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A01M,F21V

Claim Text:
1. A dispensing apparatus, comprising: a housing having a cover, said cover having a sloped inside surface, a combustion nozzle for sustaining hydrocarbon combustion located within said housing, a tank connection assembly for securing a fuel cartridge located below said combustion nozzle, a tube for carrying fuel from a fuel cartridge to said combustion nozzle, a valve activator system for controlling release of fuel from a fuel cartridge, and a lever in communication with said valve activator, said lever being independently movable by a user and by said cover, said lever being movable by the user from a first position to a second position and from a second position to a first position, whereby movement of said lever by the user to said second position causes the flow of fuel to said combustion nozzle and movement of said lever by the user into a said first position terminates flow of fuel to said combustion nozzle, and said sloped inside surface moving said lever from said second position to said first position if said lever is in said second position when said cover is lowered.