Patent ID: 6932596
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
1. A blowtorch comprising a reservoir for storing gas, a valve for controlling the flow of the gas from the reservoir, a nozzle for spraying the gas from the valve, an igniter for igniting the gas sprayed from the nozzle, a handle device for controlling the valve and the igniter and a security device for keeping the handle device in check, wherein the valve includes a driver that can be rotated in order to adjust the flow rate of the gas through the valve, wherein the handle device includes an internal button in contact with the igniter and a knob connected with the driver, and further including a housing through which the reservoir is communicated with the nozzle; and a pusher that extends from the housing and is operable so as to switch the valve between a communicating mode and a blocking mode, with the internal button in contact with the pusher, and with the driver extending from the housing.