provements in and connected with Lighters for Lighting Cigars and other purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in and connected with Lighters for Lighting Cigars
and other purposes.
I, RICHARD NEUSS, of 27, Lindenstrasse, Berlin, in the German Empire,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :--
This invention relates to improvements in and connected with lighters and
consists of a vessel filled with a wick, wadding or the like, which serves for the
absorption of combustible hydro-carbon, such as petroleum, benzine, or the like,
from which vessel a wick extends to an ignition device which serves to auto-
matically light the wick on the outer tube of the lighter being depressed, and
thereby a percussion cap automatically ignited.
I have
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood
caused to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of
reference indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of my improved lighter.
Fig. 2 shows the vessel for the reception of the hydro-carbon and means for
guiding the wick.
Fig. 3 is a plan thereof.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of the outer movable tube, Fig. 5 a plan, and Fig. 6 a
section at line x-y of the same.
Fig. 7 is a side view, Fig. 8 a longitudinal section and Fig. 9 a plan in section of
the ignition device.
Fig. 10 is a side view and Fig 11 a plan of the cover of the lighter.
In carrying out my improvements and referring to the figures generally, the
lighter consists of a foot a, having fixed thereto a tube with a bottom cover
which is formed a vessel d for the reception of the fuel. The wick fis conducted
through the pipe e to the top. The vessel d is closed by means of a casing g which
carries the ignition device, see Figs. 7, 8 & 9.
Over the tube and the casing g is slid the tube passing through an opening i
into the foot a and abuting against a ring k retained in a raised position by means
of a spring kl. The tube h after having been depressed will thus be always raised
A cover l
again to its normal position by means of the ring k and spring k¹.
arranged at the top serves to close the lighter.
The ignition device contained in the casing a consists of a strip of suitable
From this roll the
material rolled up and furnished with percussion caps.
percussion cap band is conducted over a guide g² to a pulley g³. On turning the
latter each individual percussion cap passes under the ignition hook and
the spark produced lights the wick f. On the spindle of the pulley g³ is fixed a
ratchet wheel 9 which is retained in position by the tension of the percussion cap
band and the spring pawl 9. In the tube his arranged a hook which on the
tube being depressed turns the ratchet wheel g, moves the percussion cap band
and brings the percussion caps underneath the ignition hook g* for ignition. If
the tube is releated, the spring raises it and the lighter is ready for a further
ignition.
The foot a is formed hollow and closed at the bottom by a removable lid m.
In the tubes & are formed vertically in front of each other, holes d¹ &
respectively, which serve to cut off cigar ends and the hollow portion of the foot a
to receive the same. In order to guide the tube in its vertical movement the
tube bis furnished with a pin & which engages the slot d³ in the tube h.
The lighter thus simultaneously cuts off a cigar end and lights the lamp.

page_text: The cover n is retained in position by means of two springs n², n², the hook
shaped ends n³, n³, of which engage in the slots n', n¹..
It will be understood that the ignition device may be of any suitable construction
and in lieu of the pull hook ', a push arrangement may be used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is.
1st. A lighter for hydro-carbon in which the automatic ignition is effected by
depressing the outer tubular portion of the lighter and thereby setting in operation
by means of a ratchet wheel a band of percussion cap in such a manner that each
time one of the said percussion caps passes an igniting hook, substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
2nd. In the arrangement, specified in the preceding claim, the adaptation of a
cigar end cutter, consisting of the holes & 2 formied respectively in the
tubes & vertically in front of each other, in such a manner that simultaneously
with the cutting off of a cigar end the lamp is lit, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1893.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.