An Improved Pipe Lighter.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1589-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1889
An Improved Pipe Lighter.
We, ROBERT FORBES jeweller, and FREDERICK WILLIAM FORBES, gilder, both
of 37 Ancrum Street, Spital Tongues, Newcastle in the County of Northumberland,
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:
Our invention relates to an improved pipe lighter which may be employed for the
purpose of lighting a tobacco pipe in a gale of wind with an ordinary match.
In order that our invention may be the better understood we have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of the
device, and Figure 2 a section of the same showing the method of applying a match
for the purpose of lighting a pipe. Figure 3 is a plan view thereof, from the under
side. The scale to which the figures above referred to, are drawn is greater than full
size, although we do not confine ourselves to any particular dimension.
Similar fetters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several
views.
In carrying our invention into effect, we employ a cylindrical shell A, of metal or
any non-combustible material, and of circular or other suitable shape, with or without
corrugations. We provide a cover B, fixed to the shell A so as to leave an air space
between the edge of it and the under surface of said cover. A baffle plate C is
interposed as shewn by Figures 1 and 3 for the purpose of preventing down draught,
when the appliance may be in use. A hole D serves for the introduction of the
match E, which is ignited by contact with, or striking against, a serrated bar F,
attached to, and across the inside of the shell A. The manner of employing the device
for the purpose of lighting a tobacco pipe out of doors is as follows, that is
to say.
The shell A, Figure 2, is placed over the bowl of the pipe P, and a match E is
pushed into the hole D, and is ignited by striking against the bar F. The mouth-
piece of the pipe P being now applied to the mouth as usual, and drawn, the induced
current of air passing from the top B of the shell A, through the baffle plate C, will
deflect the flame of the match so as to ignite the tobacco in the bowl of the pipe P.
The arrangement of the cover B and baffle plate C effectually prevents the ingress of
a current of air, even in a high wind, other than that induced by the action of
drawing the pipe, and thus prevents the match from being extinguished.
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We do not confine ourselves to the substance or conformation of the device or
contrivance according to our invention, and therefore may employ any metal or
material in the construction thereof, and may adopt any external or internal shape
and dimension that may be suitable for the purpose to which said invention may be
applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is ;
In a device for lighting tobacco pipes, the employment of a shell A, cover B,
baffle plate C, striking bar F and hole D, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings.
FREDK. WALKER & HYDE,
4, Little Moorfields, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.