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Portable Rechargeable Battery Powered Flameless Cigar Lighter

a rechargeable battery and lighter technology, applied in the direction of combustion process, lighting and heating apparatus, combustion ignition, etc., can solve the problems of reducing difficulty in refilling common lighters, and insufficient diameter of most lighters, so as to improve the enjoyment of fine cigars and facilitate use. , the effect of altering the enjoyment of the cigar

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-02
JOHNSON TYLER
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"The patent describes a portable, reusable, flameless cigar lighter that is easy to use and safe. It consists of an outer shell and sliding cover made of sturdy materials, a rechargeable battery, a small charging port, circuitry to power the heating element, and a heating element made of nichrome wire and thermally insulating material. The technical effects of this invention include a portable, efficient, and safe way to light cigars without producing fumes that could alter their character."

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Common lighters are generally difficult to refill, and the fumes produced during combustion can reduce the enjoyment of a fine cigar since the fumes may be drawn up into the tobacco leaf during lighting.
Furthermore, the flame produced by most lighters is of insufficient diameter to evenly light the foot of a cigar, and the excess heat often leads to charred uneven burns.

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[0016]This description is provided as a means of illustration of the invention and is not meant to limit elements of the design or scope from reasonable changes in keeping with the overall purposes stated above.

[0017]The case depicted in FIG. 1 is approximately 40 mm by 90 mm by 10 mm and houses a battery, button, charge port, and heating element as well as the necessary conductive elements for the operation of the circuit. It is a rectangular prism shape made of a sturdy material such as metal, hard plastic, carbon fiber, etc. An alternative case configuration could contain a sliding cover and other potential enhancements.

[0018]FIG. 2 illustrates the spiral configuration for the heating element wire connected to copper terminations. The wire used to terminate the nichrome spiral may be a relatively thick gauge wire welded onto the nichrome through brazing, or a solid metal conductor fixed onto the housing case. Other typical nichrome termination methods may also be applied.

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Abstract

A pocket size electric lighter having a heating element made of nichrome which has been seated firmly in a material of low thermal conductivity while having a thin top coating of thermally conductive material. Power to the heating element is provided via rechargeable battery. A small charging port provides a means to recharge the battery as necessary.

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BACKGROUND ART[0001]Lighters are typically filled with a combustible liquid which is set aflame by one of various means. There are lighters dubbed “flameless” which are marketed by Colibri, but even these lighters produce a blue flame and burn a combustible liquid. Common lighters are generally difficult to refill, and the fumes produced during combustion can reduce the enjoyment of a fine cigar since the fumes may be drawn up into the tobacco leaf during lighting. Furthermore, the flame produced by most lighters is of insufficient diameter to evenly light the foot of a cigar, and the excess heat often leads to charred uneven burns.[0002]In considering prior art, U.S. Pat. No. 5,235,157 was examined although it describes a lighter that is not fit for lighting cigars. The prior art does use a nichrome element to provide heat, however the patent describes a lighter using disposable batteries and a small element that is meant to be used for cigarettes which are of a small standard diam...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F23Q7/00
CPCF23Q7/16
Inventor JOHNSON, TYLER
Owner JOHNSON TYLER
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