Lighters

Background (Wiki)

Brands

Bernhardt

BIC (Wiki, webpage)

4036579 Lighter, William E. Marynissen, BIC Pen Corp, 1977-07-19, -
5584682 Selectively actuatable lighter with anti-defeat latch, James M. McDonough, Chris A. Barone, Michel Doucet, BIC Corp, 1996-12-17, -
6428309 Utility lighter, Gerald J. Doiron, BIC Corp, 2002-08-06, - Long for fireplaces, stoves &Etc.

Bowers

Clipper (Wiki, Webpage.UK)

These have a replaceable flint and can be refilled with Butane.  When turned down, like to light a candle or pipe, the flame increases.
3867090 Refillable gas cigarette lighter, Ricardo Aguirre Gili, Flamagas SA, 1975-02-18, -
D636530S1 Lighter, Teresa Arcos Bellvehi, Flamagas SA, 2011-04-19, -
YouTUbe: What You Didn't Know About Clipper Lighters (Better Than Bic), -

Daltis
Dunhill (Wiki)
IMCO
Kaschie
Ronson (Wiki)

RE19026 Cigar Lighter, Louis V. Aronson, Art Metal Works, Dec 12, 1933,
2486711 Shipping Container, A. Harris (Ronson Art Metal Works Inc), Nov 1, 1949, 206/583 - allows shipping lighter with fluid.
2505167 Lighter Casing Construction, A.H. Aronson (Ronson Art Metal Works Inc), Apr 25, 1950, 431/276 ; 431/124; 431/154; 431/277 -
2866580 Dispensing Spout Structure, W.I. Nissen (Ronson Corp), Dec 30, 1958, 222/512 ; 222/556; 222/560; 222/561; 401/281; D9/450 - for lighter fluid can
3150507 Lighter Mechanism, J.D. Smith (Ronson Corp), Sep 29, 1964, 431/125 ; 431/131; 431/138; 431/253; 431/343- in the top of a fountain pen
D188507 Cigar Lighter or Similar Article, J.D. Smith (Ronson Corp), Aug 2 1960,  D27/159 -

Scripto (Wiki)

Vu lighter with transparent lighter fluid tank.
Aim N Flame utility lighter - Involved in law suit
2881608 Pyrophoric cigarette lighter, John C Lockwood, Scripto Inc, 1959-04-14, - Vu lighter
4778380 Rod-shaped gas igniter, Tomio Nitta, Tokai Corp, 1988-10-18, - utility lighter
5326256 Igniting device, Tsutomu Shike, Toshihiko Eguchi, Masaki Saito, Tokai Corp, 1994-07-05, -Aim N Flame utility lighter
D377736 Utility lighter, Kenji Iwagaki, William Haffner, Scripto-Tokai, 1997-02-04, - Aim-N-Flame design
5697775 Safety device in lighting rods, Masaki Saito, Toshihiro Ichikawa, Tokai Corp, 1997-12-16, - child proof
5967768 Lighting device, Masaki Saito, Toshihiro Ichikawa, Tokai Corp, 1999-10-19, -

Zippo (Wiki)

Wolf

This is a patent for a flint striker mechanism and it's mentioned that it will fit into a pocket.  The application seems to have been for a permissible mine safety lantern.

1052783 Igniting device for miners' safety-lamps, Paul Wolf (son of Carl?), 1913-02-11, 431/275 - Flint and tooth wheel type. Handle (d) made of spring wire.  Easy to remove & replace the flint wheel or add new flint. Ferrocerium (Flint  Wiki) was invented in 1903 ten years prior to this patent. 983238 Igniter with spark-emitting mass, Jacques Kellermann, Filed: 1909-10-21, Pub: 1911-01-31, 431/136 - Flint & Wheel type two years prior to 1913. Class 431: Combustion: / 129 to 141 involve an abrasive wheel /275 stored energy, over center release

Patents

Class Numbers

525437 Electric Cigar Lighter, A.C. Albertsen, Sep 4 1894, 219/266 ; 200/86.5 - Mains powered element similar to car cigar lighter.
808725 Lighter, App: 1905-08-01 431/271 - oldest in 431 - hopper full of small balls which will explode when crushed.
815219 Cigar Cutter and Lighter, App: 1905-11-14,  131/249 ; 30/113; 431/271 - uses the small balls
983238 Ingiter with Spark Emitting Mass., J Kellermann, Jan 31, 1911, 431/136 (oldest in this class) Flint type
1015876 Pyrophoric pocket-lighter, Arthur Dubsky, App: 1910-07-27 (German app Jan 23 1910), Pub: 1912-01-30 -
1045683 Lighting Device, App 1911-05-04 - pyrophoric material, i.e. Flint
1018763 Apparatus for producing sparks, Richard Von Horvath, App: 1911-11-25, Pub: 1912-02-27, has the feel of a Zippo, uses flint.
1555815 Electric Cigar Lighter, Oct 6, 1925, 219/270 cylindrical coil of wire
1717205 Portable Lighter, DW Greene, Jun 11, 1929, 431/136 ; 292/121 - Flipping arm uncovers wick and strikes flint.  spare flint storage space.
1755951 Pivotal wind screen for pyrophore cigar lighters, Arthur Dubsky, 1930-04-22, -

(also see patents on my Fire web page).

Permanent Match

1713595 Cigarette and Cigar Lighter, F.D. Doubleday, May 21 1929, 431/272 ; 44/507 - one time self lighting, coil of wick
1903838 Ignitible Stick, F. Ringer, Apr 18, 1933, 149/79 ; 206/96; 431/267; 44/507 - slow burning so it can be blown out and relighted a number of times
1941621 Igniting Stick, F. Ringer, Jan 2, 1934, 44/643 ; 149/82; 44/507; 44/511; 44/628
2000328 Match, W. Harris, May 7 1935, 44/507 - paper book matches
2015383 Repeatedly Ignitible Match, R. Konig, Sept 24 1935, 44/507 ; 149/29; 149/82; 44/643
2038048 Lighter, A. Kilstrom (Henry Lederer & Bro Inc), Apr 21, 1936, 431/141 -
2059807 Cigar Lighter, F. Ringer, Nov 3 1936, 431/267 ; 431/135; 44/507 - This is a metal pocket lighter that's built around an Ignitible Stick
2552718 Lighter, L. Hutchinson, B. Heath, F. Charles, May 15, 1951, 431/277 ; 431/139; 431/149; 431/275 - thumb press to open and light
2566560 Permanent Match, , B Edelberg, Sep 4, 1951, 44/507 ; 149/29; 149/83
2568285 Pyrotechnic Match Capable of Repeated Ignition, F.K. Knutsen,
2675689 Jet Lighter, H.M. Wassem & J.J. Robinson, Apr 20, 1954, 137/377 ; 137/614; 141/330; 431/150 - butane in replacable container, not refillable
2608081 Lighter Mechanism, T.H. Morgan (Butalite Corp), Aug 26 1952,
3007328 automatic Gas Cigarette-Lighter, H. Zahn, Nov 7, 1961, 431/154 ; 431/131; 431/253 -
3079781 Lighter, V. Virtanen (R.J. Jurick), Mar 5 1963, 431/138 ; 431/137; 431/149; D27/157 -
D215177 Cigarette Lighter, K Goto (M Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha), Sep 9, 1969, - vertical flint wheel shaft
3443877 Gas Fueled Lighter, S. Inagaki (Korona Kogyo Co Ltd), May 13, 1969, 431/134 ; 431/276; D27/159 -

Links

Vintage Lighter Book - bad email on contact page, is there a working one? Let me know.

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