| 摘要 |
An air fire lighter having fuel, an igniter and a ducted fan for igniting a solid fuel fire. The fuel travels through the fire lighter to a collar at a distal end of the fire lighter, transforming into a vapor that is ignited by an igniter. As the solid fuel begins to glow at the initiation of the fire, the fan is activated, shutting off the vapors from the fuel. The fan blows air through a chamber onto the fire, causing the fire to spread throughout the solid fuel, establishing and spreading the fire through an ignition period. The chamber has a volume and ducting for providing optimal airflow to the fire. The fan is battery-operated. The lighter is lightweight and compact with a swiveling handle that adjusts for optimal placement of the lighter for addressing the solid fuel, folding for portability and storage. |
| 主权项 |
1. An air fire lighter for starting a solid fuel fire, comprising:
a housing having a barrel with a distal end and a proximal end, the barrel having an internal chamber, the housing having at least one air duct in fluid communication with ambient air, admitting air into said chamber from ambient air surrounding the lighter; a fuel module, the fuel module having a liquid fuel in a reservoir inside the housing at the proximal end, the fuel module having a burner collar, the collar at the distal end of the barrel, the fuel module having a conduit operative for transporting the liquid fuel from the reservoir to the collar, the liquid fuel vaporizing such that the fuel is gaseous at the collar; an igniter module, the igniter module having an igniter at the distal end of the barrel adjacent to the burner collar, the igniter module having at least one trigger on the housing, the at least one trigger operative for opening the reservoir to the conduit, allowing the fuel to flow to the collar, the at least one trigger when activated operative for generating a spark from the igniter, the spark igniting the gaseous fuel at the collar producing a flame, the flame operative for starting a solid fuel fire and stimulating the flame to glowing stage in the solid fuel; and a battery-operated fan having a rotation axis centered inside the chamber parallel to the barrel, the fan activated after the flame is at a glowing stage, the fan activated by a switch, the switch operative for turning the fan on and simultaneously closing off the liquid reservoir to the conduit, the fan operative for establishing and spreading the flame throughout the solid fuel, the fan blowing air through the chamber and out the barrel onto the solid fuel, the air stimulating the flame to a burning stage fire. |
