摘要 |
A gas lighter having a flow adjustable valve actuated by an operating member in combination with a control member. The valve includes a flexible, resilient member which is flexed away from a normally closed position to open a valve port by movement of the control member. Means are provided to adjust the length of the control member stroke, thereby adjusting the flexing imparted to the flexible member, and consequently the rate of fuel flow and the flame height. In one embodiment, openings are provided through the flexible member, with blocking means preventing a flow of fuel until the member is flexed and the openings uncovered. In another embodiment, the flexible member has a normally closed slit that is progressively opened as the member is flexed.
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