Burner-inlet valve for gas lighters

Claim 1

A BURNER-INLET VALVE FOR A PYROPHORIC GAS LIGHTER OR THE LIKE WHICH VALVE COMPRISES IN COMBINATION A VALVE HOUSING ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN AN AIR TIGHT MANNER IN THE WALL OF THE RESERVOIR OF A GAS LIGHTER, AN INNER MOVABLE VALVE MEMBER RECIPROCALLY MOUNTED IN SAID VALVE HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN INLET OPEN IN INLET CLOSED POSITIONS, SAID INNER VALVE MEMBER HAVING A BORE EXTENDING AT LEAST PARTIALLY THERETHROUGH AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE RESERVOIR VIA AN INLET AND OUTLET FUEL FLOW PASSAGE MEANS THROUGH WHICH LIQUIDFIED FUEL UNDER PRESSURE MAY BE CHARGED INTO THE LIGHTER RESERVOIR WHEN THE VALVE FUNCTIONS AS AN INLET VALVE AND AN OUTLET PASSAGE MEANS THROUGH WHICH GASEOUS FUEL MAY BE RELEASED FROM THE LIGHTER RESERVOIR WHEN THE VALVE FUNCTIONS AS A BURNER VALVE, A GAS FLOW THROTTLING MEANS CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF GASEOUS FUEL THROUGH SAID OUTLET PASSAGE MEANS, AND SEALING MEANS CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO SEAL SAID INLET PASSAGE MEANS WHEN SAID INNER VALVE MEMBER IN IN THE INLET CLOSED POSITION.