Valveless fuel lighter

Claim 1

A FUEL LIGHTER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A CASE INCLUDING A FUEL RESERVOIR, AN UPPER WALL HAVING A BORE, A COUNTERBORE IN THE INNER END OF SAID BORE, A WELL IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID WALL AND A FILLING PORT IN ITS LOWER WALL; A WICK TUBE IN SAID BORE, SAID WICK TUBE HAVING AN OUTER PORTION EXTENDING ABOVE SAID UPPER WALL AND AN INNER PORTION HAVING A CLOSED END AND EXTENDING INTO SAID RESERVOIR, A WICK IN SAID TUBE; MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID WICK TUBE FOR MOUNTING AND SEALING SAID WICK TUBE IN SAID BORE AND COUNTERBORE, THERE BEING AT LEAST ONE PORT IN SAID INNER PORTION OF SAID WICK TUBE AND BEING LOCATED AT A LEVEL THEREIN BORDERING THE INNER EDGE OF SAID UPPER WALL AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID RESERVOIR TO PERMIT FUEL FROM SAID RESERVOIR TO ENTER SAID WICK TUBE AND SATURATE THE WICK AND WHEREBY WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IN SAID RESERVOIR IS LOWER THAN SAID PORT, SAID WICK MAY BE REPEATEDLY SATURATED BY THE INVERSION OF SAID LIGHTER UNTIL SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN SAID RESERVOIR IS EXHAUSTED; MEANS FOR IGNITING THE WICK, SLIDABLE IN SAID FRICTIONALLY HELD IN SAID WELL; A FOLDING FLAME GUARD MOUNTED ON THE TOP SIDE OF SAID CASE; A CLOSURE LID HINGED TO THE TOP SIDE OF SAID CASE FOR ENCLOSING EXPOSED PARTS OF SAID LIGHTER, A CLOSURE PLUG FOR THREADABLE ENGAGEMENT IN SAID FILLING PORT AND A CLOSURE CAP FOR THREADABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OUTER END OF SAID WICK TUBE.