Patent Application
20250067428
The embodiments generally relate to refillable torches.
Refillable torches, such as those used for decoration, lighting, or pest-repellant purposes, require removal of a lid from the torch and filling a container with a combustible fluid, such as citronella torch fuel which can be messy and time-consuming.
This summary is provided to introduce a variety of concepts in a simplified form that is further disclosed in the detailed description of the embodiments. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to determine the scope of the claimed subject matter.
The disclosed spill-free refillable torch container may include a filler spout in a torch lid that allows for clean, fast, and convenient torch refilling.
Other illustrative variations within the scope of the invention will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. The detailed description and enumerated variations, while disclosing optional variations, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
A more complete understanding of the embodiments, and the attendant advantages and features thereof, will be more readily understood by references to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
The drawings are not necessarily to scale, and certain features and certain views of the drawings may be shown exaggerated in scale or in a schematic in the interest of clarity and conciseness.
The specific details of the single embodiment or variety of embodiments described herein are to the described product and methods of use. Any specific details of the embodiments are used for demonstration purposes only and no unnecessary limitations or inferences are to be understood from there.
It is noted that the embodiments reside primarily in combinations of components and procedures related to the product. Accordingly, the product components have been represented where appropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.
The disclosed spill-free refillable torch container may include a covered filling neck constructed and arranged to allow for no-spill refilling of a torch without the need to open the lid or cap of the container. The filling neck may be a tubular channel adjacent to a wick in the device, allowing for spill-proof filling of a container. The container may be constructed of a fire-safe material, such as steel, iron, aluminum, or the like.
The neck 110, spout 108, and passage 112 may be constructed and arranged to receive fluid therein to fill the body 102 cavity and provide fluid to the wick 106. In this way, the spill-free refillable torch container 100 allows for convenient refilling of the cavity without needing to remove a cap or lid of the body 102. Similarly, the spill-free refillable torch container 100 allows for refilling of the cavity without needing to move the wick 106 when aflame.
The spout 108 and passage 112 may be constructed and arranged to receive fluid therein to fill the body 102 cavity and provide fluid to the wick. In this way, the spill-free refillable torch container 100 allows for convenient refilling of the cavity without needing to remove a cap or lid of the body 102. Similarly, the spill-free refillable torch container 100 allows for refilling of the cavity without needing to move the wick when aflame.
The following description of variants is only illustrative of components, elements, acts, product, and methods considered to be within the scope of the invention and are not in any way intended to limit such scope by what is specifically disclosed or not expressly set forth. The components, elements, acts, product, and methods as described herein may be combined and rearranged other than as expressly described herein and still are considered to be within the scope of the invention.
According to variation 1, a spill-free refillable torch container may include a body defining a cavity therein; a neck defining a first passage in fluid communication with the cavity; a spout defining a second passage in fluid communication with the first passage; and a wick at least partially disposed within the cavity and at least partially exposed outside of the cavity.
Variation 2 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in variation 1, wherein the body, neck, and spot comprise metal.
Variation 3 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in variation 1 or 2, wherein the body is generally cylindrical.
Variation 4 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 1 through 3 wherein the body comprises a top substrate, bottom substrate, and a generally cylindrical body therebetween, the body further defining a wick through hole and a neck through hole in the top substrate.
Variation 5 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 1 through 4 wherein the first passage and the second passage are in fluid communication with a neck through hole.
Variation 6 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 1 through 5 wherein the wick is at least partially disposed within the wick through hole.
Variation 7 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 1 through 6 wherein the spill-free refillable torch container is constructed and arranged such that fluid may be wicked up the wick.
Variation 8 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 1 through 7 wherein the neck, the spout, the first passage, and the second passage are constructed and arranged to receive fluid therein to fill the cavity and provide fluid to the wick.
Variation 9 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 1 through 8 wherein the spill-free refillable torch container is constructed and arranged to facilitate refilling of the cavity without needing to move the wick.
According to variation 10, a spill-free refillable torch container may include a generally cylindrical body defining a cavity therein; a circular flange attached to the body and being constructed and arranged to facilitate positioning of the spill-free refillable torch container within an object; a neck defining a first passage in fluid communication with the cavity; and a wick at least partially disposed within the cavity and at least partially exposed outside of the cavity.
Variation 11 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in variation 10, wherein the body, neck, and spot comprise metal.
Variation 12 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 10 through 11, wherein the body comprises a top substrate and a bottom substrate, the body further defining a wick through hole and a neck through hole in the top substrate.
Variation 13 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 10 through 12 wherein the first passage is in fluid communication with a neck through hole.
Variation 14 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 10 through 13 wherein the wick is at least partially disposed within the wick through hole.
Variation 15 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 10 through 14 wherein the spill-free refillable torch container is constructed and arranged such that fluid may be wicked up the wick.
Variation 16 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 10 through 15 wherein the neck and the first passage are constructed and arranged to receive fluid therein to fill the cavity and provide fluid to the wick.
Variation 17 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 10 through 16 wherein the spill-free refillable torch container is constructed and arranged to facilitate refilling of the cavity without needing to move the wick.
Variation 18 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in any of variations 10 through 17 wherein the spill-free refillable torch container is constructed and arranged to facilitate refilling of the cavity without needing to remove a cap or a lid.
According to variation 19, a spill-free refillable torch container may include a generally cylindrical body defining a cavity therein, the body comprising a top substrate, bottom substrate, and a generally cylindrical body therebetween, the body further defining a wick through hole and a neck through hole in the top substrate; a circular flange attached to the body and being constructed and arranged to facilitate positioning of the spill-free refillable torch container within an object; a neck defining a first passage in fluid communication with the cavity, the first passage being in fluid communication with the neck through hole; a spout defining a second passage in fluid communication with the first passage; and a wick at least partially disposed within the cavity and at least partially exposed outside of the cavity, the wick being disposed within the wick through hole.
Variation 20 may include a spill-free refillable torch container as in variation 19, wherein the generally cylindrical body, the circular flange, the neck, and the spout comprise metal.
Several different embodiments have been disclosed herein, in connection with the above description and the drawings. It will be understood that it would be unduly repetitious and obfuscating to describe and illustrate every combination and subcombination of these embodiments. Accordingly, all embodiments can be combined in any way or combination, and the present specification, including the drawings, shall be construed to constitute a complete written description of all combinations and subcombinations of the embodiments described herein, and of the manner and process of making and using them, and shall support claims to any such combination or subcombination.
An equivalent substitution of two or more elements can be made for any one of the elements in the claims below or that a single element can be substituted for two or more elements in a claim. Although elements can be described above as acting in certain combinations, and even initially claimed as such, it is to be expressly understood that one or more elements from a claimed combination can, in some cases, be excised from the combination and that the claimed combination can be directed to a subcombination or variation of a subcombination.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present embodiment is not limited to what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. A variety of modifications and variations are possible considering the above teachings without departing from the following claims.
