US 11,913,644 B2
Inverting pocket lighters
Kegan McDaniel, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to VPR Brands, LP, Ft Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed by VPR Brands, LP, Ft Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/201,921.
Application 17/201,921 is a continuation of application No. 16/196,510, filed on Nov. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,948,187.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/589,350, filed on Nov. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0199294 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. F23Q 2/00 (2006.01); F23Q 2/06 (2006.01); F23Q 2/36 (2006.01)
CPC F23Q 2/36 (2013.01) [F23Q 2/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pocket lighter comprising:
a body including:
a first side wall;
a second side wall opposite the first side wall;
a first end wall between the first side wall and the second side wall;
a second end wall between the first side wall and the second side wall opposite the first end wall; and
a bottom wall between the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall, the body including an opening extending through the body between the first side wall and the second side wall, the opening dimensioned to receive a finger of a person to enable the person to hold the pocket lighter in an inverted position, the bottom wall having a continuous curvature between the first end wall and the second end wall to enable the person to slide another finger along the bottom wall when inverting the pocket lighter; and
a lighter assembly disposed at least partially in the body, the lighter assembly including a nozzle that is angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the body to enable a flame to project outward and to a side of the pocket lighter when held in the inverted position.