Torch
A torch, especially a wind-proof torch which can be installed in an upright position or be carried for lightening in outdoor camping, is composed of a torch body which is primarily made by mixing fiber yarns with fuel which is in a solid state in a room temperature, and is made into a three-dimensional body after being fixed. An outer surface of torch body is enclosed with a combustible confining material in a strap shape to achieve a transient heat resistance. A burning end of torch is not affected by air flow to maintain a transversally descending thermal interaction due to an adsorption and restriction of hot molten fuel liquid by the fiber yarns. A bottom of the torch is connected to a modular elastic handling bar, to achieve a multipurpose function.
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a torch, and more particularly to a wind-proof torch which can be installed in an upright position or carried for lightening in outdoor camping. The torch body is mixed with a natural fiber and its outer surface is protected by a combustible confining material, such that its upper end will not be affected by air flow in order to maintain a transversally descending thermal interaction. In addition, the torch can be applied in any places in association with an elastic multi-functional handling bar.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
A torch is used for lightening in outdoor camping as it is not convenient to use electricity and people are pursuing an outdoor primitive mood. In order to extend the burning time of torch, kerosene is generally used which is enclosed by a fiber cloth to achieve a loner time of combustion. On the other hand, paraffin is even used as a combustion material. As shown in
Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a torch having a wind-proof function, which is connected with a modular handling bar, so as to serve as a multi-functional wind-proof lightening after being connected with the modular handling bar and installed outdoors in an upright position.
The torch of present invention uses a large quantity of fiber yarns filled in the torch body to form a restricting function to fuel, and a confining material having a transient heat resistance function surrounding the torch body to impede a thermal radiation of sideways flakes to directly attack an interior of torch body, thereby maintaining an integrity of torch body. In addition, an elastic handling bar is provided to absorb a reaction force upon being intruded by an external force, so as to prevent the torch from losing a mechanical intensity by the external force.
To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, the brief description of the drawings below is followed by the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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The torch body 2 is composed of the solid fuel 22, which is in a solid state in the room temperature, mixed with a large quantity of fiber yarns 21, in a volume fraction of 50%. During a process of hot melting, the solid fuel 22 is subjected to the capillarity effect of fiber yarns 21, so as to cling onto a surface of fiber yarns above or intercede into gaps to form an expanded area for contacting with oxygen and accepting a high temperature, after being molten into a liquid.
The solid fuel 22 is further provided with debris 211 formed by smashing plant fibers. The debris 211 can be further carbonized in advance, such that pores can be formed inside the debris 211 to increase a capability for adsorbing the molten liquid and to form a heat resistance effect. The aforementioned debris 211 can be as tiny as a carbon powder, a char with larger grain, or a slack formed by exploring a coal mine.
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The entire periphery of torch body 2 after being enclosed by the wrapping layer 3 can be further surrounded in a radial direction with a combustible rope 51 to form into a heat resistant confining material 5. The rope 51 is combustible and is basically formed by twirling a cotton core, to constitute effects of adsorption and transient heat resistance by gaps between fibers of cotton core. From a heating up experiment of a thicker cotton rope, it is shown that the cotton rope is provided with a certain degree of heat resistance effect, due to that a lot of gaps are still remained in the rope, which will not easily conduct heat, and the pores inside the cotton core can adsorb the fuel liquid to increase the fuel content.
The rope 51 can also be made by rolling a piece or a strap of paper. By gaps formed in rolling the paper, the capillarity effect also exists to adsorb the molten liquid, or the same heat resistance effect as that provided by the cotton core can also be achieved if being subjected to an external thermal interaction. Basically, the rope 51 is made by a natural herb or wooden fiber, or is braided with threads of a natural casuarina. The application like a packthread is very suitable for the rope required by the present invention.
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The rope 51 is wound on the outer circumferences of torch body 2, with one round next to the other, to form the confining material 5 and is provided with a gap 510 between neighboring ropes 51. The gap after burning will form into a cracking 510A which is generated by a reduction in size of rope 51 to yield to the cracking 510A after burning. The cracking 510A can provide oxygen A to flow in and the fiber yarns 21 are fractured into a plurality of sections with gaps by a high temperature carbonization. The plurality of gaps allow a hot molten fuel liquid 22 to be permeating into and form a restriction function, so as to keep the fuel liquid at the top position for burning.
Through the high temperature thermal interaction which is continual and is in a close proximity, the aforementioned rope 51 will form into a burning rope 51A which will become ashes and fall off automatically after accomplishing the carbonization, allowing the periphery at top end to be more in contact with oxygen for maintaining combustion.
Similarly, after accomplishing the carbonization, the fiber yarns 21 at top end surface also become the ashes to be driven by air flow. Therefore, the torch 20 of present invention can form a sequential combustion in a transversal direction, such that the combustion end is maintained at a transversal position and is then descending gradually. By using the transient heat resistance function of the plurality of fiber yarns 21 and the confining material 5, the fuel liquid can be kept at the top end, so as to satisfy a height requirement in complete combustion, and to reduce a waste of fuel liquid correspondingly.
The debris 211 and solid fuel 22 are mixed together in advance. Therefore, a hot melting effect will be formed when the solid fuel 22 is catalyzed by a thermal interaction with flame 10 at the top end of torch 20. The hot molten fuel liquid 220 formed will be spreading to a periphery due to an accumulation of mass, whereas most of the fuel liquid 220 will be moving up and vaporized. The residuals of carbonized debris 211 will be accumulated and floating on a surface of hot molten fuel liquid 220 to form a surface lamination. By an isolation of the lamination of debris 211, the thermal radiation wave of flame will be prevented from directly attacking the top end of torch body 2, thereby achieving the function of impeding the hot melting effect at the top end of torch body 2.
Following that, the carbonized debris 211 can form into an oxidized cracking through a sufficient catalyzing function of heat, and will be drifting with wind when they become the ashes. It is definitely that the carbonized debris 211 also exists in the lower interior of the torch body 2; therefore, the aforementioned working status of debris 211 is repeated.
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A triangular corner space 500 is formed at an outer surface of wrapping layer 3 between the outer circumferences of neighboring ropes 51, next to the outer circumference of torch body 2. The corner space 500 will form a function of isolation; therefore, under the condition of sideways attack of flame as shown in
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As the standing pole 7 is connected with the grounding end 74 with the transversal rod 76, the straight rod 72, and the slant rod 73, a configuration of multiple bending points is formed at the waist part. In addition, as the grounding end 74 is fixed by the ground surface, and the connection end 71 is connected to the handling bar 6, when the handling bar 6 is subjected to an action of external force, an external stress will be absorbed through the multiple bending points near the handle 75, and a stress transmitted from the handling bar 6 will be offset through an absorption of transversal rod 76, straight rod 72, or slant rod. The external force can be a wind pressure or a man-made touch.
A change part 70 is formed by bending down the connection end 71 and is connected to the grounding end 74. When the connection end 7 is subjected to a swing of external force, a stress of variation can be provided to the connection end 7 through the change part 70. In addition, the handle 75, which is formed by using the change part 70, forms a hand-hole for a user, and facilitates a holding of transversal rod 76 with hands to easily pull up the standing pole 7.
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In principle, the degree of interleaving at the front and rear ends of rods 60A, 60B, 60C is about 120 degrees. However, according to a condition in manufacturing a material, it can be less than or greater than 120 degrees. As the present invention is to achieve a slant relation to acquire a slant distribution of stress, in order to increase a tolerance to pressure and an elastic energy; therefore, it can achieve the object of requirement at long as there is the slant relation.
The torsion among the aforementioned rods 60A, 60B, 60C is primarily to form a slant distribution against their lines of axis. For example, after assembling three straight rods to a parallel bundle in 120 degrees, torsion is implemented to the front and rear ends to change their relative positions to be in a slant direction. The principle of change is that the torsion stress cannot exist and only an interrelationship in the slant direction can be available.
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The wire 64 can be made by any wiring material or iron thread. In order to acquire a larger elastic energy, a natural vine can be chosen.
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After accomplishing the aforementioned handling bar, a waterproof layer can be further coated on its outer surface to achieve a waterproof effect and to avoid fast erosion. In addition, by an interaction with the waterproof layer, the handling bar can be fastened more tightly. The waterproof layer can be best made by an elastic waterproof material.
The present invention is basically a wind-proof torch, which use the confining material to impede the heat and the fiber yarns inside the torch body to restrict the fuel, so as to achieve a wind-proof effect, allow a full oxidation of the fuel liquid, maintain a transversally descending at the burning end, and achieve a portability by connecting the bottom end of torch with the modular handling bar or put the torch in an upright position by connecting the bottom end of torch with the standing pole. In addition, the handling bar is provided with elasticity; therefore, it can absorb the external force to prevent the torch from being damaged by forming a mechanical force, which is a brand new invention in the area of lightening torch used in outdoor camping
It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.
Claims
1. A torch, more particularly a wind-proof torch for providing lightening in outdoor camping, comprising primarily a torch body composed of a fuel, which is in a solid state in a room temperature, mixed with fiber yarns; outer surface of torch body being enclosed with a combustible wrapping layer whose outer surface is further wrapped with a combustible rope which is provided with the capillarity effect and can impede a transient heat, to form a confining material for impeding transient heat; upper and lower cross sections of the rope being pressed against each other on their outer circumferences, thereby constituting a wind-proof torch.
2. The torch according to claim 1, wherein an included angle is formed at an outer circumference of neighboring ropes, forming a corner space at an outer surface of wrapping layer.
3. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the igniting fuel core can be twirled on an upper end of the wrapping layer, extending from the torch body.
4. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the solid fuel is paraffin.
5. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the fiber yarns are made by natural cotton fabrics.
6. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the solid fuel can be mixed with debris of woody plant.
7. The torch according to claim 5, wherein the debris can be carbonized in advance.
8. The torch according to claim 1, wherein rope can be made by twirling a combustible material of long fabrics, whose interior is provided with the capillarity effect.
9. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the rope can be made by twirling combustible natural cotton fabrics.
10. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the rope can be made by rolling a piece of combustible paper.
11. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the rope can be made by rolling a strap of combustible paper.
12. The torch according to claim 1, wherein the rope can be made by twirling threads of combustible casuarinas.
13. A torch, more particularly a torch structure which can be assembled with a modular elastic handling bar composed primarily of three cylindrical rods in equal length aligned radially by an identical angle and collected into a bundle, with their center assembled with a connection rod to form a male end and the other end including a sheathing tube to form a female end; each rod being pressed against each other at its outer circumferences to be assembled into the bundle whose outer circumferences are fastened with a wire.
14. The torch according to claim 13, wherein a center position along a longitudinal direction of the bundle of three rods is fastened with a wire.
15. The torch according to claim 13, wherein a center line of three rods is slant to a center line of the assembled handling bar.
16. The torch according to claim 13, wherein the wire is made by a natural vine.
17. The torch according to claim 13, wherein the female end can be assembled with a standing pole.
18. The torch according to claim 17, wherein a waist position of the standing pole is installed with an upper and a lower transversal rods and a sideways straight rod which are assembled one by one to form a change part.
19. The torch according to claim 17, wherein a waist position of the standing pole is installed with a transversal rod and a slant rod which are assembled one by one to form a change part.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 20, 2006
Publication Date: Jul 26, 2007
Inventor: Chiou-Fu Chang (Hsinchu Hsien)
Application Number: 11/335,548
International Classification: C10L 11/00 (20060101);