Zippo lighters are dependable if maintained, have flint & fuel. They consist of 2 parts, the working mechanisms, flint & fuel will side in/out of the outer flip open case. Zippo’s are not waterproof & fuel evaporates fairly fast because the lid does not seal air-tight to the case. Nor, is there any means to attach a lanyard cord to the outer case.
Someone in the survival equipment supply business should think about filing a “design” patent and then manufacture a thermoplastic waterproof case with a through hole to attach a lanyard cord that a Zippo inner unit will slide tightly in/out of.
That would create a tried & true dependable low cost waterproof lighter far better than those on the market now. A plain Zippo costs $10 at WalMart. If the case described above sold for $5.95 or $6.95 the two combined gives you a reliable waterproof lighter for under $20 that will last a lifetime.
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I don’t have the time/inclination, as I recently filed and received the receipt for a Patent for a buoyant protective friction fit slide in/out waterproof case for BIC and other similarly sized disposable lighters that will keep me busy for a considerable time.
BIC Corporation alone sells one billion eight hundred fifty million (1,850,000,000) disposable pocket lighters annually. Neither Bic nor any other disposable lighter company holds a patent to, manufactures or sells a slide in buoyant waterproof protective case for their lighters.
The potential case sales numbers for “BIC” disposable lighter cases alone - speak well for themselves. If 1/4 %, 1/3rd %, 1/2 % or 1 % of all people who currently purchase Bic disposable pocket lighters annually were to purchase this patent pending waterproof protective case for their lighters at an MSRP of $4.95 USD.
That would represent $22.5, $29.8, $45.1 and $90.3 MILLION (USD) dollars respectively in annual sales revenue. Double or triple that annual revenue if each individual purchaser bought more than one waterproof case.
Someone in the survival equipment supply business should think about filing a “design” patent and then manufacture a thermoplastic waterproof case with a through hole to attach a lanyard cord that a Zippo inner unit will slide tightly in/out of.
That would create a tried & true dependable low cost waterproof lighter far better than those on the market now. A plain Zippo costs $10 at WalMart. If the case described above sold for $5.95 or $6.95 the two combined gives you a reliable waterproof lighter for under $20 that will last a lifetime.
I don’t have the time/inclination, as I recently filed and received the receipt for a Patent for a buoyant protective friction fit slide in/out waterproof case for BIC and other similarly sized disposable lighters that will keep me busy for a considerable time.
BIC Corporation alone sells one billion eight hundred fifty million (1,850,000,000) disposable pocket lighters annually. Neither Bic nor any other disposable lighter company holds a patent to, manufactures or sells a slide in buoyant waterproof protective case for their lighters.
The potential case sales numbers for “BIC” disposable lighter cases alone - speak well for themselves. If 1/4 %, 1/3rd %, 1/2 % or 1 % of all people who currently purchase Bic disposable pocket lighters annually were to purchase this patent pending waterproof protective case for their lighters at an MSRP of $4.95 USD.
That would represent $22.5, $29.8, $45.1 and $90.3 MILLION (USD) dollars respectively in annual sales revenue. Double or triple that annual revenue if each individual purchaser bought more than one waterproof case.
