Multipurpose solar lighter

Abstract

A multipurpose solar lighter for conveniently lighting a cigarette, tinder, or other flammable objects, includes a hollow upper part, which further includes an upper elongated piece, a convex lens, and a stopping tab; and a hollow lower part; such that the upper part connects to the lower part, whereby a cigarette can be inserted into the solar lighter, until it reaches the stopping tab, and is lighted by focused solar light. The upper part can also be used separately to ignite tinder. Furthermore, the solar lighter can include a fire steel surface and a fire striker, and end mounted thumb caps for holding the upper and lower parts, when striking the fire steel surface with the fire striker to produce sparks that can light a fire.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multipurpose solar lighter for conveniently lighting a cigarette, tinder, or other objects, comprising:
 a) an upper part, further comprising:
 i. an upper elongated piece, which is hollow, and open in an upper front end and open in an upper rear end; 
 ii. a convex lens; which is mounted in an opening of the upper front end; and 
 iii. at least one stopping tab, which is mounted inside the upper part, such that a lower edge of the stopping tab is substantially in the plane of the focal point of the convex lens; and 
   b) a lower part, which is an elongated hollow piece, which is open in a lower front end and open in a lower rear end;   such that a front end of the lower part is detachably connected to the rear end of the upper part with a connection mechanism, such that the multipurpose solar lighter is hollow from below the convex lens in the upper front end to the lower rear end, forming a cavity with an opening in the lower rear end;   whereby when a cigarette is inserted into the cavity, such that it reaches and is stopped by the stopping tab, thereby a tip of the cigarette is positioned at the focal point of the convex lens, thereby a strong external light source is focused by the convex lens on the tip of the cigarette, thereby lighting the cigarette.   
     
     
         2 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 1 , wherein the connection mechanism further comprises an inner threading on an inside of the upper rear end of the upper part, and an outer threading on an outside of the lower upper end of the lower part, such that the lower part screws into the upper part. 
     
     
         3 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 1 , wherein the upper elongated piece further comprises at least one ventilation hole. 
     
     
         4 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 1 , wherein the upper elongated piece further comprises at least one window, which is a transparent piece made of a heat-resistant material, such that the window allows visibility to the cavity inside the multi-purpose solar lighter. 
     
     
         5 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 4 , wherein the heat-resistant material is borosilicate glass. 
     
     
         6 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 4 , wherein the window is tinted, whereby tinting of the window prevents eye damage from visibility to focused light in the cavity. 
     
     
         7 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one cap for placing on an end of the multipurpose solar lighter. 
     
     
         8 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 1 , wherein the upper elongated piece is cylindrical and the lower part is cylindrical. 
     
     
         9 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 1 , wherein the upper elongated piece further comprises:
 a. A protruding fire striker, which is mounted to the upper elongated piece, such that the protruding fire striker is made from a fire striker material;   b. A ridged steel surface, wherein a surface of the lower part further comprises the ridged steel surface.   
     
     
         10 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 9 , wherein the fire striker material is a ferrocerium material. 
     
     
         11 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 10 , wherein the ferrocerium material further comprises a composition in percentages by weight of:
 a. 19% iron;   b. 47% cerium;   c. 22% lanthanum;   d. 4% neodymium;   e. 4% praseodymium; and   f. 4% magnesium.   
     
     
         12 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a. a first thumb cap, further configured with a first inner threaded aperture;   and   b. a second thumb cap, further configured with a second inner threaded aperture;   such that the first thumb cap screws onto the front upper end, wherein the front upper end further comprises a first outer threading; and   such that the second thumb cap screws onto the rear lower end, wherein the rear lower end further comprises a second outer threading;   whereby a user attaches the first and second thumb caps to respectively the upper and lower parts, which are separated, and produce sparks by striking the ridged steel surface with the protruding fire striker, thereby producing sparks, which ignite an object.   
     
     
         13 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 1 , wherein both the upper elongated part and the lower part are made from aluminum. 
     
     
         14 . The multipurpose solar lighter of  claim 9 , wherein both the upper elongated part and the lower part are made from stainless steel.