Patent ID: 9328921
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: F23Q

Claim Text:
1. A gas lighter with a child safety feature comprising: a reservoir for holding a flammable gas; a valve mounted on a top surface of the reservoir for allowing a release of the gas from the reservoir; a valve actuator having a push button disposed on a first end and a connection assembly disposed on a second end for connecting the valve actuator to the valve; a first spring biased against a lower surface of the push button and a wall of the reservoir; a spark wheel coaxially mounted with at least two cheeks capable of rotating; a sleeve disposed under the spark wheel; a second spring fully housed disposed in the sleeve; a flint stone disposed in the sleeve, on a top surface of the second spring; a hood disposed completely or partially over the cheeks; and at least two support arms, each arm having a first end coaxially mounted with the cheeks and a second end having a pivoting connection to bearings disposed on the reservoir, wherein in an initial rest position for the lighter, the cheeks are disposed inside the hood as viewed from the side of the lighter, and wherein the at least two support arms and the sleeve are part of a subset pivotally mounted on the reservoir around an axis.