Patent ID: 9596883
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A24F,A45F

Claim:
1. A device comprising: a base unit; an attachment means, connected to the base unit, which can be used to attach the base unit releasably to a user's clothing; a leash arrangement comprising a flexible leash element which may be extended from, and retracted into, the base unit; and a holder attached to the leash element, the holder being operable to grip and release at least one type of cigarette lighter; wherein the holder comprises first and second arms which protrude away from a central point and are deflected towards one another to present generally opposed gripping surfaces; the arms are formed from a resilient material, allowing the arms to deflect to allow a cigarette lighter to be placed between the arms, so the arms will then exert a gripping force on the lighter; and an adjustment arrangement is provided to be grasped and rotated by a user to bring the arms closer to one another or draw them further apart from one another thus increasing or decreasing the distance between the gripping surfaces when the holder is in an undisturbed state.