Patent ID: 6659763
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A lighter comprising:a housing fonning a fuel reservoir; said housing having a fuel outlet extending from said housing; a valve assembly mounted within said fuel outlet for controlling the flow of fuel from within the reservoir to exterior of said fuel outlet; a flint mounted on a top plate of said housing for lighting fuel released from said fuel reservoir; a flint actuator comprising a spark disk to engage said flint and a driver disk fixedly connected to said spark disk; a third disk being rotatably connected to said top plate and being disposed between said driver disk and said spark disk, said third disk having a diameter greater than said driver disk; and said top plate being fixedly connected to said housing, said top plate being disposed between said driver disk and said housing, said spark disk and said driver disk being rotatably connected to said top plate, said top plate having a radially outwardly protruding portion between said housing and said driver disk, said radially outwardly protruding portion being aligned with said driver disk and extending radially outwardly a greater distance than said driver disk.