Patent ID: 6077071
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A barbecue lighter, comprising:a casing having a liquefied gas cavity and a trigger cavity provided therein;a gas emitting nozzle extended from and communicated with said liquefied gas cavity in said casing;an elongated nozzle tube mounting on a ceiling of said casing for encircling said gas emitting nozzle;a piezoelectric unit, which is disposed in said trigger cavity of said casing, having an igniting tip extended adjacent to said gas emitting nozzle;an ignition trigger, which is disposed in said trigger cavity of said casing in a vertically movable manner, being attached on a top portion of said piezoelectric unit; anda safety apparatus, which comprises a pressure absorbing device disposed in said trigger cavity of said casing, a holding means integrally affixed to an interior surface of said ignition trigger for rigidly holding one end of said pressure absorbing device in position, and a receiving means provided in said trigger cavity for receiving and supporting another end of said pressure absorbing device in position, wherein said pressure absorbing device is vertically held for urging said ignition trigger at an upper normal position thereof and providing a press resistance to said ignition trigger, wherein said press resistance is an additional force added to said ignition trigger in addition to that provided by said piezoelectric unit adapted for resisting a downwardly pressing force applied by an under age child on said ignition trigger while an adult is capable of pushing down said ignition trigger easily.