Patent ID: 6386860
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A lighter comprising:a housing having a fuel supply and a blocking surface; a valve for supplying fuel from said fuel supply; an actuator mounted for movement with respect to said housing; an ignition mechanism coupled to said actuator such that movement of said actuator from a first position to an actuation position causing said ignition mechanism to ignite said fuel; and a latch member having a first portion and a second portion having a free end, wherein said latch member is pivotally and non-bendably coupled to said actuator, such that in a locked position the free end of the latch member is aligned with the blocking surface, wherein movement of the first portion in a first direction causes the free end to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction and causes the free end to become unaligned with the blocking surface which permits movement of said actuator from said first position to said actuation position to actuate said ignition mechanism to ignite said fuel.