Patent ID: 7029270
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
1. An igniter, comprising: a housing; a gas supply in said housing and having an outlet valve; a combustion nozzle supported relative to said housing and fluid connected to said outlet valve; an igniting means supported relative to said housing for igniting gas at said combustion nozzle; and a sliding switch assembly, which comprises: a sliding button slidably mounted on said housing for opening said outlet valve and activating said igniting means to complete ignition at said combustion nozzle when said sliding button is moved from a rest position thereof; a thumbwheel pivotally mounted on said sliding button to rotatably move between a lock position and an unlock position, wherein at said lock position, said sliding button is locked by said thumbwheel to block a sliding movement of said sliding button for completing said ignition, and at said unlock position, said thumbwheel is pivotally rotated in a direction opposite to said sliding movement of said sliding button to permit said sliding movement of said sliding button so as to allow said sliding button to complete said ignition; and means for biasing said thumbwheel to said lock position thereof.