Patent ID: 6241511
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
An electric gas lighter comprising:a housing including an inside space for receiving a gas fuel reservoir having a gas outlet coupled to a hose being in communication with an ignition tube in the front of the space, a conductive tube adjacent the ignition tube, and a pivot plate adjacent the gas fuel reservoir;an ignition button in the space with a top portion raised above the housing and a bottom portion in contact with the pivot plate, the ignition button including a conductive contact and a spaced first spring for enabling an up-and-down elastic movement of the ignition button;a first safety button in the space with a bottom portion raised below the housing including a stud projected from a top side and a second spring put on the stud for enabling an up-and-down elastic movement of the first safety button;a high-voltage circuit device including a high-voltage generator, a first contact electrically coupled to the high-voltage generator and the ignition tube, a second contact electrically coupled to a source, and a conductive pad coupled between the second contact and the stud,wherein in use depress the ignition button and the first safety button to cause the conductive contact to move downward and the conductive pad to pivot upward respectively until the conductive contact contacts the conductive pad and the first contact, thus forming an electrical path from the source to the high-voltage circuit device to excite a high-voltage current from the high-voltage generator, the current is flowed to the ignition tube and the conductive tube for generating an electric arc therebetween, and the pivot plate is pivoted by the depressed ignition button to open the gas outlet to introduce gas to the ignition tube through the hose, thus generating a spark at the ignition tube to ignite the gas lighter.