Patent ID: 6093016
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A portable cigarette lighter in the form of a human figure, comprising:a hollow housing in the form of a human that encloses the lighter,said housing including an outstretched arm holding a torch and a hand holding an object, said torch having an aperture for exposing a flame,a fluid storage cylinder located inside the housing at a foot end thereof and having a fluid discharge valve associated therewith,a fluid outlet rod inside the housing extending from the fluid storage cylinder to the torch,a rocker arm including said hand sticking out of and limited by the housing, said rocker arm being spring loaded by a spring and extending into the inside of the housing and fastening therein to a pivot that allows said rocker arm to rotate, said rocker arm when depressed also causing an actuating cam to depress a piston thereby opening the fluid discharge valve and releasing fluid to the torch through the rod, said rocker arm springing back to an original position when the hand is released,means for igniting the fluid and generating a flame in the torch when the rocker arm is rotated,said flame extending visibly through the aperture to a point outside the housing.