Patent ID: 6537062
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A windproof lighter, comprising:a supporting frame comprising a casing having a liquefied gas storage and a lever arm, having a lifting end and a depressible end, pivotally supported in said casing; a gas directing arrangement, comprising: a gas releasable valve extended from the liquefied gas storage for controlling a flow of gas from the liquefied gas storage wherein said lifting end of said lever arm is engaged with said gas releasable valve in such a manner that when said depressible end of said lever arm is depressed downwardly, said lifting end of said lever arm lifts up said gas releasable valve for releasing said flow of gas from said liquefied gas storage; a torch nozzle receiving in a nozzle housing and appearing from a ceiling of said casing; a gas nozzle positioned adjacent to said torch nozzle at a position at least 2 mm below a ceiling of said nozzle housing of said torch nozzle; a gas directing unit comprising a torch directing conduit extended from said gas releasable valve to said torch nozzle for directing said flow of gas toward said torch nozzle and a gas directing conduit extended from said gas releasable valve to said gas nozzle for directing said flow of gas toward said gas nozzle; and a gas detouring unit mounted to said casing in a movable manner; and an ignition system installed into said supporting frame for producing sparks towards said gas nozzle to ignite said flow of gas emitted from said gas nozzle for providing a visible flame so as to ignite said flow of gas emitted from said torch nozzle for producing a torch flame, wherein said gas detouring unit is adapted to move to a position to block said flow of gas passing through said gas directing conduit while said torch directing conduit is remained open in such a manner that said flow of gas passing from gas releasable valve is selectively detoured to said gas nozzle for producing said visible flame and to said torch nozzle for producing said torch flame.