Patent ID: 6257876
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A disposable lighter holder adapted to employed with a disposable lighter to function as a barbecue lighter, wherein said disposable lighter holder comprises:a holder frame having a rear portion constructed to form a handle and a front portion providing a sliding chamber which has a front end portion provided with an ignition member, wherein said ignition member comprises a thumb-shaped striking head outwardly extended from said holder frame, a pushing tail integrally and downwardly extended from said striking head towards said sliding chamber, and a tip integrally and perpendicularly protruded from a middle of said pushing tail;a lighter holder for holding said disposable lighter in position, wherein said lighter holder is slidably disposed in said sliding chamber in such a manner that a striker wheel and a gas lever of said disposable lighter are positioned opposing to said ignition member and said tip of said ignition member is located between two driving wheels of said striker wheel and kept in contact with a striking wheel positioned between said two driving wheels of said striker wheel; anda resilient element connected between said front portion of said holder frame and said lighter holder for retaining said lighter holder in a normal position that prevents said disposable lighter from ignited by said ignition member;wherein when said lighter holder is pushed to slide towards said ignition member, said tip of said ignition member located between said two driving wheels of said striker wheel guides said striker wheel to move towards said thumb-shaped striking head until said striker wheel strikes against said thumb-shaped striking head of said ignition member, and, at the same time, said pushing tail of said ignition member depresses said gas lever down to generate gas and drives said striker wheel to rotate to produce sparks to ignite said gas generated, wherein when said pushing of said lighter holder is released, said resilient element pulls said lighter holder to slide away from said ignition member and back to said normal position thereof.