Patent ID: 6135763
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: F23Q

Abstract:
A child-resistant mechanism of a utility lighter, the utility lighter having a fuel tank, a piezoelectric unit for generating a spark, a fuel-release valve, and a fuel-release lever for activating the fuel-release valve, said child-resistant mechanism comprising:an operation member for activating the piezoelectric unit, the operation member having a surface for receiving a finger of a user, an inoperable position, and an operable position;a horizontal lever, attached to the back side of the operation member, for activating the fuel-release lever as the operation member is moved into the operable position then depressed in one motion by the finger of a user;a spring, attached to the horizontal lever, for urging the operation member into the inoperable position;wherein the horizontal lever cannot activate the fuel-release lever as the operation member is depressed while in the inoperable position.