Patent ID: 6997700

Claim:
A lighter with an automatic locking device, the lighter comprising: an elongated housing having opposed sides; an ignition button and a safety button extending through and supported by the housing; the ignition and safety buttons being arranged on said opposed respective sides; a biasing member operatively connected to the safety button; an actuating member that is separately pivotally supported from yet operatively responsive to the ignition button for controlling an ignition source; wherein, when a force is exerted on both the ignition button and the safety button, the fuel source is opened and the ignition source is activated to light the lighter, and when the force on the ignition and safety buttons is released, the fuel source is closed, the ignition source is de-activated, and the safety button automatically returns to a locked or off position wherein the safety button is supported to slide in the longitudinal direction of the housing while the ignition button is supported to pivot into the housing.