Patent ID: 7748977

Claim:
An igniter comprising: an igniter body, said igniter body provided with a liquefied gas reservoir, and said igniter body having a holding portion; a rod-like extension which extends from the igniter body for ejecting a gas flame, said rod-like extension having a base portion, said base portion supported for rotation on said holding portion; a lock lever rotatably mounted on an external a top side of said igniter body for direct operation by a user and an igniting lever mounted on a bottom side of said lighter body; said lock lever capable of rotating in a first direction to lock said igniting lever, said lock lever capable of rotating in a second direction opposite to said first direction to engage said base portion of said rod-like extension to interfere with the rotation of said rod-like extension when the lock lever is operated to release the lock of the igniting lever; wherein the rod-like extension rotates with respect to the igniter body so that the angle made between the igniter body and the rod-like extension can be changed to change the direction of the flame port in a free state and locked when the igniting action is to be done wherein the igniting lever is free to affect the igniting action only when the rod-like extension is in the locked state.