Patent ID: 6860733

Claim:
A safety gas lighter with a ratchet-pawl mechanism comprises: a lighter body; a fuel supply means positioned at a front and upper portion of the lighter body, including a gas reservoir contained in the lighter body and a nozzle for giving off gas upwards and a windshield proximate the nozzle; an ignition means positioned at a middle and upper portion of the lighter body, including a flint for generating sparks which is retained via a spring in a flint retainer provided in the lighter body, a spark wheel rotatably mounted on a mounting frame formed at the top portion of the lighter body and engaging the flint, and an actuating lever coupled to the mounting frame; and a safety device comprising: a pivoting axle fixed to the mounting frame; an internal ratchet which rotates together with the pivoting axle and is attached to one side of the pivoting axle; a pawl member which has engage pawls, is selectively engaged with ratchet teeth of the ratchet and has two cylinders protruding therefrom; and a safety hood, one side of which is installed by fitting coupling holes over the cylinders and one end of the pivoting axle and another side of which on another end of the pivoting axle; wherein said safety hood is positioned above said actuating lever; and wherein ignition of the safety gas lighter is accomplished by gripping the safety hood and rotating it in a first, upward direction to disengage the pawl from the ratchet teeth, followed by rotation of the safety hood in a second, downward direction to engage the pawl with the ratchet teeth and rotate the pivoting axle and spark wheel, followed by depression of the actuating lever.