Patent ID: 7001174

Claim:
An electronic lighter with a locking mechanism, comprising a gas storage chamber ( 13 ) and a piezoelectric unit ( 15 ) and a gas outlet assembly ( 16 ) above the chamber, the piezoelectric unit ( 15 ) including a snapper ( 8 ) and a piezoelectric chunk ( 11 ), the gas outlet assembly ( 16 ) including a pry plate ( 2 ) and a gas outlet valve ( 3 ), the locking mechanism including a slot ( 9 ) formed on the snapper ( 8 ) and having a circular open groove ( 92 ) at its end, a swinging button ( 7 ) positioned inside the slot ( 9 ) for being able to rotate and equipped with a long arm ( 72 ) that is able to rotate along the open groove ( 92 ), the piezoelectric chunk configured with a protrusion ( 111 ), so that at a locking position, the swing button ( 7 ) is not allowed to move downward because its long arm ( 72 ) is located above the protrusion ( 111 ).