Patent ID: 7025588

Claim:
A utility lighter comprising: a housing having a main body portion and a rod-like portion extending from the main body portion, the rod-like portion having a nozzle at its end; a fuel supply container disposed within the main body portion; a conduit for transporting fuel from the supply container to the nozzle; a valve mechanism for controlling release of fuel to the nozzle; a piezoelectric unit for generating a spark near the nozzle to ignite the fuel; a trigger having a first portion accessible by a user, and a second portion operatively associated with the piezoelectric unit, the trigger being moveable from an initial position to a secondary position such that movement of the trigger from the initial position to the secondary position actuates the piezoelectric unit to produce the spark adjacent the nozzle; and a release member exposed to the outside of the housing, the release member having a first end and an unsupported second end so that the user can act on the second end to move the release member from a first position to a second position which releases the fuel to the nozzle.