Patent ID: 7654821

Claim:
A lighter comprising: a fuel reservoir adapted to contain a volatile fuel; a fuel valve communicating with said fuel reservoir, said fuel valve having a closed state and an open state; a mixer communicating with said fuel valve and adapted to receive fuel from said fuel valve and air from the surrounding atmosphere when said fuel valve is in the open state; a combustion space communicating with said mixer, the combustion space having a top and a combustion space movable cover over the top of the combustion space; and a wheel and flint igniter adapted to direct incandescent sparks adjacent said combustion space whereby fuel and air from said combustion space is ignited, initiating combustion in said combustion space, wherein the wheel and flint igniter is mechanically coupled to said mixer and the lighter automatically provides fuel substantially unmixed with air when the wheel and flint igniter is operated and further wherein the lighter automatically provides fuel mixed with air following operation of said wheel and flint igniter while said fuel valve is in said open state; and wherein the combustion space movable cover has only a single aperture allowing the flow of gas from inside said combustion space to outside said combustion space when said top is closed.