Patent ID: 6890173

Claim:
A pocket lighter, comprising: a fuel reservoir ( 1 ); valve ( 2 ) that regulates the opening and closing of the reservoir ( 1 ) and is equipped with an outlet ( 3 ), which, when the lighter is in vertical position, determines an outlet level ( 4 ); a pyrophoric stone ( 6 ); a toothed wheel ( 8 ), rotatable and adapted to produce sparks directed towards said valve ( 2 ), on rotating in a first direction and rubbing said stone ( 6 ) against said wheel ( 8 ), said wheel being equipped with two discs ( 10 ) with end journals ( 12 ); a housing ( 13 ) for each of said end journals ( 12 ), and a braking device having a stator and a rotor, said discs ( 10 ), in addition to performing the function of force transmission between finger and wheel ( 8 ), also function as the rotor in the braking device, and the stator is formed by an element ( 15 ) which rubs against the discs so as to provide additional resistance that does not deteriorate over time.