Lighter

The lighter of claim 59, wherein the lighter has an elongate axis, wherein the flame generator assembly at the lighting end comprises a windshield, the windshield having a flame opening with a flame opening axis, the flame opening positioned in a perpendicular direction with respect to the axis of the body, whereby when the lighter is held with the axis in a horizontal direction, the flame opening of the windshield is oriented upwardly.

A lighter comprising a flame generator assembly on a forward end of a fuel containment housing, the flame generator mounted on the fuel containment housing, the flame generator assembly comprising a windshield with an open side, the lighter further comprising an outer housing sleeve slidingly positioned on and extending around the fuel containment housing, the outer housing sleeve having a hinged lid configured as a rigid flap, positioned at a forward edge of the outer housing sleeve, the lighter having a closed position and an open operational position, wherein when in the closed position, the flame generation assembly is substantially or completely within the outer housing sleeve and is contained within a sealed chamber defined by the hinged lid sealingly engaged with a forward edge of the outer housing sleeve, wherein when in the open operational position, the hinged lid is rotated to a position with an outer surface of the hinged lid laying along an outer surface of the outer housing sleeve, and the flame generator is substantially beyond the forward edge of the outer housing sleeve.

A lighter comprising a flame generator assembly on a forward end of a fuel containment housing, the flame generator mounted on the fuel containment housing, the flame generator assembly comprising a windshield with an open side, the lighter further comprising an outer housing sleeve slidingly positioned on and extending around the fuel containment housing, the outer body having a hinged flap, positioned at a forward end of the outer housing sleeve, the lighter having a closed position and an open operational position, wherein when in the closed position, the forward end of the fuel containment housing is retracted in the outer housing sleeve and is contained within a sealed chamber, the lighter having an actuation portion to release the lighter from the closed position whereby the hinged flap opens and the forward end of the containment housing including the flame generator assembly extends forwardly out of the housing sleeve under a bias provided by a spring.

A lighter comprising:

• an inner metallic fuel containment housing body;
• a flame generation assembly forwardly mounted on the inner metallic fuel containment housing body at a forward end of the inner metallic fuel containment housing body;
• a rigid outer non-metallic housing that extends around a circumference of the inner metallic fuel containment housing body, the rigid outer non-metallic housing extending around a circumference at the forward end and extending around a circumference at the rearward end of the metallic fuel housing body.

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