An igniter

An igniter device comprising:

• an outer housing;
• an inner holder for a piezo electric ignition source, the inner holder being positioned within and movable relative to the outer housing;
• the inner holder comprising a first end and a second end;
• the first end of the inner holder being arranged to be coupled to a piezo electric ignition source including an actuator;
• the second end of the inner holder having a surface configured to receive a tip of an oxy fuel torch and including an aperture to allow passage of gas through the second end of the inner holder;
• wherein, when the inner holder is moved relative to the outer housing from a first position to a second position, the actuator moves from a relaxed state to a compressed state to thereby activate the piezo electric ignition source to produce a spark for igniting the oxy fuel torch to produce a flame.

An igniter assembly comprising:

• a. an outer housing;
• b. an inner holder for a piezo electric ignition source, the inner holder being positioned within and movable relative to the outer housing;
• c. the inner holder comprising a first end and a second end;
• d. the first end of the inner holder being coupled to a piezo electric ignition source including an actuator;
• e. the second end of the inner holder having a surface configured to receive a tip of an oxy fuel torch and including an aperture to allow passage of gas through the second end of the inner holder;
• f. wherein, when the inner holder is moved relative to the outer housing from a first position to a second position, the actuator moves from a relaxed state to a compressed state to thereby activate the piezo electric ignition source to produce a spark for igniting the oxy fuel torch to produce a flame.

A method for using an igniter device to ignite an oxy fuel torch, the igniter device comprising:

• a. an outer housing;
• b. an inner holder for a piezo electric ignition source, the inner holder being positioned within and movable relative to the outer housing;
• c. the inner holder comprising a first end and a second end;
• d. the first end of the inner holder being arranged to be coupled to a piezo electric ignition source including an actuator;
• e. the second end of the inner holder having a surface configured to receive a tip of an oxy fuel torch and including an aperture to allow passage of gas through the second end of the inner holder;
• f. wherein the method comprises the steps of:
• engaging the tip of the oxy fuel torch with the second end of the inner holder;
• pressing down the tip of the oxy fuel torch to move the inner holder relative to the outer housing, in order to move the actuator from a relaxed state to a compressed state and thereby activate the piezo electric ignition source to produce a spark which ignites the oxy fuel torch to produce a flame.