Cigarette lighter with presale tamper protection
AssigneeGenoud & Cie.
InventorGuy Neyret
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Abstract
A cigarette lighter has a cylindrical fuel-containing reservoir provided on one end with a burner, a valve having a lever operable to feed fuel from the reservoir to the burner, and a striker wheel for sparking across the burner and igniting the fuel. A metal cap covers this end and has a cutout receiving the wheel and in the line with the burner. A metal tab blocks that portion of the cutout aligned with the burner and is connected to the rest of the cap by a plurality of destructible webs. This tab has a tongue extending up over the striker wheel and out above the lever so that the striker wheel cannot be actuated, nor can the lever, and the burner is covered. This protective arrangement is removable after sale to expose the lever, striker wheel, and burner and allow use of the lighter.
Claims5
A lighter comprising:
- a reservoir having an end and containing a supply of fuel;
- a burner on said end;
- valve means at said end between said burner and the interior of said reservoir actuatable for feeding said fuel to said burner;
- ignition means at said end adjacent said burner and having a striker wheel rotatable for sparking at said burner and igniting fuel issuing therefrom;
- an anular metal cap covering said end and having a flat wall extending transversely to said burner, said wall being formed with a window receiving said wheel and aligned with said burner;
- a metal tab received within said window and covering said burner;
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- a destructible connection securing said tab in said portion;
- said tab and said connection unitarily formed with said cap, said connection being at least one relatively thin web interconnecting said tab and said cap, said wheel projecting above said wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.