Extended holder for a lighter
OwnerMichael H. Simsinventor
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Abstract
A holder for a lighter having a flint and a striking wheel which ignites the fuel contained in the lighter upon rotation of the wheel. One embodiment of the invention includes an elongated frame having an open receptacle at one end. The receptacle is configured to securely retain the lighter during use. The holder also includes an elongated striker movably secured to the frame and adapted for rotating the striking wheel when driven longitudinally during use.
Claims16
A holder for a conventional lighter having a flint and a striking wheel which ignites the lighter fuel upon rotation, the holder comprising:
- (a) an elongated frame having an open receptacle at a first end, the receptacle configured to securely retain such a lighter during use;
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- (b) an elongated striker means movably secured to the frame for frictionally engaging and rotating the striking wheel of such a lighter when driven longitudinally during use.
A holder for a lighter having a flint and a striking wheel which ignites the lighter fuel upon rotation, the holder comprising:
- (a) an elongated frame having an open receptacle at a first end, the receptacle configured to securely retain such a lighter during use, the frame further having a passage extending longitudinally from the first end of the frame to an external surface of the frame;
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- (b) an elongated striker movably secured to the frame and adapted for rotating the striking wheel when driven longitudinally during use, the striker being mounted within the passage and configured to minimize axial rotation within the passage, wherein the passage further has an offset bored section disposed parallel to the passage extending inwardly from the first end of the frame for a predetermined length, the offset section having a suitable width such that a portion of the striker near the first end of the frame may be selectively recessed into the offset section to accommodate the insertion and removal of such a lighter from the receptacle.
A holder for a lighter having a flint and a striking wheel which ignites the lighter fuel upon rotation, the holder comprising:
- (a) an elongated frame having an open receptacle at a first end, the receptacle configured to securely retain such a lighter during use, the frame further having a passage extending longitudinally from the first end of the frame to an external surface of the frame wherein the passage is configured to form a longitudinally disposed slot extending inwardly from a side of the frame;
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- (b) an elongated striker movably secured to the frame and adapted for rotating the striking wheel when driven longitudinally during use, the striker being mounted within the passage and configured to minimize axial rotation within the passage and including a handle section secured transversely to the striker to extend out of the longitudinally disposed slot, the handle section having a width slightly less than the width of the slot and being adapted to permit longitudinal movement of the striker within the passage.
A holder for a lighter having a flint and a striking wheel which ignites the lighter fuel upon rotation, the holder comprising:
- (a) an elongated frame having an open receptacle at a first end, the receptacle configured to securely retain such a lighter during use, the frame further having a passage extending longitudinally from the first end of the frame to an external surface of the frame, the shape of the passage along its length being defined by a first longitudinal segment proximate the first end of the frame, a second longitudinal segment aligned parallel to the first segment, and a slotted region connecting the first segment and the second segment, the slotted region having a preselected length and width;
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- (b) an elongated striker movably secured to the frame and adapted for rotating the striking wheel when driven longitudinally during use, the striker being mounted within the passage and including an offset section positioned within the slotted region to prevent axial rotation of said striker while permitting the longitudinal movement of the striker sufficient to engage and rotate the striking wheel.
A holder for a lighter having a flint and a striking wheel which ignites the lighter fuel upon rotation, the holder comprising:
- (a) an elongated frame having an open receptacle at a first end, the receptacle configured to securely retain such a lighter during use, the frame further having a passage extending longitudinally from the first end of the frame to an external surface of the frame, the passage having a polygonal configuration in cross-section;
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- (b) an elongated striker movably secured to the frame and adapted for rotating the striking wheel when driven longitudinally during use, the striker being mounted within the passage and having a polygonal cross-sectional configuration complementary to that of the passage in order to substantially preclude rotation of the striker within the passage.
A holder for a conventional disposable lighter having a flint and a striking wheel which ignites the lighter fuel upon rotation, the holder comprising:
- (a) an elongated frame including a means for removably securing such a disposable lighter at a first end of the frame;
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- (b) a means for frictionally rotating such a striking wheel to ignite such a lighter, wherein the frictional rotating means is adapted to be actuated remotely from the first end of the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.