Cigarette lighter

A cigarette lighter comprising:

• an operating member movable to an actuating position to perform a lighting operation;
• lock member means for permitting movement of said operating member means when said lock member means is in a first position and for preventing movement of said operating member means when said lock member means is in a second position;
• first lock portion means for releasably locking said lock member means at said first position, wherein actuation of said operating member causes said lock member means to disengage from said first lock portion means;
• second lock portion means for releasably locking said lock members at said second position in a non-rotatable manner;
• spring means for applying a rotary biasing force to move said lock member means in a rotary direction from said first position to said second position upon actuation of said operating member when said lock member means is caused to disengage from said first lock portion means, and for applying an axial biasing force to move said lock member means in an axial direction transverse to said rotary direction into locking relation with said first lock portion means when said lock member means is in alignment with said first lock portion means and into locking relation with said second lock portion means.