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US 5,957,680 AGranted
Lighter having a guard member and cooperating blocking members
AssigneeBIC Corporation
InventorsMichel J. M. Doucet, Rene D. Frigiere
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Abstract
The lighter of the present invention provides a resiliently deformable guard that covers a portion of the striking wheel assembly. To operate the lighter, a user exerts sufficient pressure to depress the guard before rotating the striking wheel assembly. Additionally, the lighter of the present invention provides blocking members to engage the deformable guard when the user depresses the valve actuator before exerting pressure to depress the guard.
Claims9
A lighter comprising:
- a lighter body containing a fuel reservoir in communication with a valve for releasing fuel therefrom;
- spark producing element rotatable by a user to produce sparks directed toward said valve, said element mounted on the body with at least a portion thereof exposed for manipulation and rotation by the user;
- a guard member mounted on the lighter and extending around at least said exposed portion of said spark producing element, wherein said guard member is disposed radially outward from said spark producing element and is depressible to a position permitting manipulation of said spark producing element;
- a valve actuator depressible to actuate said valve and release said fuel, and a blocking member cooperating with said valve actuator to resist the depression of said guard member after said valve actuator is depressed.
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A lighter comprising:
- a lighter body containing a fuel reservoir in communication with a valve for releasing fuel therefrom;
- spark producing element rotatable by a user to produce sparks toward said valve, said element mounted on the body with at least a portion thereof exposed for manipulation and rotation by the user;
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- a valve actuator depressible to actuate said valve, said valve actuator comprises tabs adapted to be received within corresponding tab apertures defined on said lighter body such that said valve actuator is pivotally and movably supported by said tab apertures, wherein said tab apertures have generally an oval shape having a minor axis and a major axis wherein said major axis is parallel to a longitudinal direction of said lighter body.
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A lighter comprising:
- a lighter body containing a fuel reservoir in communication with a valve for releasing fuel therefrom;
- spark producing element rotatable by a user to produce sparks toward said valve, said element mounted on the body with at least a portion thereof exposed for manipulation and rotation by the user;
- a valve actuator depressible to actuate said valve, said valve actuator comprises tabs adapted to be received within corresponding tab apertures defined on said lighter body such that said valve actuator is pivotally and movably supported by said tab apertures;
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- a guard member mounted on the lighter and extending around at least said exposed portion of said spark producing element, wherein said guard member is disposed radially outward from said spark producing element and is depressible to a position permitting manipulation of said spark producing element, and a blocking member cooperating with said valve actuator wherein said blocking member engages said guard member to resist depression of said guard member after said valve actuator is depressed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.