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US 6,186,772 B1Granted
Lighter having a safety mechanism
OwnerYing Fang Huanginventor
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Abstract
A lighter includes a housing for receiving gas fuel and having an ignitor device and having an orifice. A cap is pivotally secured to the housing and has an aperture aligning with the orifice of the housing. A latch is slidably engaged in the cap and biased to engage into the orifice of the housing. A knob is slidably received in the cap and movable toward the latch and includes one or more legs engaged with the latch for disengaging the latch from the housing and for allowing the cap to be rotated and opened when the latch is disengaged from the housing.
Claims10
A lighter comprising:
- a) a housing including a chamber formed therein for receiving gas fuel therein, and including an ignitor device received therein, said housing including an orifice formed therein for allowing the gas fuel to flow outward of said housing,
- b) a cap pivotally secured to said housing at a pivot shaft, said cap including an aperture for aligning with said orifice of said housing,
- c) a latch slidably engaged in said aperture of said cap and said orifice of said housing, and
- d) means for disengaging said latch from said orifice of said housing,
- said cap being allowed to be rotated about said pivot shaft when said latch is disengaged from said orifice of said housing.
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