Child resistant lighter
AssigneeBIC Corporation
InventorsMichel J. M. Doucet, Rene D. Frigiere, Paul Adams
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Abstract
A child resistant lighter is disclosed which includes an actuator and a latch member pivotally coupled thereto. The latch member includes a finger actuation portion and a body portion extending therefrom. The body portion has a free end. When in an inoperative state, the free end of the latch member is aligned with a blocking surface of the lighter body, thus, preventing inadvertent lighting of the lighter. When in an operative state, the free end of the latch member is pivoted out of alignment with the blocking surface so that the lighter can function. During pivoting, as the finger actuation portion moves in a first direction, the free end moves in an opposite, second direction. The first and second direction are transverse.
Claims34
A lighter comprising:
- a housing having a fuel supply and a blocking surface;
- a valve for supplying fuel from said fuel supply;
- an actuator mounted for movement with respect to said housing;
- an ignition mechanism for igniting the fuel;
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- a latch member having a first portion and a second portion having a free end, wherein said latch member is pivotally coupled to said actuator, such that in a locked position the free end of the latch member is aligned with the blocking surface, wherein movement of the first portion in a first direction causes the free end to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction and causes the free end to become unaligned with the blocking surface which permits movement of said actuator from a first position to an actuation position, and the latch member is pivotal side-to-side.
A lighter comprising:
- a housing having a fuel supply and a blocking surface;
- a valve for supplying fuel from said fuel supply;
- an actuator mounted for movement with respect to said housing;
- an ignition mechanism for igniting the fuel;
- a latch member having a first portion and a second portion having a free end;
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- a biasing element operatively associated with the latch member, the biasing element biasing and moving the latch member into a locked position whenever it is released by a user,
- wherein said latch member is pivotally coupled to said actuator such that in the locked position the free end of the latch member is aligned with the blocking surface and movement of the first portion in a first direction causes the free end to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction and causes the free end to become unaligned with the blocking surface which permits movement of said actuator from said first position to an actuation position, and the latch member is pivotal side-to-side.
A lighter comprising:
- a housing having a fuel supply and a blocking surface;
- a valve for supplying fuel from said fuel supply;
- an actuator mounted for movement with respect to said housing;
- an ignition mechanism being operatively associated with the actuator, and movement of said actuator from a first position to an actuation position causing said ignition mechanism to ignite said fuel;
- and
- a latch member having a first portion and a second portion having a free end,
- wherein said latch member is pivotally coupled to said actuator, such that in a locked position the free end of the latch member is aligned with the blocking surface, wherein movement of the first portion in a first direction causes the free end to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction and causes the free end to become unaligned with the blocking surface which permits movement of said actuator from said first position to said actuation position to actuate said ignition mechanism to ignite said fuel, and the latch member is pivotal side-to-side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.