Igniter with security device

Abstract

An igniter includes a shell, a generator, a button and a security device. The generator includes a cylinder received in the shell and a plunger extending from the cylinder and being movable toward the cylinder in order to generate a voltage. The button is attached to the plunger. The security device includes a lever. The lever is pivotally received in the shell and formed with a hook for hooking the button. The security device and the button are located that a user contacts the security device before the button during an operation of ignition. A gas torch includes a shell, a tank, a valve, a generator, a button and a security device. The tank is received in the shell for containing fuel. The valve is mounted on the tank and movable between a closing position for keeping the fuel in the tank and an opening position for allowing the fuel to vent from the tank. The generator includes a cylinder received in the shell and a plunger extending from the cylinder and being movable toward the cylinder in order to generate a voltage. The button is connected with the valve and the plunger. The security device includes a lever. The lever is pivotally received in the shell and formed with a hook for hooking the button. The security device and the button are located that a user contacts the security device before the button during an operation of ignition.

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