US 6,659,763 B2Granted

Safety lighter with restricted access to driver disk

AssigneeOneWorld Enterprises Limited

InventorGary A. Fisher

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Abstract

A lighter includes a housing a housing that forms a fuel reservoir. The housing has a fuel outlet extending from the housing. A valve assembly controls the flow of fuel exiting from the fuel outlet. A flint is mounted on the exterior of the housing for lighting fuel released from the fuel reservoir. A flint actuator includes a spark disk to engage the flint and a driver disk fixedly connected to the spark disk. A third disk is disposed between the driver disk and the spark disk and is freely rotatable therebetween. The third disk has a diameter greater than the driver disk. A plate is disposed between the driver disk and the housing and has a radially outwardly protruding portion between the housing and the driver disk, which is aligned with the driver disk and extends radially outwardly a greater distance than the driver disk from a central axis of the housing.

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Dependent claims

A lighter comprising:

a housing fonning a fuel reservoir;
said housing having a fuel outlet extending from said housing;
a valve assembly mounted within said fuel outlet for controlling the flow of fuel from within the reservoir to exterior of said fuel outlet;
a flint mounted on a top plate of said housing for lighting fuel released from said fuel reservoir;
a flint actuator comprising a spark disk to engage said flint and a driver disk fixedly connected to said spark disk;
a third disk being rotatably connected to said top plate and being disposed between said driver disk and said spark disk, said third disk having a diameter greater than said driver disk;
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said top plate being fixedly connected to said housing, said top plate being disposed between said driver disk and said housing, said spark disk and said driver disk being rotatably connected to said top plate, said top plate having a radially outwardly protruding portion between said housing and said driver disk, said radially outwardly protruding portion being aligned with said driver disk and extending radially outwardly a greater distance than said driver disk.

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