Abstract: The lighter includes a lever pivotal between lighter-unactuated and lighter-actuated positions. In the unactuated position, a locking member interferes with depression of the lever preventing actuation. The locking member is movable crosswise into a position unlocking the lighter for actuation and in which position the locking member is retained in the lighter-unlocked position by a catch. Upon depression of the thumb press of the lever to actuate the lighter, the locking member is released from its lighter-unlocked condition for return to a lighter-locked condition.