Abstract: A dislocation-type safety lighter the invention is disclosed. The dislocation-type safety lighter includes a main body, a wheel racket, a file wheel, a metal cap, and a lever. The lever includes a pressing part, a base, and a slipping hole. Each side of the base furnishes a salient part used to be the pivot point C of the lever. The salient parts are fitted in the securing holes near the bottom of the file-wheel seats, and the securing holes) are used as pivot seat for bearing the salient parts. The metal cap is capped on the top of the wheel racket to cover the file wheel and the lever. The height H between the elevation of the “point A” of exerting force P and the elevation of the pivot point C is in the range (?)H?*H*(?)H? where the height H? is equal to the diameter of the file wheel (3). The larger the height H, the more laborious it is to turn the file wheel (3) by the thumb of the user that makes the children whose exerting force is relatively weak harder to ignite the lighter.

Abstract: A foldable lighter that prevents inadvertent ignition by erroneously pressing the operating button when folding the swing-arm to make the lighter compact. A foldable lighter 1 that comprises a lighter body 2 that contains a fuel tank, a piezoelectric unit 102, an operating button 8, and a swing-arm 4 connected with free swinging to one end of lighter body 2 and that incorporates a locking mechanism to prevent accidental depression of operating button 8. The locking mechanism consists of a projecting portion 74 formed in a predetermined range of cylindrical walls 26a and 26c made integrally with swing-arm 4 and a hook 8b that extends from the operating button along a portion of the cylindrical walls.

Abstract: Pocket lighter with a child resistance mechanism, of the type comprising a liquated gas reservoir, a combustion chamber, a valve connecting liquated gas reservoir to combustion chamber, a lever that activates valve, a flint, a toothed wheel mounted in rotation around an axis and which rubs against said flint and at least one thumb wheel coaxial with axis and integral with toothed wheel. Thumb wheel has on its periphery a plurality of radial projections alternated with seating areas with respect to which said radial projections project. There are between three and ten radial projections, and they are free from any contact with any other element of the lighter.

Abstract: A childproof windshield for a disposable lighter, includes a U-shaped surrounding wall mounting on two supporting walls of the disposable lighter respectively, and a pair of safety shells for coaxially positioning with a striker wheel and facing two outer sides of two driving wheels of the striker wheel respectively. The safety shells are respectively extended integrally from the two sides of the U-shaped surrounding wall upwardly and rearwardly. Thereby, the safety shells form a physical barrier to prevent a thumb of a user from fully engaging the striker wheel. A slant ceiling surface of the childproof windshield is downwardly inclined from the two safety shells towards a front end of the childproof windshield adapted for increasing a striking route of the thumb of the user against the pair of safety shells and the driving wheels.

Abstract: An igniter can include a safety mechanism which is easily operated by an adult but is difficult for a child to release. In particular, an igniter can include: a nozzle section which emits a flame; a fuel introduction section; an ignition section which ignites the introduced fuel, wherein the ignition section is configured in such a manner that the fuel is ignited by movement of an ignition operating section to an ignition position; a movement restricting section having restricting sections which restrict the movement of the ignition operating section; and a permitting section which permits movement. When moving the movement restricting section, either the restricting sections or the permitting section can be disposed so as to correspond to the direction of movement of the ignition operating section.

Abstract: A piezoelectric type of lighter, with a flame generation device (30), including a gas jet release mechanism (36) and a piezoelectric mechanism for generation of a spark (50), characterized in that the lighter includes two actuators (32, 34) which are displaced following a pivoting movement under the action of a force applied by a user, between a first position called rest position and a second position called the active position, whereby at least one of the actuators, called the first actuator, can be displaced independently of the second actuator and acts on at least one of the mechanisms, called the first mechanism. The lighter can produce a flame from the lighter when the two actuators have been pivoted.

Abstract: A folding lighter that does not injure a finger or inadvertently ignite at pressing of the operating button at time of folding the swingarm to make the lighter compact. A folding lighter comprising body 2 housing a fuel tank 106 and a piezoelectric unit 102 and possessing on a side surface operating button 8, and swingarm 4 connected with free swinging to one end of body 2, and possessing a safety mechanism to prevent folding of swingarm 4 when foreign object 134 interposes between swingarm 4 and operating component 8 at time when swingarm 4 is being folded. The safety mechanism possesses swing preventer 120 that oscillatingly shifts by operation of operating component 8, and swing preventer 120 possesses first arm 121 that is pressed by pressing inward operation of operating component 8, and on the opposite side of axle socket 122 possesses second arm 123 that prevents swingarm 4 from being folded when first arm 121 is pressed by pressing inward operation of operating component 8.

Abstract: The present invention relates to disposable cigarette lighters which have a latch member which is intended to resist inadvertent operation and to make undesirable operation by unintended operators more difficult. The lighter preferably includes a latch member which in its initial condition blocks movement of the actuator in order to resist operation of the lighter. The latch member is movable to a ready position so that the actuator may be depressed in order to produce a flame. It is preferred that the lighter contain additional or alternative forces on the latch member to improve the ability of the latch member to return to the blocking position over the life of the lighter and to improve the consistency of the latch member's movement and return. In some of the embodiments, this additional or alternative force is provided by a bending moment or flexing force preferably applied to the latch member through a flexing mechanism to flex the latch along at least a portion of its length.

Abstract: A foldable lighter that prevents inadvertent ignition by erroneously pressing on the operating button at time of folding the swing-arm to make the lighter compact. A foldable lighter 1 that comprises a lighter lighter body 2 that contains a fuel tank, a piezoelectric unit 102 and an operating button 8, and swing-arm 4 connected with free swinging to one end of lighter body 2 and that incorporates a locking mechanism that prevents accidental depression of the operating button 8. The locking mechanism consists of a projecting portions 74 formed in a predetermined range of the cylindrical walls 26a, 26c made integrally with a swing-arm 4 and a hook 8b that extends from the operating button along a portion of the cylindrical walls.

Abstract: A utility lighter includes a lighter casing having a casing body and an extension arm, a gas releasing valve provided in the lighter casing, an ignition nozzle provided at an upper end of the extension arm to communicate with the gas releasing valve; a piezoelectric unit, an actuation unit and an illumination arrangement. The illumination arrangement includes an illumination holder mounted on the lighter casing; and an illumination unit mounted on the illumination holder, in such a manner that the illumination unit is arranged to provide illumination primarily toward the ignition zone so that a user is able to accurately apply the ignition of the utility lighter to a target spot as clearly visualized by illumination of the ignition zone.

Abstract: A safety gas lighter with a loosely mounted striking wheel, comprises a lighter body, topped by a lighter head, an gas release valve, a pressing lever for gas release, a spring, a flint, and a wheel assembly with an axle. The diameter of the axle integrated with the first side wheel is smaller than the diameter of the inner opening of the striking wheel, and the diameter of side wheels are larger than diameter of striking wheel. When in use, because and the diameter of side wheels are larger than diameter of striking wheel, the thumb would strike the side wheels first. For children, because their hands are small, and their strengths cannot be compared with the adults, they can only rotate side wheels, but cannot rotate steel wheels, so the children cannot light fire using the lighter. When adults are using the lighter, their hands will strike the side wheels as well as the striking wheel, to make the side wheels and striking wheel rotate simultaneously.

Abstract: A child resistant roll-and-press lighter includes at least one abutment surface (32; 41; 45) which engages a corresponding counterabutment surface (33; 42; 44) on the lever (20; 50, 51). The surfaces disengage to release the lever for pivotal movement, when and only when at least a predetermined minimum force is applied to the lever pad (23) by the user. The abutment or counterabutment surface may be arranged on a transversely deformable, resilient engaging element (30; 43; 46) which engages the corresponding surface in tension. Alternatively the lever may be mounted in elongate slots so as to translate and so disengage the cooperating surfaces when the minimum force is applied by the user. Alternatively the counterabutment surface may be arranged on a sliding catch (51) housed beneath the lever pad. The minimum force is easily applied by the adult user by rotating the wheel assembly (10) at normal speed.

Abstract: A child resistant utility lighter having a handle, a barrel mounted in the handle and extending outward, a fuel tank within the handle and for containing liquefied gaseous fuel, a gas valve mounted on the fuel tank, a trigger being able to startup the piezoelectric unit to generate sparks for ignition, and, a lever rotatably mounted on the handle by a lever pin. The utility lighter further has a safe button slidably mounted on the handle and pushed by a first elastic element to an undepressed position; and, a piezoelectric unit contained in the handle and having a starting button, the piezoelectric unit constantly stops at a departure position in which the trigger, when pulled over, is not able to meet the piezoelectric unit, and being able to be pushed to an aligning position by depressing the safe button for ignition by pulling over the trigger.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a multifunctional fuel gas nozzle such that the nozzle is generally applicable for both natural gas and liquefied gas with different pressures. The multifunctional fuel gas nozzle of the present invention comprises a hollow core, a shell which is tightly jointed to the rear end portion of the core, and a switch strip which is axially movable with respect to the shell. The above structure is always applicable by switching the switch strip whenever the shell is used for natural gas with a lower input pressure or liquefied gas with a higher input pressure. Therefore, natural gas and liquefied gas with different pressures can share the nozzle only by simple adjustment according to the present invention.

Abstract: A flint wheel lighter with a safety device, comprises a casing, a fuel container disposed in the casing, a vent assembly, an ignition assembly, and a windproof hood above the fuel container, the ignition assembly is arranged on the side opposite to the windproof hood. Said ignition assembly comprises a press plate, a flint, and a flint wheel. A bent safety rod rotatable with the flint wheel is disposed on the side surface of said flint wheel, with both ends of two sections of said bent safety rods protruding out of the rim of the flint wheel. In a safe mode, the end of one section butts against the inner surface of the top cover of the windproof hood, and the end of the other section lies over the flint wheel. The flint wheel lighter with safety rod provided by the present invention can effectively control the operation of the flint wheel by the safety rod, so as to prevent fire disasters and accidents caused by children playing with the flint wheel.

Abstract: In an igniter which is ignited by rotation of an actuator, ignition of the igniter is disabled by a simple rotation of the actuator in the initial state or in the non-used state and the ignition lock can be released in a series of igniting actions without preventing the automatic return of the igniter to the locked state, while ensuring excellent operability of the igniter. The igniter is provided with an actuator mechanism (5) for carrying out an igniting operation on a valve mechanism (7) for controlling supply of gas from a reservoir portion (2) to a gas nozzle (9) in an end portion of a rod-like portion (4) and an ignition mechanism (8). The actuator mechanism (5) comprises a rotatable actuator (51), a fulcrum member (52) about which the actuator is rotated, and an interlocking member (53) which operates a piezoelectric unit (8).

Abstract: A blow torch burner which utilizes combustion gas in which the combustion gas is maintained in a reservoir connected thereto. The blow torch burner has a valve seat having an ignition apparatus and a moveable rod therein. An adjusting member includes a first joint engaged with the rod such that said adjusting member is moveable with respect to said valve seat and a compartment. An actuator is slidably moveable in the compartment and is adapted to actuate said ignition apparatus.

Abstract: A utility lighter includes a handle casing, a gas releasing valve, a bendable extension arm, a torch nozzle, a piezoelectric unit and an actuation device. The bendable extension arm has an upper end and a lower end extended from the handle casing, wherein the extension arm has a deformable receiving channel which is extended from the lower end to the upper end and is adapted to be curved when the extension arm is selectively bent between the upper end and the lower end. The torch nozzle is provided at the upper end of the extension arm to communicate with the gas releasing valve through the receiving channel for releasing the gas through the torch nozzle when the actuation device is actuated to depress the piezoelectric unit. The result is that a torch flame is generated at the torch nozzle at a distance from the handle casing.

Abstract: A child resistant lighter has a hollow handle, a barrel mounted in the handle, a fuel tank and a piezoelectric unit contained in the handle, an ignition device, and a safe device. A user is able to hold the handle and then pull a slidable button of the safe device with his forefinger and push an ignition button of the ignition device with his thumb at the same time. The safe lighter is able to both lower a possibility of unintentional ignition by child and protect a skin of thumb of a user.

Abstract: A torch includes a can. A valve is movably installed on the can between a closed position and an open position. A controlling device is movably installed on the can between a releasing position for leaving the valve in the closed position and a lifting position for lifting the valve to the open position. A mount covers the valve so that the fuel can reach the mount from the valve. A nozzle is installed on the mount so that the fuel can reach the nozzle from the mount. An igniter is installed on the can. A switch is installed on the controlling device so that the controlling device and the igniter can only be pushed through the switch after the switch is turned relative to the controlling device.

Abstract: A child resistant flint lighter having a body on which a pair of brackets are formed, a pivotal means being of bar-shaped and installed on the pair of brackets, a free wheel rotatably installed on the pivotal means, a flint wheel covering on the pivotal means, a fixed wheel covering on the pivotal means and fixed with respect to the flint wheel, a flint with respect of which the flint wheel and fixed wheel is able to rotate, and a flint spring pressing the flint on the flint wheel. In this invention, there is only one bar-shaped pivotal means needed in stead of the complex shafts in the conventional lighter. It will significantly reduce the complexity and time of manufacturing and assembling the pivotal means to the lighter.

Abstract: A hand-held torch includes a housing. A fuel flow path is defined within the housing. A plunger is movable within the housing to control fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An engagement portion is coupled to the plunger. A latching mechanism having at least one claw is movable to engage the engagement portion when the plunger is positioned to allow fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An actuator is coupled to the latching mechanism and exposed for manipulation by a user to move the latching mechanism into engagement with the engagement portion.

Abstract: A lighter that includes a hard-spring piezoelectric unit for preventing children from to operate lighter. A piezoelectric ignition unit has a plunger that is movable into a main casing to generate sparks for igniting a stream of flammable fuel. A hard-spring piezoelectric unit includes a plunger which includes auxiliary spring surrounding the plunger for increasing a force needed to actuate the piezoelectric unit and a blocking means for fixing the auxiliary spring with respect to the piezoelectric unit therefore enhancing an assembly efficiency of the gas lighter in manufacturing.

Abstract: A cigarette lighter has a fuel cartridge for use therewith that may be removable there-from. In the exemplary embodiment, the fuel cartridge has a reservoir for holding a flammable liquid fuel, and includes a valve having a closed state for denying escape of the fuel from the reservoir and an open state for allowing such escape. The lighter has an ignition actuator for causing ignition of the escaped fuel when the ignition actuator is actuated, a nozzle for causing the ignited fuel to form a lighting flame, and a valve actuator cooperating with the ignition actuator to open the valve as the ignition actuator is actuated. In the exemplary embodiment, the reservoir has a transparent portion and the lighter housing is an opaque shell surrounding the reservoir with a viewing window there-through. The viewing window is aligned with the transparent portion of the reservoir to allow external observation of the amount of fuel within said chamber.

Abstract: A utility lighter with a safety device having a trigger, a stop and a safety button. The trigger has a trigger engagement element and a lever. The trigger engagement element is capable of initiating the creation of a spark. The lever is capable of rotational movement about a point located on the trigger and has a lever stop. The safety button comprises a lever engagement portion. The lever has a first position where the lever stop is aligned with the stop and the lever stop will arrest the movement of the trigger preventing the creation of a spark and/or the release of fuel. Thus when a user applies force to the safety button, the lever engagement portion interacts with the lever. The lever engagement portion moves in a direction that is approximately transverse to the direction of movement of the trigger and urges the lever to a second position. When the lever is in the second position, the lever stop is out of alignment with the stop such that the movement of the trigger will not be arrested.

Abstract: A safety flint lighter is provided that an adult is allowed to easily make an ignition with a single action without allowing a child to easily lean how to ignite a flame. A safety flint lighter has an ignition device using a flint and a sparking file wheel and structured not permitting a child to ignite a flame. An axial hole, rotatably supporting a rotary shaft of a sparking file wheel, is in a form permitting the rotary shaft, at an axis thereof, to directly move between a first position the rotary shaft is normally hold and distant from a tank body, a second position established closer to the tank body than the first position and on an axis of a flint and a third position established oppositely to a nozzle with respect to a straight line connecting between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A child resistant utility lighter having a handle, a barrel mounted in the handle and extending outward, a fuel tank within the handle and for containing liquefied gaseous fuel, a gas valve mounted on the fuel tank, a trigger being able to startup the piezoelectric unit to generate sparks for ignition, and, a lever rotatably mounted on the handle by a lever pin. The utility lighter further has a safe button slidably mounted on the handle and pushed by a first elastic element to an undepressed position; and, a piezoelectric unit contained in the handle and having a starting button, the piezoelectric unit constantly stops at a departure position in which the trigger, when pulled over, is not able to meet the piezoelectric unit, and being able to be pushed to an aligning position by depressing the safe button for ignition by pulling over the trigger.

Abstract: A foldable lighter that prevents inadvertent ignition by erroneously pressing the operating button when folding the swing-arm to make the lighter compact. A foldable lighter 1 that comprises a lighter body 2 that contains a fuel tank, a piezoelectric unit 102, an operating button 8, and a swing-arm 4 connected with free swinging to one end of lighter body 2 and that incorporates a locking mechanism to prevent accidental depression of operating button 8. The locking mechanism consists of a projecting portion 74 formed in a predetermined range of cylindrical walls 26a and 26c made integrally with swing-arm 4 and a hook 8b that extends from the operating button along a portion of the cylindrical walls.

Abstract: A folding lighter that does not injure a finger or inadvertently ignite at pressing of the operating button at time of folding the swingarm to make the lighter compact. A folding lighter comprising body 2 housing a fuel tank 106 and a piezoelectric unit 102 and possessing on a side surface operating button 8, and swingarm 4 connected with free swinging to one end of body 2, and possessing a safety mechanism to prevent folding of swingarm 4 when foreign object 134 interposes between swingarm 4 and operating component 8 at time when swingarm 4 is being folded. The safety mechanism possesses swing preventer 120 that oscillatingly shifts by operation of operating component 8, and swing preventer 120 possesses first arm 121 that is pressed by pressing inward operation of operating component 8, and on the opposite side of axle socket 122 possesses second arm 123 that prevents swingarm 4 from being folded when first arm 121 is pressed by pressing inward operation of operating component 8.

Abstract: A child resistant lighter has a handle, a barrel, a fuel tank, a gas release nozzle, a piezoelectric unit, an ignition means, a lever, a flame nozzle, a fuel conveying hose connecting the flame nozzle and the gas release nozzle, and a safe means having a slidable button, a pivot, an arm rotatably mounted on the pivot and having a hole surrounding the transmission pole, and a second spring. The ignition means further has a transmission pole, a first spring, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. One end of the transmission pole connects to the lever and the other end thereof meets the triggering button of the piezoelectric unit. The safe lighter is able to both lower a possibility of unintentional ignition by child and protect a skin of thumb of a user.

Abstract: The invention provides a lighter with a safety switch, comprising: a housing, a fuel container within the housing, a piezoelectric assembly, and a vent assembly. The piezoelectric assembly comprises a piezoelectric element, a snap, as well as a upper and lower push rods arranged between the snap and piezoelectric element. The lower part of the upper push rod and the upper part of the lower push rod are connected in a manner that they can deviate from the centerline of the upper and lower push rods toward one side. Thus, the upper and lower push rods can bend to one side at the joint during the operation of the snap. The lighter further comprises a safety switch, which can prevent the upper and lower push rods from bending.

Abstract: A child resistant roll-and-press lighter includes at least one abutment surface (32; 41; 45) which engages a corresponding counterabutment surface (33; 42; 44) on the lever (20; 50, 51). The surfaces disengage to release the lever for pivotal movement, when and only when at least a predetermined minimum force is applied to the lever pad (23) by the user. The abutment or counterabutment surface may be arranged on a transversely deformable, resilient engaging element (30; 43; 46) which engages the corresponding surface in tension. Alternatively the lever may be mounted in elongate slots so as to translate and so disengage the cooperating surfaces when the minimum force is applied by the user. Alternatively the counterabutment surface may be arranged on a sliding catch (51) housed beneath the lever pad. The minimum force is easily applied by the adult user by rotating the wheel assembly (10) at normal speed.

Abstract: A burner includes a body, a connector and a handle. The body includes a nozzle mounted thereon and a valve mounted thereon and operable to adjust the rate at which gas leaves the nozzle and hence the intensity of fire generated thereby. The connector is connected to the valve so that the connector can be operated to drive the valve. The handle is connected to the connector so that the handle can be operated to drive the connector.

Abstract: A hand-held torch includes a housing. A fuel flow path is defined within the housing. A plunger is movable within the housing to control fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An engagement portion is coupled to the plunger. A latching element is movable to engage the engagement portion when the plunger is positioned to allow fuel flow through the fuel flow path. An actuator is coupled to the latching element and exposed for manipulation by a user to move the latching element into engagement with the engagement portion.

Abstract: This invention relates to a laborsaving lighter, and more particularly relates to a laborsaving and safe lighter, which includes a casing (101), and a piezoelectric assembly and a gas emitting assembly disposed in the casing. The piezoelectric assembly includes a piezoelectric push rod (104) and a button (105). A vertical slot opening (106) is formed in the end face of the button (105), and a safety piece (107) is disposed in the slot opening (106). There is a rock arm (109) between the gas emitting assembly and the safety piece (107). In the lighter's non-operative state, the upper end of the rock arm (109) rests against the lower part (107a) of the safety piece (107). The middle part of the rock arm is contacted with the piezoelectric push rod (104), and the lower end of the rock arm is connected pivotally to the inner surface of the casing (101). According to the principle of lever, the present invention is laborsaving as well as safety.

Abstract: A numeral lighter includes an inner lighter housing having a liquefied gas storage and a top supporting frame and a numeral outer casing having a receiving cavity and a top opening communicating with the receiving cavity, wherein the inner lighter housing is detachably received in the receiving cavity of the numeral outer casing at a position that the liquefied gas storage is protectively enclosed within the numeral outer casing while the top supporting frame is positioned at the top opening of the numeral outer casing such that the numeral outer casing forms as an interchangeable shell to accommodate the inner lighter housing therein so as to enhance an aesthetic appearance of the lighter.

Abstract: A lighter device includes a main body, at least a rotating body, a shining portion, and an igniting portion. The main body being a hollow cylindrical structure has a containing space. The rotating body being slipping on the periphery of the main body is capable of rotating with respect to the axis of the main body to perform a rotational movement. The shining portion provided in the containing space has a stick-adhered switch and a power supply wherein the stick-adhered switch is capable of locating at a first position to contact the power supply and radiate a light source. The igniting portion being disposed in the containing space has a key-pressing switch and an interlocking element. The interlocking element is connected to the key-pressing switch and is matched to the corresponding stick-adhered switch. When one acts the key-pressing switch, the interlocking element is capable of propping up the stick-adhered switch to make the stick-adhered switch locate at the first position.

Abstract: A safety lighter includes a gas tank, a wheel racket, a file wheel assembly, and a metal cap. A wheel racket being provided at the top of the gas tank further includes two file-wheel seats having a slot extended up therefrom and a multiplicity of match-up seats. The file wheel assembly made by pressing together a file wheel with relatively smaller shaft diameter and two side wheels having external teeth at the circumference edge and with shaft diameter greater that that of the file wheel has its salient shaft pivotally connected to the slot. The metal cap being slipped on the external portion of the wheel racket has an extension portion provided at a location adjacent to the file wheel assembly.

Abstract: An igniter includes an igniter body provided with a liquefied gas reservoir, and a rod-like extension, which extends from the igniter body and has a flame port ejecting gas flame therethrough on its leading end. The base portion of the rod-like extension is supported for rotation with respect to the igniter body so that the angle made between the igniter body and the rod-like extension can be changed to change the direction of the flame port in a free state and locked when the igniting action is to be done.

Abstract: A safety structure of a gas burner is disclosed formed of a slide, a stop device and a housing. When pressed the slide, a third spring member is compressed to lower the stop device and to further disengage the retaining blocks of the stop device from respective retaining grooves of the slide, thereby releasing the stop device from the constraint of the slide.

Abstract: A piezoelectric lighter includes a lighter housing having a fuel storage chamber for storing liquefied gas therewithin, a gas releasing valve and a dual ignition arrangement adapted for generating two flames. The dual ignition arrangement includes second and second nozzles spacedly supported at the lighter housing, second and second piezoelectric units spacedly received in the lighter housing, and second and second actuators spacedly and movably mounted on the lighter housing. The second actuator is supported on top of the second piezoelectric unit to depress the second depressible part thereof for producing the second flame, wherein the second actuator is supported on top of the second piezoelectric unit to depress the second depressible part thereof for producing the second flame, such that the lighter is adapted for selectively producing the second and second flames via the second and second actuators respectively.

Abstract: A torch, and ignitor or gas valve interlock located on the same part which the operator moves to activate the torch, which is overcome by the operator by providing a tangential rolling force to the interlock as the finger is seated on a downwardly actuated ignitor. The torch ignitor and gas valve interlock according to the present invention requires a skilled, compound motion easily provided by an adult and unlikely to be imposed by accidental gross motions, without diminishing or interfering with the operator's ability to easily operate the ignitor.

Abstract: The present lighter includes two basic components, a housing and a fuel cartridge. The housing may comprise multiple pieces. The fuel cartridge is easy to remove from the housing without the use of any tools. Thus, an empty fuel cartridge can quickly be replaced with a full one by the user. Replacing the fuel cartridge, rather than refilling it, prevents the user from coming into contact with lighter fuel. The housing and the fuel cartridge are each relatively inexpensive to mass produce. Thus, a worn or damaged housing may be removed from the lighter by the user and replaced with a new housing. The disposability and replaceability of the lighter components makes repairs to the lighter quick and inexpensive. All or part of the housing may also be replaced with a housing having a different outward appearance. A user can thus change the appearance of his or her lighter by changing housings, rather than having to purchase multiple lighters.

Abstract: A gas lighter provided with a to a clamping device adapted to improve the coordination between the butane tank and internal units in the cover to simplify the molds required in the manufacturing process includes a hollow tank, a cover, and an internal unit; the tank being articulated by means of a hinge to an end wall on the top of the opening of the tank; and an elastic press member extending from the articulation plate disposed in the tank towards one end at the bottom of the tank; and the elastic press member being matched to the internal unit by tightly compressing it.

Abstract: An igniter with a safety switch includes an ignition section, a pressing section, a gas storage tank, a gas outlet valve, and an electric arc generator, and a safety switch, wherein the safety switch is connected to the pressing section and latched with the pressing section, such that the pressing section cannot be pressed if the safety switch is not pushed. If the safety switch is pushed, the gas outlet valve will be opened to allow gas to flow to the ignition section. If the pressing section is pressed at this time, an electric arc will be produced to light up the gas. Therefore, it is necessary to simultaneously push the safety switch and press the pressing section to complete an ignition, and thus can greatly reduce the risk of having an accident.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a lighter including a housing having a supply of fuel, an actuating member extending from the housing and being movable to selectively perform at least one step in igniting the fuel, and an inhibiting member extending from the housing. Moving the inhibiting member a predetermined distance resists, obstructs and/or prevents the actuating member from performing at least one step in igniting the fuel. For example, moving the inhibiting member the predetermined distance may resist and/or prevent movement of the actuating member, may obstruct and/or prevent the release of fuel, and/or may resist and/or prevent the creation of a spark to ignite the fuel. Various other features which improve the functioning of the lighter may be provided separately or in combination.

Abstract: A safety device is mounted on a top side of a casing of a lighter, and includes an ignition button and a safety switch arranged on the ignition button. The ignition button is movably received in an open chamber defined in the top side of the casing to be depressible for ignition. The ignition button has a top face in which a slot is defined. The safety switch has a bottom face on which a projection is formed. The projection is movably received in the slot to retain the safety switch on the ignition button. A spring is arranged between the projection and the ignition button to provide the safety switch with a biasing force. The safety switch must be moved aside to disengage from a stop formed on a wall above the open chamber of the casing before the ignition button is depressed to set a fire on a fire outlet opening.

Abstract: A fire lighter includes a casing accommodating an ignition mechanism and defining an open chamber in which an ignition button is movably received. The ignition button is depressible by a user to actuate the ignition mechanism. A safety lock includes a movable button positioned on the ignition button. The movable button has a bottom face on which first and second projections are formed. The projections are movably received in slots defined in the ignition button and biased by springs arranged between the ignition button and the movable button to ensure smooth and stable movement of the movable button and to eliminate potential problem of jamming of the movable button.

Abstract: A lighter includes a gas tank, a piezoelectric ignition device having a piezoelectric contact disposed in a housing, a hammer slidably received in the housing, an actuating member slidably received in the housing and depressible by a user to move and to selectively actuate the hammer to strike onto the piezoelectric contact and to generate sparks, a spring member is engaged between the actuating member and the hammer, a safety device is disposed close to the actuating member for being selectively depressed by the actuating member to resist the final movement of the actuating member and for preventing the lighter from being actuated or ignited by small children inadvertently.

Abstract: A device for creating an electrical potential, such as a piezoelectric igniter, is connected to a conductor that conducts current to a burn tube to create a spark that ignites the fuel in the burn tube. The safety mechanism disables the operative connection between the trigger and the igniter such that the safety mechanism does not lock the trigger (the trigger may move relative to the torch body) but the movement of the trigger does not actuate the igniter. An actuating button is provided such that the user manually controls the position of the disabling mechanism.