Cigarette lighter having a piezoelectric ignition mechanism

US4149843A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Ronson Corporation · US

Inventors

• Heinz Heller · Regensburg, DE
• Winfried Brand · Michelstadt, DE
• Peter Gogovic · Leverkusen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 24, 1977
• Grant date: Apr 17, 1979
• Expiry date: Aug 24, 1997

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F23Q2/287
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a cigarette lighter with a piezo-electric ignition mechanism and an electrode, the electrode is secured in an open-topped recess in a holder by a pin. The electrode is shaped to fit between the wall of the recess and the pin. A head on the pin forms a cover for the recess.