Patent · US Expired

Cigarette lighter

US4150940A · kind A · utility

14Cited by

3References

6Claims

0Family size

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 24, 1979
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 24, 1997

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF23Q2/287
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a cigarette lighter including a housing containing an ignition mechanism, a cap-type member is pivotally mounted on the open end of the housing. The cap-type member includes a lug extending outwardly through an opening in the housing. The lug bears against an edge of the opening and the edge provides a fulcrum about which the lug and, in turn, the cap-type member pivot into the housing. The cap-type member is in engagement with the ignition mechanism so that it actuates the ignition mechanism when it is pivoted into the housing.

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