Pistol lighter
US5020989A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23Q2/32
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pistol lighter includes a hollow pistol casing having a barrel portion and a perforated butt portion, a gas cylinder disposed inside the barrel portion, a movable trigger to release gas from the gas cylinder, a spark generator having a biased push button abutting the trigger and an electrode to ignite the released gas from the gas cylinder, a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed at the barrel portion, a speaker fixed inside the hollow pistol casing adjacent to the butt portion, a control circuit similarly disposed inside the hollow casing to actuate the light emitting diodes and the speaker, and a contact switch to activate the control circuit. The trigger has a contact member to actuate the contact switch whenever the trigger is pulled.
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