Adjustable jet flame utility lighter
US6461146B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23Q2/287
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An adjustable jet flame utility lighter includes a hand operative adjustable button rotatably mounted on a casing of the lighter for controlling the flow of gas through a gas emitting nozzle and a holding means mounted on the casing for holding a depressed pusher button in such a manner the lighter is kept in an ignition position. The holding means includes a guiding through channel provided at a bottom of the casing aligning with the pusher button and a holding element movably held with the guiding through channel in such a manner the holding element is arranged to mount on a ceiling of the pusher button so as to retain the lighter in the ignition position. At the same time when the lighter is in use, a user is able to adjust the size of the torching flame by rotating the hand operative adjustable button.
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