Foldable igniter
US7682148B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23Q2/164
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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. The aforementioned predetermined range prescribed for the projecting portions is the range in which the hook 8b interferes with the projecting portions when the swing-arm 4 is turned relative to the lighter body 2 by an angle that is below a predetermined value so that if the operating button 8 is depressed when swing-arm 4 is turned relative to the lighter body 2 by an angle that is below a predetermined value, hook 8b will interfere with projecting portion 74, and depression of the but…
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