Combustion – Frictional – chemical or percussive type igniter – Spark projecter – e.g. – flint and abrasive striker – etc.
Patent
1994-08-24
1995-10-24
Price, Carl D.
Combustion
Frictional, chemical or percussive type igniter
Spark projecter, e.g., flint and abrasive striker, etc.
431153, F23D 1136
Patent
active
054605164
ABSTRACT:
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the lighter comprises an igniter having a striker wheel which may rotate about an axis first in a clockwise direction and second in a counter-clockwise direction when the wheel is viewed from its side. A stopping means is mounted on the wheel so that its range of movement at least in the clockwise direction is limited. It is while the wheel is being rotated in its clockwise direction that it and the igniter's flint may cooperate together to create a spark which ignites the lighter fuel. When the wheel is rotated in the counter-clockwise direction, no spark is created. When the wheel has been rotated to its extreme limit of its clockwise movement, the lighter can no longer be ignited unless the wheel is moved in accordance with two separate actions, that is, first rotating the wheel in the counter-clockwise direction and then back in the clockwise direction. Because two separate movements are required, the chances that the lighter will be accidentally made operational are reduced, as is the likelihood that a child will light the lighter.
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Polycity Industrial Ltd.
Price Carl D.
Tak Fi International (Holdings) Ltd.
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