Safety mechanism for a lighter

Details Safety mechanism for a lighter Safety mechanism for a lighter

1992-05-08

1993-04-27

Dority, Carroll B.

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Correlation of fuel or power supply with component movements...

431276, F23D 1136

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052057291

ABSTRACT:
A safety mechanism for a lighter which mechanism makes it difficult for infants or children to create a fire with the lighter. The safety mechanism is simple in construction, reliable and acceptable for the proper user of the lighter. The safety mechanism comprises a lock button for preventing a gas lever from being turned in the direction of raising the gas nozzle, said lock button being disposed on a lighter body under a rear portion of said gas lever, said lock button being movable forward and backward, the rear end of said lock button usually protruding backward from said lighter body, said lock button having a hole, said lock button having a pair of elastic arms protruding forward, said lock button further having an engagement projection at a lower portion thereof, said lighter body being provided with contact walls corresponding to said elastic arms, said lighter body being provided under said lock button with an elastic action member, said action member having an engagement portion corresponding to said engagement projection of said lock button, said gas lever being provided at a rear portion thereof with a downward projection which can be inserted into said hole of said lock button when said lock button has been pushed forward, said gas lever further being provided at a rear portion thereof with a downward protrusion which pushes said action member downward when said downward projection has been inserted into said hole of said lock button.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4784602 (1988-11-01), Nitta
patent: 5090893 (1992-02-01), Floriot
patent: 5125829 (1992-06-01), McDonough et al.

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