Smoker's lighter

Abstract

A smoker's lighter of flat elongate shape has an inset bottom in one of its narrow ends. In the bottom are two orifices, one with a filling valve and the other equipped for the adjustment or replacement of an element such as a flint. The bottom has a cover pivoted about an off-center axis outside a line joining the two orifices so that the cover can be pulled out and pivoted to give access to the orifices individually.The invention relates to smoker's lighters of the type comprising a reservoir having a bottom into which two orifices open, one for filling the reservoir and the other for the adjustment or replacement of an element of the lighter, this bottom being covered by a rotatable cover carrying a pivot substantially perpendicular to said bottom and about which it can be turned, while remaining parallel to itself, to uncover the two orifices.In known lighters of this type, the cover may be placed in a closed position in which both orifices are covered and an open position in which both orifices are uncovered. This arrangement is suitable only for lighters with a relatively large bottom which, generally, is of elongate or oblong shape.The object of the present invention is to permit application of the principle of a rotatable cover to a lighter whose body is of a generally flat elongate shape and whose bottom is formed by one of the small faces of the body.The lighter according to the invention is characterized in that the axis of the pivot passes outside a line joining the two orifices, this pivot being off-center in relation to the periphery of the cover so that in addition to a position covering the two orifices the cover can be brought into two other discrete positions in each of which it uncovers a respective one of the orifices.

Description

Claims

1. A smoker's lighter comprising a reservoir having a bottom into which two orifices open, one for filing the reservoir and the other for the adjustment or replacement of an element of the lighter, a cover overlying said bottom, said cover carrying a pivot having an axis substantially perpendicular to said bottom and about which said cover can be rotated to uncover said two orifices while remaining parallel to itself, said axis of said pivot disposed outside a line joining the center point of said two orifices, said pivot disposed off-center in relation to the periphery of the cover so that in addition to a position covering the two orifices the cover can be brought into two other positions whereby in each one of said two other positions opposite ends of said cover respectively uncover and cover alternate ones of said two orifices.

2. A lighter according to claim 1 wherein, said pivot is disposed at a point on a transverse line between said two orifices.

3. A lighter according to claim 1, in which said bottom has at least three orifices, said cover being arranged to assume separate open positions to provide access to said orifices.

4. A smoker's lighter comprising a reservoir having a bottom into which two orifices open, one for filling the reservoir and the other for the adjustment or replacement of an element of the lighter, said bottom being covered by a rotatable cover carrying a pivot substantially perpendicular to said bottom and about which it can be rotated to uncover the two orifices and remain parallel to itself, the axis of the pivot passing outside a line joining the two orifices, said pivot being off-center in relation to the periphery of the cover so that in addition to a position covering the two orifices the cover can be brought into two other positions in each of which it uncovers a respective one of the orifices, a spring acting on said pivot and tending to bias the cover against the bottom, a rim surrounding said bottom , said cover being disposed within said rim when in its position covering said orifices, said cover including a protuberance, said rim having at least one notch for receiving said protuberance, said protuberance forming a gripping member for grasping the cover and bringing it into an orifice-uncovering position.