Claims
- 1. A utility lighter comprising:
a housing having a top side, a bottom side, sides, a distal end, and a proximal end; a nozzle extending away from the distal end and having a nozzle tip; a lighter fluid reservoir near the proximal end; a conduit for delivering the lighter fluid from the reservoir through the conduit to the nozzle tip; an igniter assembly for generating a spark at a spark gap near the nozzle tip to ignite the lighter fluid, the igniter assembly has a piezoelectric component; a valve actuator positioned between the reservoir and the igniter assembly, the valve actuator releases the lighter fluid from the reservoir, and the initiates the operation of the igniter assembly; and a locking device to diminish undesirable movement of the valve actuator, the locking device has a button on the bottom of the lighter and has a shoulder, extending from the shoulder is at least one alignment guide protruding toward the side, and at least one blocker; the blocker has a main section that vertically protrudes from the shoulder toward the top, and a flange director section that extends horizontally from the main section toward the proximal end; when the button is in a first position of not being depressed, the flange director section inhibits the movement of the valve actuator toward the distal end; when the button is in a second position of being depressed, the flange director moves toward the top allowing the flange to move toward the nozzle tip; and a resilient member that ensures flange director remains in the first position when a user does not apply sufficient pressure to the button.
- 2. The utility lighter of claim 1 wherein the lighter fluid reservoir is refillable.
- 3. The utility lighter of claim 1 wherein the quantity of the fuel released from the lighter fluid reservoir is controllable.
- 4. The utility lighter of claim 3 wherein the quantity of the fuel released controls the size of the flame generated by the lighter.
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] This invention claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 60/308,348, filed on Jul. 27, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60308348 |
Jul 2001 |
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