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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel J Doucet, Bain sur Ouste, FR;
Rene D Frigiere, Allaire, FR;
Assignee:
BIC Corporation, Milford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
431153 ; 431277 ;
Abstract
The lighter of the present invention provides a resiliently deformable guard that covers a portion of the striking wheel assembly. To operate the lighter, a user exerts sufficient pressure to depress the guard before rotating the striking wheel assembly. Additionally, the lighter of the present invention provides blocking members to engage the deformable guard when the user depresses the valve actuator before exerting pressure to depress the guard.