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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2001
Kil Yong Sung, Fullerton, CA (US);
Calico Brands, Inc., Ontario, CA (US);
Abstract
A utility lighter, which has a lighter housing, a lightening rod, and a fuel tank, has a safety mechanism comprising a safety trigger, which operates a fuel-release lever to open a valve to release fuel and has an undersurface that moves in unison with a sliding section of a piezoelectric unit and an operation section, which protrudes from the lighter housing; and ignition trigger, located within a space of the safety trigger that is parallel to the safety trigger's longitudinal axis, contacts and activates the piezoelectric unit, is capable of sliding relative to said safety trigger, and has an operation section, which protrudes from the safety trigger's operation section, and an opposing end; and a projection, which prevents the safety trigger from activating the piezoelectric unit but allows the safety trigger to release fuel.