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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2005
Applicants:
David W. Muska, Lorain, OH (US);
Jean-francois Audebert, Westlake, OH (US);
Peter F. Hoffman, Avon, OH (US);
Inventors:
David W. Muska, Lorain, OH (US);
Jean-Francois Audebert, Westlake, OH (US);
Peter F. Hoffman, Avon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Eveready Battery Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23Q 7/00 (2006.01); F23Q 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A battery powered cigarette lighter having a switch which is activated by a change in air pressure or air flow is described. The change in air pressure or air flow, which is caused by the consumer forcing air through the air permeable cigarette, causes the switch to close thereby allowing the lighter's direct current power supply to increase the temperature of the lighter's heating element above the cigarette's ignition point.