CASING AND COVER FOR A CIGARETTE LIGHTER

BOITIER ET COUVERCLE POUR BRIQUET

English Abstract

Abstract.
A cigarette lighter comprising a body forming
a fuel container, a burner, ignition means , and a cap
hinged to the body. The body and the cap have the same
cross-section. One of the two parts formed by the body
and the cap carries a collar into which the other part
is engaged in the closed position of the cigarette
lighter. The hinge between the body and the cap is
inclosed within the space comprised between said two
parts.

Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive
property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A cigarette lighter including:
a body having an interior including a fuel
container,and a top edge,
partition means closing the top of said container,
a fuel burner,
ignition means for igniting fuel issuing from said
burner,
a hollow cap having an interior and a bottom edge
and disposed atop said body, said cap when in a closed position
covering said burner and ignition means when the lighter is not
being used, the bottom edge of said cap having the same
external dimensions as the top edge of the body so that said
bottom and top edges be juxtaposed when said lighter is closed,
hinge means disposed within one of said interiors
and joining said cap to said partition, said hinge means
sapcing at least that portion of the edge of said cap adjacent
the hinge means from the respective edge of said body so that
the cap can pivot open freely without hitting the respective
edge of the body or the partition means, and
a collar mounted around the exterior of said
body and surrounding the periphery of the bottom edge of said
cap to cover the space between said cap and body, said collar
having internal dimensions corresponding to the external
dimensions of the bottom edge of said cap.
2. A lighter according to claim 1 wherein, the bottom
edge of the cap juxtaposed to the top edge of body when said
cap is in the closed position is disposed in a planar surface
and has a non rectangular contour.

3. A lighter according to claim 1 wherein the external
surface of the collar is decorative.

Description

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This invention tes to a cigarette lighter of the
type comprising a body and a cap hinged to the body to enable the
body to be closed when the lighter is not being used.
The invention is particularly concerned with an arran-
gement of the cap and body of the lighter, which arrangement
enables new decorative effects to be obtained.
In accordance with the invention there is provided a
cigarette lighter including a body having an interior including
a fuel container and a top edge, partition means closing the top
of the container, a fuel burner, ignition means for igniting
fuel issuing from the burner and a hollow cap having an interior
and a bottom edge and disposed a top the body. The cap when in
a closed position, covers the burner and ignition means when the
liyhter is not being used. The bottom edge of the cap has the
same external dimensions as the top edge of the body so that these
tops of bottom edges be juxtaposed when the lighter is closed.
Hinge means are disposed within one of the interiors and joins
the cap to the partition. These hinge means space at least that
portion of the edge of the cap adjacent the!hinge means from the
respective edge of the body so that the cap can pivot open free-
ly without hitting the respective edge of the body or the parti-
tion means. A collar is mounted around the exterior of the body
and surrounds the periphery of the bottom edge of the cap to
cover the sapce between the cap and body. This collar has inter-
nal dimensions corresponding to the external dimensions of the
bottom edge of the cap.
In order that the invention may be better understood
an embodiment thereof will now be described by way of example
only and with referenceto the accompanying drawings in which:
3~ Figures 1 and 2 are cross-sections through part of one
embodiment of a cigarette lighter according to this invention,
showing the cap of the lighter in the closed and open positions
respectively; and
Figures 3 and 4 are respectively a side view and front
., 2 ~ 4

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view on a reduced scale of the lighter of figures l and 2.
Referring to the drawings, the cigarette lighter is of
elongate form and comprises a body 1 and cap 2 which are hingedly
connected one with the other so that the cap is able to take up
a closed position (shown in Figure 1) and an open position
(shown in Figure 2) with respect to the body. The body 1 and cap
2 have the same cross-section in the plane at right-angles to the
direction in which the largest dimension of the body l extends.
The lower edge 12 of the cap 2 which abuts the body 1 in the
closed position is planar.
The body l defines a container 3 which is closed at
the top by a partltion 4 in which is formed a hole (not shown)
affording passage to a burner 5. The burner is designed to
receive fuel in the form of liquiefied gas stored in the container
3. The burner 5 is combined in the customary manner with a valve
(not shown) which enables a passage for supplying the fuel gas
to the burner to be opened and closed selectively~ .
The burner is positioned between two parallel plates
6, only one of which can be seen in the drawings. These plates
serve to support a knurled wheel 7 which actuates an ignition
2 0 means comprising a friction wheel and flint. The plates 6 each
have a tab 8 through which passes a pivot shaft 9 about which
the cap 2 is hinged. For this purpose the cap 2 is rigidly con
nected to a part lO which is mounted on the shaft 9 between the
two tabs 8.
The upper edge of the outer wall of the body l is
formed by a decorative collar 11 which forms a surround along
the edge separating the body l of the ligther from the cap 2.
All of the parts involved are so arranged that when the cap 2
is in the closed position the lower edge 12 of the caps is enga-
ged with the

decorative collar 11, and this results in a very pleasant appearance of
the li~hter, since the edge of the cap is not visible ~rhen the cap i~
closed. Furthermore no p~rt of the hinge is visible since the hinge
between the cap body 1 and cap 2 is enclosed within the cap 2,
In figure 1, the line 1~ indicate~ the path of
movement of the corner 14 of the cap when the latter mOVe3 between the
open and closed po~itions~ It will be seer that this path of movement
is such that the cap 2 ls able to pivot freely without being impeded when
it is partially engaged within'the decorati~e collar 11. It will Qlso
be seen that, in the closed position Or the cap 2, there exists a small
clearanoe bet-~een the abutting edges.
The decorative collar 11 enga~es one end 15 of a
lever actuating the valve of the lighter, this end 15 likewise forming
a decorative part.
lS A number of different constructions are also possible.
For example, the decoratiYe collar 11 could be carried by the CQp 2
and not by the body 1. In this case the pivot shaft about whi¢h the
cap 2 is hinged on the body should be positioned within the interior
~ of the body 1.
The oonstruction described above is partioularly
adventa2eous when the hori~ontal cros~-section of the lighter is not
rectPngular since, even in this case, the construction readily enables
a cap to be provided that Joins the body of the lighter in a very precise
manner, ~hereas in the kno~m arr~ngements, a preoise line of contact
between the body of the lighter and the cap can be difficult to achieve,