Piezoelectric lighter for cigar, pipe, and cigarette

Abstract

A piezoelectric lighter includes a gas emission arrangement including a pair of jet nozzles and a gas nozzle communicating with a liquefied gas storage respectively, a gas releasable valve extended from the liquefied gas storage for controlling a flow of gas to the gas emission arrangement, a pair of gas ejecting conduits connected from the gas releasable valve to the two jet nozzles respectively, and a gas ejecting duct connected from the gas releasable valve to the gas nozzle. Therefore, the piezoelectric lighter is adapted for selectively producing two jet flames at the same time when the gas discharged to the two jet nozzles through the gas ejecting conduits and producing a visible flame when the gas discharged to the gas nozzle through the gas ejecting duct.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A piezoelectric lighter, comprises: 
 a casing having a liquefied gas storage;    a gas emission arrangement comprising a pair of jet nozzles and a gas nozzle communicating with said liquefied gas storage respectively;    a gas ejecting arrangement comprising a gas releasable valve extended from said liquefied gas storage for controlling a flow of gas to said gas emission arrangement;    a lever arm disposed in said casing in a vertical movable manner having lifting end engaged with said gas releasable valve and an engaging end arranged in such a manner that when said engaging end of said gas lever is lifted upwardly, said lifting end of said gas lever lifts up said gas releasable valve for releasing gas;    a piezoelectric unit, which is disposed in said casing for generating piezoelectricity, comprising a movable operating part extended upwardly and an ignition tip extended to a position closed to said gas emission arrangement in such a manner that when said movable operating part is depressed downwardly, spark is generated from said ignition tip to ignite a gas emitted from said gas emission arrangement at said same time; and    an ignition button slidably mounted on a ceiling of said casing in a vertical movable manner wherein said ignition button is attached to a top end of said piezoelectric unit and arranged in such a manner that when said ignition button is depressed downwardly, said movable operating part of said piezoelectric unit is depressed to ignite said piezoelectric lighter.    
     
     
         2 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said gas ejecting arrangement further comprises a pair of gas ejecting conduits connected from said gas releasable valve to said two jet nozzles respectively and a gas ejecting duct connected from said gas releasable valve to said gas nozzle for selectively discharging gas from said liquefied gas storage to said jet nozzles and said gas nozzle respectively.  
     
     
         3 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said gas releasable valve is a 3-way discharging valve having an inlet downwardly extended from said liquefied gas storage, three outlets connected to said gas ejecting duct and said two gas ejecting conduits respectively for selectively discharging gas to said gas nozzle and said two jet nozzles respectively.  
     
     
         4 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 2 , further comprising a gas regulating means for selectively detouring said emitted gas from said gas ejecting arrangement to said gas emission arrangement wherein said gas regulating means comprises a U-shaped locking member transversely supported in said casing and securely holding said gas ejecting duct, and a depressible arm downwardly extended from said ignition button and arranged to be driven downwardly towards said locking member  81  when said ignition button is depressed downwardly to compress said gas ejecting duct for blocking said gas passing therethrough.  
     
     
         5 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 3 , further comprising a gas regulating means for selectively detouring said emitted gas from said gas ejecting arrangement to said gas emission arrangement wherein said gas regulating means comprises a U-shaped locking member transversely supported in said casing and securely holding said gas ejecting duct, and a depressible arm downwardly extended from said ignition button and arranged to be driven downwardly towards said locking member  81  when said ignition button is depressed downwardly to compress said gas ejecting duct for blocking said gas passing therethrough.  
     
     
         6 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said locking member comprises an upper elastic arm and a lower arm therebetween wherein said gas ejecting duct is securely held between said upper elastic arm and said lower arm in such a manner that when said depressible arm is driven downwardly to depress said upper elastic arm, said gas ejecting duct is compressed for blocking said gas passing therethrough.  
     
     
         7 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said locking member comprises an upper elastic arm and a lower arm therebetween wherein said gas ejecting duct is securely held between said upper elastic arm and said lower arm in such a manner that when said depressible arm is driven downwardly to depress said upper elastic arm, said gas ejecting duct is compressed for blocking said gas passing therethrough.  
     
     
         8 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 1 , further comprises a lighter cap slidably mounted on said ceiling of said casing in a radially movable manner wherein said lighter cap comprises a pivot arm extended to said engaging end of said gas lever and arranged in such a manner that when said lighter cap is slid sidewardly, said pivot arm lifts up said engaging end of said lever arm for releasing gas.  
     
     
         9 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 2 , further comprises a lighter cap slidably mounted on said ceiling of said casing in a radially movable manner wherein said lighter cap comprises a pivot arm extended to said engaging end of said gas lever and arranged in such a manner that when said lighter cap is slid sidewardly, said pivot arm lifts up said engaging end of said lever arm for releasing gas.  
     
     
         10 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 3 , further comprises a lighter cap slidably mounted on said ceiling of said casing in a radially movable manner wherein said lighter cap comprises a pivot arm extended to said engaging end of said gas lever and arranged in such a manner that when said lighter cap is slid sidewardly, said pivot arm lifts up said engaging end of said lever arm for releasing gas.  
     
     
         11 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 5 , further comprises a lighter cap slidably mounted on said ceiling of said casing in a radially movable manner wherein said lighter cap comprises a pivot arm extended to said engaging end of said gas lever and arranged in such a manner that when said lighter cap is slid sidewardly, said pivot arm lifts up said engaging end of said lever arm for releasing gas.  
     
     
         12 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 7 , further comprises a lighter cap slidably mounted on said ceiling of said casing in a radially movable manner wherein said lighter cap comprises a pivot arm extended to said engaging end of said gas lever and arranged in such a manner that when said lighter cap is slid sidewardly, said pivot arm lifts up said engaging end of said lever arm for releasing gas.  
     
     
         13 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said lever arm has a tip integrally extended from said lifting end of said lever arm wherein said tip is mounted at a bottom of said gas releasable valve to lift up said gas releasable valve when said engaging end of said lever arm is lifted upwardly.  
     
     
         14 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said lever arm has a tip integrally extended from said lifting end of said lever arm wherein said tip is mounted at a bottom of said gas releasable valve to lift up said gas releasable valve when said engaging end of said lever arm is lifted upwardly.  
     
     
         15 . A piezoelectric lighter, as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said lever arm has a tip integrally extended from said lifting end of said lever arm wherein said tip is mounted at a bottom of said gas releasable valve to lift up said gas releasable valve when said engaging end of said lever arm is lifted upwardly.