Lighter wind protector

Abstract

A lighter wind protector is disclosed herein which has a lighter hole sized and configured to receive a lighter. The lighter is inserted into the lighter hole until a lighter head is aligned to a flame hole defined by an end wall Sidewalls of the protector block the wind to prevent the wind from blowing out the flame of the lighter.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lighter wind protector for blocking wind to mitigate flame blowout when lighting a combustible material, the protector comprising:
 a body having an entry through hole for receiving a lighter at a first portion of the body, a second portion of the body having a flame opening and a trigger opening, the flame opening sized and configured to accommodate a flame therethrough when the lighter is lit for igniting a material and the trigger opening sized and configured to accommodate a trigger of the lighter therethrough so that a user has access to the trigger for producing the flame;   wherein the flame opening and the trigger opening are on adjacent sides of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein the trigger is a thumbwheel or a push button switch. 
     
     
         3 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein the body is fabricated from a fire resistant material. 
     
     
         4 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein an internal surface of the flame opening is lined with a fire resistant and heat insulation material. 
     
     
         5 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein the entry through hole matches a cross sectional shape of a gas tank of a lighter. 
     
     
         6 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein the body is fabricated from a rubber material. 
     
     
         7 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein the body defines first and second sidewalls which define the flame opening and the trigger opening. 
     
     
         8 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein the body has a cut out at the trigger opening so that the trigger extends out of the trigger opening. 
     
     
         9 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein a depth of the entry through hole is less than a height of the lighter so that a bottom portion of the lighter extends out of the entry through hole. 
     
     
         10 . The lighter wind protector of  claim 1  wherein a depth of the entry through hole is equal to a height of the lighter.