Lighter Device Having Accessory Storage

Abstract

A device comprises a main body having a first, lighter portion and a second portion. The lighter portion is configured to house a lighter mechanism capable of igniting a flame. The second portion contains a pocket accessible from outside the main body and is configured to receive an accessory.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device comprising:
 a main body having a first, lighter portion and a second portion, the lighter portion configured to house a lighter mechanism capable of igniting a flame, and the second portion containing a pocket accessible from outside the main body and configured to receive an accessory.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the accessory is a cosmetic product,   the pocket has a dispensing opening,   the second portion is a dispenser portion configured to dispense the cosmetic product through the dispensing opening.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a means for dispensing a cosmetic product. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a cosmetic product in the pocket. 
     
     
         5 . A device comprising:
 a main body having a lighter portion and a dispenser portion opposite the lighter portion, wherein the lighter portion and the dispenser portion are integral to the main body,
 the lighter portion configured to house a lighter mechanism capable of igniting a flame, and 
 the dispenser portion having a dispensing opening and configured to contain a cosmetic product; and 
   an advancer mechanism integrated into the dispenser portion of the main body and configured to advance the cosmetic product to protrude from the dispensing opening.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the dispenser portion has a top end and an opposing bottom end, the top end including the dispensing opening, the bottom end proximate the lighter portion of the main body, and   the advancer mechanism is configured to advance the cosmetic product in a forward direction towards the top end and through the dispensing opening.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the advancer mechanism is further configured to retract the cosmetic product through the dispensing opening in a reverse direction opposite that of the forward direction. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein:
 the advancer mechanism includes a spindle installed in the dispenser portion of the main body, the spindle having a rotation head and a shaft protruding from the rotation head,   the rotation head is at the bottom end of the dispenser portion, and the shaft extends inside the dispenser portion from the rotation head towards the dispensing opening, and   the rotation head is configured to be rotated to advance the cosmetic product to protrude from the dispensing opening.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the dispenser portion of the main body includes a slit, and wherein the advancer mechanism includes a slider installed in the dispenser portion of the main body, the slider including a holder and an actuator, wherein:
 the holder is inside the main body and is configured to hold the cosmetic product,   the actuator has an outer portion outside the main body and inner portion extending from the outer portion through the slit to the holder, and   the actuator is configured to advance the cosmetic product to protrude from the dispensing opening by moving the holder along the slit in the forward direction.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 5 , further comprising a cap configured to cover the dispensing opening. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the cap is configured to attach magnetically to the main body. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the main body further comprises a protrusion on an outer surface of the main body, the protrusion configured to support a headphone wire. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the main body further comprises a groove on the outer surface of the main body and encircling the main body, the groove configured to seat the headphone wire. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 5 , further comprising a flashlight component on the main body. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 10 , further comprising a flashlight component on the cap. 
     
     
         16 . A device comprising:
 a lighter body configured to house lighter fluid and a lighter mechanism capable of lighting a flame, the lighter body comprising a valve configured to allow lighter fluid to enter the lighter body;   a dispenser body removably coupled to the lighter body, the dispenser body having a dispensing opening and configured to house a cosmetic product, the dispenser body;   an advancer mechanism configured to advance the cosmetic product to protrude from the dispensing opening; and   a removable cap configured to cover the dispensing opening, wherein a bottom surface of the cap is configured to be in contact with a top surface of the lighter body when the cap covers the dispensing opening.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein:
 the advancer mechanism includes a spindle having a rotation head and a shaft protruding from the rotation head,   the rotation head is at the bottom end of the dispenser body, and the shaft extends inside the dispenser body from the rotation head towards the dispensing opening, and   the rotation head is configured to be turned to advance the cosmetic product to protrude from the dispensing opening.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 16 , further comprising a means for releasably latching the dispenser body to the lighter body. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the lighter body is configured to receive a first magnet. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 the first magnet, and   a second magnet, wherein:   the lighter body has a pocket receiving the first magnet,   the dispenser body has a pocket receiving the second magnet, and   the dispenser body is removably coupled to the lighter body at least by a magnetic attraction between the first and second magnets.