US Patent 9017066 Multiple activation contact lighter

Patent 9017066 was granted and assigned to Zippo on April, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Zippo

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

90170660

Patent Inventor Names

Paul H. Adams0

Date of Patent

April 28, 2015

Patent Application Number

130930780

Date Filed

April 25, 2011

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kenneth Rinehart

Patent abstract

The present invention relates to a lighter. The lighter includes a housing having a supply of fuel, an activating unit movably associated with the housing to selectively ignite the fuel, and at least two separate contact areas such that the user can apply enough force or torque with at least two fingers to overcome the torque/forces required to activate piezo, release the fuel the flame in which the activating unit has at least one internal surface.