Functional lighter

Abstract

A functional lighter includes a lighter housing having a tool cavity and a tool sliding slot communicating with the tool cavity, an ignition actuator movable supported by the lighter housing for releasing gas from a liquefied fuel storage so as to ignite the gas ejected from a gas nozzle, and a utility tool arrangement including a utility tool retractably received in the tool cavity of the lighter housing and an actuation unit movable supported by the lighter housing to move the utility tool in a storage position and a usage position, wherein at the storage position, the utility tool is received in the tool cavity to hide in the lighter housing, and at the usage position, the utility tool is outwardly extended from the lighter housing through the tool sliding slot for providing an added function of the lighter.

1 . A functional lighter, comprising: 
 a lighter housing having a liquefied fuel storage, a tool cavity, and a tool sliding slot communicating with said tool cavity;    a gas nozzle received in said lighter housing and communicating with said liquefied fuel storage for controlling a flow of gas therefrom;    means for producing sparks towards said gas nozzle to ignite said gas emitting therefrom;    an ignition actuator movable supported by said lighter housing for releasing said gas from said liquefied fuel storage so as to ignite said gas ejected from said gas nozzle; and    a utility tool arrangement, which comprises:    a utility tool retractably received in said tool cavity of said lighter housing; and    an actuation unit movable supported by said lighter housing to move said utility tool in a storage position and a usage position, wherein at said storage position, said utility tool is received in said tool cavity to hide in said lighter housing, and at said usage position, said utility tool is outwardly extended from said lighter housing through said tool sliding slot for providing an added function of said lighter.    
   
   
       2 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said actuation unit comprises an actuation button integrally formed at said ignition actuator and a pusher lever, which is pivotally supported in said tool cavity, having a pusher end engaging with a bottom end of said utility tool and a control end arranged in such a manner that when said actuation button is depressed downwardly to depress said control end of said pusher lever, said pusher end of said pusher lever is pivotally lifted up to push said utility tool upwardly so as to upwardly slide said utility tool out of said lighter housing through said tool sliding slot, such that said actuation button functions a universal button that operates said utility tool and ignites said lighter.  
   
   
       3 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said control end of said pusher lever has a slanted sliding surface slidably engaging with a depressing arm of said ignition actuator and arranged when said actuation button is depressed downwardly, said control end of said pusher lever is depressed to pivotally lift up said pusher end thereof so as to only push said utility tool out of said lighter housing through said tool sliding slot, wherein said actuation button is further depressed to slide said sliding surface of said pusher lever along said depressing arm to operate said spark generating means for igniting said lighter.  
   
   
       4 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said lighter housing further comprises a sliding track upwardly extended to said tool cavity, wherein said utility tool has a sliding portion slidably coupled with said sliding track and a utility portion which is integrally extended from said sliding portion and is arranged when said sliding portion is upwardly slid along said sliding track, said utility portion of said utility tool is upwardly slid out of said lighter housing through said tool sliding slot.  
   
   
       5 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said lighter housing further comprises a sliding track upwardly extended to said tool cavity, wherein said utility tool has a sliding portion slidably coupled with said sliding track and a utility portion which is integrally extended from said sliding portion and is arranged when said sliding portion is upwardly slid along said sliding track, said utility portion of said utility tool is upwardly slid out of said lighter housing through said tool sliding slot.  
   
   
       6 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said lighter housing further comprises a sliding track upwardly extended to said tool cavity, wherein said utility tool has a sliding portion slidably coupled with said sliding track and a utility portion which is integrally extended from said sliding portion and is arranged when said sliding portion is upwardly slid along said sliding track, said utility portion of said utility tool is upwardly slid out of said lighter housing through said tool sliding slot.  
   
   
       7 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said actuation unit further comprises a resilient element supported within said tool cavity of said lighter housing for applying an urging force against said utility tool so as to retain said utility tool in said storage position, wherein said resilient element comprises a compression spring having two ends biasing against a top inner wall of said lighter housing and said utility tool for downwardly pushing said utility tool into said tool cavity of said lighter housing.  
   
   
       8 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said actuation unit further comprises a resilient element supported within said tool cavity of said lighter housing for applying an urging force against said utility tool so as to retain said utility tool in said storage position, wherein said resilient element comprises a compression spring having two ends biasing against a top inner wall of said lighter housing and said utility tool for downwardly pushing said utility tool into said tool cavity of said lighter housing.  
   
   
       9 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said actuation unit further comprises a resilient element supported within said tool cavity of said lighter housing for applying an urging force against said utility tool so as to retain said utility tool in said storage position, wherein said resilient element comprises a compression spring having two ends biasing against a top inner wall of said lighter housing and said utility tool for downwardly pushing said utility tool into said tool cavity of said lighter housing.  
   
   
       10 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said sparks producing means comprises a piezoelectric unit, which is disposed in said lighter housing for generating piezoelectricity, comprising a movable operating part extended upwardly and an ignition tip extended to a position closed with said gas nozzle, wherein when said movable operating part is depressed downwardly, sparks are generated from said ignition tip to ignite said gas emitted from said gas nozzle.  
   
   
       11 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said sparks producing means comprises a piezoelectric unit, which is disposed in said lighter housing for generating piezoelectricity, comprising a movable operating part extended upwardly and an ignition tip extended to a position closed with said gas nozzle, wherein when said movable operating part is depressed downwardly, sparks are generated from said ignition tip to ignite said gas emitted from said gas nozzle.  
   
   
       12 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said sparks producing means comprises a piezoelectric unit, which is disposed in said lighter housing for generating piezoelectricity, comprising a movable operating part extended upwardly and an ignition tip extended to a position closed with said gas nozzle, wherein when said movable operating part is depressed downwardly, sparks are generated from said ignition tip to ignite said gas emitted from said gas nozzle.  
   
   
       13 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said ignition actuator comprises a pusher button slidably a sidewall of said lighter housing and integrally formed with said actuation button, wherein said depressing arm is extended into said lighter housing to rest on said piezoelectric unit in such a manner that when said pusher button is depressed downwardly, said movable operating part of said piezoelectric unit is depressed at the same time to generate said sparks and to release said gas so as to ignite said lighter.  
   
   
       14 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said ignition actuator comprises a pusher button slidably a sidewall of said lighter housing and integrally formed with said actuation button, wherein said depressing arm is extended into said lighter housing to rest on said piezoelectric unit in such a manner that when said pusher button is depressed downwardly, said movable operating part of said piezoelectric unit is depressed at the same time to generate said sparks and to release said gas so as to ignite said lighter.  
   
   
       15 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said ignition actuator comprises a pusher button slidably a sidewall of said lighter housing and integrally formed with said actuation button, wherein said depressing arm is extended into said lighter housing to rest on said piezoelectric unit in such a manner that when said pusher button is depressed downwardly, said movable operating part of said piezoelectric unit is depressed at the same time to generate said sparks and to release said gas so as to ignite said lighter.  
   
   
       16 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said actuation unit further comprises a pivot presser having a pivot end pivotally mounted to said lighter housing, a presser end coupling with said pusher button to drive said depressing arm downwardly, and a depressing driver provided between said pivot end and said presser end to rest on said piezoelectric unit such that when said pusher button is depressed, said depressing arm is depressed by said presser end while said piezoelectric unit is depressed by said depressing driver at the same time.  
   
   
       17 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said actuation unit further comprises a pivot presser having a pivot end pivotally mounted to said lighter housing, a presser end coupling with said pusher button to drive said depressing arm downwardly, and a depressing driver provided between said pivot end and said presser end to rest on said piezoelectric unit such that when said pusher button is depressed, said depressing arm is depressed by said presser end while said piezoelectric unit is depressed by said depressing driver at the same time.  
   
   
       18 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said actuation unit further comprises a pivot presser having a pivot end pivotally mounted to said lighter housing, a presser end coupling with said pusher button to drive said depressing arm downwardly, and a depressing driver provided between said pivot end and said presser end to rest on said piezoelectric unit such that when said pusher button is depressed, said depressing arm is depressed by said presser end while said piezoelectric unit is depressed by said depressing driver at the same time.  
   
   
       19 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said utility tool is embodied as a cutter.  
   
   
       20 . The functional lighter, as recited in  claim 19 , wherein said utility tool is embodied as a cutter.