A lighter has a safety button and an ignition trigger arranged on the lighter housing such that an activation force required to move the safety button to an activate position and an ignition force required to move the ignition trigger in an ignition direction are directed opposite to one another. The safety button is arranged on the housing for contact by the purlicue of the user's hand and the trigger is arranged on the housing for contact by a finger of the hand. Consequently, operation of the safety button is concealed during use, and the lighter is operable using only one hand.

A device for igniting a sample arranged in a container for a flashpoint determination test and/or a combustion point determination test is disclosed. The device has an electric igniter, which has an ignition tip having a partially or completely encapsulated electric wire; and a traversing device, which is configured for traversing the ignition tip of the electric igniter to a defined position within the container.

A device for igniting a sample arranged in a container for a flashpoint determination test and/or a combustion point determination test is disclosed. The device has an electric igniter, which has an ignition tip having a partially or completely encapsulated electric wire; and a traversing device, which is configured for traversing the ignition tip of the electric igniter to a defined position within the container.

A torch device having a pivoting torch arm, including a fuel delivery system having a fuel tank and microjet burners positioned in the end of the torch arm, and an ignition system including an ignition button and a piezoelectric igniter for igniting fuel, and an interlock mechanism including a mounting tab pivotally attaching the torch arm to the body of the torch, with a guide pocket defined by a laterally-extending wall of the mounting tab, and a rocker arm having a distal arm cooperating with and confined within the guide pocket, and a proximal arm cooperating with the ignition button, and configured to prevent a user from pressing the ignition button based on the angular position of the torch arm relative to the torch body.

A portable flame generating device for lighting a cigarette includes a tube that is close-ended and configured to position a fuel. A housing, which is coupled to and extends from a top of the tube, is cylindrically shaped, circumferentially equivalent to the tube, and comprises an upper section that is pivotally coupled to a lower section. A nozzle is coupled to the top of the tube and is in fluidic communication with the tube. The nozzle extends through the housing to proximate to an upper end of the housing. A piezoelectric igniter is coupled and positioned in the housing. The nozzle and the piezoelectric igniter are operationally coupled to the upper section of the housing. The upper section is configured to be pivoted relative to the lower section to fluidically couple the nozzle to the tube and to actuate the piezoelectric igniter to ignite the fuel flowing from the nozzle.

A tool includes a barrel, a guiding wire, and an electrically conductive member. The barrel is made of electrically conductive material. The guiding wire is disposed in the barrel. The barrel and the guiding wire are directly or indirectly connected to two opposite electrodes of a power source. The electrically conductive member is connected to an outer periphery of the guiding wire and is electrically connected to the guiding wire. The electrically conductive member is disposed between the barrel and the guiding wire and is spaced from the barrel. When the power source is activated, an electric arc is generated between the electrically conductive member and the barrel.

A tool includes a barrel, a guiding wire, and an electrically conductive member. The barrel is made of electrically conductive material. The guiding wire is disposed in the barrel. The barrel and the guiding wire are directly or indirectly connected to two opposite electrodes of a power source. The electrically conductive member is connected to an outer periphery of the guiding wire and is electrically connected to the guiding wire. The electrically conductive member is disposed between the barrel and the guiding wire and is spaced from the barrel. When the power source is activated, an electric arc is generated between the electrically conductive member and the barrel.

An igniter device comprising a holder for a piezo electric ignition source, the holder comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the inner holder is coupled to a piezo electric ignition source including an actuator, and the second end of the inner holder has a surface configured to receive a tip of an oxy fuel torch; and an attachment means to releasably attach the igniter device to a support member; wherein, the actuator is moveable from a relaxed state to a compressed state to thereby activate the piezo electric ignition source to produce a spark for igniting the oxy fuel torch to produce a flame when the igniter device is attached to the support member.

A torch device includes: a housing having a thermal energy source positioned therein; an ignition button operatively connected to the thermal energy source; and a thermal energy producing structure extending from a first end of the housing and operatively connected to the thermal energy source. The thermal energy producing structure includes an inner surface, an outer surface, an opening defined by the inner surface, and at least one orifice positioned around a periphery of the thermal energy producing structure such that thermal energy produced at the at least one opening is distributed evenly around a peripheral circumference of an object positioned within the opening

A metal-fixing material feedthrough for at least one of an airbag igniter or a belt pre-tensioner includes a main body having a through opening formed therein and at least one metal pin fused into the through opening in a vitreous or glass ceramic fixing material. A surface of the vitreous or glass ceramic fixing material is a freely fused surface and lies in a same plane as an end face of the at least one metal pin.