Safety lighter with compound finger pad

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A safety lighter comprising: a lighter housing having a reservoir for containing a combustible fuel; a valve for releasing the fuel from the reservoir and movable between valve-open and valve-closed positions; a device for producing a spark for igniting fuel released from said valve when said valve lies in said valve-open position; and first and second elements mounted for movement on said lighter housing and having respective first and second finger-engageable surfaces, said first element being coupled to said valve and movable from a first position by finger pressure on said first surface into a second position thereby to move said valve from said valve-closed position to said valve-open position, said second element being movable by finger pressure on said second surface from a first position into a second position without inhibiting movement of said first element into said second position to move said valve into said open position.
2.
A lighter according to claim 1 wherein said surfaces are disposed on a side of the spark-producing device remote from said valve, said first surface being disposed between said second surface and said spark-producing device.
3.
A lighter according to claim 1 wherein said surfaces are substantially continuous relative to one another and form a continuous compound finger-engageable pad.
4.
A lighter according to claim 1 wherein said finger-engageable surfaces provide an appearance of a single finger-engageable pad.
5.
A lighter according to claim 1 wherein said second surface in said first position thereof forms a substantially continuous compound finger-engageable pad with said first surface of said first element, and a spring for biasing said second element for movement from said second position thereof to said first position.
6.
A lighter according to claim 1 wherein said device includes a spark wheel and flint carried by said housing on one side of said valve, said surfaces lying on a side of said spark wheel remote from said valve, said first surface being located substantially between said second surface and said spark wheel