An adapter for a lighter and a lighter incorporating such an adapter

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EP 1 367 327 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/14

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49

(21)	Application number: 03253042.0

(22)	Date of filing: 15.05.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F23Q 2/36

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

27.05.2002 CN 02115308

(71)	Applicant: Shenzhen Bailingda Lighters & Electrical Products Co. Ltd.
	Shenzhen, Guangdong (CN)

(72)	Inventors:
	Chan, Tat Fotan, New Territories (HK) Chan, Leung Fotan, New Territories (HK)

(74)	Representative: Howe, Steven
	Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

(54)	An adapter for a lighter and a lighter incorporating such an adapter

(57) There is disclosed an adapter for a lighter with a button and a body, the adapter including two casing halves engageable with each other for substantially enclosing the lighter while exposing at least part of a first end of the lighter at which a flame is adapted to be produced, and when the casing halves are engaged with each other and enclosing the lighter, the casing halves are movable relative to each other to move the button of the lighter relative to the body of the lighter to produce a flame. A lighter incorporating such an adapter is also disclosed.

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