(19)
(11) EP 1 783 428 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/24

(43) Date of publication:
09.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/19

(21) Application number: 07101881.6

(22) Date of filing: 14.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F23Q 7/00(2006.01)
B60N 3/14(2006.01)
(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 SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 07.05.2002 US 140588

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
03709110.5 / 1514059

(71) Applicant: CASCO PRODUCTS CORPORATION
Shelton, CT 06484 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Mattis, Donald
    Norwalk, CT 06850 (US)

(74) Representative: Cohausz & Florack 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bleichstrasse 14
40211 Düsseldorf
40211 Düsseldorf (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 07 - 02 - 2007 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Electric cigar lighter assembly


(57) A cigar lighter unit assembly comprising a heating unit (100) and a socket (300) into which the heating unit assembly is inserted, the heating (100) comprising a knob (102), the knob (102) is coupled to an ash guard (104) by bending a plurality of ash guard lugs (105) around annular projection (106) preferably molded into the knob (102), a cylindrical spring retainer (108) fixedly attached to the knob (102).