A cigar lighter has a heating element and a movable knob biased by a spring. The heating element has a first electrical terminal in contact with a first contact element disposed around the perimeter of the heating element and a second centrally located terminal in contact with a centrally disposed fastener. A bimetal element is in contact with the second terminal of the heating element and has two engaging clips. A movable contact moves with the knob and has a first position wherein it does not engage the clips and the heating element is unenergized and a second position wherein it engages the clips to energize the heating element.
ELECTRIC CIGAR LIGHTER
ELEKTRISCHER ZIGARRENANZÜNDER
ALLUME-CIGARE ÉLECTRIQUE
2018-11-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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