Rechargeable battery operated electric cigarette lighter

Claim 1

A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY OPERATED CIGARETTE LIGHTER COMPRISING, A HOUSING HAVING AN ACCESS OPENING FOR A CIGARETTE ADJACENT ONE END OF THE HOUSING, RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN THE HOUSING, A HEATER ELEMENT IN THE HOUSING ADJACENT THE ACCESS OPENING AND OPERATIVE UPON ENERGIZATION THEREOF TO IGNITE A CIGARETTE RECEIVED IN THE ACCESS OPENING, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INCLUDING A SWITCH IN THE HOUSING BETWEEN THE HEATER ELEMENT AND THE BATTERIES FOR ENERGIZING THE HEATER ELEMENT WHEN THE SWITTCH IS CLOSED, A SWICH OPERATING MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE HOUSING ADJACENT SAID ONE END OF THE HOUSING AND MANIPULATABLE TO CLOSE THE SWITCH, RECTIFIER MEANS IN THE HOUSING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE BATTERIES FOR RECHARGING THE BATTERIES WHEN ENERGIZED, A PAIR OF PRONGS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE RECTIFIER MEANS FOR ENERGIZING THE RECTIFIER MEANS, AND MEANS INCLUDING OPENINGS IN THE OTHER END OF THE HOUSING FOR SLIDABLY MOUNTING THE PRONGS BETWEEN HIDDEN RETRACTED POSITIONS AND OPERATIVE EXTENDED POSITIONS FOR RECEPTION IN AN ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE FOR ENERGIZING THE RECTIFIER MEANS.