A retaining apparatus includes a smoking material ignition device having a flame producing end; a holder for engagingly receiving the ignition device so that the flame producing end is exposed; a housing for releasibly receiving the holder; a spring-biased retractable cord interconnecting the holder...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6019594?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6019594 - Child safe retraction mechanism for a smoking material lighter
