OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ask kids what they love most about the 4th of July, and the first word you'll hear is "fireworks". Although a growing number of families and organizations purchase fireworks annually for their own backyard pyrotechnic displays, fireworks safety often gets put on the backburner. In a recent study, the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated that 9,300 fireworks-related injuries were treated in U.S. emergency rooms during 2003 calendar year, and over half of these injuries occurred in children under the age of 15. Now there's a safer way to spark those sparklers and fire up those fireworks with the all-electric, battery operated Firefly Safety Lighter.
Kevin Lindsay, Firefly Safety Lighter inventor and father of three children, states, "As a parent who loves fireworks, I wanted to invent something to make the holiday safer for my kids."
The Firefly Safety Lighter (www.fireworkslighter.com) is a no-fuel, no-flame lighter that produces a simple spark to light fireworks and sparklers easily and safely, reducing the risk of secondary fires and burns associated with the use of matches, punks and ordinary butane lighters. The Firefly Safety Lighter is comfortable to hold and easy to operate. If used properly and well maintained, the product will light hundreds of fuses.
Owned by Safety Works, LLC, the U.S and international patent-pending Firefly Safety Lighter was demonstrated at INPEX in 2005, the largest invention tradeshow in America. The Firefly Safety Lighter is marketed by Black Cat Fireworks, the largest fireworks manufacturer in the world, and is distributed exclusively under the Black Cat(r) brand name at retail fireworks stands and stores across the country for the 2005 season. Supplies are limited, so safety-minded parents who would like to purchase the Firefly Safety Lighter in advance of the upcoming Independence Day holiday may order their lighters online at www.fireworkslighter.com.
For more information or to find retail fireworks stores that carry The Firefly Safety Lighter, call Safety Works, LLC at (866) 608-7820 or go to www.fireworkslighter.com.