Re-charging pack for an E-cigarette

A pack for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette which has a tip connector with first and second charging contacts, the pack comprising:

• a pack battery;
• a body including a tube having an open first end for receiving an e-cigarette;
• and
• a connection assembly which is positioned at a second opposite end of the tube and includes a connector with a central contact and an outer contact for re-charging the e-cigarette using the pack battery;
• wherein the outer contact of the connection assembly comprises a generally annular base and at least two lugs which project from the generally annular base in the direction of the first end of the tube and which define a docking station between the lugs for receiving the tip connector of the e-cigarette;
• wherein the generally annular base of the outer contact is spring-mounted relative to a housing of the connection assembly;
• and
• wherein the central contact of the connection assembly has a free end which faces towards the first end of the tube and which includes a central bore having a circumferential edge for seating the tip connector of the e-cigarette;
• wherein the housing of the connection assembly comprises a body which has a first end with a first compartment for receiving the tip connector of the e-cigarette, and a second end with a second compartment containing the generally annular base of the outer contact;
• and
• each lug is slidably received in a respective guide passage which extends from the second compartment to the first compartment such that a free end of the lug is exposed in the first compartment.