# US 10,865,030 B2 · Tray for an electronic smoking device or parts thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,865,030 B2 - Document ID: US10865030B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/759,393 - Filed: 2016-09-16 - Published: 2018-09-06 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-18 - Assignees: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. - Applicants: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. - Inventors: Thorben Rehders; Sebastian Senftleben; Duncan B. Robinson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10865030B2 ## CPC - B65D 81/113: of a shape specially adapted to accommodate contents {(B65D81/053 takes precedence)} - A24F 15/00: Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor (adaptations for use in vehicles B60N3/12; packages specially adapted for cigarettes B65D85/10) - A24F 15/01: specially adapted for simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor (battery charging means structurally associated with the case A24F40/95) - A24F 40/40: Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts - B65D 83/0454: {the whole forming a circular container with rotating parts (B65D83/0463 takes precedence)} - B65D 85/10: for cigarettes - B65D 2215/02: requiring the combination of simultaneous actions - B65D 2215/06: based on the difference in size between children's and adults' hands - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) ## Abstract The present invention relates generally to electronic smoking devices and in particular to a tray for at least a portion of an electronic smoking device. The tray (100) comprises at least one cavity (101) for containing the portion. The tray (100) is configured to be reversibly deformed from a default form into a deformed form by finger interaction with interaction elements of the tray (100) having a distance to each other of at least 90% of the average distance between thumb tip and index finger tip or a middle finger tip of an adult. The tray (100) is configured to return to the default form once the finger interaction is terminated. The default form provides the at least one cavity (101) for containing the portion in an inaccessible manner and the deformed form is required for accessing the portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A tray adapted for accommodating at least a portion of an electronic smoking device in a child-safe manner, the tray comprising at least one cavity adapted for accommodating said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device, wherein the tray is configured to be reversibly deformed from an undeformed shape into a deformed shape by simultaneous finger interaction of a user with at least two interaction elements of the tray, the at least two interaction elements being spaced apart from each other and having a distance to each other of at least 6 cm, wherein the tray is configured to return to the undeformed shape once the finger interaction is terminated, and wherein the undeformed shape is configured such that the at least one cavity locks said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device to the tray and the deformed shape is configured such that the at least one cavity unlocks said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device from the tray; wherein the tray comprises a rotatable portion configured to be rotated around a normal of a top surface of the tray, wherein, in the undeformed shape, the rotatable portion is inaccessible for rotation by a hand of a user, wherein, in the deformed shape, the rotatable portion is accessible for rotation, and wherein the rotatable portion is configured to be rotatable in the deformed shape for accessing said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein the interaction elements are located on opposite surfaces of the tray. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein the finger interaction comprises applying pressure on the interaction elements. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein the pressure required for deforming the tray into the deformed shape is at least 90% of the pressure which an average adult can apply on the interaction elements using a thumb tip and an index finger tip or a middle finger tip. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cavity is configured such that, by deforming the tray, an opening is opened in the tray of the cavity having a width such that said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device is unlocked from the tray. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The tray according to claim 5, wherein the at least one cavity is configured such that, by deforming the tray, said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device is further moved, at least partly, through the opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable portion has to be rotated in the deformed shape from a starting point to a predetermined point for accessing the said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The tray according to claim 7, wherein, for the tray returning into the undeformed shape, the rotatable portion has to be rotated in the deformed shape to the starting point before the finger interaction is terminated. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein the cavity is configured for accommodating an electronic smoking device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein said portion of the electronic smoking device is a mouthpiece portion, a liquid reservoir portion, a cartomizer or an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The tray according to claim 1, wherein the tray comprises a plurality of cavities.