Portable extinguisher for aerosol generating article
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorPhilippe Slama
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Abstract
A portable extinguisher for an aerosol generating article having a solid heat source is described. The extinguisher includes an inner element extending between a first portion and an opposing second portion and having a longitudinal axis. An outer shell completely surrounds at least a portion of the inner element. The outer shell is slidable along the longitudinal axis of the inner element between an open position and a covered position. The first portion includes a cavity sized to receive a solid heat source of an aerosol generating article. The cavity is accessible in the open position and surrounded by the outer shell in the covered position.
Claims20
A portable extinguisher for extinguishing a solid heat source of an aerosol generating article, the extinguisher comprising:
- an inner element extending between a first portion and an opposing second portion and having a longitudinal axis, the first portion comprising a cavity sized to receive a solid heat source of an aerosol generating article, the cavity defining a cylinder and extending from a closed to an open end, the cylinder having a solid wall;
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- an outer shell completely surrounding at least a portion of the inner element, the outer shell being slidable along the longitudinal axis of the inner element between an open position and a covered position, the cavity being accessible in the open position and surrounded by the outer shell in the covered position, wherein the outer shell completely surrounds the at least a portion of the inner element in the open position and the covered position,
- the inner element comprises a driving member that is movable along a guide element of the outer shell.
A portable extinguisher for extinguishing a solid heat source of an aerosol generating article, the extinguisher comprising:
- an inner element extending between a first portion and an opposing second portion and having a longitudinal axis, the first portion comprising a cavity sized to receive a solid heat source of an aerosol generating article;
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- an outer shell completely surrounding at least a portion of the inner element, the outer shell being slidable along the longitudinal axis of the inner element between an open position and a covered position, the cavity being accessible in the open position and surrounded by the outer shell in the covered position, wherein the outer shell completely surrounds the at least a portion of the inner element in the open position and the covered position,
- the inner element comprises a driving member that is movable along a guide element of the outer shell
- wherein the cavity comprises a cutting element fixed to an open end of the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.