Electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person

An electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person, comprising:

• (a) a mouthpiece;
• (b) a liquid container for containing a liquid;
• (c) a mesh assembly comprising a mesh material and a piezoelectric material, wherein the mesh material is configured to vibrate when the piezoelectric material is actuated whereby the aerosol is produced when the mesh material is in contact with a liquid of the liquid container such that the aerosol may be inhaled through an opening in the mouthpiece;
• (d) an upper component containing the liquid container and the mesh assembly, with the mesh material being exposed at an upper end of the upper component such that the aerosol is produced in an exterior space of the upper component;
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• (e) a lower component connected to the upper component and containing circuitry and a power supply for actuating the mesh assembly, with electrical pathways connecting the mesh assembly of the upper component with the circuitry and power supply of the lower component;
• (f) wherein the upper component and the lower component are detachable from each other whereby the upper component containing the liquid container and mesh assembly may be replaced;
• (g) wherein the mouthpiece snaps onto a rim of the upper end of the upper component whereby the mouthpiece may be replaced, the mouthpiece configured to snap onto the rim such that the mouthpiece encompasses the exterior space in which the aerosol is produced and partially encloses the exterior space for channeling the aerosol through the opening in the mouthpiece;
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• (h) wherein a pin connects the lower component to the upper component.