Reservoir filling system for an electronic vaping device
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsRobert Levitz, Arie Holtz
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Abstract
A reservoir refill system for an electronic vaping device includes a refill container and a reservoir. The refill container contains a pre-vapor formulation. The refill container includes a body, an opening in the body, and a first interlocking ring including at least one groove or at least one protrusion therein. The reservoir is configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation and includes a reservoir body, an opening in the reservoir body, and a second interlocking ring including at least one groove or at least one protrusion therein at an opening of the reservoir. The first interlocking ring is configured to mate with the second interlocking ring so as to release the pre-vapor formulation from the refill container to the reservoir.
Claims18
An electronic vaping device comprising:
- a housing including,
- a stop on an inner surface of the housing;
- a chimney in the housing, the chimney including,
- a protrusion along a length of the chimney;
- a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation, the reservoir being refillable, and the reservoir between the housing and the chimney;
- a flexible valve circumscribing at least a portion of the chimney, the flexible valve including,
- a first ring,
- a second ring, and
- at least one pillar connecting the first ring and the second ring;
- a heater configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation;
- and
- a power supply configured to supply power to the heater.
A cartridge of an electronic vaping device, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing including,
- a stop on an inner surface of the housing;
- a chimney in the housing, the chimney including,
- a protrusion along a length of the chimney;
- a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation, the reservoir being refillable, and the reservoir between the housing and the chimney;
- a flexible valve circumscribing at least a portion of the chimney, the flexible valve including,
- a first ring,
- a second ring, and
- at least one pillar connecting the first ring and the second ring;
- and
- a heater configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.