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US 12,171,276 B2Granted
Container for electronic smoking articles
OwnerKirk Delucia, Ralph Laucellainventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to lockable and unlockable containers for electronic smoking articles, the containers including at least two concentric tubes, a locking mechanism retained therein, and an organizer configured to hold the articles.
Claims16
A container for smoking articles, comprising:
- a first inner tube defining a first cavity configured to receive one or more smoking articles, the first inner tube having a base member at a distal end thereof;
- a second outer tube defining a second cavity configured to slidingly encapsulate the first tube, the second tube having a cap at a proximal end thereof including a cap orifice defined therein;
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- a locking mechanism disposed within the first inner tube and including:
- a biasing member secured on the base member and a rotatable key extending therefrom, the rotatable key including a threaded shaft having a handle on a proximal end thereof and a locking member positioned therebetween, the locking member having a profile configured to complimentary match the cap channel when oriented in an aligned orientation and abut the cap channel when engaged in a locked configuration, and the handle having a profile configured to complimentary match a cap orifice when oriented in an aligned orientation;
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- an organizer positioned on the threaded shaft and including one or more shelf apertures configured to receive the smoking article, the organizer configured to be raised or lowered on the threaded shaft when the key is rotated.
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