Charger and aerosol-generating system with improved closing means

An aerosol generating system, comprising:

• an aerosol-generating device;
• and
• a charger configured to charge the aerosol-generating device, the charger comprising:
• a housing defining a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating device, the cavity having an opening,
• at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity, and
• a cover slidable relative to the opening between an open position and a closed position, an inner surface of the cover facing the cavity when the cover is in the closed position,
• wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of the cover defines a profiled engagement member having a leading edge and a trailing edge,
• wherein the profiled engagement member slopes into, or towards, the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, the slope increasing in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the profiled engagement member, and
• wherein, when the aerosol-generating device is received in the cavity, the profiled engagement member is configured to urge the aerosol-generating device into engagement with the at least one electrical contact when the cover is in the closed position.

A method of using an aerosol-generating system,

• the aerosol-generating system comprising:
• an aerosol-generating device and a charger configured to charge the aerosol-generating device,
• the charger comprising:
• a housing defining a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating device, the cavity having an opening,
• at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity, and
• a cover slidable relative to the opening between an open position and a closed position, an inner surface of the cover facing the cavity when the cover is in the closed position,
• wherein at least a portion of the inner surface of the cover defines a profiled engagement member having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and
• wherein the profiled engagement member slopes into, or towards, the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, the slope increasing in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the profiled engagement member;
• and
• the method comprising:
• inserting the aerosol-generating device into the cavity of the charger when the cover is in the open position;
• and
• sliding the cover from the open position to the closed position,
• wherein, in the closed position, the profiled engagement member of the cover urges the aerosol-generating device into engagement with the at least one electrical contact.