Blister capsule, and container, for an aerosol-generating system
AssigneePhilip Morris Products S.A.
InventorsFrederic Ulysse Buehler, Rui Nuno Batista
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Abstract
A container for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a plurality of blister capsules, each blister capsule including a blister shell, a volatile liquid disposed in the blister shell, and a film configured to seal the blister shell, the film and the blister shell being frangible; and a hollow tubular canister including a first end; a second end; and a mixing chamber disposed between the first end and the second end, at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules being coupled to the first end and at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules being coupled to the second end.
Claims11
A container for an aerosol-generating system, comprising:
- a plurality of blister capsules, each blister capsule comprising:
- a blister shell,
- a volatile liquid disposed in the blister shell, and
- a film configured to seal the blister shell, wherein the film and the blister shell are frangible;
- and
- a hollow tubular canister comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- and
- a mixing chamber disposed between the first end and the second end,
- wherein at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules is coupled to the first end and at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules is coupled to the second end so that the at least one blister capsule coupled to the first end and the at least one blister capsule coupled to the second end are exposed to an exterior of the container,
- wherein the mixing chamber is configured to mix the volatile liquid disposed in each of the blister shells,
- wherein each of the first end and the second end of the hollow tubular canister comprises a lip configured to engage with a respective one of the blister capsules, and
- wherein a free edge of the lip extends towards a longitudinal axis of the hollow tubular canister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.