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US 12,677,881 B2Granted
Element for an aerosol-generating system comprising disabling mechanism
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorTony Reevell
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Abstract
An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable.
Claims16
A cartridge comprising:
- a first housing having a manually deformable portion along a length thereof;
- at least one piercing element on an inner surface of the first housing;
- a first storage portion having an outer wall, the first storage portion configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate within the first housing;
- a secondary storage portion adjacent the first storage portion, the secondary storage portion including an inner wall, the inner wall surrounding the outer wall of the first storage portion, the secondary storage portion containing a super absorbent polymer (SAP) material, wherein when an adult consumer squeezes the manually deformable portion, the at least one piercing element pierces the outer wall of the first storage portion and the inner wall of the secondary storage portion such that the SAP material is released into the first storage portion and the cartridge is disabled;
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- an aerosol generator in fluid communication with the first storage portion.
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A cartridge comprising:
- a first housing having a manually deformable portion along a length thereof;
- at least one piercing element on an inner surface of the first housing;
- a first storage portion having an outer wall, the first storage portion configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate within the first housing;
- a secondary storage portion adjacent the first storage portion, the secondary storage portion including an inner wall, the inner wall surrounding the outer wall of the first storage portion, wherein when an adult consumer squeezes the manually deformable portion, the at least one piercing element pierces the outer wall of the first storage portion and the inner wall of the secondary storage portion such that the aerosol-forming substrate is released into the secondary storage portion and the cartridge is disabled;
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- an aerosol generator in fluid communication with the first storage portion.
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An aerosol-generating device comprising:
- a cartridge including,
- a first housing having a manually deformable portion along a length thereof,
- at least one piercing element on an inner surface of the first housing,
- a first storage portion having an outer wall, the first storage portion configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate within the first housing,
- a secondary storage portion adjacent the first storage portion, the secondary storage portion including an inner wall, the inner wall surrounding the outer wall of the first storage portion, wherein when an adult consumer squeezes the manually deformable portion, the at least one piercing element pierces the outer wall of the first storage portion and the inner wall of the secondary storage portion such that the aerosol-forming substrate is released into the secondary storage portion and the cartridge is disabled, and
- an aerosol generator in fluid communication with the first storage portion;
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- a power supply portion.
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An aerosol-generating device comprising:
- a cartridge including,
- a first housing having a manually deformable portion along a length thereof,
- at least one piercing element on an inner surface of the first housing,
- a first storage portion having an outer wall, the first storage portion configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate within the first housing,
- a secondary storage portion adjacent the first storage portion, the secondary storage portion including an inner wall, the inner wall surrounding the outer wall of the first storage portion, the secondary storage portion containing a super absorbent polymer (SAP) material, wherein when an adult consumer squeezes the manually deformable portion, the at least one piercing element pierces the outer wall of the first storage portion and the inner wall of the secondary storage portion such that the SAP material is released into the first storage portion and the cartridge is disabled, and
- an aerosol generator in fluid communication with the first storage portion;
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- a power supply portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.