Vaporizer System For Delivery of Inhalable Substances

A valve for use with a vaporizer having a structure for exhausting vapor, the valve comprising:

• a body having an opening for receiving the structure of the vaporizer;
• a clamping assembly associated with said body so as to be in communication with said opening, wherein said clamping assembly is movable between a first position, in which said clamping assembly cooperates with the structure to releasably secure said body thereto when the structure is present in the opening, and a second position, in which said body may be moved freely on and off the structure;
• a mouthpiece in fluid communication with said opening so that vapor may be drawn through said opening via said mouthpiece;
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• a connector for securing a vapor-receiving container to said body proximate said opening.

A vaporizer system comprising:

• a housing having an interior;
• a receptacle for receiving a material to be vaporized;
• a heater disposed in said interior of said housing;
• an air passageway occupying a first portion of said interior of said housing and extending from a region adjacent said housing to said receptacle, said air passageway for conveying air from the region to said receptacle in fluid isolation with respect to portions of said interior other than said first portion, said air passageway including a first section surrounding said heater and in thermal communication therewith so that heat generated by said heater may be transferred to air in said first section;
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• a pump in fluid communication with said air passageway for causing air in said air passageway to move toward said receptacle, wherein said pump is disposed in said housing.

A method of consuming active ingredients of a vaporizable material, the method comprising:

• inserting a quantity of the vaporizable material into a vaporizer;
• propelling heated air through the vaporizable material to release and entrain at least some of the active ingredients of the vaporizable material in a vapor stream;
• directing the vapor stream through a valve and into a container coupled to the valve;
• removing the valve and container from the vaporizer;
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• opening the valve with one hand of a user and removing vapor out the container through the valve while the valve remains coupled to the container.