# US 2019/0166910 A1 · Compact sized vaping device with a child proofing mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0166910 A1 - Document ID: US20190166910A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/184,990 - Filed: 2018-11-08 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-09 - Inventors: Fadi Eweidah - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166910A1 ## CPC - A24F 40/49: Child proofing - A24F 40/40: Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts - A24F 40/90: Arrangements or methods specially adapted for charging batteries thereof - A24F 40/10: Devices using liquid inhalable precursors - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) ## Abstract A compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism is provided. The vaping device includes a mouthpiece, battery, vaping liquid pod cartridge, and heating coil. During operation, a user takes a drag on the mouthpiece, the battery heats up the coil which turns the liquid into vapor which may be inhaled by the user. The child proofing mechanism provides solutions preventing the tamper and unauthorized use of the device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism comprising: a casing having a rotatable lid, wherein the casing includes an internal cavity having a front portion; a battery; a heating coil; a co-joined removable mouthpiece and pod configured to attach inside the front portion of the internal cavity, wherein the pod contains a substance configured to be heated via the heating coil turning the substance into a vapor as it passes through the mouthpiece; and, a push-hole forming part of the casing, the push-hole exposing the pod, wherein a predetermined pressure against the pod through the push-hole is required to remove the pod from the casing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the casing is round and includes a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the battery is rechargeable and the combination of the flat bottom surface and the rechargeable battery make the compact vaping device enabled for wireless induction charging. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the pod is securely held inside the front portion of the casing via a pair of spring loaded tabs frictionally engaged with bulged pads on the outer surface of the pod. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the predetermined pressure must overcome the engagement of the pair of spring loaded tabs frictionally engaged with the bulged pads for removal of the pod from the casing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a spring loaded plunger on the rotatable lid, wherein the spring loaded plunger is configured to seat inside a cavity positioned on the front portion of the casing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 7) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 7, wherein the rotation of the rotatable lid is via a hidden revolute joint and the rotation of the rotatable lid must overcome a predetermined retention force to rotate open, wherein the predetermined retention force is the force necessary to remove the spring loaded plunger from the cavity. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a communication port configured for charging the battery via a wired means. ### Claim 9 A compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism comprising: a round casing having a flat top surface and a flat bottom surface, wherein the round casing includes an internal cavity having a front portion; a rotatable lid having retention characteristics configured to prevent the rotatable lid from being opened by a child; a battery retained in an internal body, the internal body configured to be positioned inside the internal cavity; a heating coil; a co-joined removable mouthpiece and pod configured to securely attach inside the front portion of the internal cavity, wherein the pod contains a substance configured to be heated via the heating coil turning the substance into a vapor as it passes through the mouthpiece; and, a push-hole forming part of the casing, the push-hole exposing the pod, wherein a predetermined pressure against the pod through the push-hole is required to remove the pod from the casing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 9, wherein the retention characteristics includes a spring loaded plunger on the rotatable lid, wherein the spring loaded plunger is configured to seat inside a cavity positioned on the front portion of the casing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 10, wherein the rotation of the rotatable lid is via a hidden revolute joint and the rotation of the rotatable lid must overcome a predetermined retention force to rotate open, wherein the predetermined retention force is the force necessary to remove the spring loaded plunger from the cavity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism of claim 11, wherein the retention characteristics further includes a set of magnets positioned on the rotatable lid, wherein the set of magnets are in magnetic connection with magnetic elements on the internal body providing an additional predetermined retention force to rotate the rotatable lid open.