E-vapor device including puncture device and sealed packet of pre-vapor formulation
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorJason Andrew MACKO
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Abstract
An e-vapor device may include a housing shell configured to receive a supply packet containing a pre-vapor formulation, a mouthpiece secured to an end of the housing shell, a puncture device within the housing shell, and a heater structure within the housing shell and arranged to be in thermal contact with the pre-vapor formulation. The mouthpiece is configured to transition from a protracted position to a retracted position. The puncture device is configured to pierce the supply packet to release the pre-vapor formulation when the mouthpiece transitions to the retracted position. The heater structure is configured to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor.
Claims20
An e-vapor device, comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a supply packet containing a pre-vapor formulation, the housing extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end;
- a mouthpiece secured to the first end of the housing, the mouthpiece configured to slide in the longitudinal direction and into the housing to push the supply packet towards the second end of the housing;
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- a heater within the housing and configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.