Reservoir filling system for an electronic vaping device
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsRobert LEVITZ, Arie HOLTZ
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Abstract
A reservoir refill system for an electronic vaping device includes a refill container and a reservoir. The refill container contains a pre-vapor formulation. The refill container includes a body, an opening in the body, and a first interlocking ring including at least one groove or at least one protrusion therein. The reservoir is configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation and includes a reservoir body, an opening in the reservoir body, and a second interlocking ring including at least one groove or at least one protrusion therein at an opening of the reservoir. The first interlocking ring is configured to mate with the second interlocking ring so as to release the pre-vapor formulation from the refill container to the reservoir.
Claims20
A reservoir refill system comprising:
- a refill container containing a pre-vapor formulation, the refill container including,
- a container,
- an opening in the container, and
- a ball valve assembly at the opening, the ball valve assembly including,
- a ball valve portion, and
- a valve support portion;
- and
- a cartridge configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation, the cartridge configured to mate with the refill container, the cartridge including,
- a housing extending in a longitudinal direction,
- a chimney extending in the longitudinal direction, the chimney in the housing, the chimney including,
- at least one stop along a length of the chimney, and
- at least one protrusion along the length of the chimney,
- a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation, the reservoir being refillable, and
- a valve at least partially circumscribing the chimney, the valve including,
- a first ring abutting the at least one stop,
- a second ring abutting the at least one protrusion, and
- at least one pillar connecting the first ring and the second ring.
A refill container containing a pre-vapor formulation, the refill container comprising:
- a container;
- an opening in the container;
- and
- a ball valve assembly at the opening, the ball valve assembly including,
- a ball valve portion, and
- a valve support portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.