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US 2026/0053192 A1Published application
Smoking substitute system
AssigneeImperial Tobacco Limited
InventorsKate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Chris Lord
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Abstract
A smoking substitute device comprising a heater connected to a main body of the device. The device includes a cap covering at least a portion of the heater. The cap is releasably engaged with a main body of the device. The cap is configured to be released from engagement with the main body of the device using a removal key.
Claims22
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A smoking substitute device comprising:
- a body;
- an elongate heating element projecting from the body along a longitudinal axis;
- a cap engageable with the body for at least partly enclosing the heating element, the cap movable along the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position that is further from the body than the first position;
- wherein the cap is configured for engagement with an aerosol-forming article such that, when engaged, the article is moved along the longitudinal axis with the cap, and wherein a portion of the article remains in contact with the heating element when the cap is in each of the first and second positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.