Device for holding and refilling articles for aerosol provision systems

Abstract

A refilling system comprises an article of an aerosol provision system, the article comprising a storage area for fluid, one or more orifices for ingress of fluid into the storage area and egress of air out of the storage area, and boundary walls defining the storage area, the boundary walls including a boundary wall which is straight along at least one dimension; and a refilling device for filling the article from a reservoir in the refilling device, the refilling device comprising an article interface for receiving the article and holding the article during filling, wherein the article interface is configured to hold the article in a filling orientation during filling in which the said boundary wall is uppermost and the straight dimension is at a non-zero angle less than 90 degrees to the horizontal, such that a surface of fluid in the storage area is non-parallel to the straight dimension.

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