Holder for an inhaler article

A holder for an inhaler article, the holder comprising:

• a housing comprising a housing cavity;
• a sleeve positioned within the housing cavity, wherein the sleeve comprises a sleeve cavity configured to receive the inhaler article, the sleeve being movable within the housing cavity between a first position and a second position;
• a piercing element configured to pierce the inhaler article received within the sleeve when the sleeve is moved from the first position to the second position;
• a lockout mechanism comprising a first lever member of the sleeve, a second lever member of the sleeve, and a retaining section of the housing;
• and
• a protruding element disposed at a bottom end of the housing cavity, the protruding element being configured to protrude into a distal end of the inhaler article on insertion of the inhaler article into the sleeve cavity,
• wherein the first and the second lever members are configured to be in a neutral configuration when the inhaler article is not inserted into the sleeve,
• wherein the first and the second lever members are further configured to be moved, by the inhaler article, from the neutral configuration into a working configuration when the inhaler article is being inserted into the sleeve,
• wherein, when being in the working configuration, the first and the second lever members are further configured to engage with the retaining section as the sleeve moves from the second position back to the first position,
• wherein the retaining section is arranged to hold the first and the second lever members when being engaged with the retaining section, thus retaining the sleeve in the first position, and
• wherein the first and the second lever members are further configured to disengage from the retaining section when returning into the neutral configuration when the inhaler article is removed from the sleeve.