Simulated smoking device
AssigneeKind Consumer Limited
InventorsAlex Hearn, Richard Mathias
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Abstract
A simulated smoking device comprising a simulated cigarette having a cigarette-like shape and a refill device. A drawer is provided in the side of the refill device with a recess for the simulated cigarette. A resilient member biases the drawer open to allow access to the simulated cigarette. A latch is releasable by an inward movement of the drawer whereupon the drawer is unlatched and urged by the resilient member to the open position. The latch is automatically engageable upon closure of the drawer to hold the drawer in a closed position against the action of the resilient member.
Claims10
A simulated smoking device comprising a simulated cigarette having a substantially cigarette-like shape and a refill device, the refill device containing a canister of refill gas and having an outlet valve against which the simulated cigarette is arranged to be pressed to release gas from the canister into the simulated cigarette, characterised by:
- a drawer in the side of the refill device;
- a recess within the drawer to retain the simulated cigarette;
- a resilient member to bias the drawer into an open position to allow access to the simulated cigarette;
- and
- a latch being releasable by an inward movement of the drawer, whereupon the drawer is unlatched and urged by the resilient member to the open position, and the latch being automatically engagable upon closure of the drawer to hold the drawer in a closed position against the action of the resilient member.
A refill device for a simulated smoking device, the refill device containing a canister of refill gas, and having an outlet valve against which a simulated cigarette is arranged, in use, to be pressed to release gas from the canister into the simulated cigarette;
- characterised by:
- a drawer in the side of the refill device;
- a recess within the drawer to retain the simulated cigarette, in use;
- a resilient member to bias the drawer into an open position to allow access to the simulated cigarette;
- and
- a latch being releasable by an inward movement of the drawer, whereupon the drawer is unlatched and urged by the resilient member to the opening position, and the latch being automatically engagable upon closure of the drawer to hold the drawer in a closed position against the action of the resilient member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.