Aerosol delivery device including a moveable cartridge and related assembly method
AssigneeRAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
InventorsSteven L. Worm, David Glen Christopherson, Robert Adam Parchman, Raymond Charles Henry, Jr., Bruce Alan Bengtsson, Frederic Philippe Ampolini, James William Rogers
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices may include a housing and a cartridge including an atomizer and a reservoir configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition. The cartridge may be configured to move relative to at least a portion of the housing between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. Related assembly methods are also provided.
Claims16
An aerosol delivery device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a power source within the housing;
- a connector moveably attached to the housing;
- and
- a cartridge comprising an outer body with a mouthpiece configured for passage of an aerosol therethrough, the cartridge being engaged with the connector so as to be moveable relative to at least a portion of the housing;
- and
- a controller within the housing electrically connected with the cartridge and configured to direct electrical power from the power source to the cartridge to heat an aerosol precursor composition retained in a reservoir of the cartridge with an atomizer in the cartridge to produce the aerosol, wherein the connector is configured to form the electrical connection between the cartridge and the controller.
A method for assembling an aerosol delivery device, the method comprising:
- providing a housing, a power source, and a connector configured to engage a cartridge comprising an outer body with a mouthpiece configured for passage of an aerosol therethrough;
- positioning the power source within the housing;
- moveably attaching the connector to the housing such that the connector is configured to move the cartridge relative to at least a portion of the housing;
- forming, by the connector, an electrical connection between the cartridge and a controller within the housing;
- and
- directing electrical power from the power source to the cartridge by the controller in electrical communication with the cartridge in order to heat an aerosol precursor composition retained in a reservoir of the cartridge with an atomizer in the cartridge to produce the aerosol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.