E-vaping device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10092040-B1
Application number	US-201715463209-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Priority date	Dec 16, 2014
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

An e-vaping device includes a battery section, an e-vaping tank capable of holding a liquid material, and an adapter connecting the battery section to the e-vaping tank. The adapter includes a heater capable of vaporizing the liquid material, and a wick capable of drawing the liquid material from the e-vaping tank to the heater. The adapter is connected to the e-vaping tank and the power source section via threaded connections. The threaded connections between the adapter and the battery section have threads with a non-standard pitch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An e-vapor device, comprising:
a mouth piece;
a tank defining a liquid storage portion and an air passage from the mouth piece;
an adapter containing a heater and wick, the heater in fluid communication with the air passage, the wick in communication with the liquid storage portion and the heater, the heater configured to vaporize a liquid material from the liquid storage portion;
the adapter having first and second ends, the first end operationally connected to the tank, the second end including male threads having a non-standard pitch; and
a battery section, the battery section including,
a power supply, and
female threads at an end of the battery section, the female threads mating with the non-standard pitch of the male threads of the adapter,

wherein values of nominal dimensions of the male and female threads, other than the non-standard pitch of the male and female threads, are standard nominal dimensions determined by international standards organization (ISO) Standard Number 68-1:1998 using a standard pitch of 0.75 mm, the non-standard pitch for the male and female threads being 0.6 mm.

2. The e-vapor device of claim 1 , wherein a major diameter of the male and female threads is 7.00 mm.

3. The e-vapor device of claim 2 , wherein the standard nominal dimensions of the male threads include a root radius of 0.108 mm, a pitch diameter of 6.513 mm, a minor diameter of 6.080 mm, a thread height of 0.460 mm, and a tap drill diameter of 6.20 mm.

4. The e-vapor device of claim 3 , wherein the standard nominal dimensions of the female threads include a root radius of 0.108 mm, a pitch diameter of 6.513 mm, a minor diameter of 6.188 mm, a thread height of 0.406 mm, and a tap drill diameter of 6.20 mm.

5. An e-vapor device, comprising:
a mouth piece;
a tank defining a liquid storage portion and an air passage from the mouth piece;
an adapter containing a heater and wick, the heater in fluid communication with the air passage, the wick in communication with the liquid storage portion and the heater, the heater configured to vaporize a liquid material from the liquid storage portion; and
the adapter having first and second ends, the first end operationally connected to the tank, the second end including male threads having a non-standard pitch,
wherein values of nominal dimensions of the male threads, other than the non-standard pitch of the male threads, are standard nominal dimensions determined by international standards organization (ISO) Standard Number 68-1:1998 using a standard pitch of 0.75 mm, the non-standard pitch for the male threads being 0.6 mm.

6. The e-vapor device of claim 5 , wherein a major diameter of the male threads is 7.00 mm.

7. The e-vapor device of claim 6 , wherein the standard nominal dimensions of the male threads include a root radius of 0.108 mm, a pitch diameter of 6.513 mm, a minor diameter of 6.080 mm, a thread height of 0.460 mm, and a tap drill diameter of 6.20 mm.

8. An e-vapor device, comprising:
a mouth piece;
a tank defining a liquid storage portion and an air passage from the mouth piece;
an adapter containing a heater and wick, the heater in fluid communication with the air passage, the wick in communication with the liquid storage portion and the heater, the heater configured to vaporize a liquid material from the liquid storage portion;
the adapter having first and second ends, the first end operationally connected to the tank, the second end including first threads having a non-standard pitch; and
a battery section, the battery section including,
a power supply, and
second threads at an end of the battery section, the second threads mating with the non-standard pitch of the first threads of the adapter,

wherein values of nominal dimensions of the first and second threads, other than the non-standard pitch of the first and second threads, are standard nominal dimensions determined by international standards organization (ISO) Standard Number 68-1:1998 using a standard pitch of 0.75 mm, the non-standard pitch of the of the first and second threads being 0.6 mm, wherein a major diameter of the first and second threads is 7.00 mm.

9. An e-vapor device, comprising:
a mouth piece;
a tank defining a liquid storage portion and an air passage from the mouth piece;
an adapter containing a heater and wick, the heater in fluid communication with the air passage, the wick in communication with the liquid storage portion and the heater, the heater configured to vaporize a liquid material from the liquid storage portion; and
the adapter having first and second ends, the first end operationally connected to the tank, the second end including threads having a non-standard pitch,
wherein values of nominal dimensions of the threads, other than the non-standard pitch of the threads, are standard nominal dimensions determined by international standards organization (ISO) Standard Number 68-1:1998 using a standard pitch of 0.75 mm, the non-standard pitch for the threads being 0.6 mm, a major diameter of the threads being 7.00 mm.

Assignees

• Altria Client Services Llc

Inventors

• Rinehart Steve R
• Smith Barry
• Dendy Charles

Classifications

• A61M15/06

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• A24F47/008 Primary

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• A61M11/042 Primary

  electrical · CPC title

• A24F40/10

  Devices using liquid inhalable precursors · CPC title

• A24F40/40

  Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts · CPC title