Container for an aerosol generating device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10343818-B2
Application number	US-201515526599-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2015
Priority date	Nov 14, 2014
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

A container for an aerosol generating device is disclosed. The container has a body having a first portion configured to receive an aerosol generating device, one or more recesses forming a cut-out of a corner of the body, and one or more retention means externally accessible from the body, each retention means being configured to releasably retain a module.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container for an aerosol generating device, the container comprising:
a body having a first portion configured to receive the aerosol generating device, one or more recesses forming a cut-out of a corner of the body, and one or more elongate protrusions externally accessible from the body, each elongate protrusion being positioned on a wall of the body in one of the one or more recesses and configured to releasably retain a module.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein each elongated protrusion is selected from the group consisting of:
a slide mechanism;
a clip mechanism; and
a magnet.

3. The container of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cap configured to cover an end of the body.

4. The container of claim 1 , wherein:
the first portion comprises a first chamber in the body; and
the body further comprises a second portion configured to receive one or more articles, the second portion comprising a second chamber in the body and a third chamber in the body;
the second chamber being located on a first side of the first chamber and the third chamber being located on a second side of the first chamber opposite to the first side, such that the body has a substantially T-shape.

5. The container of claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating device is an electronic cigarette, such that the first portion is configured to retain the electronic cigarette.

6. The container of claim 1 , wherein each elongate protrusion is a slide mechanism.

7. A kit comprising:
the container of claim 1 ; and
a module configured to be releasably retained by at least one of the one or more elongate protrusions of the body.

8. The kit of claim 7 , wherein the module comprises one or more of the group consisting of:
one or more replaceable parts for the aerosol generating device;
a battery; and
a charging device.

9. The kit of claim 8 , wherein the container further comprises one or more readers configured to receive data from the module.

10. The kit of claim 8 , wherein:
the first portion comprises a first chamber in the body; and
the body further comprises a second portion configured to receive one or more articles, the second portion comprising a second chamber in the body and a third chamber in the body;
the second chamber being located on a first side of the first chamber and the third chamber being located on a second side of the first chamber opposite to the first side, such that the body has a substantially T-shape.

11. The kit of claim 7 , wherein the container further comprises one or more readers configured to receive data from the module.

12. The kit of claim 11 , further comprising a processor configured to perform one or more procedures based on the received data.

13. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to monitor state data, the state data comprising a condition of the state of one or more of: the container, the aerosol generating device, the module and articles stored within the module.

14. The kit of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to send a message to a recipient based on the state data and/or the received data.

15. The kit of claim 7 , wherein the elongate protrusion is a slide mechanism and the module has a receptacle for slidably receiving the elongate protrusion.

Assignees

• Jt Int Sa

Inventors

• Murphy Chris
• Maguire Kevin
• Carroll James
• Rogan Andrew
• Adair Kyle

Classifications

• H02J7/70

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• F01N13/1805

  Fixing exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes or pipe sections to each other, to engine or to vehicle body (pipe joints in general F16L; fixing auxiliaries in motor vehicles in general B60K) · CPC title

• A24F15/01 Primary

  specially adapted for simulated smoking devices or cigarettes therefor (battery charging means structurally associated with the case A24F40/95) · CPC title

• B65D85/20

  for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles · CPC title

• B65D43/16

  hinged for upward or downward movement · CPC title