Heating cup assembly and hookah comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12274299-B2
Application number	US-202217691079-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2022
Priority date	Sep 6, 2021
Publication date	Apr 15, 2025
Grant date	Apr 15, 2025

Abstract

A heating cup assembly includes a first cup. The first cup includes a first cavity, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The first cavity is surrounded by the first side wall. The first side wall includes a first end and a second end. The second side wall includes a third end and a fourth end. The second end and the third end are disposed in one horizontal plane. The second side wall is in the shape of a truncated cone, and a diameter of the third end is less than that of the fourth end.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heating cup assembly, comprising a first cup;
wherein
the first cup comprises a first cavity, a first side wall, and a second side wall; the first cavity is surrounded by the first side wall; the first side wall comprises a first end and a second end; the second side wall comprises a third end and a fourth end; the second end and the third end are disposed in one horizontal plane; the second side wall is in the shape of a truncated cone, and a diameter of the third end is less than that of the fourth end;
a connecting wall is connected to the second end of the first side wall and the third end of the second side wall;
the heating cup assembly further comprises a second cup detachably disposed in the first cavity; and the second cup comprises a third side wall and a second cavity surrounded by the third side wall;
the third side wall is longer than the first side wall; and
the second side wall extends beyond a top of the second cup.

2. The heating cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first end is connected to a first bottom wall.

3. The heating cup assembly of claim 2 , wherein one end of the third side wall comprises a second bottom wall; and the third side wall and/or the second bottom wall comprises a heating layer.

4. The heating cup assembly of claim 3 , wherein the heating layer is disposed in a cavity of the third side wall, and/or is attached to an inner surface of the third side wall and/or an outer surface of the third side wall; and the heating layer comprises metal, carbon nanomaterial, or graphene.

5. The heating cup assembly of claim 1 , wherein one end of the third side wall extends radially towards the first cup to form a flange.

6. A hookah, comprising a heater and the heating cup assembly of claim 1 ; wherein the heating cup assembly is detachably disposed on the heater.

7. The hookah of claim 6 , wherein the heater comprises a fourth side wall and a top concave portion surrounded by the fourth side wall; the hookah further comprises a coil wrapped around the fourth side wall; and the heating cup assembly is detachably connected to the top concave portion.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Eigate Technology Co Ltd
• Aspire North America Llc

Inventors

• Liu Tuanfang

Classifications

• A24F1/30 Primary

  Hookahs · CPC title

• A24F1/12

  outside the pipe · CPC title

• A24F40/42

  Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors · CPC title

• A24F40/46 Primary

  Shape or structure of electric heating means · CPC title