E-vaping device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9681688-B1
Application number	US-201414572316-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2014
Publication date	Jun 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017

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 the liquid material;
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;
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 a major diameter of the male and female threads is 7.00 mm and the non-standard pitch of the male and female threads is 0.6 mm, and the female threads have 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.

2. The e-vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the male threads have 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.

3. 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 the liquid material; 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 a major diameter of the male threads is 7.00 mm and the non-standard pitch of the male threads is 0.6 mm, and the male threads have 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.

Assignees

• Altria Client Services Llc

Inventors

• Rinehart Steve R
• Smith Barry S
• Dendy Charles

Classifications

• A24F47/008 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61M15/06

  Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes · CPC title

• 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