Electronic cigarette
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1. A cartridge of an electronic article comprising:
- an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction, the outer housing defining a portion of a liquid supply region configured to store a liquid material;
an inner tube within the outer housing;
a coil heater contained within the outer housing;
a wick in communication with the liquid supply region and at least partially surrounded by the coil heater;
a mouthpiece at a mouth-end of the outer housing, the mouthpiece including only two outlets and no central outlet; and
a gasket including a central orifice between the inner tube and the mouthpiece.
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Abstract
An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets.
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15 Claims
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1. A cartridge of an electronic article comprising:
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an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction, the outer housing defining a portion of a liquid supply region configured to store a liquid material; an inner tube within the outer housing; a coil heater contained within the outer housing; a wick in communication with the liquid supply region and at least partially surrounded by the coil heater; a mouthpiece at a mouth-end of the outer housing, the mouthpiece including only two outlets and no central outlet; and a gasket including a central orifice between the inner tube and the mouthpiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic article comprising:
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a cartridge including, an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction, the outer housing defining a portion of a liquid supply region configured to store a liquid material; an inner tube within the outer housing; a coil heater contained within the outer housing; a wick in communication with the liquid supply region and at least partially surrounded by the coil heater; a mouthpiece at a mouth-end of the outer housing, the mouthpiece including only two outlets and no central outlet; and a gasket including a central orifice between the inner tube and the mouthpiece; and a second section including, a power supply configured to be electrically connected to the coil heater. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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