Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
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1. An electronic cigarette device, comprising:
- a housing having a power source and a tank receptacle;
a removable tank configured to be at least partially received in the tank receptacle, the removable tank comprising;
a first side extending from a top side of the removable tank to a bottom side of the removable tank;
a second side opposite the first side;
an air inlet;
a cavity capable of holding an electronic cigarette liquid and being at least partially received in the tank receptacle;
a mouthpiece that forms an air outlet, the mouthpiece formed on the top side of the removable tank, wherein the mouthpiece extends along the first side and is laterally spaced away from the second side and the cavity;
an atomizer portion located at a lower portion adjacent the bottom side of the removable tank, the atomizer portion having a tank well and a heater element; and
a mechanical connection configured to removably attach the removable tank to the tank receptacle when engaged, wherein the tank receptacle is configured to support the bottom side and the second side of the removable tank while exposing at least the mouthpiece, the air inlet and the first side of the removable tank when the removable tank is attached to the tank receptacle.
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Abstract
An electronic cigarette device having a disposable tank are described. The disposable tank may have a sealed liquid chamber, an atomizer element and a tank well. An electronic cigarette device, comprising: a housing having a power source; a disposable tank capable of holding an electronic cigarette liquid; the housing having a tank receptacle into which the disposable tank is removable attachable; and a connection mechanism that is part of the disposable tank and the tank receptacle that securely connects the disposable tank to the tank receptacle and provides power from the housing to the disposable tank.
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1. An electronic cigarette device, comprising:
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a housing having a power source and a tank receptacle; a removable tank configured to be at least partially received in the tank receptacle, the removable tank comprising; a first side extending from a top side of the removable tank to a bottom side of the removable tank; a second side opposite the first side; an air inlet; a cavity capable of holding an electronic cigarette liquid and being at least partially received in the tank receptacle; a mouthpiece that forms an air outlet, the mouthpiece formed on the top side of the removable tank, wherein the mouthpiece extends along the first side and is laterally spaced away from the second side and the cavity; an atomizer portion located at a lower portion adjacent the bottom side of the removable tank, the atomizer portion having a tank well and a heater element; and a mechanical connection configured to removably attach the removable tank to the tank receptacle when engaged, wherein the tank receptacle is configured to support the bottom side and the second side of the removable tank while exposing at least the mouthpiece, the air inlet and the first side of the removable tank when the removable tank is attached to the tank receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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inserting a removable tank into a tank receptacle of a housing configured to receive the removable tank, wherein the removable tank comprises; a first side extending from a top side of the removable tank to a bottom side of the removable tank; a second side opposite the first side; an air inlet; a cavity holding a liquid and capable of being at least partially received in the tank receptacle; a mouthpiece that forms an air outlet, the mouthpiece formed on the top side of the removable tank, wherein the mouthpiece extends along the first side and is laterally spaced away from the second side and the cavity; and an atomizer portion located at a lower portion adjacent the bottom side of the removable tank, the atomizer portion having a tank well and a heater element; wherein the tank receptacle is configured to support the bottom side and the second side of the removable tank while exposing at least the mouthpiece, the air inlet and the first side of the removable tank when the removable tank is inserted to the tank receptacle; releasing the liquid in the cavity into the atomizer portion when the removable tank is inserted into the housing; and vaporizing, using the heater element in the atomizer portion, the liquid released into the atomizer portion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A closed tank apparatus for use with an electronic cigarette, the apparatus comprising:
a removable tank that is configured to hold a liquid to be vaporized by the electronic cigarette, the removable tank comprising; a first side extending from a top side to the bottom side of the removable tank; a second side opposite the first side; an air inlet; a heater element; a cavity capable of holding a liquid; and a mouthpiece that forms an air outlet, the mouthpiece formed on the top side of the removable tank, wherein the mouthpiece extends along the first side and is laterally spaced away from the second side and the cavity; wherein the air travels through a first path down from the air inlet towards the heater element, and then past the heater element and then through a second path upwards through the air outlet and the mouthpiece, the second path positioned between the cavity and the first side. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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