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Pod assembly, dispensing body, and e-vapor apparatus including the same

DC CAFC
  • US 10,299,517 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2018
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pod assembly for an e-vapor apparatus, comprising:

  • a plurality of external surfaces including a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, a first side face between the front face and the rear face, a second side face opposite the first side face, a downstream end face, and an upstream end face opposite the downstream end face, a portion of at least the front face or the rear face being transparent, the downstream end face defining an outlet;

    a liquid compartment configured to hold a liquid formulation such that the liquid formulation is visible through at least the front face or the rear face;

    a vaporizer compartment in fluidic communication with the liquid compartment, the vaporizer compartment being adjacent to the upstream end face, the vaporizer compartment configured to heat the liquid formulation, the vaporizer compartment including a heater and a wick;

    a vapor channel extending from the vaporizer compartment, through a center of the liquid compartment, and to the outlet, the vapor channel being visible through at least the front face or the rear face; and

    a plurality of electrical contacts having respective planar surfaces at the upstream end face and electrically connected to the heater in the vaporizer compartment, the vapor channel being between the outlet and the plurality of electrical contacts.

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