Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials
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1. A smoking article comprising:
- a cartridge body having a mouth end and an engaging end opposite the mouth end, the cartridge body including therein;
storage for an inhalable substance;
a resistive heating element; and
a first electrical contact coupled with the resistive heating element; and
a control housing having a receiving chamber with an open end defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the control housing including;
a power source;
a puff-actuated sensor; and
a second electrical contact electrically coupled with the power source;
wherein the receiving chamber is configured to receive the engaging end of the cartridge such that the first electrical contact makes an electrical connection with the second electrical contact and electrical current can be provided from the power source to the resistive heating element so as to heat the inhalable substance to form an aerosol in response to the puff-actuated sensor sensing draw on the mouth end by a user of the smoking article;
wherein the control housing is configured for allowing entry of ambient air into the receiving chamber for passage into the cartridge body;
wherein the wall of the receiving chamber of the control housing comprises at least one opening therein; and
wherein the at least one opening in the wall of the receiving chamber of the control housing is configured so that a portion of the cartridge body is visible therethrough.
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Abstract
The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.
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1. A smoking article comprising:
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a cartridge body having a mouth end and an engaging end opposite the mouth end, the cartridge body including therein; storage for an inhalable substance; a resistive heating element; and a first electrical contact coupled with the resistive heating element; and a control housing having a receiving chamber with an open end defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the control housing including; a power source; a puff-actuated sensor; and a second electrical contact electrically coupled with the power source; wherein the receiving chamber is configured to receive the engaging end of the cartridge such that the first electrical contact makes an electrical connection with the second electrical contact and electrical current can be provided from the power source to the resistive heating element so as to heat the inhalable substance to form an aerosol in response to the puff-actuated sensor sensing draw on the mouth end by a user of the smoking article; wherein the control housing is configured for allowing entry of ambient air into the receiving chamber for passage into the cartridge body; wherein the wall of the receiving chamber of the control housing comprises at least one opening therein; and wherein the at least one opening in the wall of the receiving chamber of the control housing is configured so that a portion of the cartridge body is visible therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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