Reservoir housing for an electronic smoking article
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1. An electronic smoking article comprising:
- a hollow shell;
a walled vessel within the hollow shell, the walled vessel defining a reservoir housing;
a liquid transport element having two end sections extending into the reservoir housing and having a portion that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell;
an aerosol precursor composition within the reservoir housing; and
a heating element in heating communication with the exposed portion of the liquid transport element that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell;
wherein the two end sections of the liquid transport element extending into the reservoir housing are in contact with the aerosol precursor composition; and
wherein the reservoir housing is impermeable to the aerosol precursor composition.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an electronic smoking article including components adapted for retaining an aerosol precursor composition. The electronic smoking article can comprise a shell having a reservoir housing therein. The reservoir housing can be adapted for enclosing an aerosol precursor composition and can comprise one or more apertures through which a liquid transport element may extend out of and into an interior space within the reservoir housing. The electronic smoking article further can comprise a heating element in heating communication with the liquid transport element. The disclosure also provides a method for forming a reservoir for an electronic smoking article.
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1. An electronic smoking article comprising:
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a hollow shell; a walled vessel within the hollow shell, the walled vessel defining a reservoir housing;
a liquid transport element having two end sections extending into the reservoir housing and having a portion that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell;an aerosol precursor composition within the reservoir housing; and a heating element in heating communication with the exposed portion of the liquid transport element that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell; wherein the two end sections of the liquid transport element extending into the reservoir housing are in contact with the aerosol precursor composition; and wherein the reservoir housing is impermeable to the aerosol precursor composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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