ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
First Claim
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1. An electronic smoking article comprising:
- an aerosol generating arrangement; and
a mouth end insert, said mouth end insert comprising at least two diverging outlet passages operable to distribute aerosol throughout a mouth of a smoker during a puff.
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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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27 Claims
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1. An electronic smoking article comprising:
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an aerosol generating arrangement; and a mouth end insert, said mouth end insert comprising at least two diverging outlet passages operable to distribute aerosol throughout a mouth of a smoker during a puff. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic smoking article capable of producing an aerosol during a puff on the article, said article comprising:
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a mouth end insert, said mouth end insert comprising at least two diverging outlet passages angled at about 5°
to about 60°
in relation to the longitudinal direction of the electronic smoking article so as to distribute aerosol throughout a mouth of a smoker during a puff; anda gasket including a central orifice that is sized and spaced from the mouth end insert so as to substantially reduce a velocity of the aerosol when approaching the mouth end insert. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of improving organoleptic response during a puff on an electronic smoking article, said method comprising:
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reducing a velocity of an aerosol produced within the smoking article by channeling the aerosol through a gasket including a central orifice and into a space upstream of a mouth end insert; and passing the aerosol through at least one passage in the mouth end insert so as to divide the aerosol into a plurality of divergent of aerosol streams and provide a fuller mouth feel than with a smoking article producing a single coaxial aerosol stream. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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- 26. An electronic cigarette comprising a mouthpiece having at least two off-axis outlets and an interior surface, the mouthpiece operable to deliver a dispersed aerosol to a smoker, the off-axis outlets and the interior surface abating presence of unaerosolized droplets in the delivered aerosol.
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