ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE HAVING A VAPOR-ENHANCING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
First Claim
1. A vapor-enhancing apparatus for an electronic vapor smoking article, comprising:
- a filter material;
a tubular housing defining a lumen, and having a mouth-engaging end and a longitudinally-opposed component-engaging end, the lumen being configured to receive the filter material therein, and the component-engaging end being adapted to operably engage a control body portion associated with the electronic vapor smoking article and to receive a vapor therethrough; and
a vapor-enhancing element operably engaged with the filter material and configured to enhance the vapor drawn through the filter material within the lumen, and through the mouth-engaging end, by application of suction to the mouth-engaging end of the housing.
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Abstract
A vapor-enhancing apparatus is provided for an electronic vapor smoking article. Such an apparatus includes a filter material and a tubular housing defining a lumen. The lumen has a mouth-engaging end and a longitudinally-opposed component-engaging end, and is configured to receive the filter material therein. The component-engaging end is adapted to operably engage a control body portion associated with the electronic vapor smoking article and to receive a vapor therethrough. A vapor-enhancing element is operably engaged with the filter material and is configured to enhance the vapor drawn through the filter material within the lumen, and through the mouth-engaging end, by application of suction to the mouth-engaging end of the housing. An associated method is also provided.
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29 Claims
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1. A vapor-enhancing apparatus for an electronic vapor smoking article, comprising:
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a filter material; a tubular housing defining a lumen, and having a mouth-engaging end and a longitudinally-opposed component-engaging end, the lumen being configured to receive the filter material therein, and the component-engaging end being adapted to operably engage a control body portion associated with the electronic vapor smoking article and to receive a vapor therethrough; and a vapor-enhancing element operably engaged with the filter material and configured to enhance the vapor drawn through the filter material within the lumen, and through the mouth-engaging end, by application of suction to the mouth-engaging end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of enhancing a vapor produced by an electronic vapor smoking article, said method comprising:
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operably engaging a component-engaging end of a tubular housing with a control body portion associated with the electronic vapor smoking article, the tubular housing having a mouth-engaging end longitudinally-opposed to the component-engaging end, and defining a lumen configured to receive a filter material therein; receiving a vapor through the lumen of the housing in response to application of a suction to the mouth-engaging end of the housing; and enhancing the vapor drawn through the filter material by the suction with a vapor-enhancing element operably engaged with the filter material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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