ELECTRONIC-CIGARETTE FILTER
First Claim
1. An electronic-cigarette filter, comprising:
- a) a tube housing a vaporizing device, wherein walls of the tube are substantially fluid impermeable, and wherein the tube includes a first open end and a second open end each distal from the other;
b) a fluid permeable matrix disposed adjacent to an exterior of the tube and in fluid communication with the vaporizing device through a region of the tube spaced from the second open end of the tube;
c) a vaporizing liquid disposed throughout the matrix;
d) a substantially flexible outer housing enveloping the matrix and the tube, the outer housing having a first end including a coupling structure and a second end, distal from the first end, the second end including a mouthpiece having a hole therethrough in fluid communication with the vaporizing device; and
e) a sealing member adjacent the second open end of the tube, the sealing member consisting essentially of a substantially fluid impermeable material that is shaped and sized to prevent direct fluid communication between the matrix and the hole of the mouthpiece.
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Abstract
An electronic-cigarette filter including a tube housing a vaporizing device, wherein walls of the tube are substantially fluid impermeable. The electronic-cigarette filter includes a fluid permeable matrix disposed adjacent to an exterior of the tube and is in fluid communication with the vaporizing device. The electronic-cigarette filter includes a vaporizing liquid disposed throughout the matrix. The electronic-cigarette filter includes a substantially flexible outer housing enveloping the matrix and the tube. The electronic-cigarette filter includes a sealing member consisting essentially of a substantially fluid impermeable material that is shaped and sized to prevent direct fluid communication between the matrix and the hole of the mouthpiece.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An electronic-cigarette filter, comprising:
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a) a tube housing a vaporizing device, wherein walls of the tube are substantially fluid impermeable, and wherein the tube includes a first open end and a second open end each distal from the other; b) a fluid permeable matrix disposed adjacent to an exterior of the tube and in fluid communication with the vaporizing device through a region of the tube spaced from the second open end of the tube; c) a vaporizing liquid disposed throughout the matrix; d) a substantially flexible outer housing enveloping the matrix and the tube, the outer housing having a first end including a coupling structure and a second end, distal from the first end, the second end including a mouthpiece having a hole therethrough in fluid communication with the vaporizing device; and e) a sealing member adjacent the second open end of the tube, the sealing member consisting essentially of a substantially fluid impermeable material that is shaped and sized to prevent direct fluid communication between the matrix and the hole of the mouthpiece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic-cigarette filter, comprising:
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a) a tube housing a vaporizing device, including a first open end and a second open end each distal from the other; b) a fluid permeable matrix disposed adjacent to an exterior of the tube and in fluid communication with the vaporizing device through a region of the tube spaced from the second open end of the tube; c) a vaporizing liquid disposed throughout the matrix; d) a substantially flexible outer housing enveloping the matrix and the tube, the outer housing having a first end and a second end, distal from the first end, the second end including a mouthpiece having a hole therethrough in fluid communication with the vaporizing device; and e) a sealing member adjacent the second open end of the tube, the sealing member consisting essentially of a substantially fluid impermeable material that is shaped and sized to prevent direct fluid communication between the matrix and the hole of the mouthpiece. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic-cigarette filter, comprising:
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a) a tube housing a vaporizing device, wherein walls of the tube are substantially fluid impermeable, and wherein the tube includes a first open end and a second open end each distal from the other; b) a fluid permeable matrix shaped as a hollow cylinder disposed adjacent to an exterior of the tube, encircling the same, and in fluid communication with the vaporizing device through a region of the tube spaced from the second open end of the tube; c) a vaporizing liquid disposed throughout the matrix; d) a substantially flexible outer housing enveloping the matrix and the tube, the outer housing having a first end including a coupling structure and a second end, distal from the first end, the second end including a mouthpiece having a hole therethrough in fluid communication with the vaporizing device; and e) a sealing member adjacent the second open end of the tube, the sealing member consisting essentially of a substantially fluid impermeable material that is shaped and sized to prevent direct fluid communication between the matrix and the hole of the mouthpiece. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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