ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A cartridge of an electronic vaping device, the cartridge comprising:
- an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction;
an air inlet;
a vapor outlet;
an inner tube within the outer housing defining a central air passage which communicates with the air inlet and the vapor outlet, the inner tube having a first end and a second end;
a reservoir including a pre-vapor formulation in an annular space between the outer housing and the inner tube; and
a gasket within the outer housing of the cartridge, the gasket including,a base with a central orifice extending through the base, anda circumferential projection including a guide surface on an inner surface of the projection, the central orifice in communication with the central air passage, a portion of the inner tube being positioned within the guide surface, no portion of the gasket extending into the inner tube, and the gasket sealing an end of the reservoir.
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Abstract
A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction, an air inlet, a vapor outlet, and an inner tube within the outer housing defining a central air passage that communicates with the air inlet and the vapor outlet. A reservoir including a pre-vapor formulation is in an annular space between the outer housing and the inner tube. A gasket is disposed in the outer housing of the cartridge. The gasket includes a base with a central orifice extending through the base and a circumferential projection including a guide surface on an inner surface of the projection. The central orifice is in communication with the central air passage. A portion of the inner tube is positioned within the guide surface, and no portion of the guide surface extends into the inner tube. The gasket seals an end of the reservoir.
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21 Claims
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1. A cartridge of an electronic vaping device, the cartridge comprising:
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an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction; an air inlet; a vapor outlet; an inner tube within the outer housing defining a central air passage which communicates with the air inlet and the vapor outlet, the inner tube having a first end and a second end; a reservoir including a pre-vapor formulation in an annular space between the outer housing and the inner tube; and a gasket within the outer housing of the cartridge, the gasket including, a base with a central orifice extending through the base, and a circumferential projection including a guide surface on an inner surface of the projection, the central orifice in communication with the central air passage, a portion of the inner tube being positioned within the guide surface, no portion of the gasket extending into the inner tube, and the gasket sealing an end of the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cartridge of an electronic vaping device, the cartridge comprising:
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an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction; an air inlet; a vapor outlet; an inner tube within the outer housing defining a central air passage which communicates with the air inlet and the vapor outlet, the inner tube having a first end and a second end; a reservoir including a pre-vapor formulation in an annular space between the outer housing and the inner tube; and a gasket within the outer housing of the cartridge, the gasket including, a base with a central orifice extending through the base, the base including a portion extending generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cartridge, and a circumferential projection including a guide surface on an inner surface of the projection, the guide surface being a frustoconical surface that declines a top surface of the projection to the base, the central orifice in communication with the central air passage, portion of the inner tube being positioned within the guide surface, and the gasket sealing an end of the reservoir.
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16. A method of making the cartridge of an electronic vaping device, the method comprising:
inserting a gasket into an outer housing of a cartridge such that a central orifice of the gasket communicates with a central air passage of an inner tube within the outer housing, an end of the inner tube is disposed within a guide surface of the gasket, no portion of the gasket extends into the inner tube, and the gasket seals an end of a reservoir in an annular space between the outer housing and the inner tube. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of centering a misaligned inner tube in a cartridge of an electronic vaping device, the method comprising:
inserting a gasket into a longitudinally extending outer housing of the cartridge including a misaligned inner tube therein, a guide surface of the gasket aligning the inner tube within the longitudinally extending outer housing during insertion of the gasket. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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