RE-CHARGING PACK FOR AN E-CIGARETTE
First Claim
1. A pack for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette, the pack comprising:
- a pack battery;
a body portion including a tube for receiving an e-cigarette;
a re-charging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, wherein the e-cigarette can be re-charged in the tube without disassembly of the e-cigarette; and
a dual activation mechanism comprising two separate triggers for causing the re-charging mechanism to begin re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, wherein the re-charging begins only in response to direct activation by a user of both of the two separate triggers.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a pack for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette. The pack includes a pack battery; a body portion including a tube for receiving an e-cigarette; a re-charging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, wherein the e-cigarette can be re-charged in the tube without disassembly of the e-cigarette; and a dual activation mechanism comprising two separate triggers for causing the re-charging mechanism to begin re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery. The re-charging begins only in response to the direct activation by a user of both of the separate triggers.
-
Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A pack for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette, the pack comprising:
-
a pack battery; a body portion including a tube for receiving an e-cigarette; a re-charging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, wherein the e-cigarette can be re-charged in the tube without disassembly of the e-cigarette; and a dual activation mechanism comprising two separate triggers for causing the re-charging mechanism to begin re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, wherein the re-charging begins only in response to direct activation by a user of both of the two separate triggers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A method of operating a pack for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette, the pack comprising a pack battery, a body portion including a tube for receiving an e-cigarette, a re-charging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, wherein the e-cigarette can be re-charged in the tube without disassembly of the e-cigarette and a dual activation mechanism comprising two separate triggers for causing the re-charging mechanism to begin re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, the method comprising:
-
detecting activation by a user of a first one of the two separate triggers; detecting activation by a user of a second one of the two separate triggers; and beginning re-charging of the e-cigarette in response to the detected activation of both of the two separate triggers.
-
-
18. (canceled)
Specification