Disposable tank electronic cigarette, method of manufacture and method of use
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1. A vaping device, comprising:
- a housing having a power source and a tank receptacle;
a disposable tank including a cavity capable of holding a liquid and being at least partially received in the tank receptacle, a heater element, a mechanical connection that removably attaches the disposable tank to the housing and an electrical connection mechanism that, when the disposable tank is attached to the housing, electrically connects the heater element to the power source in the housing,the disposable tank having an air inlet on a first side of the disposable tank, and a mouthpiece that forms an air outlet, wherein the air travels through a first path down along the first side of the disposable tank from the air inlet towards the heater element, and then inwardly away from the first side and past the heater and a wicking element, and then through a second path upwards through the air outlet and the mouthpiece, the cavity of the disposable tank being positioned along a second side of the tank which is opposite to the first side and the second path being positioned between the cavity and the first path.
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Abstract
An electronic cigarette device having a disposable tank are described. The disposable tank may have a sealed liquid chamber, an atomizer element and a tank well.
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1. A vaping device, comprising:
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a housing having a power source and a tank receptacle; a disposable tank including a cavity capable of holding a liquid and being at least partially received in the tank receptacle, a heater element, a mechanical connection that removably attaches the disposable tank to the housing and an electrical connection mechanism that, when the disposable tank is attached to the housing, electrically connects the heater element to the power source in the housing, the disposable tank having an air inlet on a first side of the disposable tank, and a mouthpiece that forms an air outlet, wherein the air travels through a first path down along the first side of the disposable tank from the air inlet towards the heater element, and then inwardly away from the first side and past the heater and a wicking element, and then through a second path upwards through the air outlet and the mouthpiece, the cavity of the disposable tank being positioned along a second side of the tank which is opposite to the first side and the second path being positioned between the cavity and the first path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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