Reservoir housing for an electronic smoking article
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1. An electronic smoking article comprising:
- a hollow shell;
a reservoir housing within, and separate from, the hollow shell, wherein the reservoir housing comprises a housing that includes two sections in a clam shell configuration;
a liquid transport element having two end sections extending into the reservoir housing and having a portion that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell;
an aerosol precursor composition within the reservoir housing; and
a heating element in heating communication with the portion of the liquid transport element that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell;
wherein the two end sections of the liquid transport element extending into the reservoir housing are in contact with the aerosol precursor composition.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an electronic smoking article including components adapted for retaining an aerosol precursor composition. The electronic smoking article can comprise a shell having a reservoir housing therein. The reservoir housing can be adapted for enclosing an aerosol precursor composition and can comprise one or more apertures through which a liquid transport element may extend out of and into an interior space within the reservoir housing. The electronic smoking article further can comprise a heating element in heating communication with the liquid transport element. The disclosure also provides a method for forming a reservoir for an electronic smoking article.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic smoking article comprising:
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a hollow shell; a reservoir housing within, and separate from, the hollow shell, wherein the reservoir housing comprises a housing that includes two sections in a clam shell configuration; a liquid transport element having two end sections extending into the reservoir housing and having a portion that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell; an aerosol precursor composition within the reservoir housing; and a heating element in heating communication with the portion of the liquid transport element that is exterior to the reservoir housing so as to be exposed within the hollow shell; wherein the two end sections of the liquid transport element extending into the reservoir housing are in contact with the aerosol precursor composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for forming a reservoir for an electronic smoking article, the method comprising:
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a. providing a reservoir housing formed of two sections in a clam shell configuration, the reservoir housing comprising first and second ends and comprising first and second apertures; b. engaging the first section of the clam shell reservoir housing with the second section of the clam shell reservoir housing to provide the completed housing comprising the first and second apertures; c. at least partially filling a cavity of the reservoir housing or a section thereof with an aerosol precursor composition; and d. combining a liquid transport element with the reservoir housing; wherein a portion of the liquid transport element is interior to the completed reservoir housing, and the liquid transport element extends through the first aperture out of the completed reservoir housing and through the second aperture into the completed reservoir housing; and wherein steps b though d can be executed in any order. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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