Electronic smoking article and improved heater element
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1. An electronic vaping device comprising:
- a heater including,a ribbon of electrically resistive mesh material wound about a filamentary wick, the wick in communication with a liquid supply including liquid material, the heater configured to vaporize the liquid material, and the ribbon wrapped about the wick so that there is uniform spacing between windings of the ribbon.
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Abstract
An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, and a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater. The heater is formed of a mesh material.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic vaping device comprising:
a heater including, a ribbon of electrically resistive mesh material wound about a filamentary wick, the wick in communication with a liquid supply including liquid material, the heater configured to vaporize the liquid material, and the ribbon wrapped about the wick so that there is uniform spacing between windings of the ribbon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic vaping device comprising:
a heater including, a ribbon of electrically resistive mesh material wound about a filamentary wick, the wick in communication with a liquid supply including liquid material, the heater being configured to vaporize liquid material to produce a vapor, and wherein the ribbon is wrapped about the wick so that there is uniform spacing between windings of the ribbon about the wick. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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