Electronic smoking article
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1. An electronic vaping article comprising:
- a housing defining an air channel and a liquid supply region, the liquid supply region configured to hold a liquid material; and
an integral heater-wick element configured to transfer the liquid material from the liquid supply region to the air channel via capillary action, the integral heater-wick element formed of a plurality of particles and including a heatable portion and at least one wicking portion, the at least one wicking portion extending into the liquid supply region, the heatable portion of the integral heater-wick element extending into the air channel and configured to vaporize the liquid material, the at least one wicking portion including a first wicking portion, a second wicking portion, a third wicking portion, and a fourth wicking portion, the first wicking portion and the second wicking portion disposed at one end of the heatable portion, and the third wicking portion and the fourth wicking portion disposed at an opposing end of the heatable portion.
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Abstract
An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply region including liquid material and a heater-wick element operable to wick liquid material and heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol. The heater-wick element comprises a plurality of fused metal beads or particles.
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1. An electronic vaping article comprising:
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a housing defining an air channel and a liquid supply region, the liquid supply region configured to hold a liquid material; and an integral heater-wick element configured to transfer the liquid material from the liquid supply region to the air channel via capillary action, the integral heater-wick element formed of a plurality of particles and including a heatable portion and at least one wicking portion, the at least one wicking portion extending into the liquid supply region, the heatable portion of the integral heater-wick element extending into the air channel and configured to vaporize the liquid material, the at least one wicking portion including a first wicking portion, a second wicking portion, a third wicking portion, and a fourth wicking portion, the first wicking portion and the second wicking portion disposed at one end of the heatable portion, and the third wicking portion and the fourth wicking portion disposed at an opposing end of the heatable portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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