SMOKING ARTICLES AND USE THEREOF FOR YIELDING INHALATION MATERIALS
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Abstract
The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.
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121 Claims
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1-94. -94. (canceled)
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95. A smoking article comprising:
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a cartridge body having a mouth end and an engaging end opposite the mouth end, the cartridge body including therein; storage for an inhalable substance; a resistive heating element; and a first electrical contact coupled with the resistive heating element; and a control housing having a receiving chamber with an open end defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the control housing including; a power source; a puff-actuated sensor; and a second electrical contact electrically coupled with the power source; wherein the receiving chamber is configured to receive the engaging end of the cartridge such that the first electrical contact makes an electrical connection with the second electrical contact and electrical current can be provided from the power source to the resistive heating element so as to heat the inhalable substance to form an aerosol in response to the puff-actuated sensor sensing draw on the mouth end by a user of the smoking article. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
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120. A smoking article comprising:
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a cartridge body having a mouth end and an engaging end opposite the mouth end, the cartridge body including therein; storage for an inhalable substance; a resistive heating element; and a first electrical contact coupled with the resistive heating element; and a control housing having a receiving chamber with an open end defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the control housing including; a power source; a puff-actuated sensor; and a second electrical contact electrically coupled with the power source; wherein the receiving chamber is configured to receive the engaging end of the cartridge such that the first electrical contact makes an electrical connection with the second electrical contact and electrical current can be provided from the power source to the resistive heating element so as to heat the inhalable substance to form an aerosol in response to the puff-actuated sensor sensing draw on the mouth end by a user of the smoking article; and wherein the receiving chamber comprises one or more of a detent or a projection that engages a surface of the cartridge body when the engaging end of the cartridge body is inserted into the receiving chamber of the control housing.
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121. A smoking article comprising:
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a cartridge body having a mouth end and an engaging end opposite the mouth end, the cartridge body including therein; storage for an inhalable substance; a resistive heating element; and a first electrical contact coupled with the resistive heating element; and a control housing having a receiving chamber with an open end defined by a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface, the control housing including; a power source; a puff-actuated sensor; an indicator light; and a second electrical contact electrically coupled with the power source; wherein the receiving chamber is configured to receive the engaging end of the cartridge such that the first electrical contact makes an electrical connection with the second electrical contact and electrical current can be provided from the power source to the resistive heating element so as to heat the inhalable substance to form an aerosol in response to the puff-actuated sensor sensing draw on the mouth end by a user of the smoking article; and wherein the control housing is configured one or more of the following; activating the indicator light in response to a draw on the cartridge of the smoking article; activating the indicator light when the engaging end of the cartridge body is received into the receiving chamber of the control housing; activating the indicator light when electrical current is flowing from the power source to the resistive heating element.
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