Container for aerosolisable material and device using the same
A device for generating an inhalable medium, the device comprising a container for holding a first aerosolizable material; a heater for volatilising the first aerosolizable material held in the container; a chamber for holding a second aerosolizable material, wherein internal surfaces of the chamber comprise a BPA-free, BPS-free copolyester plastic; and an outlet; wherein the device is configured such that in use, an inhalable medium is generated and passes through the outlet, the inhalable medium comprising components of the first and second aerosolizable materials in the form of a vapor and/or an aerosol.
1 . A device for generating an inhalable medium, the device comprising:
a container for holding a first aerosolizable material;
a heater for volatilizing the first aerosolizable material held in the container;
a chamber for holding a second aerosolizable material comprising nicotine, wherein internal surfaces of the chamber comprise a Bisphenol A (BPA)-free, Bisphenol S (BPS)-free copolyester plastic, the copolyester plastic being configured to minimize nicotine losses from the second aerosolizable material; and
an outlet;
wherein the device is configured such that in use, the inhalable medium is generated and passes through the outlet, the inhalable medium comprising components of the first and second aerosolizable materials in the form of a vapor and/or an aerosol.
2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the internal surfaces of the chamber are formed from the BPA-free, BPS-free copolyester plastic.
3 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein the BPA-free, BPS-free copolyester plastic is formed from;
di-methylterephthalate (DMT);
1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM); and
2, 2, 4, 4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD).
4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is configured such that in use, the first aerosolizable material is volatilized by the heater to form the vapor and/or the aerosol, which passes through the chamber containing the second aerosolizable material and entrains one or more constituents of the second aerosolizable material, thereby forming the inhalable medium which passes through the outlet.
5 . The device according to claim 1 , including the first aerosolizable material in the container and the second aerosolizable material in the chamber, wherein the first aerosolizable material comprises a liquid or a gel.
6 . The device according to claim 1 , including the first aerosolizable material in the container and the second aerosolizable material in the chamber, wherein the first aerosolizable material does not comprise nicotine.
7 . The device according to claim 1 , including the first aerosolizable material in the container and the second aerosolizable material in the chamber, wherein the second aerosolizable material comprises nicotine.
8 . The device according to claim 1 , including the first aerosolizable material in the container and the second aerosolizable material in the chamber, wherein the second aerosolizable material comprises tobacco having a pH of greater than 7.
9 . The device according to claim 1 , including the first aerosolizable material in the container and the second aerosolizable material in the chamber, wherein the first aerosolizable material comprises a liquid or a gel, wherein the first aerosolizable material does not comprise nicotine, wherein the second aerosolizable material comprises nicotine, and wherein the second aerosolizable material comprises tobacco having a pH of greater than 7.
10 . The device according to claim 1 , including the first aerosolizable material in the container and the second aerosolizable material in the chamber, wherein the first aerosolizable material comprises a liquid or a gel, and wherein the first aerosolizable material does not comprise nicotine.
11 . The device according to claim 1 , including the first aerosolizable material in the container and the second aerosolizable material in the chamber, wherein the second aerosolizable material comprises nicotine; and wherein the second aerosolizable material comprises tobacco having a pH of greater than 7.
12 . A tobacco container for holding tobacco, the container comprising a chamber having internal surfaces, wherein the internal surfaces comprise a Bisphenol A (BPA)-free, Bisphenol S (BPS)-free copolyester plastic, the copolyester plastic being configured to minimize nicotine losses from aerosolizable material.
13 . The tobacco container according to claim 12 , wherein the internal surfaces of the chamber comprise a tobacco-contacting surface, wherein the tobacco-contacting surface comprises the BPA-free, BPS-free copolyester plastic.
14 . The tobacco container according to claim 12 , wherein the BPA-free, BPS-free copolyester plastic is formed from:
di-methylterephthalate (DMT);
1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM); and
2, 2, 4, 4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD).
15 . The tobacco container according to claim 12 , wherein the container is substantially formed from the BPA-free, BPS-free copolyester plastic.
16 . The tobacco container according to claim 12 , wherein tobacco is included in the container.
17 . The tobacco container according to claim 16 , wherein the tobacco has a pH of greater than 7.
18 . A kit comprising
(i) a liquid pod containing an aerosolizable liquid; and
(ii) a tobacco container according to claim 16 ;
wherein the liquid pod and the tobacco container are configured for use in a device for use in generating an inhalable medium, the device being such that in use, the inhalable medium is generated, the inhalable medium comprising (i) volatilized liquid from the liquid pod in the form of a vapor and/or an aerosol and (ii) one or more constituents of the tobacco.
19 . The tobacco container of claim 16 , wherein the internal surfaces of the chamber comprise a tobacco-contacting surface and the tobacco-contacting surface reduces nicotine losses from the tobacco.
20 . A cartridge for use in a device for generating an inhalable medium, the cartridge comprising:
a first aerosolizable material in a container, and
a second aerosolizable material in a chamber, wherein internal surfaces of the chamber comprise a Bisphenol A (BPA)-free, Bisphenol S (BPS)-free copolyester plastic, the copolyester plastic being configured to minimize nicotine losses from the second aerosolizable material.
21 . The cartridge according to claim 20 , wherein the cartridge is configured such that in use, a vapor and/or an aerosol formed by volatizing the first aerosolizable material passes through the chamber to thereby entrain one or more constituents from the second aerosolizable material to produce the inhalable medium.