Electronic cigarette container and method therefor
View Patent ↗An electronic cigarette container has a main body section having a hollow interior, the main body section having an open top end. A top cover is coupled to the main body section to cover the open top end. A holding mechanism is formed at a bottom end of the main body section to hold an electronic cigarette.
1. An electronic cigarette container comprising:
a main body section having at least three side walls and a bottom, each side wall being translucent;
a cover releasably coupled to a first end of the main body section, the cover including a tab member coupled to an outer surface of the cover such that the cover is removable from the main body section by a user pulling the tab member;
wherein the bottom is at a second end of the main body section and includes a holding mechanism configured to hold an electronic cigarette; and
the electronic cigarette;
wherein each wall of the main body section is tapered from the first end to the second end such that a cross section of the first end is larger than a cross section of the second end, and wherein the cover includes a securing mechanism configured to allow removal of the electronic cigarette from the container without the user contacting a surface of the electronic cigarette.
2. The electronic cigarette container of claim 1 , wherein the main body section has exactly three side walls.
3. The electronic cigarette container of claim 2 , wherein the cover has a triangular top surface, and the tab member is triangular.
4. The electronic cigarette container of claim 3 , wherein the holding mechanism is a first circular tube for receiving a first end of the electronic cigarette, and the securing mechanism is a second circular tube for receiving a second end of the electronic cigarette.
5. The electronic cigarette container of claim 4 , wherein the tab member includes an opening therein and a locking device to selectively secure the tab member against the cover.