Cartomizer flavor enhancement
An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may include flavor enhancements to improve or add to the flavor of an e-Cig. The e-Cig cartomizer may include a flavor sticker, shell, booster, or mouthpiece that provides additional flavor to the user. In addition, the flavor enhancements may also provide or further enhance the smell of the e-Cig.
1. An electronic vaping device comprising:
a battery portion configured to provide power to the electronic vaping device;
a cartridge coupled with the battery portion, the cartridge configured to generate a mist; and
a flavor enhancement mechanism separate from and coupled with the cartridge,
the flavor enhancement mechanism including one of a flavor sticker coupled with the cartridge and a flavor shell coupled to one of an inside of the cartridge and an outside of the cartridge.
2. The electronic vaping device of claim 1 , wherein
the flavor enhancement mechanism includes the flavor shell, and the flavor shell is coupled to the inside of the cartridge.
3. The electronic vaping device of claim 1 , wherein
the flavor enhancement mechanism include the flavor shell, and
the flavor shell is coupled to the outside of the cartridge.
4. The electronic vaping device of claim 1 , wherein the flavor enhancement mechanism includes the flavor sticker.
5. The electronic vaping device of claim 4 , wherein the flavor sticker is applied to an outside of the cartridge.
6. The electronic vaping device of claim 1 , wherein the flavor enhancement mechanism comprises a flavor booster.
7. The electronic vaping device of claim 6 , wherein the flavor booster is located on an end of the electronic vaping device and adjacent to the cartridge.
8. The electronic vaping device of claim 1 , wherein the flavor enhancement mechanism comprises a mouthpiece.
9. The electronic vaping device of claim 8 , wherein the mouthpiece is located on an end of the electronic vaping device and adjacent to the cartridge.
10. The electronic vaping device of claim 8 , wherein the mouthpiece is attached to an end of the electronic vaping device and is removable from the cartridge.
11. The electronic vaping device of claim 1 , wherein the flavor enhancement mechanism provides an enhancement to a scent of the electronic vaping device.
12. The electronic vaping device of claim 1 , wherein the cartridge further comprises:
a heating element powered by the battery portion;
a liquid container configured to hold a liquid; and
a wick configured to be soaked by the liquid and heated by the heating element to generate the mist.
13. An electronic vaping device comprising:
a battery portion;
a cartridge coupled with the battery portion, the cartridge configured to generate a mist that is added to air flow through the electronic vaping device; and
a mouthpiece separate from and attached to the cartridge, the mouthpiece configured to provide flavor enhancement, the mouthpiece including one of a one-way valve and a recess, the recess being configured to attach over an outside of the cartridge.
14. The electronic vaping device of claim 13 , wherein the mouthpiece is located on an end of the electronic vaping device where an adult vaper's lips touch.
15. The electronic vaping device of claim 13 , wherein the mouthpiece is removable from the electronic vaping device and is configured to attach to other electronic vaping devices.
16. The electronic vaping device of claim 13 , wherein the mouthpiece includes the one-way valve.
17. The electronic vaping device of claim 13 , wherein the mouthpiece includes the recess.
18. An electronic vaping device comprising:
a battery portion;
a cartridge coupled with the battery portion, the cartridge configured to generate a mist that is added to air flow through the electronic vaping device; and
a flavor enhancement mechanism separate from the cartridge, the flavor enhancement mechanism surrounding at least a portion of the cartridge.
19. The electronic vaping device of claim 18 , wherein the flavor enhancement mechanism provides flavor to the air flow.
20. The electronic vaping device of claim 18 , wherein the flavor enhancement mechanism comprises a sticker or shell around the cartridge.
21. An electronic vaping device comprising:
a housing;
a liquid container in the housing and configured to store a liquid;
a vapor creation unit in the housing, the vapor creation unit including a heating coil and a wick, the vapor creation unit being configured to generate a vapor from heating a portion of the liquid;
a flavor booster connected to the housing and separate from the vapor creation unit and the liquid container,
the flavor booster being permeable to the vapor,
the flavor booster including a flavoring agent and a medium holding the flavoring agent,
the flavoring agent being configured to at least partially release from the medium if the vapor flows through the flavor booster; and
a power source configured to selectively supply power to the vapor creation unit.
22. The electronic vaping device of claim 21 , wherein
the liquid container and the vapor creation unit are part of a cartridge, the cartridge is separate from the power source, and
the flavor booster is in a proximal end of the cartridge.