E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER

1 . A re-fillable and re-chargeable e-cigarette PV in which the PV has a tip that includes (a) an e-liquid filling aperture that is designed to engage an e-liquid transfer mechanism (b) one or more vapour outlets distributed around the e-liquid filling aperture; and electrical charging contacts spaced apart from the tip.

2 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the electrical charging contacts are at the opposite end of the PV compared with the tip.

3 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 2 in which the electrical contacts are incorporated into a contact assembly that includes electrical contacts to transfer power from the case to a battery in the PV and also electrical contacts to transfer data to and/or from the PV.

4 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 adapted to be slid into a personal, portable storage and carrying case that can both re-charge a local battery in the PV and re-fill an e-liquid chamber in the PV.

5 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 that is not disassembled in normal use for re-filling or replenishing with e-liquid and is also not disassembled in normal use for battery access or replacement or other battery interaction.

6 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the PV includes a rechargeable battery, re-fillable e-liquid reservoir and an atomiser, all contained within a casing, and none of which are removable from, or separable from, any part of the casing in normal use.

7 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the PV is designed in normal use to only be re-fillable with e-liquid and re-chargeable when inserted into a carrying case for the PV that is specifically adapted to re-fill and re-charge the PV.

8 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the PV includes an e-liquid filling aperture positioned centrally along the main axis of the PV to minimise any off-centre forces that could otherwise compromise e-liquid sealing.

9 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the PV is adapted to slot or engage with a case that re-fills and re-charges the PV, without the need to dis-assemble or puncture the PV, maintaining the PV whole and intact.

10 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the case re-fills and re-charges the PV, without the need to dis-assemble or puncture the PV, via an e-liquid filling nozzle formed in one end of the mouthpiece, the e-liquid filling nozzle being separate from vapour inhalation nozzle(s).

11 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which an aperture in the PV aligns with a hollow tube or shaft that is part of a pump and the aperture includes a flexible seal through which the tube is inserted, the seal ensuring that any drips of e-liquid are retained within the PV.

12 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the tip of the PV includes a fluid trap and absorbent wicking to capture any fluid leakage.

13 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which a hollow tube or shaft extends up from the central axis of a hollow compartment into which the PV is inserted.

14 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the PV re-fills using a fluid transfer system in which the PV moves relative to a pump.

15 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 14 in which the PV re-fills using a pump activated by depressing and releasing the entire, complete PV whilst the PV whilst it is held in a holder, the PV sliding up and down within the holder.

16 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 14 in which the PV is re-filled by a mechanical camming caused by the top of the PV being pressed or cammed downwards when it is closed inside a carrying case, the camming action depressing the PV so that it completes a downstroke of the pumping action.

17 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 14 in which the PV is filled by a motor moving the PV up and down in relation to a pump, or the pump in relation to the PV.

18 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the PV is adapted to slot or engage with a case that includes a hinged compartment that the PV is slotted into, mouthpiece end downwards, and which guides an aperture of the PV into contact with a pump nozzle that fills a chamber in the PV with e-liquid until the pressure in the chamber equals the pressure in an e-liquid cartridge in the case.

19 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the PV is adapted to slot or engage with a case that automatically re-fills and re-charges the e-cigarette PV, the case including a hinged compartment that the PV is slotted into, mouthpiece end downwards, and which, whenever the hinged compartment is closed, cams the PV downwards to prime or activate a pump nozzle that will deliver e-liquid from a cartridge into a chamber in the PV until the pressure in the chamber equals the pressure in an e-liquid cartridge in the case.

20 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the case automatically re-fills an e-cigarette PV via an e-liquid nozzle at the centre of the mouthpiece end of the PV from a user-replaceable e-liquid cartridge in the case, the case including a micro-pump designed to slot into an aperture in the cartridge.

21 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which a nozzle or aperture in the PV engages with a micro-pump formed in a user-replaceable e-liquid cartridge.

22 . The e-cigarette PV of claim 1 in which the e-liquid includes nicotine and the PV is not a medicinal device but instead a device that in normal use replaces cigarettes, with the e-liquid being vapourised in the PV and the vapour inhaled to replicate or replace the experience of smoking a cigarette.