Vaporizer mouthpiece
A hygienic mouthpiece cover that is easily removed between sampling by users and is made from a recyclable biocompatible material is provided. Example embodiments of a mouthpiece cover includes an inlet, into which a vaporizer cartridge can be inserted, an outlet that a user draws vapor from, and a saliva transfer inhibitor that includes a guard physical barrier between the outlet and inlet to prevent saliva transfer to the cartridge, a saliva reservoir, and one or more draw holes of a number and size that vapor can pass through unrestricted.
1. A mouthpiece cover for a vaporizer device, the mouthpiece cover comprising:
an outlet for vapor to exit the vaporizer device; and
an inlet arranged at a distal end from the outlet and configured to sheathe a vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece, the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece held within the mouthpiece cover by a first retention force and a vaporizer cartridge held within a vaporizer cartridge receptacle by a second retention force, wherein the first retention force is less than the second retention force;
a guard arranged between the outlet and the inlet and configured to obstruct the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece from coupling to the outlet; and
a reservoir for capturing saliva, the reservoir defined by a void between the outlet and the guard.
2. The mouthpiece cover of claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece cover is made from a recyclable material.
3. The mouthpiece cover of claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece cover is made from a food grade material.
4. The mouthpiece cover of claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece cover is made from a biocompatible material.
5. The mouthpiece cover of claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece cover is arranged as a generally rounded rectangular tube having two longs sides and two short sides, wherein the long sides are in an offset arrangement with the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece.
6. The mouthpiece cover of claim 1 , wherein one or more draw holes are formed in the guard for vapor to pass through the guard.
7. The mouthpiece cover of claim 6 , wherein nine draw holes are formed in the guard for vapor to pass through the guard.
8. The mouthpiece cover of claim 1 , wherein the guard is further arranged as a generally rectangular pyramidal frustum having the bottom open to the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece and the top proximate to the outlet.
9. A vaporizer device accessory comprising:
a body having a hollow interior to fit over a mouthpiece of a vaporizer device, the body comprising:
an outlet on a first side of the body;
an inlet on a second side of the body opposite to the outlet, the inlet having been formed to receive therein a distal end of the mouthpiece; and
a saliva transfer inhibitor comprising a guard having one or more holes positioned between the outlet and the inlet, the saliva transfer inhibitor shaped as a pyramidal frustum.
10. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 9 , wherein a base of the pyramidal frustum is coupled to an interior of the rectangular tube mouthpiece cover through a guard lip.
11. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 10 , wherein the base of the pyramidal frustum is substantially rectangular in shape.
12. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 10 , wherein the guard lip acts as an obstruction, engaging with a mouthpiece portion of the vaporizer device cartridge to stop the cartridge from insertion into the body beyond a first threshold.
13. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 9 , wherein the mouthpiece is held within the body by a first retention force and a vaporizer cartridge attached to the mouthpiece is held within a vaporizer cartridge receptacle by a second retention force.
14. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 13 , wherein the first retention force is less than the second retention force.
15. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 13 , wherein the vaporizer cartridge is removable from the vaporizer cartridge receptacle with the mouthpiece being held within the body, in response to a pinching force applied externally to at least two sides of the body of the vaporizer device accessory.
16. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 15 , wherein the at least two sides are internally offset from corresponding two external sides of the mouthpiece.
17. The vaporizer device accessory of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the two sides is offset by approximately 0.04 to 0.06 mm from a corresponding external side of the mouthpiece.
18. A vaporizer device, comprising:
a vaporizer body having a cartridge receptacle;
a vaporizer cartridge configured to be inserted into the cartridge receptacle, the cartridge having a vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece; and
a mouthpiece cover having an outlet for vapor to exit the vaporizer device, and an inlet arranged at a distal end from the outlet, the mouthpiece cover configured to sheathe the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece, wherein the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece is held within the mouthpiece cover by a first retention force and the vaporizer cartridge is held within the cartridge receptacle by a second retention force, wherein the first retention force is less than the second retention force.
19. The vaporizer device of claim 18 , wherein the mouthpiece cover is arranged as a generally rounded rectangular tube having two longs sides and two short sides, wherein the long sides are in an offset arrangement with the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece.
20. The vaporizer device of claim 19 , wherein the two short sides are taller than the two long sides, wherein the two short sides extend over the vaporizer cartridge mouthpiece of the vaporizer cartridge.