Child resistant vaporizer tips and devices
View Patent ↗Methods and systems to control, limit or stop vapor flow through a vaporizer cartridge and tip. A vapor barrier blocking member affixed to a vapor source and having flexible walls are at rest unless displaced by sufficient predetermined force to unblock a blocked a vapor outlet. Said vapor barrier is attached to a cartridge or device whereby most children under a predetermined chronological age cannot apply sufficient force to remove the vapor barrier nor sufficient force to open the valve in the barrier.
1. A method to selective block vapor flow through a cartridge, the method comprising:
providing a vapor barrier ( 1520 ) having a body ( 1521 ), open top ( 1523 ), open bottom end ( 1525 ), flexible side walls ( 1506 ) and front and back walls ( 1527 ) forming a fluid pathway further comprising;
a first half pathway ( 1512 ) fluidly connected to a vapor inlet/pathway ( 130 ) through a distal end ( 120 ) of the vapor barrier ( 1520 ); a second half pathway ( 1514 ) fluidly connected to an inhalation outlet ( 1510 ) configured to affixed to an extract containing vaporizer cartridge ( 100 );
a deformable valve ( 1515 ) between the first half pathway and the second half pathway in a first at rest state;
wherein squeezing the side walls of the vapor barrier with a predetermined squeeze force deforms and opens the deformable valve thereby allowing vapor produced by a cartridge fluidly connected to the vapor barrier will flow through the first and second half pathways; and,
mounting the vapor barrier to the cartridge by way of a first interface formed at the bottom of the vapor barrier configured to mate with a second interface ( 175 ) formed on one of the cartridge or a cap ( 1800 ) over a portion of the cartridge.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety percent of children cannot apply the predetermined squeeze force.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety-five percent of children cannot apply the predetermined squeeze force.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least eighty percent of children cannot apply the force required to unmount the vapor barrier from the cartridge or cap.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety percent of children cannot apply the force required to unmount the vapor barrier from the cartridge or cap.
6. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
placing an internal flexible scaffold ( 1550 ) within the first half pathway ( 1512 ) in a first rest position; and,
wherein the predetermined squeeze force applied to the side walls temporarily deforms the flexible scaffold to a second open position.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety percent of children cannot apply the predetermined squeeze force.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety-five percent of children cannot apply the predetermined squeeze force.
9. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
placing an external force limiting fixture ( 1560 ) partially around the outside of the body ( 1521 ) configured to move from a first at rest position to a second open position when predetermined squeeze force is applied; and
wherein the predetermined squeeze force applied to the external force limiting fixture temporarily deforms and opens the deformable valve.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety percent of children cannot apply the predetermined squeeze force.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety-five percent of children cannot apply the predetermined squeeze force.
12. A method of selective blocking and unblocking vapor flow through a tip, the method comprising:
providing a vaporizer cartridge ( 100 ) with a vapor pathway ( 115 ) fluidly connected to half outlets 1804 A/B through one of the vaporizer cartridge and a cap covering a portion of the vaporizer cartridge;
affixing a vapor barrier ( 1850 ) in at first at rest position and having at least one vapor pathway ( 1851 ) to a cartridge;
blocking the half outlets by way of the vapor barrier in a first position;
apply force exceeding a predetermined force to temporarily displace the vapor barrier to a second position whereby the half outlets are unblocked forming a fluid path to the vapor pathway.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least eighty percent of children are unable to unblock the half outlets by applying sufficient force exceeding the predetermined force to displace the vapor barrier.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety percent of five-year old children are unable to unblock the half outlets by applying sufficient force exceeding the predetermined force to displace the vapor barrier.
15. The method of claim 12 wherein using the testing criteria set forth in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Rules (CFR) 1700.15 at least ninety-five percent of children are unable to unblock the half outlets by applying sufficient force exceeding the predetermined force to displace the vapor barrier.