IP Library Granted Patent US 9,648,908
Granted Patent B1
US 9,648,908 · App. 14/572,360 · Granted May 16, 2017

E-vaping device

Inventors: Steve R. Rinehart (Chesterfield, VA); Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, VA); Charles Dendy (Richmond, VA)
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
A24F47/008A24F47/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,648,908
App. No.
14/572,360
Granted
May 16, 2017
Kind
B1
Abstract

An e-vaping device includes a first section capable of containing a liquid material. The first section includes a heater capable of vaporizing the liquid material, and a wick capable of drawing the liquid material to the heater. A male threaded connection with non-standard male threads is on one end of the first section. The e-vaping device also includes a second section with a power supply. The second section includes a female threaded connection on one end, where the female threaded connection includes female threads that mate with the non-standard male threads of the first section.

Claims (24)

1. An e-vapor device, comprising:

a first section, the first section including,

an outer cylindrical tube extending in a longitudinal direction,

an inner cylindrical tube within the outer cylindrical tube,

a liquid supply comprising a liquid material, the liquid supply contained in an outer annulus between the outer cylindrical tube and the inner cylindrical tube,

a heater located in the inner cylindrical tube,

a wick in communication with the liquid supply and in communication with the heater,

a mouth piece in fluid communication with the inner cylindrical tube at a proximal end of the first section, and

a male threaded connector at a distal end of the first section, the male threaded connector having first threads with a non-standard pitch; and

a second section, the second section including,

a power supply, and

a female threaded connector at a proximal end of the second section, the female threaded connector having second threads mating with the non-standard pitch of the first threads,

wherein a major diameter of the male and female threads is 7.00 mm and the non-standard pitch of the first and second threads is 0.6 mm, and the second threads have a root radius of 0.108 mm, a pitch diameter of 6.513 mm, a minor diameter of 6.188 mm, a thread height of 0.406 mm, and a tap drill diameter of 6.20 mm.

2. The e-vapor device of claim 1 , wherein the first threads have a root radius of 0.108 mm, a pitch diameter of 6.513 mm, a minor diameter of 6.080 mm, a thread height of 0.460 mm, and a tap drill diameter of 6.20 mm.

3. An e-vapor device, comprising:

a section, the section including,

an outer cylindrical tube extending in a longitudinal direction,

an inner cylindrical tube within the outer cylindrical tube,

a liquid supply comprising a liquid material, the liquid supply contained in an outer annulus between the outer cylindrical tube and the inner cylindrical tube,

a heater located in the inner cylindrical tube,

a wick in communication with the liquid supply and in communication with the heater,

a mouth piece in fluid communication the inner cylindrical tube at a proximal end of the section, and

a male threaded connector at a distal end of the section, the male threaded connector having threads with a non-standard pitch,

wherein a major diameter of the threads is 7.00 mm and the non-standard pitch of the threads is 0.6 mm, and the threads have a root radius of 0.108 mm, a pitch diameter of 6.513 mm, a minor diameter of 6.080 mm, a thread height of 0.460 mm, and a tap drill diameter of 6.20 mm.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 25, 2015
From: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC.; ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
To: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 036407/0941 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2015
From: RINEHART, STEVE; SMITH, BARRY; DENDY, CHARLES
To: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES, INC., CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 034809/0638 →