US 11,723,399 B2
Smoking article with detachable cartridge
Billy T. Conner, Clemmons, NC (US); Paul E. Braxton, Summerfield, NC (US); Stephen B. Sears, Siler City, NC (US); Karen H. Cleckley, Kernersville, NC (US); Justin William Gage, Greensboro, NC (US); and Jason M. Short, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Assigned to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/35,103.
Prior Publication US 2020/0015519 A1, Jan. 16, 2020
Int. Cl. A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24D 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC A24D 3/04 (2013.01) [A24D 1/14 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smoking article comprising:
a holder that includes a receiving end and a mouth end;
a removable cartridge configured to be received into the receiving end of the holder, the removable cartridge comprising a heat source configured to generate heat upon ignition thereof, and a substrate portion having opposed first and second ends, the heat source being disposed proximate the first end of the substrate portion, and the substrate portion including a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith; and
an ejection mechanism configured to move the cartridge relative to the holder between a received position and an ejected position, the ejection mechanism including a carrier sleeve,
wherein the holder comprises a main body portion and a mouthpiece at the mouth end of the holder, wherein the mouthpiece is configured to move relative to the main body portion, wherein in the ejected position, the mouthpiece is depressed over the main body portion toward the receiving end thereof, wherein the carrier sleeve comprises a receiving cavity configured to receive an end of the removable cartridge, and wherein actuation of the mouthpiece causes the carrier sleeve to move relative to the main body portion between the received position and the ejected position.