US 12,232,542 B2
Aerosol delivery device with sliding sleeve
Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US); Billy T. Conner, Clemmons, NC (US); Edmond Strother Smith, III, Rural Hall, NC (US); Karen Cleckley, Kernersville, NC (US); Keri Meggan Cox, Pleasant Garden, NC (US); and Steven Lee Worm, Raleigh, 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. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/516,601.
Prior Publication US 2021/0015175 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 42/60 (2020.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24F 7/02 (2006.01); A24F 42/10 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 7/02 (2013.01) [A24B 15/165 (2013.01); A24F 42/10 (2020.01); A24F 42/60 (2020.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a removable cartridge defining a first end and a distal end, the cartridge comprising a heat portion including a combustible heat source configured to generate heat, and a substrate portion disposed proximate the heat source, the substrate portion comprising a substrate material including an aerosol precursor composition; and
a holder comprising a main body and a sleeve, the main body defining a receiving portion and an aerosol passage extending from the receiving portion, through the main body, and through a first end thereof, the sleeve being disposed around at least a portion of the main body and defining a first end and a distal end,
wherein the receiving portion of the main body is configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge proximate the first end thereof, wherein the sleeve comprises a solid and non-porous sleeve wall at the distal end thereof, and wherein the sleeve is configured to slide relative to the main body to and from an open position, wherein the distal end of the sleeve is positioned proximate the receiving portion of the main body, and a use position, wherein the distal end of the sleeve is positioned proximate the distal end of the cartridge,
and wherein in the use position, the distal end of the sleeve provides access of oxygen to the heat source of the cartridge.