US 11,937,637 B2
Aerosol source for a vapor provision system
Mark Potter, London (GB); Wade Tipton, London (GB); William Harris, London (GB); Christopher Rowe, London (GB); James Davies, London (GB); James Boonzaier, London (GB); and Conor Devine, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 15/733,407
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed Jan. 23, 2019, PCT No. PCT/GB2019/050186
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 22, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/145709, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1801144 (GB), filed on Jan. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0093005 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/48 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/44 (2020.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/48 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol source for a vapor provision system comprising:
a vapor-generating element;
a reservoir for holding source liquid, the reservoir being bounded by a wall having an opening therein; and
a liquid transport element comprising a first portion arranged to receive the source liquid from the reservoir via the opening, a second portion peripheral to the first portion, and a third portion arranged to deliver the source liquid from the first portion to the vapor-generating element;
wherein at least part of the second portion is compressed against a section of the wall around the opening, in use, to provide a sealing effect around at least part of the first portion to promote movement of the source liquid towards the vapor-generating element; and
wherein the liquid transport element has a thickness t, and the second portion is compressed in a direction of the thickness t to a compressed thickness T less than the thickness t.