US 12,268,238 B2
Smoking substitute device
Peter Lomas, Liverpool (GB); and Chris Lord, Liverpool (GB)
Assigned to Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol (GB)
Filed by Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol (GB)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/389,754.
Application 17/389,754 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/051123, filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0352965 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) [A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01)] 7 Claims
 
1. A consumable for a smoking substitute device, comprising:
a heating device, for heating a vapourisable liquid;
an electrical contact, for connecting a power supply terminal of the smoking substitute device to the heating device; and
a boss, located adjacent to the electrical contact, between the electrical contact and the heating device, and on an opposing side of the electrical contact to a side to which the power supply terminal of the smoking substitute device connects;
wherein the boss resists physical deformation of the electrical contact when the electrical contact is connected to the power supply terminal of the smoking substitute device.