US 12,316,052 B2
Electronic vaping device and connector assembly
Bipin Patil, Richmond, VA (US); Sean Sundberg, Richmond, VA (US); Kelli McKenna, Richmond, VA (US); Rangaraj Sundar, Richmond, VA (US); Greg Nelson, Richmond, VA (US); and David Bennett, Richmond, VA (US)
Assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/612,194.
Application 17/403,274 is a division of application No. 15/349,377, filed on Nov. 11, 2016, granted, now 11,245,235, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 18/612,194 is a continuation of application No. 17/403,274, filed on Aug. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,962,113.
Prior Publication US 2024/0266788 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 24/38 (2011.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/03 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 24/38 (2013.01) [A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H01R 13/03 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector assembly of a cartridge of an electronic vaping device, the connector assembly comprising:
a first connector body including,
a first base portion that is cylindrical,
a nose portion extending from a first end of the first base portion, the nose portion being cylindrical, and the nose portion having a smaller diameter than the first base portion,
at least two slots extending longitudinally through the first base portion and on opposing sides of the nose portion, and
a first orifice extending longitudinally through the first base portion and the nose portion;
at least two electrical leads each including a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the at least two electrical leads extending through a respective one of the at least two slots, at least a portion of the at least two electrical leads are in-molded within the first connector body; and
a second connector body including,
a second base portion that is cylindrical,
a tubular portion extending longitudinally from a second end of the second base portion, and
a second orifice extending through the second base portion and the tubular portion, the second orifice configured to receive a portion of the first base portion of the first connector body and the second end of each of the at least two electrical leads such that the second end of each of the at least two electrical leads abuts an inner surface of the second orifice.