US 12,329,199 B2
Aerosol delivery device with improved mouthpieces
Jared Aller, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US); Karen H. Cleckley, Kernersville, NC (US); Daniel W. Rennecker, Naperville, IL (US); Matthew J. Nettenstrom, Bartlett, IL (US); and Steven M. Schennum, Plainfield, IL (US)
Assigned to R.J. Reynolds Tobaco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,839.
Prior Publication US 2024/0065321 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) [A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a holder comprising a main body defining a proximal end and a distal end, the main body further defining a receiving chamber configured to receive a removable cartridge and a first aerosol passageway that extends through at least a portion of the main body;
a removable mouthpiece including a first end and a longitudinally opposed second end with a second aerosol passageway extending longitudinally therebetween, wherein the first end is configured to engage with a user's mouth and the second end is coupleable to the proximal end of the holder;
a collar disposed between the holder and the mouthpiece, the collar comprising a first end configured to sealingly engage the proximal end of the holder, a second end configured to sealingly engage the second end of the mouthpiece, and defining a first channel therethrough, the first channel configured to fluidly couple the first and second aerosol passageways; and
a charging port,
wherein the collar further defines a second channel therethrough, the second channel configured to at least partially house the charging port.