US 12,330,853 B2
Tray for an electronic smoking device or parts thereof
Thorben Rehders, Hamburg (DE); Sebastian Senftleben, Hamburg (DE); and Duncan B. Robinson, Clay Cross (GB)
Assigned to Fontem Ventures B.V., Amsterdam (NL)
Filed by Fontem Ventures B.V., Amsterdam (NL)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/767,930.
Application 18/767,930 is a continuation of application No. 18/227,141, filed on Jul. 27, 2023, granted, now 12,043,467.
Application 18/227,141 is a continuation of application No. 17/568,712, filed on Jan. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,753,229, issued on Sep. 12, 2023.
Application 17/568,712 is a continuation of application No. 17/098,163, filed on Nov. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,247,832, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Application 17/098,163 is a continuation of application No. 15/759,393, granted, now 10,865,030, issued on Dec. 15, 2020, previously published as PCT/EP2016/071977, filed on Sep. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15185882 (EP), filed on Sep. 18, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2025/0011064 A1, Jan. 9, 2025
Int. Cl. B65D 81/113 (2006.01); A24F 15/00 (2020.01); A24F 15/01 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); B65D 83/04 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/113 (2013.01) [A24F 15/00 (2013.01); A24F 15/01 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); B65D 83/0454 (2013.01); B65D 85/10 (2013.01); B65D 2215/02 (2013.01); B65D 2215/06 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tray adapted for accommodating at least a portion of an electronic smoking device in a child-safe manner, the tray comprising:
two inner portions;
an outer portion surrounding the two inner portions;
a groove located between the outer portion and the two inner portions;
dividing structures that extend from the outer portion to between the two inner portions; and
a cavity within the two inner portions and adapted for accommodating said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device,
wherein the tray is configured to be reversibly deformed from an undeformed shape into a deformed shape by simultaneous finger interaction of a user with at least two interaction elements of the tray, the at least two interaction elements being spaced apart from each other and having a distance to each other of at least 6 cm,
wherein the two inner portions at least partially extend away from the outer portion at the deformed shape,
wherein the tray is configured to return to the undeformed shape once the finger interaction is terminated, and
wherein the deformed shape is configured such that said electronic smoking device or said portion of the electronic smoking device becomes accessible between the two inner portions.