US 12,336,570 B2
Consumable for a smoking substitute device and a smoking substitute device containing same
Pete Lomas, Liverpool (GB); and Chris Lord, Liverpool (GB)
Assigned to Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol (GB)
Filed by Imperial Tobacco Limited
Filed on Nov. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/086,944.
Application 17/086,944 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2019/061159, filed on May 1, 2019.
Application 17/086,944 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2019/061157, filed on May 1, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1807157 (GB), filed on May 1, 2018; and application No. 1807158 (GB), filed on May 1, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0045450 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/485 (2020.01) [A24D 3/17 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A consumable for a smoking substitute device, the consumable comprising:
a tank, for storing vapourisable liquid;
a heater assembly for heating and vapourising the vapourisable liquid;
a mouthpiece, having a first mouthpiece outlet having a first axis and a second mouthpiece outlet having a second axis, the mouthpiece being in fluid communication with the tank; and
a chimney extending from the heater assembly to the mouthpiece, wherein the mouthpiece defines a first airflow path extending from the chimney to the first mouthpiece outlet, and a second airflow path extending from the chimney to the second mouthpiece outlet; and
a filter positioned in the mouthpiece and disposed between the tank and the mouthpiece outlets, which is configured to be impermeable to unvapourised liquid whilst being permeable to vapourised liquid, wherein at least a portion of the filter is offset from the first axis and offset from the second axis such as to be positioned between the first airflow path and the second airflow path.