US 12,082,607 B2
Aerosol delivery device with clamshell holder for cartridge
Billy T Conner, Clemmons, NC (US); Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US); and Edmond Strother Smith, III, Rural Hall, NC (US)
Assigned to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/516,621.
Prior Publication US 2021/0015172 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/00 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/10 (2020.01) [A24F 40/00 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A61M 11/041 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. A holder for use with a removable and replaceable substantially rigid substrate cartridge that includes an integrated heat source, the holder comprising:
a first body portion defining a first end and a distal end; and
a second body portion defining a first end and a distal end,
wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are rotatably attached at a hinge feature, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion define a receiving compartment configured to receive the cartridge, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion define an aerosol passage extending from the receiving compartment to the first ends of the first body portion and the second body portion, and wherein one or more of the first body portion or the second body portion is configured to rotate relative to the other portion to and from an open position, in which both the receiving compartment and the entire length of the aerosol passage are exposed, and a closed position, in which the receiving compartment and the aerosol passage are substantially enclosed.