US 12,434,016 B2
Receptacle section
Richard Hepworth, Southampton (GB); and Colin Dickens, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/588,537.
Application 18/588,537 is a continuation of application No. 16/333,567, granted, now 12,016,996, previously published as PCT/EP2017/072814, filed on Sep. 12, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1615603 (GB), filed on Sep. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0316289 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A24D 3/06 (2006.01); A24F 7/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)
CPC A61M 11/042 (2014.02) [A24F 7/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); A24D 3/061 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol provision article for generating a flow of aerosol in use, the aerosol provision article comprising:
a receptacle section arranged for receiving therein an activatable element for modifying, once activated, a property of said flow of aerosol, the receptacle section comprising at least one activating element operable to apply, after an installation of said activatable element in the receptacle section by a user, a force to said activatable element to activate said activatable element installed in the receptacle section in use,
wherein the at least one activating element is moveable between a first position and a different, second position for activating said activatable element installed in the receptacle section in use, and movement of the at least one activating element from the first position to the second position causes said force to be applied to activate said activatable element installed in the receptacle section in use,
wherein the receptacle section defines a channel for having said activatable element installed therein, wherein the at least one activating element is within or forms part of an internal surface of the channel, wherein the at least one activating element comprises a resilient member extending along at least a portion of the channel, and wherein the resilient member is operable to bend between the first position and the second position, wherein in the second position at least a portion of the resilient member protrudes into the channel, thereby to apply said force to activate said activatable element received in the channel in use.