US 12,108,792 B2
Aerosol provision system
Joseph Sutton, London (GB); and Terry Lee Angell, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/604,317
Filed by Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed Apr. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/050920
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/212690, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1905442 (GB), filed on Apr. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287364 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/85 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) [A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/85 (2020.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol provision cartridge for an aerosol provision system, wherein the cartridge comprises a refillable chamber for aerosol precursor material, the chamber comprising a first opening and a second opening, each opening allowing for access into the chamber, wherein each opening is covered by a respective cap which is configured to be uncoupled from the chamber for allowing access to the opening, wherein the cartridge is configured such that each cap, when coupled to the chamber, requires at least two different actions to be uncoupled from the chamber,
wherein the cartridge further comprises an aerosol generating component located in the chamber;
wherein the cap for the first opening includes an orifice through which the aerosol generating component projects when the cap for the first opening is coupled to the chamber; and
wherein the aerosol provision cartridge further comprises a retaining means configured to hold the aerosol generating component inside the chamber when the cap for the first opening has been uncoupled from the chamber.