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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Lomas, Liverpool, GB;
Chris Lord, Liverpool, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01);
Abstract
A consumable for a smoking substitute device. The consumable comprising: a heating device, for heating a vapourisable liquid; an electrical contact, for connecting to a power supply terminal of the smoking substitute device; and a boss, located adjacent to the electrical contact. The boss resists physical deformation of the electrical contact when the electrical contact is connected to the power supply terminal of the smoking substitute device.