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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, EE;
Benjamin Illidge, Liverpool, GB;
Benjamin Astbury, Liverpool, GB;
Nikhil Aggarwal, Liverpool, GB;
Andrew Duckworth, Liverpool, GB;
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A smoking substitute apparatus comprises: a housing having a longitudinal axis; an air outlet provided at a first end of the housing; an air inlet provided at a second end of the housing opposite to the first end; an air flow channel extending through the housing between the air inlet and the air outlet; a heater in fluid communication with the air flow channel. The heater is configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor. Electrical contacts are provided on a sidewall of the housing and are electrically connected with the heater. The electrical contacts are configured to engage with corresponding electrical terminals on a main body of a smoking substitute system.