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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jared Aller, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Karen H. Cleckley, Kernersville, NC (US);
Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US);
Vic Pramono, Campbell, CA (US);
Christina Tapp, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder comprises a main body that includes a collapsible section configured to collapse in an axial direction into an ejecting position when an ejecting force is applied to the main body. The collapsible portion is further configured to return to the use position when no ejecting force is applied to the main body. In another implementation, the holder comprises a main body that includes at least one deflectable portion configured to rotate relative to the remaining main body into an ejecting position when an ejecting force is applied to the main body. The at least one deflectable portion is further configured to return to the use position when no ejecting force is applied to the main body.