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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
James William Rogers, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Bruce Alan Bengtsson, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
James Demopoulos, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Michael Edward Laut, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steven Wayne Bockmann, Raleigh, NC (US);
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
An aerosol delivery device accessory is disclosed. The accessory may include a housing defining a cavity. An electrical power source and a connector may be engaged with a drawer assembly. The drawer assembly may be moveable with respect to the housing between extended and retracted configurations. In the extended configuration an aerosol delivery device may be engaged with the connector. In the retracted configuration the aerosol delivery device may be protected by the housing and recharged by the electrical power source. The drawer assembly may include a storage compartment configured to receive cartridges for the aerosol delivery device. Further, a slider may engage and move a cartridge between recessed and extended positions to store and provide access thereto. A related assembly method is also provided.