EP0430566B1 — Flavor delivering article
Assigned to Philip Morris Products SA · Expires 1995-04-12 · 31y expired
What this patent protects
An article (10) is provided in which a flavor generating medium (111) is electrically heated by heaters (110) to evolve inhalable flavors such as tobacco or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges (111) of the flavor generating medium whi…
USPTO Abstract
An article (10) is provided in which a flavor generating medium (111) is electrically heated by heaters (110) to evolve inhalable flavors such as tobacco or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges (111) of the flavor generating medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs. The charges are located in a portion (11) of the article detachable from a second second (12) in which is located a power source (121). The heaters are connected to the power source by fingers (114) on the first section which are received in recesses (120) on the second second. A mouthpiece may be provided on the first section through which vapor may be inhaled. <IMAGE>
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