The present disclosure relates to smoking articles and, more particularly, to a smoking article for on-demand delivery of an increased quantity of an aerosol precursor composition, a cartridge, and a related method, wherein the on-demand delivery of the increased quantity of the aerosol precursor composition is effectuated by a user-actuated actuator.
Numerous smoking products that attempt to provide the sensations of cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking without burning tobacco to a significant degree have been developed. Of those products, many have aerosol precursor compositions that include flavor generators, vapor generators, varying nicotine contents, etc., to deliver a normal quantity of the aerosol precursor composition to an aerosol forming arrangement per individual draw on the product. See, for example, the various alternative smoking products including smoking articles, aerosol delivery devices, and/or heat generating sources set forth in the background art described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,726,320 to Robinson et al., U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2013/0255702 to Griffith, Jr. et al., U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2014/0000638 to Sebastian et al., U.S. Pat. No. 8,881,737 to Collett et al., and U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2014/0096781 to Sears et al., which are incorporated herein by reference.
However, such smoking products do not necessarily allow a consumer of such products to selectively control an increased quantity of an aerosol precursor composition, or compositions, (i.e., a flavor charge) to be delivered to an aerosol forming arrangement. More particularly, it is not necessarily apparent in such smoking products that a consumer is able to selectively control delivery of an increased quantity of an aerosol precursor composition(s) to an aerosol forming arrangement, with the increased quantity being more than a normal quantity of the aerosol precursor composition(s) delivered to the aerosol forming arrangement, for example, on an individual draw basis. Such a smoking article that enables a consumer to selectively control an increased quantity of an aerosol precursor composition(s) can be more desirable, as an aerosol formed thereby would have increased characteristics directly relative to the increased quantity of aerosol precursor composition delivered to the aerosol forming arrangement; such increased characteristics including, for example, increased active ingredient (i.e., nicotine) content, increased flavor, increased vapor/aerosol production, etc.
Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a smoking article, cartridge, and related method for on-demand delivery of an increased quantity of an aerosol precursor composition in order to provide a consumer with selectively enhanced characteristics of the produced vapor/aerosol.
The above and other needs are met by aspects of the present disclosure which, in one aspect, provides a smoking article including a control body; and a cartridge engaged with the control body. The cartridge comprises a housing having a proximal end and an opposing distal end engagable with the control body; a reservoir disposed within the housing and extending longitudinally from a first end disposed toward the proximal end of the housing to a second end disposed toward the distal end of the housing. The reservoir defines two or more chambers each having an aerosol precursor composition disposed therein, and is in fluid communication with an aerosol forming arrangement configured to form an aerosol from any of the aerosol precursor compositions. The respective aerosol precursor compositions of the two or more chambers are directed to the aerosol forming arrangement in substantially equal normal quantities. An actuator is engaged with the housing and is configured to selectively and operably engage any one of the two or more chambers defined by the reservoir. The actuator, upon actuation thereof, is configured to direct an increased quantity of the aerosol precursor composition from the chamber engaged therewith to the aerosol forming arrangement, wherein the increased quantity is greater than the normal quantity of the aerosol precursor composition.
Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a cartridge for a smoking article, the cartridge comprising a housing having a proximal end and an opposing distal end engagable with a control body of the smoking article. A reservoir is disposed within the housing and extends longitudinally from a first end disposed toward the proximal end of the housing to a second end disposed toward the distal end of the housing. The reservoir defines two or more chambers each having an aerosol precursor composition disposed therein, and is in fluid communication with an aerosol forming arrangement configured to form an aerosol from any of the aerosol precursor compositions. The respective aerosol precursor compositions of the two or more chambers are directed to the aerosol forming arrangement in substantially equal normal quantities. An actuator is engaged with the housing and is configured to selectively and operably engage any one of the two or more chambers defined by the reservoir. The actuator, upon actuation thereof, is configured to direct an increased quantity of the aerosol precursor composition from the chamber engaged therewith to the aerosol forming arrangement, wherein the increased quantity is greater than the normal quantity of the aerosol precursor composition.
Yet another aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for making a smoking article, wherein such a method comprises engaging a reservoir into fluid communication with an aerosol forming arrangement configured to form an aerosol from aerosol precursor compositions. The reservoir is disposed within a housing of a cartridge, and defines two or more chambers each extending longitudinally from a first end disposed toward a proximal end of the housing to a second end disposed toward a distal end of the housing. Each of the two or more chambers is configured to have an aerosol precursor composition disposed therein, and to direct the respective aerosol precursor compositions of the two or more chambers to the aerosol forming arrangement in substantially equal normal quantities. An actuator is engaged with the housing such that the actuator selectively and operably engages any one of the two or more chambers defined by the reservoir. The actuator is configured to be selectively actuatable to direct an increased quantity of the aerosol precursor composition from the chamber engaged therewith to the aerosol forming arrangement, with the increased quantity being greater than the normal quantity of the aerosol precursor composition.
Aspects of the present disclosure thus provide these and other advantages, as otherwise disclosed herein.
Having thus described the disclosure in the foregoing general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:
The present disclosure will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof. These exemplary embodiments are described so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Indeed, the disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. As used in the specification, and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an”, “the”, include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
The present disclosure provides descriptions of aerosol delivery devices that use electrical energy to heat a material (preferably without combusting the material to any significant degree) to form an inhalable substance (e.g., an aerosol); such devices most preferably being sufficiently compact to be considered “hand-held” devices. In certain preferred embodiments, the aerosol delivery devices can be characterized as smoking articles. As used herein, the term “smoking article” is intended to mean an article or device that provides some or all of the sensations (e.g., inhalation and exhalation rituals, types of tastes or flavors, organoleptic effects, physical feel, use rituals, visual cues such as those provided by visible aerosol (e.g., vapor), and the like) of smoking a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, without any substantial degree of combustion of any component of that article or device. As used herein, the term “smoking article” does not necessarily mean that, in operation, the article or device produces smoke in the sense of the aerosol resulting from by-products of combustion or pyrolysis of tobacco, but rather, that the article or device yields vapors (including, e.g., vapors within aerosols that can be considered to be visible aerosols that might be considered or described as smoke-like) resulting from volatilization or vaporization of certain components of the article or device. In some preferred embodiments, articles or devices characterized as smoking articles incorporate tobacco and/or components derived from tobacco.
Products or devices of the present disclosure also can be characterized as being vapor-producing articles, aerosol delivery articles or medicament delivery articles. Thus, such articles or devices can be adapted so as to provide one or more substances (e.g., flavors and/or pharmaceutical active ingredients) in an inhalable form or state. For example, inhalable substances can be substantially in the form of a vapor (i.e., a substance that is in the gas phase at a temperature lower than its critical point). Alternatively, inhalable substances can be in the form of an aerosol (i.e., a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas). For purposes of simplicity, the term “aerosol” as used herein is meant to include vapors, gases and aerosols of a form or type suitable for human inhalation, whether or not visible, and whether or not of a form that might be considered to be smoke-like.
In use, smoking articles of the present disclosure are subjected to many of the physical actions employed by an individual in using a traditional type of smoking article (e.g., a cigarette, cigar or pipe that is employed by lighting and inhaling tobacco). For example, the consumer of a smoking article of the present disclosure can hold that article much like a traditional type of smoking article, draw on one end of that article for inhalation of aerosol produced by that article, take draws at selected intervals of time, etc.
In specific embodiments, one or both of the control body 200 and the cartridge 300 is referred to as being disposable or as being reusable. For example, the control body 200 has a replaceable power source (e.g., battery), or is rechargeable and is thus combinable with any type of recharging technology, including connection to a typical electrical outlet, connection to a car charger (i.e., cigarette lighter receptacle), and connection to a computer, such as through a USB cable. In another example, the cartridge 300 is replaceable and disposable, or is refillable for reuse. In the exemplified embodiment, the control body 200 includes a housing 202 substantially enclosing the control body 200 within.
In one aspect, the control body 200 comprises a control component 204, a flow sensor 206, and a power source 208, which are variably aligned and in communication with each other. In some aspects, the power source 208 comprises a battery or other electrical power source for providing current flow sufficient to support various functionalities of the smoking article 100, such as resistive heating, powering of control components (e.g., control component 204), powering of indicators, and the like. Preferably, the power source 208 is sized to fit conveniently within the article 100 so that the article 100 is easily handled. Additionally, a preferred power source 208 is of a sufficiently light weight to not detract from a desirable smoking experience. In some aspects, indicators are provided in varying numbers, take on different shapes, and/or are associated with an opening in the control body 200 (i.e., for release of sound when such indicators are present). Additional components of the control body 200 include but are not limited to, for example, an air intake 212, a receptacle 210 enabling electrical connection with an aerosol forming arrangement (e.g., 308) thereof, such as a resistive heating element (described below), when the cartridge 300 is attached to the control body 200, and/or a plurality of indicators at a distal end of the control body 200.
The cartridge 300 includes a housing 302 with a mouthpiece 304 having an opening 306 therethrough to allow passage of air and entrained vapor or aerosol (i.e., the components of the aerosol precursor composition in an inhalable (i.e., aerosol form)) from the cartridge 300 to a consumer during draw on the smoking article 100. The smoking article 100 is substantially rod-like or substantially tubular shaped or substantially cylindrically shaped, in particular embodiments.
The cartridge 300 further includes an aerosol forming arrangement, generally designated 308. In some aspects, the aerosol forming arrangement 308 is an atomizer (i.e., a resistive heating element 310 having a wire coil that is in electrical communication with the battery 208 and is configured to generate heat in response thereto), and an aerosol precursor composition transport element 312. In one aspect, the aerosol precursor composition transport element comprises a wick that is configured to direct the aerosol precursor composition(s) into interaction with the heat generated by the heating element 310 in order to produce the aerosol upon interaction with the heat.
Various embodiments of materials configured to produce heat when electrical current is applied therethrough are employed to form the wire coil. Example materials from which the wire coil is formed include Kanthal (FeCrAl), Nichrome, molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2), molybdenum silicide (MoSi), molybdenum disilicide doped with aluminum (Mo(Si,Al)2), and ceramic (e.g., a positive temperature coefficient ceramic). The aerosol precursor composition transport element 312 is also formed from a variety of materials configured to transport a liquid. For example, in some aspects, the aerosol precursor composition transport element 312 comprises cotton and/or fiberglass. Electrically conductive heater terminals (e.g., positive and negative terminals) at the opposing ends of the heating element 310 are configured to direct current flow through the heating element 310. The heater terminals are also configured for attachment to the appropriate wiring or circuit (not illustrated) to form an electrical connection between the heating element 310 and the battery 208, when the cartridge 300 is connected to the control body 200. Specifically, in some aspects, a plug 314 is positioned at a distal attachment end of the housing 302. When the cartridge 300 is connected to the control body 200, the plug 314 engages the receptacle 210 to form an electrical connection therebetween such that current controllably flows from the battery 208, through the receptacle 210 and plug 314, and to the heating element 310. In some instances, the housing 302 of the cartridge 300 is continuous across the distal end of the housing 302 such that the distal end of the cartridge 300 is substantially closed with the plug 314 protruding therefrom.
A reservoir, generally designated 316, is disposed within the housing 302 and extends longitudinally from a first end disposed toward the proximal end of the housing 302 to a second end disposed toward the distal end of the housing 302. The reservoir 316 is configured to define two or more chambers 318A-C each having an aerosol precursor composition 320A-C disposed therein. In some aspects, for example, the two or more chambers 318A-C are defined via dividers within the housing 302, the dividers separating one chamber from another. More particularly, a divider 322A-C extending longitudinally from the first end of the reservoir to the second end of the reservoir sufficiently separates each chamber 318A-C from one another within the reservoir 316. In this manner, the reservoir 316 is divided into two chambers, three chambers, four chambers, etc., based on a quantity of aerosol precursor compositions that are desired to be individually contained within the cartridge 300.
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In some aspects, the aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C, which also are referred to as vapor precursor compositions, each comprise one or more different components. For example, in one aspect, the aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C each include a polyhydric alcohol (e.g., glycerin, propylene glycol, or a mixture thereof), water, nicotine, natural and artificial flavors, menthol, or a mixture thereof. Representative types of further aerosol precursor compositions are set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 4,793,365 to Sensabaugh, Jr. et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,101,839 to Jakob et al.; PCT WO 98/57556 to Biggs et al.; and Chemical and Biological Studies on New Cigarette Prototypes that Heat Instead of Burn Tobacco, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Monograph (1988); the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In some aspects, the aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C disposed in each of the relative chambers, 318A-C, are each different aerosol precursor compositions. For example, in such instances, the first aerosol precursor composition 320A comprises a chocolate flavor, the second aerosol precursor composition 320B comprises a vanilla flavor, and the third aerosol precursor composition 320C comprises a strawberry flavor. In another example, the first aerosol precursor composition 320A comprises a 3.6% active ingredient (i.e., nicotine) aerosol precursor composition, the second aerosol precursor composition 320B comprises a 1.1% active ingredient aerosol precursor composition, and the third aerosol precursor composition 320C comprises a 0.4% active ingredient aerosol precursor composition. In a still further example, the first aerosol precursor composition 320A comprises a vegetable glycerin (VG)-based nicotine composition, the second aerosol precursor composition 320B comprises a propylene glycol (PG)-based nicotine composition, and the third aerosol precursor composition 320C comprises a peppermint flavor without nicotine.
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In some aspects, the respective aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C of the two or more chambers 318A-C are directed to the aerosol forming arrangement 308 in substantially equal normal quantities. More particularly, in one aspect, substantially equal percentages, quantities, flow rates, etc. of each of the aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C are directed to the aerosol forming arrangement 308 so that the aerosol produced in the aerosol forming arrangement comprises equal parts of each aerosol precursor composition 320A-C. For example, the aerosol produced comprises approximately 33% of the first aerosol precursor composition 320A, approximately 33% of the second aerosol precursor composition 320B, and approximately 33% of the third aerosol precursor composition 320C. One skilled in the art will appreciate, however, that in other aspects, the normal quantities of the respective aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C are not substantially equal, but configured to be different. For example, the aerosol produced comprises approximately 30% of the first aerosol precursor composition 320A, approximately 35% of the second aerosol precursor composition 320B, and approximately 35% of the third aerosol precursor composition 320C. Accordingly, the dispensed the normal quantities of the respective aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C can vary as necessary or desired.
However, where a consumer wishes to increase a quantity of one or more specific aerosol precursor composition 320A-C so that the aerosol produced in the aerosol forming arrangement 308 comprises an increased percentage of the one or more aerosol precursor compositions (i.e., an extra charge of one of the aerosol precursor compositions), an actuator, generally designated 328, is used to direct an increased quantity of a desired one of the aerosol precursor composition(s) 320A-C from a corresponding chamber 318A-C to the aerosol forming arrangement 308. More particularly, in one aspect, the actuator 328 is engaged with the housing 302 and is configured to selectively and operably engage any one of the two or more chambers 318A-C. As illustrated, in one generic exemplary embodiment in
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In some aspects, the cartridge 300 comprises a backflow prevention device 338.
The two or more aligned discs 338A-B are disposed within the interior of the housing 302 of the cartridge 300 and are disposed relative to (i.e., between) the second end of the reservoir 316 and the aerosol forming arrangement 308. In some embodiments, for example, the first aligned disc 338A is disposed between the second end of the reservoir 316 and the second aligned disc 338B, while the second aligned disc 338B is disposed between the first aligned disc 338A and the sorptive element 324. In some aspects, the two or more aligned discs 338A-B are formed from a material similar to that of the sorptive element 324, or are formed of any other material appropriately and sufficiently capable of preventing backflow of the aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C into the reservoir 316.
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Accordingly, the dispensing ports 344A disposed on the first aligned disc 338A and the dispensing ports 344B disposed on the second aligned disc are configured to be aligned with the chambers 318A-C. More particularly, in a first embodiment, one of the discs 338A-B is rotatable such that the dispensing ports 344A of the first disc 338A correspond with the dispensing ports 344B of the second disc 338B to allow substantially equal normal quantities of the respective aerosol precursor compositions 320A-C of the two or more chambers 318A-C to be dispensed from the reservoir 316 through the dispensing ports 344A-B and directed to the aerosol forming arrangement 308.
In a second embodiment, one of the discs 338A-B is rotatable such that the enhancement port 346 corresponds with one of the dispensing ports 344B of the second disc 338B associated with one of the chambers 318A-C. In this manner, the discs 338A-B are configured to block the other dispensing ports 344B of the second disc 338B and prevent outflow of the aerosol precursor compositions from the corresponding chambers or prevent backflow of the increased quantity of the aerosol precursor composition 320A-C from the one of the chambers 318A-C having the enhancement port aligned with the dispensing port, into the other of the chambers 318A-C. In some aspects, each of the dispensing ports 344A-B and the enhancement port 346 is approximately 1/16th of an inch in diameter. The number of dispensing ports 344A-B is variable depending on the number of chambers defined by the reservoir 316. For example, in the embodiment discussed herein, the cartridge 300 comprises three chambers 318A-C, such that there are three dispensing ports 344A-B defined by each respective disc 338A-B (see,
Thus, when the smoking article 100 is in use, and after a quantity of a certain aerosol precursor composition(s) 320A-C is delivered to the aerosol forming arrangement 308, a consumer draws on the article 100, which will then activate the heating element 310 (e.g., such as via a puff sensor), and the components for the aerosol precursor composition 320A-C are vaporized/aerosolized in the aerosolization zone 326. Drawing upon the mouthpiece element 306 of the article 100 causes ambient air to enter the air intake 212 and pass through a central opening in the receptacle 210 and the central opening in the plug 314. In the cartridge 300, the drawn air passes through the flow tube 340 and combines with the formed vapor in the aerosolization zone 326 to form an aerosol. The aerosol then draws away from the aerosolization zone 326, passes through the flow tube 340, and out the opening 306 in the mouthpiece element 304 of the article 100 for consumption by the consumer.
It is understood that a smoking article of the types disclosed herein can encompass a variety of combinations of components useful in forming the smoking article. Reference is made for example to the smoking articles disclosed in U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2014/0000638 to Sebastian et al., U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2013/0255702 to Griffith, Jr. et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 8,881,737 to Collett et al., the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Further to the above, representative heating elements and materials for use therein are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,060,671 to Counts et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,894 to Deevi et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,224,498 to Deevi et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,228,460 to Sprinkel Jr., et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,322,075 to Deevi et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,353,813 to Deevi et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,468,936 to Deevi et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,850 to Das; U.S. Pat. No. 5,659,656 to Das; U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,855 to Deevi et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,530,225 to Hajaligol; U.S. Pat. No. 5,665,262 to Hajaligol; U.S. Pat. No. 5,573,692 to Das et al.; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,591,368 to Fleischhauer et al., the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. Further, a single-use cartridge for use with an electronic smoking article is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,910,639 to Chang, et al., which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The various components of a smoking article according to the present disclosure can be chosen from components described in the art and commercially available. Examples of batteries that can be used according to the disclosure are described in U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2010/0028766, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
An exemplary mechanism that provides puff-actuation capability includes a Model 163PC01D36 silicon sensor, manufactured by the MicroSwitch division of Honeywell, Inc., Freeport, Ill. Further examples of demand-operated electrical switches employable in a heating circuit according to the present disclosure are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,735,217 to Gerth et al., which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Further description of current regulating circuits and other control components, including microcontrollers usable in the present smoking article, are provided in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,922,901, 4,947,874, and 4,947,875, all to Brooks et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,372,148 to McCafferty et al., U.S. Pat. No. 6,040,560 to Fleischhauer et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 7,040,314 to Nguyen et al., all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Still further components are usable in the smoking article of the present disclosure. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,261,424 to Sprinkel, Jr. discloses piezoelectric sensors associated with the mouth-end of a device to detect user lip activity associated with taking a draw and then employing trigger heating in response; U.S. Pat. No. 5,372,148 to McCafferty et al. discloses a puff sensor for controlling energy flow into a heating load array in response to pressure drop through a mouthpiece; U.S. Pat. No. 5,967,148 to Harris et al. discloses receptacles in a smoking device that include an identifier that detects a non-uniformity in infrared transmissivity of an inserted component and a controller that executes a detection routine as the component is inserted into the receptacle; U.S. Pat. No. 6,040,560 to Fleischhauer et al. describes a defined executable power cycle with multiple differential phases; U.S. Pat. No. 5,934,289 to Watkins et al. discloses photonic-optronic components; U.S. Pat. No. 5,954,979 to Counts et al. discloses means for altering draw resistance through a smoking device; U.S. Pat. No. 6,803,545 to Blake et al. discloses specific battery configurations for use in smoking devices; U.S. Pat. No. 7,293,565 to Griffen et al. discloses various charging systems for use with smoking devices; U.S. Pat. No. 8,402,976 by Fernando et al. discloses computer interfacing means for smoking devices to facilitate charging and allow computer control of the device; U.S. Pat. No. 8,689,804 by Fernando et al. discloses identification systems for smoking devices; and WO 2010/003480 by Flick discloses a fluid flow sensing system indicative of a puff in an aerosol generating system; all of the foregoing disclosures being incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. Further examples of components related to electronic aerosol delivery articles and disclosing materials or components usable in the present article include U.S. Pat. No. 4,735,217 to Gerth et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,249,586 to Morgan et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 5,666,977 to Higgins et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 6,053,176 to Adams et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 6,164,287 to White; U.S. Pat. No. 6,196,218 to Voges; U.S. Pat. No. 6,810,883 to Felter et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 6,854,461 to Nichols; U.S. Pat. No. 7,832,410 to Hon; U.S. Pat. No. 7,513,253 to Kobayashi; U.S. Pat. No. 7,896,006 to Hamano; U.S. Pat. No. 6,772,756 to Shayan; U.S. Pat. No. 8,156,944 to Hon; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. Nos. 2006/0196518 and 2009/0188490, and U.S. Pat. No. 8,375,957 to Hon; U.S. Pat. No. 8,794,231 to Thorens et al.; U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,915,254 and 8,925,555 to Monsees et al.; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2010/0024834 and U.S. Pat. No. 8,851,083 to Oglesby et al.; U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2010/0307518 to Wang; and WO 2010/091593 to Hon. A variety of the materials disclosed by the foregoing documents may be incorporated into the present devices in different combinations and in various embodiments, and all of the foregoing disclosures are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
In step 404, an actuator (e.g., actuator 328) is engaged with the housing such that the actuator selectively and operably engages any one of the two or more chambers defined by the reservoir. The actuator is configured to be actuatable to direct an increased quantity of the aerosol precursor composition from the chamber engaged therewith to the aerosol forming arrangement, with the increased quantity being greater than the normal quantity of the aerosol precursor composition
Many modifications and other embodiments of the disclosure will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the disclosure is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein and that modifications and other embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Although specific terms are employed herein, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation.
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