ANTI-ROLL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES
One or more features of an electronic cigarette or an electronic cigarette pack is configured to hold the electronic cigarette in place and inhibit it from rolling.
This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 62/288,945 titled “ANTI-ROLL SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES,” filed 29 Jan. 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein.
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSUREThe present disclosure relates to a system, a method, and a device for inhibiting a round electronic cigarette from rolling away when placed on a surface.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSUREElectronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes (eCigs) and personal vaporizers (PVs), are a popular alternative to traditional tobacco-based cigarettes that must be burned in order to generate smoke for inhalation. Electronic cigarettes provide an aerosol for inhalation, but do not contain certain byproducts of combustion that may be harmful to human health. Electronic cigarettes are electronic inhalers that vaporize or atomize a liquid solution (smoke juice) into an aerosol mist that may then be delivered to a user. A typical eCig has two main parts—a battery and a cartomizer—contained within a cylindrical metal housing.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSUREAccording to an aspect of the disclosure, one or more features of an eCig pack is configured to hold an eCig in place and inhibit it from rolling. Such features include a groove, a slot, a flap, a magnet, or a surface associated with the pack.
According to another aspect of the disclosure, one or more features of an eCig, such as a shape of the eCig, is configured to hold the eCig in place and inhibit it from rolling.
Additional features, advantages, and embodiments of the disclosure may be set forth or apparent from consideration of the following detailed description, drawings, and claims. Moreover, it is to be understood that both the foregoing summary of the disclosure and the following detailed description are exemplary and intended to provide further explanation without limiting the scope of the disclosure as claimed.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the detailed description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. No attempt is made to show structural details of the disclosure in more detail than may be necessary for a fundamental understanding of the disclosure and the various ways in which it may be practiced. In the drawings:
The disclosure and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments and examples that are described and/or illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following. It should be noted that the features illustrated in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, and features of one embodiment may be employed with other embodiments as the skilled artisan would recognize, even if not explicitly stated herein. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques may be omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments of the disclosure. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the disclosure may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments of the disclosure. Accordingly, the examples and embodiments herein should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. Moreover, it is noted that like reference numerals represent similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
The groove 28A, 28B, 28C can also be angled rather than aligned with an axis or edge of the pack. The groove 28A, 28B, 28C can be configured to cover a specified portion of the eCig surface area (e.g., 60%).
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Although several embodiments have been described above with a certain degree of particularity, those skilled in the art could make numerous alterations to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the present disclosure. It is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not limiting. Changes in detail or structure may be made without departing from the present teachings. The foregoing description and following claims are intended to cover all such modifications and variations.
Various embodiments are described herein of various apparatuses, systems, and methods. Numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the overall structure, function, manufacture, and use of the embodiments as described in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art, however, that the embodiments may be practiced without such specific details. In other instances, well-known operations, components, and elements have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the embodiments described in the specification. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the embodiments described and illustrated herein are non-limiting examples, and thus it can be appreciated that the specific structural and functional details disclosed herein may be representative and do not necessarily limit the scope of the embodiments, the scope of which is defined solely by the appended claims.
Reference throughout the specification to “various embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in various embodiments,” “in some embodiments,” “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” or the like, in places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Thus, the particular features, structures, or characteristics illustrated or described in connection with one embodiment may be combined, in whole or in part, with the features structures, or characteristics of one or more other embodiments without limitation.
Any patent, publication, or other disclosure material, in whole or in part, that is said to be incorporated by reference herein is incorporated herein only to the extent that the incorporated materials does not conflict with existing definitions, statements, or other disclosure material set forth in this disclosure. As such, and to the extent necessary, the disclosure as explicitly set forth herein supersedes any conflicting material incorporated herein by reference. Any material, or portion thereof, that is said to be incorporated by reference herein, but which conflicts with existing definitions, statements, or other disclosure material set forth herein will only be incorporated to the extent that no conflict arises between that incorporated material and the existing disclosure material.
Claims
1. An anti-roll system comprising:
- an electronic smoking device; and
- a pack configured to charge or hold the electronic smoking device;
- wherein the pack includes at least one anti-roll feature configured to inhibit the electronic smoking device from rolling away from the pack.
2. The anti-roll system of claim 1, wherein the anti-roll feature comprises a groove configured to hold the electronic smoking device, and wherein the groove is located on an exterior surface of the pack.
3. The anti-roll system of claim 2, wherein the groove is parallel or perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the pack.
4. The anti-roll system of claim 2, wherein the groove is located on one of an anterior surface of the pack, a posterior surface of the pack, or a lateral surface of the pack.
5. The anti-roll system of claim 1, wherein the anti-roll feature comprises a slot configured to hold and surround at least a portion of the electronic smoking device when the electronic smoking device is inserted into the slot.
6. The anti-roll system of claim 5, wherein an opening of the slot is located on an exterior surface of the pack.
7. The anti-roll system of claim 1, wherein the pack further comprises a pack body, a pack lid, and a hinge connecting the pack lid to the back body; wherein the anti-roll feature comprises an opening defined by the pack lid, the pack body, and the hinge; and wherein the opening is configured to hold to electronic smoking device.
8. The anti-roll system of claim 1, wherein the anti-roll feature comprises a flap located on an exterior surface of the pack, the flap configured to hold the electronic smoking device.
9. The anti-roll system of claim 8, wherein the flap can be folded into the pack for storage when it is not in use.
10. The anti-roll feature of claim 1, wherein the anti-roll feature comprises a first magnet embedded or incorporated into the pack; and wherein the first magnet is configured to attract a metal housing of the electronic smoking device.
11. The anti-roll feature of claim 10, wherein the electronic smoking device further comprises a second magnet embedded or incorporated into an outer wall of the electronic smoking device; and wherein the second magnetic is attracted to the first magnet.
12. The anti-roll feature of claim 1, wherein the anti-roll feature comprises a ridged or rippled exterior surface of the pack.
13. An electronic smoking device comprising
- a cartomizer part;
- a battery part configured to be coupled to the cartomizer part;
- an outer cylindrical metal housing surrounding the cartomizer part and the battery part; and
- an anti-roll feature configured to inhibit the electronic smoking device from rolling when placed on a surface.
14. The electronic smoking device of claim 13, wherein the anti-roll feature comprises at least one elevated bump protruding from the outer cylindrical metal housing.
15. The electronic smoking device of claim 13, wherein the anti-roll feature comprises a rubbery strip located along at least a portion of the outer cylindrical metal housing.
16. The electronic smoking device of claim 15, wherein the rubbery strip is located along the outer cylindrical metal housing surrounding the cartomizer part.
17. The electronic smoking device of claim 15, wherein the rubbery strip is located along the outer cylindrical metal housing surrounding the battery part.
18. The electronic smoking device of claim 13, wherein at least a portion of the outer cylindrical metal housing is an elliptical cylinder or an ovoid cylinder.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 30, 2017
Publication Date: Mar 21, 2019
Inventor: Ramon Alarcon (Los Gatos, CA)
Application Number: 16/073,721