Capsule for use in a personal vaporizer

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Description

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a first embodiment of a capsule for use in a personal vaporizer, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an exploded upper perspective view of the capsule of FIG. 1, showing the body of the capsule and the cap thereof disassembled;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the capsule of FIG. 1 taken at line 3-3 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 4 is an end view of the capsule of FIG. 1, the opposite end having the same appearance;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the capsule of FIG. 1, the opposite side having the same appearance;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the capsule of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the capsule of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 8 is a lower perspective view of the capsule of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is an upper perspective view of a second embodiment of a capsule for use in a personal vaporizer, showing our new design, in which the material wall thicknesses of the cap and body of the capsule are increased relative to the first embodiment with the external dimensions of the cap being maintained;

FIG. 10 is an exploded upper perspective view of the capsule of FIG. 9, showing the body of the capsule and the cap thereof disassembled;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the capsule of FIG. 9 taken at line 11-11 in FIG. 13;

FIG. 12 is an end view of the capsule of FIG. 9, the opposite end having the same appearance;

FIG. 13 is a side view of the capsule of FIG. 9, the opposite side having the same appearance;

FIG. 14 is a top view of the capsule of FIG. 9;

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the capsule of FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 16 is a lower perspective view of the capsule of FIG. 9.

Claims

The ornamental design for a capsule for use in a personal vaporizer, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D950030
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 14, 2020
Date of Patent: Apr 26, 2022
Assignee: VALLEY PRODUCT CONCEPTS, LLC (Hunt Valley, MD)
Inventors: Nicholas Flower (Minneapolis, MN), Jacob Leavy (Pikesville, MD)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Application Number: 29/750,504
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Vaporizer (D23/360)