Adaptor for use with non-cylindrical vapor products

US11191306B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey Sean Smith · Winston-Salem, US
• Robert Underly · Winston-Salem, US
• Jason M. Short · Winston-Salem, US
• Cassidy S. McMahan · Mill Brook, US
• Yi-Ping Chang · Greensboro, US
• Bradley V. Brown · Overland Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 2020
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 10, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A24F40/10
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for testing a vapor product with a mouthpiece that has a non-circular cross section includes an adaptor coupled to a neck portion of a filter pad holder. The adaptor includes a nose to receive the neck portion and an adaptor body coupled to the nose. An opening is defined by the adaptor body and the nose, the opening extending through the adaptor body and the nose and configured to receive the neck portion. A sealing member is configured to be received by the adaptor and the filter pad holder. The sealing member includes a sealing member nose configured to be received by the neck portion, and a sealing member body coupled to the sealing member nose and configured to be received by the opening. The sealing member body defines an orifice, the orifice extending through the sealing member body.