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Non-heating flavor inhaler

US8646462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

JAPAN TOBACCO INC. · JP

Inventors

Manabu Yamada · Tokyo, JP
Takuo Shiga · Tokyo, JP
Manabu Takeuchi · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 22, 2011
Grant date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2209/06
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A non-heating flavor inhaler (1) comprises a suction holder (2) including an upstream section (10) extending from a front end thereof to a partition (4) in the suction holder (2), and a downstream section (14) extending from the front end thereof to a mouth end in the suction holder (2), the downstream section (14) having a front passage extending along the upstream section (10), an ambient air intake (12) provided in a circumferential wall of the suction holder (2) to connect the upstream section (10) to the outside, and a pouch (30) for releasing a tobacco flavor, the pouch (3) being located on the boundary between the upstream section (10) and the downstream section (14) and extending along a longitudinal axis of the suction holder (2).

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