Patent ID: 11937629
Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus arranged to heat smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the apparatus comprising:
a housing, the housing having a longitudinal axis and a first opening at a first end through which a consumable article containing smokable material can be removably inserted into the apparatus;
at least one heater arrangement arranged within the housing for heating smokable material within the consumable article when in use;
a collar defining or surrounding the first opening; and
a hollow chamber axially between the collar and the at least one heater arrangement, the hollow chamber surrounding a portion of the consumable article when the consumable article is inserted into the apparatus, the hollow chamber comprising a gripping section arranged to releasably grip a part of the portion of the consumable article when the consumable article is removably inserted in the apparatus, wherein the gripping section comprises a plurality of lobes spaced apart circumferentially around an inner surface of the hollow chamber, each lobe extending radially inwardly from the inner surface and contacting the consumable article so that the consumable article is gripped radially between the plurality of lobes when the consumable article is removably inserted in the apparatus, the plurality of lobes at least partially compressing the consumable article in regions of the consumable article that are contacted by the plurality of lobes when the consumable article is removably inserted in the apparatus.