Patent ID: 11859653
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  A  H  Y | IPC A  F  H

Claim 17:
18. A method, comprising:
first defining a longitudinal channel in a major body, the major body including a first portion, a second portion and a flange, the flange being located between the first portion and the second portion, the longitudinal channel traversing through a longitudinal length of the major body from the first portion through the second portion, the first portion including a shaft, the major body being a connector for an e-vaping device;
second defining at least one first portion of a first aperture within a first side end of the flange, the first aperture being in fluid communication with the longitudinal channel; and
connecting a first section of an e-vaping device to a second section of the e-vaping device using the connector, the first section including a battery section and the second section includes a cartridge.