Patent ID: 11944130
Assignee: JUUL LABS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A cartridge connector for securing a vaporizer cartridge to a vaporizer body having an outer shell and a cartridge receptacle configured to receive the vaporizer cartridge, the cartridge connector configured to be disposed within the outer shell and comprising:
a cartridge connector body comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first side of the cartridge connector body configured to define at least a portion of the cartridge receptacle within the outer shell;
at least two receptacle contacts proximate the first side of the cartridge connector body, the at least two receptacle contacts configured to electrically communicate with the vaporizer cartridge and supply power to the vaporizer cartridge via a power source within the outer shell;
a connection feature extending from the second side of the cartridge connector body, the connection feature configured to couple the cartridge connector within and to the outer shell of the vaporizer body; and
a retaining feature extending from the first side of the cartridge connector body, wherein the retaining feature is configured to secure the vaporizer cartridge within the cartridge receptacle.