Patent ID: 11950331
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 12:
13. A method for cleaning an aerosol-generating device with a cleaning tool, the aerosol-generating device comprising a heating chamber and a heating element disposed in the heating chamber, and the cleaning tool comprising multiple prongs, the method comprising:
inserting the multiple prongs into the heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device for cleaning at least the heating element, wherein the cleaning tool further comprises an actuating element configured to move the multiple prongs between a first position and a second position, and wherein the multiple prongs are expanded towards inner sidewalls of the heating chamber in the first position and contracted towards the heating element in the second position; and
moving the multiple prongs between the first position and the second position after insertion of the cleaning tool into the heating chamber.