Patent ID: 11864591
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  H | IPC A  B  H

Claim 0:
1. An aerosol-generating system comprising:
an element including,
a liquid storage portion configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate, and
a manually operated disabling mechanism configured to render the element irreversibly inoperable, the disabling mechanism including,
a first housing part,
at least one piercing element coupled to the first housing part, and
a second housing part defining a conduit and including the liquid storage portion, the liquid storage portion between an outer wall of the second housing part and the conduit, the first housing part being moveable within the second housing part such that the at least one piercing element is configured to pierce the liquid storage portion;

an aerosol generator in fluid communication with the liquid storage portion; and
a power supply electrically connectable to the aerosol generator.