Patent ID: 11864588
Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 19:
20. A method of configuring an aerosol provision device for use, the device including a device part and a removable cartridge part, the method comprising:
coupling the device part to the cartridge part, wherein the device part comprises a heater and the cartridge part comprises a reservoir for a source liquid and a vaporization surface arranged to be in fluid communication with the reservoir for the source liquid,
wherein the vaporization surface is brought into thermal proximity with the heater when the cartridge part is coupled to the device part for use such that the vaporization surface is heated when the heater is activated to cause vaporization of at least a portion of the source liquid in fluid communication with the vaporization surface,
wherein the cartridge part includes a heat-transfer element having a first surface and a second surface, opposite the first surface, wherein at least a portion of the first surface is the vaporization surface,
wherein when the device part and the cartridge part are coupled for use, the heater is arranged to directly contact the second surface of the heat-transfer element,
wherein the heater is arranged to press against the second surface when the device part and the cartridge part are coupled for use,
wherein at least one of:
the heat-transfer element is configured to move relative to a body of the cartridge part in a direction into the body of the cartridge part, and wherein, the heat-transfer element is biased in a direction away from the body of the cartridge part, or
the heat-transfer element is attached to the body of the cartridge part through a resilient member, the resilient member allowing movement of the heat-transfer member.