Patent ID: 11937638
Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
an article containing smokable material; and
an apparatus for volatilizing at least one component of the smokable material, wherein:
the article is engageable with the apparatus and disengageable from the apparatus,
the smokable material is a layer on at least one surface of the article,
the apparatus comprises at least one irradiative light source for generating light,
the article and the apparatus are arranged such that the at least one irradiative light source and the smokable material overlap radially of the apparatus when the article is engaged with the apparatus,
the at least one irradiative light source is configured to emit light radially of the apparatus so as to impinge upon the smokable material on the at least one surface of the article to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, and
the at least one irradiative light source and the smokable material are movable relative to each other when the article is engaged with the apparatus to enable light emitted by the irradiative light source to be selectively directed in use to different portions of the smokable material on the at least one surface of the article,
wherein the system further comprises an irradiative light source moving arrangement for at least one moving the irradiative light source relative to the smokable material so as to selectively direct light emitted by the at least one irradiative light source in use to different portions of the smokable material of the article.