Patent ID: 9326547
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A24F,A61M,F04C,H01C,H05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electronic vaping article comprising: an outer tube extending in a longitudinal direction; an inner tube within the outer tube, the inner tube including a pair of opposing slots; a liquid supply comprising a liquid material, the liquid supply contained in an outer annulus between the outer tube and the inner tube; a coil heater located in the inner tube, end portions of the coil heater extending through the opposing slots in the inner tube, the coil heater being formed of an iron-free alloy and having substantially uniformly spaced windings in an essentially unbowed condition; a wick in communication with the liquid supply and surrounded by the coil heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the coil heater and the coil heater heats the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form a vapor in the inner tube; and a mouth-end insert at a mouth-end of the outer tube.