A glass liquid pipe smoking apparatus having a protective shell and grip to be carried by the grip applied to the vessel bodies of the apparatus. The protective shell and grip are permanently attached to the pipe smoking apparatus and are intended to absorb shock from collisions with other objects to avoid fracture of the glass apparatus, to provide grip for more secure handling of the apparatus, to adorn the apparatus with a visually pleasing design, and to provide a structure to contain the resulting glass shards in the event of the glass apparatus being shattered. Various embodiments may be configured utilizing a protective shell and grip.

A glass liquid pipe smoking apparatus having a protective shell and grip to be carried by the grip applied to the vessel bodies of the apparatus. The protective shell and grip are permanently attached to the pipe smoking apparatus and are intended to absorb shock from collisions with other objects to avoid fracture of the glass apparatus, to provide grip for more secure handling of the apparatus, to adorn the apparatus with a visually pleasing design, and to provide a structure to contain the resulting glass shards in the event of the glass apparatus being shattered. Various embodiments may be configured utilizing a protective shell and grip.

Disclosed is an electronic cigarette including: a main body portion including a main body cover; an intake portion that generates an aerosol by power supply, sucks the aerosol, and is detachably coupled to the main body portion, and a sliding portion coupled to the main body portion and performing a reciprocating sliding motion and including a slide cover. The electronic cigarette includes a sliding close state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pulled to each other and a sliding open state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pushed to each other.

Disclosed is an electronic cigarette including: a main body portion including a main body cover; an intake portion that generates an aerosol by power supply, sucks the aerosol, and is detachably coupled to the main body portion, and a sliding portion coupled to the main body portion and performing a reciprocating sliding motion and including a slide cover. The electronic cigarette includes a sliding close state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pulled to each other and a sliding open state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pushed to each other.

There is provided a case for a mobile device, including a first panel and a second panel; and a hinge extending along an edge of each of the first and second panels and connecting the second panel to the first panel, the hinge including a hollow portion configured to receive an aerosol-generating device, and a hinge power connector configured to deliver electrical energy to a corresponding power connector on the aerosol-generating device when the aerosol-generating device is connected to the hinge power connector.

There is provided a case for a mobile device, including a first panel and a second panel; and a hinge extending along an edge of each of the first and second panels and connecting the second panel to the first panel, the hinge including a hollow portion configured to receive an aerosol-generating device, and a hinge power connector configured to deliver electrical energy to a corresponding power connector on the aerosol-generating device when the aerosol-generating device is connected to the hinge power connector.

A protective containment device installed on a water pipe is disclosed. The protective containment device, is configure to cover and seal a water pipe, either empty or full of water, from accidental spillage when not in use. The water pipe is intended to be illustrative in nature, and is not intended to limit use of the device with any particular size, style, or type of water pipe. The water pipe is provided with a mouthpiece, a neck, a bowl, a water chamber, and a base at a minimum. The device consists of a consists of a top, a cord, and a ring.

A protective containment device installed on a water pipe is disclosed. The protective containment device, is configure to cover and seal a water pipe, either empty or full of water, from accidental spillage when not in use. The water pipe is intended to be illustrative in nature, and is not intended to limit use of the device with any particular size, style, or type of water pipe. The water pipe is provided with a mouthpiece, a neck, a bowl, a water chamber, and a base at a minimum. The device consists of a consists of a top, a cord, and a ring.

An electrically heated aerosol-generating system is provided, including a primary device and a secondary, aerosol-generating, device having a cavity at a proximal end configured to removably receive an aerosol-generating substrate. The primary device includes a housing; a power supply; a cavity in the housing configured to receive the secondary device; a plurality of electrical contacts within the cavity, each contact being configured to contact a corresponding contact of the secondary device when the secondary device is in the cavity, at least one of the contacts being connected to the power supply; and a lid configured to cover an opening of the cavity, and being moveable between a first closed position, and a second open position. The lid includes a protrusion configured to prevent movement from the second position to the first position if the secondary device is inserted incorrectly.

An electrically heated aerosol-generating system is provided, including a primary device and a secondary, aerosol-generating, device having a cavity at a proximal end configured to removably receive an aerosol-generating substrate. The primary device includes a housing; a power supply; a cavity in the housing configured to receive the secondary device; a plurality of electrical contacts within the cavity, each contact being configured to contact a corresponding contact of the secondary device when the secondary device is in the cavity, at least one of the contacts being connected to the power supply; and a lid configured to cover an opening of the cavity, and being moveable between a first closed position, and a second open position. The lid includes a protrusion configured to prevent movement from the second position to the first position if the secondary device is inserted incorrectly.