The present invention provides a conductive substrate useful for Joule heating, such as in an electronic smoking article. Particularly, the invention provides a resistive heating element formed of a conductive substrate. The conductive substrate comprises an electrically conductive material and a carbonaceous additive, such as a binder material. The conductive substrate is carbonized in that it is subjected to calcining conditions to effectively reduce the carbonaceous additive to its carbon skeleton. It has been found that such carbonized substrate has surprisingly improved resistance properties in relation a substrate of the same formulation that is not carbonized. The carbonized substrate can include an aerosol precursor material. The formed resistive heating element can be included in an electronic smoking article to simultaneously provide resistive heating and aerosol formation with a single, unitary component.

The present invention provides a conductive substrate useful for Joule heating, such as in an electronic smoking article. Particularly, the invention provides a resistive heating element formed of a conductive substrate. The conductive substrate comprises an electrically conductive material and a carbonaceous additive, such as a binder material. The conductive substrate is carbonized in that it is subjected to calcining conditions to effectively reduce the carbonaceous additive to its carbon skeleton. It has been found that such carbonized substrate has surprisingly improved resistance properties in relation a substrate of the same formulation that is not carbonized. The carbonized substrate can include an aerosol precursor material. The formed resistive heating element can be included in an electronic smoking article to simultaneously provide resistive heating and aerosol formation with a single, unitary component.

An aerosol-generating device including a cartridge including a first container having a cylindrical form including a hollow shaft such that liquid is containable between an inner surface of the first container and an outer surface of the hollow shaft; a second container rotatably coupled to the first container and which includes a plurality of chambers isolated from each other along a circumference of the second container; a wick extending through the hollow shaft in a diametrical direction of the hollow shaft; a coupling disc including a duct positioned between the first container and the second container to allow an upper end of the hollow shaft to communicate with the lower end of one of the plurality of chambers; and a first seal positioned around the duct between the first container and the coupling disc to seal the duct.

A holder for an elongate aerosol-generating device defining a longitudinal axis is provided, including: a cover and defining a docking space to accommodate the device, the cover being moveable between a covering position, in which the cover covers at least a portion of the docking space, and a non-covering position, and when the cover is in the covering position, a first portion of the cover defines a first curve, and when the cover is in the non-covering position, the first portion of the cover defines a second curve, a radius of curvature of the second curve being greater than a radius of curvature of the first curve, and when the device is accommodated in the docking space and the cover is in the covering position, the device is enclosed by the holder so as to be completely surrounded by the holder and the first curve curves around the longitudinal axis.

A holder for an elongate aerosol-generating device defining a longitudinal axis is provided, including: a cover and defining a docking space to accommodate the device, the cover being moveable between a covering position, in which the cover covers at least a portion of the docking space, and a non-covering position, and when the cover is in the covering position, a first portion of the cover defines a first curve, and when the cover is in the non-covering position, the first portion of the cover defines a second curve, a radius of curvature of the second curve being greater than a radius of curvature of the first curve, and when the device is accommodated in the docking space and the cover is in the covering position, the device is enclosed by the holder so as to be completely surrounded by the holder and the first curve curves around the longitudinal axis.

A cover for a device-holder portion of a charging case including a coupler and a storage portion. The coupler may be operable to releasably retain the cover to an external wall of the device-holder portion. The storage portion may define a storage volume in the cover for storing at least one item.

The invention relates to a package of smoking articles comprising: a front wall; a rear wall; a bottom; two side walls; and at least a first support wall, which has a first group of seats for receiving, each one, a smoking article and is arranged in proximity to the front wall so as to be transversal to the front wall and to the rear wall. Each side wall has: a first portion proximal to the front wall; a second portion proximal to the rear wall; and a folding line arranged between the first portion and the second portion so as to allow the folding of the first portion on the second portion, or vice versa, causing the mutual distancing and approach of the front wall and of the rear wall.

Provided are a storage box for storing both a bluetooth earphone and an electronic cigarette. The storage box for storing both a bluetooth earphone and the electronic cigarette includes a box body and a box cover covered on a top surface of the box body. The top surface of the box body is provided with an electronic cigarette accommodation groove, a left earphone accommodation groove and a right earphone accommodation groove. The electronic cigarette, the left earphone and the right earphone all are capable of being inserted into the electronic cigarette accommodation groove, the left earphone accommodation groove and the right earphone accommodation groove along the direction perpendicular to the top surface of the box body, respectively.

The electronic cigarette assembly includes a cigarette case, a cigarette rod, a disinfection device, and a plurality of cartridges. The cigarette case is provided with an electronic cigarette accommodation groove and a plurality of cartridge accommodation grooves. One cartridge of the plurality of cartridges is capable of being selected to be detachably connected to the cigarette rod to form an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette is capable of being accommodated in the electronic cigarette accommodation groove, and remaining cartridges of the plurality of cartridges are accommodated in the plurality of cartridge accommodation grooves in one-to-one correspondence. The disinfection device is disposed in the electronic cigarette accommodation groove and configured to disinfect the one cartridge on the electronic cigarette.

The electronic cigarette assembly includes a cigarette case, a cigarette rod, a disinfection device, and a plurality of cartridges. The cigarette case is provided with an electronic cigarette accommodation groove and a plurality of cartridge accommodation grooves. One cartridge of the plurality of cartridges is capable of being selected to be detachably connected to the cigarette rod to form an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette is capable of being accommodated in the electronic cigarette accommodation groove, and remaining cartridges of the plurality of cartridges are accommodated in the plurality of cartridge accommodation grooves in one-to-one correspondence. The disinfection device is disposed in the electronic cigarette accommodation groove and configured to disinfect the one cartridge on the electronic cigarette.