A storage and carrying case comprises an upper housing and a lower housing connected by a locking hinge mechanism.

A storage and carrying case comprises an upper housing and a lower housing connected by a locking hinge mechanism.

An e-cigarette PV that includes an air pressure valve or device so that excess air can escape from an e-liquid reservoir in the PV when that reservoir is being filled under pressure with e-liquid from a parent reservoir. The valve or device is a barrier made of an air-porous material, such as a sintered polymer or metal, coated with or otherwise including a barrier or layer of an air-porous substance that is not porous to e-liquid, such as an oleophobic material or a hydrophobic or super-hydrophobic material. The oleophobic material is one of: sintered phosphor bronze, sintered stainless steel and sintered PU plastic.

A slide push pack for smoking articles and a method of packaging smoking articles are disclosed. The slide push pack includes an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell has a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, the back panel having a pair of guide rails and an inner channel, the front panel having a front finger window. The inner shell is configured to receive a pack of smoking articles. The inner shell includes an inner back panel, an outer back panel, a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a hinged-lid. The hinged-lid has a hinged-lid back panel configured to attach the hinged-lid to the back panel of the inner shell, and wherein the inner back panel includes an upper tab, and the outer back panel includes a mid-tab and a lower retention tab.

A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer comprising paperboard, a second layer comprising a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein the foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer.

A case attachment for an electronic cigarette includes an outer housing, a detent housing slidably disposed within the outer housing and movable between a compressed position and an extended position, and a pin. A first portion of the pin is rotatably and partially supported within the outer housing and a second portion translatably and partially supported within the detent housing. The pin is movable from a first position to a second position. The biasing member is interposed between the outer housing and an end surface of the detent housing and is configured to bias the detent housing in a direction away from the end surface. The pin is configured to selectively retain the detent housing in the compressed position when in the first position and selectively retain the detent housing in the extended position when in the second position.

The subject application relates to an enclosure for the display and preservation of various forms and/or strains of substances, controlled substances or medicinal and recreational herbs, and the collecting and trading thereof. The enclosure is comprised of an upper and a lower portion, and a seal between the upper and lower portion. The lower portion consists of a plurality of compartments, each compartment designed to contain at least one of each of a specific solid, a liquid, or an amorphous solid form of the substance. The ideal embodiment of the upper portion is a clear housing that facilitates the viewing of the substances within the enclosure compartments, and displays them in an aesthetically pleasing manner, which also has slightly beveled compartments symmetrical to the compartments on the bottom portion of the enclosure. The upper and lower portions are sealed to ensure an airtight fit and to prevent degradation of the substances within. Additionally, means to validate the contents of the substance, and means for automatic identification and/or data capture is taught.

The subject application relates to an enclosure for the display and preservation of various forms and/or strains of substances, controlled substances or medicinal and recreational herbs, and the collecting and trading thereof. The enclosure is comprised of an upper and a lower portion, and a seal between the upper and lower portion. The lower portion consists of a plurality of compartments, each compartment designed to contain at least one of each of a specific solid, a liquid, or an amorphous solid form of the substance. The ideal embodiment of the upper portion is a clear housing that facilitates the viewing of the substances within the enclosure compartments, and displays them in an aesthetically pleasing manner, which also has slightly beveled compartments symmetrical to the compartments on the bottom portion of the enclosure. The upper and lower portions are sealed to ensure an airtight fit and to prevent degradation of the substances within. Additionally, means to validate the contents of the substance, and means for automatic identification and/or data capture is taught.

A container comprises a housing that comprises a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The lid comprises a bottom edge. The box comprises a front wall and a rear wall. The container also comprises an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package is configured to open and close when the lid of the housing is opened and closed. The inner package comprises an access opening and a sealing flap. The sealing flap comprises a tab that has a bottom edge. The bottom edge of the tab is positioned below the bottom edge of the lid when the lid is in a closed position.

A user-replaceable e-liquid reservoir for dispensing e-liquid, the reservoir being inserted into, or otherwise attached to, a portable, personal e-cigarette device and engaging with an electrical or electronic pump fluid transfer system in the device, the device including: an electrical or electronic pump, being configured to transfer e-liquid from the e-liquid reservoir to an atomizing unit in the device, the pump delivering a pre-defined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the reservoir, and in which the reservoir is not user-refillable.