An elastic locking mechanism, an atomizer for an electronic cigarette, and an electronic cigarette are disclosed. The elastic locking mechanism includes an upper cover removably arranged on an opening end of a liquid storage assembly, a screw cap sleeved outside the upper cover, an upper engagement component arranged on the screw cap, a lower engagement component arranged on the upper cover, and an elastic element mounted between the screw cap and the upper cover to prevent the upper engagement component and the lower engagement component from engaging each other. When the screw cap is pressed down or pulled up, the elastic element is compressed or stretched so that the upper engagement component engages the lower engagement component, and the upper cover is driven to rotate together with the screw cap by rotating the screw cap.

A biometric handheld vaporizer has a housing, a mouthpiece, an oil reservoir, an atomizer, a battery, a battery charging port, a fingerprint sensor, and a microcontroller. The handheld vaporizer remains inoperable until a user submits a photo ID for age verification. One method of using a biometric handheld vaporizer involves inputting fingerprints into the vaporizer, the fingerprints stored on the microcontroller; and, when a user desires to use the vaporizer, placing the authorized fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor, which, upon authorization, closes a circuit to activate an atomizer within the vaporizer.

An aerosol generating device, in particular an electronic cigarette or a vaporizer, has means to avoid children or young persons to use said aerosol generating device.

An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable.

An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable.

Vaporizers with protection are disclosed. The vaporizers includes a built-in child protective mechanism adapted to connect and disconnect the power source from the heating element of the vaporizer thereby mitigating the ability of a child to activate the vaporizer.

Vaporizers with protection are disclosed. The vaporizers includes a built-in child protective mechanism adapted to connect and disconnect the power source from the heating element of the vaporizer thereby mitigating the ability of a child to activate the vaporizer.

An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable.

An atomizer for an electronic cigarette has a liquid storage assembly, a bottom connecting assembly and a base assembly. The bottom connecting assembly includes a base threaded ring. The base assembly comprises a lower cover fitted with the base threaded ring and an adjustment ring rotatably sleeved about the lower cover. The adjustment ring has a latch while the lower cover provides a corresponding latching slot. The base threaded ring and the base assembly can be disassembled or assembled by adjusting the relative positions of the latch and the latching slot. The atomizer has a novel structure, good usability, and is child-proof.

An atomizer for an electronic cigarette has a liquid storage assembly, a bottom connecting assembly and a base assembly. The bottom connecting assembly includes a base threaded ring. The base assembly comprises a lower cover fitted with the base threaded ring and an adjustment ring rotatably sleeved about the lower cover. The adjustment ring has a latch while the lower cover provides a corresponding latching slot. The base threaded ring and the base assembly can be disassembled or assembled by adjusting the relative positions of the latch and the latching slot. The atomizer has a novel structure, good usability, and is child-proof.