E-liquid dispenser

Abstract

An e-liquid dispenser configured to contain and dispense e-liquids for use in e-cigarettes comprising an outer casing having a bottom housing and a pivotally-attached hinged lid, and a removable e-bottle used to hold and dispense the e-liquid. The e-bottle may be made of blow molded plastic and may include a raised portion on a wall of the e-bottle, which raised portion matches an opening in a wall of the bottom housing such that when the e-bottle is inserted into the bottom housing, it is securely held in the bottom housing. E-liquid is expelled from the e-bottle by a user pressing on the raised portion. The e-bottle may be removed by depressing the raised portion and pushing the e-bottle out of the bottom housing. The removable e-bottle may also include a spout that allows the e-bottle to be refilled so that the e-bottle is reusable.

1 . An e-liquid dispenser for containing an e-liquid for use in an electronic cigarette, the e-liquid dispenser comprising:
 a bottom housing having a front wall and a rear wall;   a hinged lid pivotally connected to the bottom housing; and   a blow molded plastic e-bottle to hold the e-liquid, adapted to be removably fitted within the bottom housing and having a front wall and a rear wall,   wherein the e-bottle has a raised potion on its rear wall that fits snugly within an opening in the rear wall of the bottom housing.   
     
     
         2 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 1 , where the raised portion is circular in shape with an outer diameter and the opening in the rear wall of the bottom housing is a circle having a diameter approximately equal to the outer diameter. 
     
     
         3 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 1 , where the raised portion has a shape selected from the group consisting of triangles, squares, rectangles, pentagons, heptagons, hexagons, octagons, and ellipses, and the opening in the rear wall of the bottom housing is substantially similar to the shape of the selected shape. 
     
     
         4 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 2 , where the e-bottle comprises a spout adapted to dispense e-liquid from the e-bottle. 
     
     
         5 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 4 , where the spout is adapted to receive e-liquid for filling the e-bottle. 
     
     
         6 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 5 , where the spout is integrated into the e-bottle during its molding process. 
     
     
         7 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 5 , where the spout is removably attached to the e-bottle. 
     
     
         8 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 5 , where the spout further comprises a cap. 
     
     
         9 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 1 , where e-liquid is expelled from the e-bottle by depressing the raised portion. 
     
     
         10 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 1 , further comprising a hinge assembly pivotally connecting the hinged lid to the bottom housing. 
     
     
         11 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 10 , where the hinge assembly comprises:
 one or more hinges attached to an edge of the hinged lid;   one or more hinges attached to an edge of the bottom housing; and   a roll pin configured to be inserted through openings in all of the hinges and pivotally connect the hinged lid to the bottom housing.   
     
     
         12 . The e-liquid dispenser of  claim 11 , where the hinge assembly further comprises:
 a lever in contact with the hinged lid; and   a torsion spring exerting a bias on the lever so as to hold the hinged lid in a closed position over the bottom housing and in an open position relative to the bottom housing.   
     
     
         13 - 19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . The liquid dispenser of  claim 1 , 
       where the raised portion is configured to substantially match the opening in the rear wall of the bottom housing.