Air restriction sleeve for an electronic smoking device

Abstract

An air restriction sleeve for an electronic smoking device made from a band of elastic material that wraps around a vaping device and has an aperture passing therethrough, wherein the aperture restricts the passage of air into an air intake on a cartridge that is receivable onto a body of the vaping device and wherein the band of elastic material stabilizes the connection between the cartridge and the elongated body of the vaping device while also sealing around the connection.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air restriction sleeve for an electronic smoking device, comprising:
 a band of material dimensioned to wrap fully and continuously around a vaping device, the band of material defining an open top end and an open bottom end; and   an aperture passing through the band of elastic material, the aperture being dimensioned to restrict the passage of air into an air intake on a cartridge that is receivable onto a body of the vaping device.   
     
     
         2 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture is positioned mid-way between the open top and bottom ends of the band of elastic material. 
     
     
         3 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the band of elastic material is made of rubber or silicone. 
     
     
         4 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the band of elastic material of is generally rectangular in cross section. 
     
     
         5 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the aperture is round. 
     
     
         6 . The sleeve of  claim 5 , wherein the aperture has a diameter between 1/16 th  and ¼ of an inch. 
     
     
         7 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the vaping device is a JUUL™ vaping system. 
     
     
         8 . The sleeve of  claim 1 , wherein the band of elastic material is dimensioned to wrap fully and continuously around a connection location where the cartridge and the body of the vaping device meet. 
     
     
         9 . The sleeve of  claim 8 , wherein the band of elastic material provides support to the connection location where the cartridge and the body of the vaping device meet. 
     
     
         10 . The sleeve of  claim 8 , wherein the band of elastic material seals the passage of air and prevents any leaks at the connection location where the cartridge and the body of the vaping device meet. 
     
     
         11 . A method for enhancing flavor in an electronic smoking device, comprising:
 providing an electronic smoking device having:
 an elongated body, and 
 a cartridge attachable onto the body; 
   attaching the cartridge onto the body; and   placing a sleeve around a connection location where the cartridge is attached to the body of the vaping device such that the sleeve provides support to both the elongated body and the cartridge on both sides of the connection location,
 wherein the sleeve has an aperture passing therethrough and wherein the aperture is positioned adjacent to an air intake on the cartridge, and 
 wherein the aperture restricts the passage of air into an air intake on the cartridge. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the cartridge is attached to the body by being inserted into the body. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein placing the sleeve around the connection region comprises stretching the sleeve and inserting the vaping device into sleeve, and releasing the sleeve such that the sleeve seals around the connection location. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein placing the sleeve around the connection region comprises positioning the aperture in the sleeve over an air intake into the cartridge. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 replacing the sleeve with a second sleeve, the second sleeve having an aperture of different size from the first sleeve, thereby changing the amount of air intake into the cartridge.