Aerosol Generating Device and Assembly, and Packaging Enabling Easy Grabbing of a Consumable Article

Abstract

An aerosol generating device configured to operate with a consumable article includes: a first part, defining a cavity configured to receive the consumable article and to heat the consumable article during a vaping session, the consumable article thereby generating an aerosol; and a second part, separable from the first part and including a grabber, deformable between: an open configuration, for the grabber to grab the consumable article, when the second part is separated from the first part, and a holding configuration, for the grabber to hold the consumable article, such that the consumable article is inserted into the cavity, when the first part and the second part are assembled.

1 . An aerosol generating device, configured to operate with a consumable article and comprising:
 a first part defining a cavity configured to receive the consumable article and to heat the consumable article during a vaping session, the consumable article thereby generating an aerosol; and   a second part separable from the first part and comprising a grabber movable between:
 an open configuration, for the grabber to grab the consumable article, when the second part is separated from the first part, and 
 a holding configuration, for the grabber to hold the consumable article, such that the consumable article is inserted into the cavity, when the first part and the second part are assembled. 
   
     
     
         2 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the grabber is deformable between the open configuration and the holding configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second part comprises a mouthpiece configured to deliver the aerosol to a user. 
     
     
         4 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second part comprises an external surface and the grabber is configured to be moved to the open configuration by pinching of the external surface. 
     
     
         5 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 4 , wherein the external surface defines two opposite pinching zones, adapted to be pinched by a user's fingers to move the grabber to the open configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the grabber forms a clip for grabbing the consumable article when in the open configuration and for holding the consumable article when in the holding configuration, the clip comprising axial legs configured to extend along opposite sides of the consumable article, for holding the consumable article when the grabber is in the holding configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 6 , wherein the axial legs are radially moved away from each other when the grabber is moved from the holding configuration to the open configuration, for enabling grabbing of the consumable article into the grabber. 
     
     
         8 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the grabber is configured to elastically return to the holding configuration when in the open configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an abutment surface, preventing the grabber from being moved to the open configuration when the first part and the second part are assembled. 
     
     
         10 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first part comprises a heating element configured to heat the consumable article when the consumable article is received in the cavity. 
     
     
         11 . The aerosol generating device according to  claim 10 , wherein the heating element is configured to surround and/or to penetrate the consumable article when the consumable article is received in the cavity. 
     
     
         12 . An aerosol generating assembly, comprising the aerosol generating device according to  claim 1  and a consumable article, the consumable article comprising a porous element storing a liquid that is able to generate an aerosol when heated in the cavity. 
     
     
         13 . The aerosol generating assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein the consumable article is a single-session consumable article. 
     
     
         14 . A packaging for a plurality of consumable articles, the packaging comprising a holder and defining a plurality of sockets formed in the holder, wherein each socket is respectively configured to receive one of the consumable articles, wherein one of the consumable articles is configured to protrude from the holder when received in one of the plurality of sockets. 
     
     
         15 . The packaging according to  claim 14 , wherein the holder is flat-shaped and the plurality of sockets are arranged in rows and/or columns.