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US-20260123669-A1 - A CONSUMABLE

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Abstract

A consumable for use with an aerosol provision device including an area for receiving the consumable, wherein the consumable includes a mouth end and a distal end opposite the mouth end, wherein the distal end is shaped for insertion into the area and the mouth end is shaped to prevent insertion into the area; and/or wherein a portion of the consumable is shaped for insertion into the area in at least one predetermined orientation about a longitudinal axis of the consumable.

Inventors

  • John Richardson
  • Richard Hepworth
  • Matthew Hodgson
  • Dean Cowan

Assignees

  • Nicoventures Trading Limited

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20231020
Priority Date
20221021

Claims (18)

  1. 1 . A consumable for use with an aerosol provision device comprising an area for receiving the consumable, wherein the consumable comprises a mouth end and a distal end opposite the mouth end, wherein the distal end is shaped for insertion into the area and the mouth end is shaped to prevent insertion into the area; and/or wherein a portion of the consumable is shaped for insertion into the area in at least one predetermined orientation about a longitudinal axis of the consumable.
  2. 2 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein when said portion is inserted into said area in said predetermined orientation, the consumable is fixed in said predetermined orientation to prevent rotation of the consumable about the longitudinal axis.
  3. 3 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein said portion of the consumable is shaped for insertion into the area in one and only one orientation about the longitudinal axis of the consumable.
  4. 4 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein the cross sectional shape of said portion comprises rotational symmetry of order 1 or order 2.
  5. 5 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein said portion is wrapped in an outer wrapper, the outer wrapper being configured so that edges of the outer wrapper overlap to form a lap seam, said lap seam extending along the longitudinal axis of the consumable.
  6. 6 . A consumable according to claim 5 , wherein the outer wrapper has a thickness of between 0.7 mm and 1.2 mm.
  7. 7 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein said portion is wrapped in an outer wrapper so that edges of the outer wrapper form a fin seal, said fin seal comprising edge-adjacent portions of the outer wrapper that abut to upstand radially from an outer surface of said portion of the consumable.
  8. 8 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein the cross sectional shape of the mouth end is oval.
  9. 9 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein the cross sectional shape of said portion is oval.
  10. 10 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein the consumable comprises an aerosol generating material.
  11. 11 . A consumable according to claim 10 , wherein the aerosol generating material is provided in said portion.
  12. 12 . A consumable according to claim 10 , wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises: an aerosol former a binder; optionally a filler; and optionally an active and/or a flavorant.
  13. 13 . A consumable according to claim 12 , wherein the aerosol generating material comprises an aerosol generating film and wherein the aerosol generating film is up to about 1 mm thick and, optionally, up to 500 microns thick and, optionally, 50 to 500 microns thick.
  14. 14 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein the consumable comprises a susceptor embedded in the aerosol generating material, the susceptor being a material heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, wherein the susceptor comprises a flat plate that extends along the longitudinal axis of the consumable.
  15. 15 . A consumable according to claim 14 , wherein the susceptor is embedded in the aerosol generating material in a predetermined orientation about the longitudinal axis of the consumable so that insertion of the consumable into the device in said predetermined orientation causes the susceptor to adopt a predetermined orientation relative to the device.
  16. 16 . A consumable according to claim 1 , wherein the mouth end is configured to allow a user to draw directly on the mouth end to draw air through the consumable during in use.
  17. 17 . A non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising: the consumable of claim 1 ; and a non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating the aerosol generating material of the consumable to generate an aerosol, the device comprising an area for receiving the consumable, and an aerosol generator for causing said heating of the aerosol generating material when the consumable is in said area.
  18. 18 . A system according to claim 17 , wherein the area comprises a cross sectional shape configured to allow insertion of said portion of the consumable into the area in the at least one predetermined orientation.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a National Phase entry of PCT Application No. PCT/GB2023/052734 filed Oct. 20, 2023, which claims priority to GB Application No. 2215606.1 filed Oct. 21, 2022, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a component for an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system, an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system and a method for forming a component for an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system. BACKGROUND Certain tobacco industry products produce an aerosol during use, which is inhaled by a user. For example, tobacco heating devices heat an aerosol generating substrate such as tobacco to form an aerosol by heating, but not burning, the substrate. Such tobacco industry products commonly include consumables containing aerosol generating material for use in a heating device. SUMMARY In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a consumable for use with an aerosol provision device comprising an area for receiving the consumable, wherein the consumable comprises a mouth end and a distal end opposite the mouth end, wherein the distal end is shaped for insertion into the area and the mouth end is shaped to prevent insertion into the area; and/or wherein a portion of the consumable is shaped for insertion into the area in at least one predetermined orientation about a longitudinal axis of the consumable. In a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising: the consumable of the first aspect; anda non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating the aerosol generating material of the consumable to generate an aerosol, the device comprising an area for receiving the consumable, and an aerosol generator for causing said heating of the aerosol generating material when the consumable is in said area. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of non-limiting examples only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 shows an example consumable; FIG. 2 is an end on view of the consumable of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a cross section taken through the consumable of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 shows another example consumable; FIG. 5 is a cross section taken through the consumable of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 shows another example consumable; FIG. 7 shows another example consumable; FIG. 8 shows another example consumable; FIG. 9 is an end on view of an example device configured for use with the example consumable of FIG. 6; FIG. 10 is a cross section taken through the example consumable of FIG. 6; FIG. 11 is an end on view of an example device configured for use with the example consumable of FIG. 7; FIG. 12 is a cross section taken through the example consumable of FIG. 7; FIG. 13 is an end on view of an example device configured for use with the example consumable of FIG. 8; FIG. 14 is a cross section taken through the example consumable of FIG. 8; FIG. 15 is a schematic illustration of an example system comprising a consumable and a device; FIG. 16 is a schematic illustration of an example system comprising the consumable of FIG. 8 and a device configured for use with the consumable of FIG. 8; FIG. 17 is a detail view of the system of FIG. 16; FIG. 18 is a schematic illustration of an example system comprising the consumable of FIG. 6 and a device configured for use with the consumable of FIG. 6; and FIG. 19 is a schematic illustration of an example system comprising the consumable of FIG. 7 and a device configured for use with the consumable of FIG. 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION As used herein, the term “delivery system” is intended to encompass systems that deliver at least one substance to a user, and includes: non-combustible aerosol provision systems that release compounds from an aerosol-generating material without combusting the aerosol-generating material, such as electronic cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and hybrid systems to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials. According to the present disclosure, a “non-combustible” aerosol provision system is one where a constituent aerosol-generating material of the aerosol provision system (or component thereof) is not combusted or burned in order to facilitate delivery of at least one substance to a user. In some embodiments, the delivery system is a non-combustible aerosol provision system, such as a powered non-combustible aerosol provision system. In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is an aerosol-generating material heating system, also known as a heat-not-burn system. In some embodiments, the non-combustible aerosol provision system is a hybrid system to generate aerosol using a combination of aerosol-generating materials, one or a plurality of which may be heated. Each of the aerosol-generating materials may be, for example, in the