Vaporizer with removable cartridge

Abstract

A vaporizer cartridge including a housing with at least one exterior wall and an interior dividing wall. An inlet extends through the exterior wall. The housing defines a payload reservoir, an inlet flow chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, and an outlet flow chamber in fluid communication with the inlet flow chamber. The interior dividing wall is positioned between the payload reservoir and the inlet flow chamber, and the inlet flow chamber is positioned between the exterior wall and the interior dividing wall. A vaporizer having a base and a cartridge as described above configured to removably couple to the base. At least one magnet may releasably couple the cartridge to the base. The cartridge may have an activation chamber separate from the payload reservoir and inlet and outlet flow chambers.

1 - 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . A vaporizer comprising:
 a base; and   a cartridge configured to removably couple to the base, the cartridge comprising:
 a housing comprising at least one exterior wall and an interior dividing wall, wherein an inlet extends through the exterior wall, wherein the housing defines a payload reservoir, an inlet flow chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, and an outlet flow chamber in fluid communication with the inlet flow chamber, wherein the interior dividing wall is positioned between the payload reservoir and the inlet flow chamber, and wherein the inlet flow chamber is positioned between the exterior wall and the interior dividing wall; and 
 a heater in fluid communication with the payload reservoir and the outlet flow chamber. 
   
     
     
         24 . The vaporizer of  claim 23 , wherein the housing further comprises a second interior dividing wall that separates the outlet flow chamber from the payload reservoir. 
     
     
         25 . The vaporizer of  claim 24 , wherein the second interior dividing wall comprises a tube that is positioned at least partially in the payload reservoir. 
     
     
         26 . The vaporizer of  claim 25 , wherein the heater is positioned within the tube, and wherein at least one payload opening in the tube places the heater in fluid communication with the payload reservoir. 
     
     
         27 . The vaporizer of  claim 23 , wherein the at least one exterior wall of the housing comprises a side wall and a first end wall, wherein the inlet extends through the side wall. 
     
     
         28 . The vaporizer of  claim 27 , wherein the base defines a cavity that is configured to receive at least a portion of the side wall when the cartridge is removably coupled to the base, and wherein the base comprises a wall with an opening that is in fluid communication with the inlet when the cartridge is removably coupled to the base. 
     
     
         29 . The vaporizer of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one exterior wall of the housing further comprises a second end wall, wherein an outlet extends through the second end wall, and wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the outlet flow chamber. 
     
     
         30 . The vaporizer of  claim 29 , wherein the second end wall comprises at least a portion of a mouthpiece that is removably coupled to the side wall. 
     
     
         31 . The vaporizer of  claim 29 , wherein the second end wall is formed integrally with the side wall. 
     
     
         32 . The vaporizer of  claim 27 , wherein the base comprises a side surface that defines a cavity that is configured to receive at least a portion of the side wall when the cartridge is removably coupled to the base, and wherein at least a portion of the side surface comprises an opening or a window that is aligned with at least a portion of the payload reservoir when the cartridge is removably coupled to the base. 
     
     
         33 . The vaporizer of  claim 29 , wherein the housing extends in a first direction from the first end wall to the second end wall, and wherein the exterior wall of the housing comprises a non-circular cross section in a plane that is perpendicular to the first direction. 
     
     
         34 . The vaporizer of  claim 29 , wherein the cartridge comprises a first magnet positioned adjacent the first end wall, wherein the base comprises a second magnet, wherein the first and second magnets are configured to releasably couple the cartridge to the base. 
     
     
         35 . The vaporizer of  claim 29 , wherein the cartridge comprises a magnet positioned adjacent the first end wall, wherein at least a portion of the base is formed from a ferromagnetic material, and wherein the magnet and the ferromagnetic material are configured to releasably couple the cartridge to the base. 
     
     
         36 . The vaporizer of  claim 29 , wherein the base comprises a magnet, wherein at least a portion of the cartridge adjacent the first end wall is formed from a ferromagnetic material, and wherein the magnet and the ferromagnetic material are configured to releasably couple the cartridge to the base. 
     
     
         37 . The vaporizer of  claim 29 , wherein the side wall comprises a first end that is spaced apart from the first end wall to form a cavity between the side wall and the first end wall, wherein the base comprises a first end surface, a second end surface, and a post coupled to and extending from the first end surface in a direction away from the second end surface, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the post to releasably couple the cartridge to the base. 
     
     
         38 . The vaporizer of  claim 23 , wherein a portion of the exterior wall comprises a protrusion or a depression that engages a mating protrusion or depression of the base when the cartridge is removably coupled to the base. 
     
     
         39 . The vaporizer of  claim 38 , wherein the protrusion or depression of the exterior wall and the mating protrusion or depression of the base are configured so that the cartridge may only be coupled to the base in a single orientation. 
     
     
         40 . The vaporizer of  claim 38 , wherein the exterior wall comprises a side wall that comprises the protrusion or depression. 
     
     
         41 . The vaporizer of  claim 40 , wherein the side wall comprises a protrusion and the base comprises a mating depression, wherein the protrusion is movable between extended and retracted positions, wherein the protrusion is biased to the extended position, and wherein the protrusion is configured to engage the mating depression when in the extended position to releasably couple the cartridge to the base. 
     
     
         42 . The vaporizer of  claim 40 , wherein the side wall comprises a depression that extends circumferentially around the side wall to form a continuous groove in the side wall, and wherein the base comprises a mating protrusion that is configured to engage the depression to releasably couple the cartridge to the base. 
     
     
         43 . The vaporizer of  claim 40 , wherein the base comprises an interior surface that defines a cavity that is configured to receive at least a portion of the side wall when the cartridge is removably coupled to the base, wherein the interior surface of the base comprises a protrusion, wherein the side wall comprises a first end that is positioned in the cavity adjacent the interior surface when the cartridge is releasably coupled to the base and a second end, wherein the side wall comprises at least one depression that is positioned at least 7 mm from the first end, and wherein the protrusion is configured to engage the depression to removably couple the cartridge to the base. 
     
     
         44 . The vaporizer of  claim 43 , wherein the base comprises a first end with an opening, wherein the cavity is accessible through the opening, and wherein a height of the interior surface from the first end of the base to a bottom of the cavity is at least 13 mm. 
     
     
         45 . The vaporizer of  claim 44 , wherein the protrusion is positioned no more than 7 mm from the first end of the base. 
     
     
         46 . The vaporizer of  claim 23 , wherein the housing defines an activation chamber that is not in fluid communication through the housing with the payload reservoir, the inlet flow chamber, and the outlet flow chamber. 
     
     
         47 . The vaporizer of  claim 46 , further comprising a pressure sensor positioned in the base, wherein the pressure sensor is in fluid communication with the activation chamber when the cartridge is coupled to the base. 
     
     
         48 - 66 . (canceled)