A consumable for use with an aerosol provision device

Abstract

A consumable (2) for insertion into an aerosol provision device Is disclosed. The consumable (2) comprises a support (4), aerosol generating material (6), and a sealing element (8, 10). The support (4) comprises one or more flow path faces (20), and the one or more flow path faces (20) of the support (4) at least partially define a flow path for atmospheric air. At least one of the one or more flow path faces (20) of the support (4) supports one or more discrete portions (6) of the aerosol generating material. The sealing element (8, 10) may be moved from a first position in which it blocks the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path, to a second position in which the sealing element (8, 10) does not block the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path.

1 . A consumable for insertion into an aerosol provision device, the consumable comprising:
 a support, aerosol generating material, and a sealing element, in which   the support comprises one or more flow path faces, the one or more flow path faces of the support at least partially define a flow path for atmospheric air,   at least one of the one or more flow path faces of the support supports one or more discrete portions of the aerosol generating material, and   the sealing element may be moved from a first position in which it blocks the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path, to a second position in which the sealing element does not block the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path.   
     
     
         2 . The consumable according to  claim 1  in which the sealing element is attached to the support when in the first position. 
     
     
         3 . The consumable according to  claim 1  in which the sealing element is detached from the support when in the second position. 
     
     
         4 . The consumable according to  claim 1  in which movement of the sealing element from the first position to the second position creates an irreversible indication that the sealing element has moved from the first position to the second position. 
     
     
         5 . The consumable according to  claim 4  in which the irreversible indication is a physical or visual change to one or both of a part of the support and the seal element. 
     
     
         6 . The consumable according to  claim 1  in which the sealing element is integrally formed with at least a part of the support adjacent the sealing element when the sealing element is in the first position and before the sealing element is moved to the second position. 
     
     
         7 . The consumable according to  claim 6  in which the sealing element is connected to the part of the support adjacent the sealing element at an interface when in the first position, and the interface includes a plurality of perforations. 
     
     
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         9 . The consumable according to  claim 7  in which the perforations do not extend through the whole of the part of the support adjacent the sealing element. 
     
     
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         12 . The consumable according to  claim 1  in which the consumable further comprises a second sealing element, the second sealing element may be moved from an alpha position in which it is engaged with the support and blocks the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path, and a beta position in which the second sealing element does not block the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path. 
     
     
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         19 . The consumable according to  claim 1  in which the flow path has a longitudinal extent with a first and second end, and the sealing element blocks one of the ends of the flow path when the sealing element is in the first position and before the sealing element is moved to the second position. 
     
     
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         22 . The consumable according to  claim 1  in which the consumable further comprises one or more sets of portions of aerosol generating material,
 each set of portions of aerosol generating material comprises at least two discrete portions of aerosol generating material and the at least two discrete portions are located in positions that are along a deposition line, 
 each deposition line extends in a direction parallel to or approximately parallel to the longitudinal extent of the flow path. 
 
     
     
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         30 . The consumable according to  claim 19  in which the consumable is adapted for air flow along the flow path to be from the first end to the second end, and the quantity of aerosol generating material in each discrete portion of aerosol generating material is dependent on the distance of the discrete portion of aerosol generating material from the first end. 
     
     
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         41 . A blank for use in making a consumable according to  claim 1  in which the blank comprises
 a support, aerosol generating material, and a sealing element, in which 
 the support comprises one or more flow path face portions, 
 at least one of the one or more flow path face portions of the support supports one or more discrete portions of the aerosol generating material, and 
 the blank is so configured that it can be reconfigured to form a consumable. 
 
     
     
         42 . The blank according to  claim 41  in which the blank further comprises a portion that can be reconfigured to form a first seal element. 
     
     
         43 . The blank according to  claim 42  in which the blank further comprises a portion that can be reconfigured to form a second seal element. 
     
     
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         49 . A method of making a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device comprising a support, aerosol generating material, a sealing element, and a flow path for atmospheric air at least partially defined by one or more flow path faces of the support,
 the method comprising
 providing a support which comprises one or more flow path face portions, and which is so shaped and dimensioned that the support can be reconfigured to form the consumable, 
   applying aerosol generating material to one or more of the one or more flow path face portions of the support, and
 reconfiguring the support so that the one or more flow path face portions at least partially define a flow path for atmospheric air. 
   
     
     
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         51 . The method according to  claim 49  in which the support further comprises a sealing element portion, and at the same time as or after the support has been reconfigured to at least partially define the flow path for atmospheric air the sealing element portion is reconfigured into a sealing element, and the sealing element is in a first position in which it blocks the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path. 
     
     
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         58 . The method according to  claim 49  in which the support further comprises a second sealing element portion, and at the same time as or after the support has been reconfigured to at least partially define the flow path for atmospheric air the second sealing element portion is reconfigured into a second sealing element, and the second sealing element is in an alpha position in which it blocks the flow of atmospheric air along the flow path. 
     
     
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         64 . The method according to  claim 49  in which the flow path has a longitudinal extent with a first and second end, and the sealing element blocks one of the ends of the flow path. 
     
     
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         73 . The method according to  claim 64  in which the consumable is adapted for air flow along the flow path to be from the first end to the second end, and the quantity of aerosol generating material in each discrete portion of aerosol generating material is dependent on the distance of the discrete portion of aerosol generating material from what will be the first end. 
     
     
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