Aerosol provision device

Abstract

An aerosol provision device including a housing and a removable mouthpiece which is magnetically retained within or to the housing.

1 . An aerosol provision device comprising:
 a housing; and   a removable mouthpiece which is magnetically retained within or to the housing.   
     
     
         2 . An aerosol provision device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises one or more permanent magnets or electromagnets and the removable mouthpiece comprises one or more permanent magnets or electromagnets. 
     
     
         3 . An aerosol provision device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises one or more permanent magnets or electromagnets and the removable mouthpiece comprises a magnetizable material. 
     
     
         4 . An aerosol provision device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a magnetizable material and the removable mouthpiece comprises one or more permanent magnets or electromagnets. 
     
     
         5 . An aerosol provision device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising an aerosol chamber attached to the removable mouthpiece. 
     
     
         6 . An aerosol provision device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a base portion and a lid portion, wherein the lid portion is hinged or pivoted about the base portion and is movable between an open and a closed position. 
     
     
         7 . An aerosol provision device as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the removable mouthpiece is removable from the lid portion when the lid portion is in an open position. 
     
     
         8 . An aerosol provision device comprising:
 a housing comprising a base portion and a lid portion, wherein the lid portion is hinged or pivoted about the base portion and is movable between an open and a closed position; and   a removable mouthpiece which is magnetically retained within or to the housing, wherein the removable mouthpiece is removable from the lid portion when the lid portion is in an open position.   
     
     
         9 . An aerosol generating system comprising:
 an aerosol provision device as claimed in  claim 1 ; and   an aerosol generating article.   
     
     
         10 . An aerosol generating system as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the aerosol generating article comprises:
 (i) a substantially circular, oval or polyhedral substrate having one or more portions of aerosol generating material arranged on a first surface of the substrate and/or one or more portions of aerosol generating material arranged on a second surface of the substrate;   (ii) a substantially planar substrate having one or more portions of aerosol generating material arranged on a first surface of the substrate and/or one or more portions of aerosol generating material arranged on a second surface of the substrate; or   (iii) a prismatic or cylindrical shaped aerosol generating article.   
     
     
         11 . An aerosol generating system as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the aerosol generating article comprises either an open type consumable or a closed type consumable. 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . (canceled)