US Patent 12016996 Receptacle section

A receptacle section for an aerosol provision article is described. The aerosol provision article is for generating a flow of aerosol in use. The receptacle section is arranged for receiving therein an activatable element for modifying, once activated, a property of the flow of aerosol. The receptacle section includes at least one activating element operable to apply, after an installation of the activatable element in the receptacle section by a user, a force to the activatable element to activate the activatable element installed in the receptacle section in use.