Patent classifications
A24C5/42
GRINDING APPARATUS AND METHOD
An apparatus including a grinder lid section; a grinder section configured to be attached to and detached from the grinder lid section, so that when the grinder section is attached to the grinder lid section the grinder lid section rotates with respect to the grinder section; a funnel section configured to be attached to and detached from the grinder section, so that when the funnel section is attached to the grinder section the funnel section does not rotate with respect to the grinder section; and a storage section configured to be attached and detached from the funnel section, so that when the storage section is attached to the funnel section the storage section does not rotate with respect to the funnel section. Each of the grinder lid section and the grinder section has a plurality of pointed teeth which face towards each other.
Elongated Rod Manufacturing Tool and Method
A tool for making elongated rods made of compacted plant material. The tool includes rod mold with a rod cavity and a plunger configured to slide into the rod cavity. In one embodiment, a stop plate with a pin is placed inside the rod cavity. During use, the stop plate covers the rod cavity's exit opening and the pin extends axially the full length of the rod cavity. Particles of plant material are placed inside the rod cavity and around the pin. The lower end of the plunger includes a pin opening configured to receive the pin when the plunger is downward to compact the plant material. In another embodiment, the stop plate includes a pin opening that enables a pin attached to the closed end of the plunger to extend through. During use, both the plunger and the pin are forced downward in the rod cavity to compact the plant material and form an air conduit.
Elongated Rod Manufacturing Tool and Method
A tool for making elongated rods made of compacted plant material. The tool includes rod mold with a rod cavity and a plunger configured to slide into the rod cavity. In one embodiment, a stop plate with a pin is placed inside the rod cavity. During use, the stop plate covers the rod cavity's exit opening and the pin extends axially the full length of the rod cavity. Particles of plant material are placed inside the rod cavity and around the pin. The lower end of the plunger includes a pin opening configured to receive the pin when the plunger is downward to compact the plant material. In another embodiment, the stop plate includes a pin opening that enables a pin attached to the closed end of the plunger to extend through. During use, both the plunger and the pin are forced downward in the rod cavity to compact the plant material and form an air conduit.
PRE-ROLL CONE FOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING
A pre-roll cone folding system for use in folding top portions of pre-roll cones, including at least (A) one or more pre-roll cone holders, a given one of the one or more pre-roll cone holders including at least a sloped cavity for supporting a pre-roll cone with a top portion of the pre-roll cone protruding from the sloped cavity; (B) one or more pre-roll cone folders for engaging the one or more pre-roll cone holders, a given pre-roll cone folder of the one or more pre-roll cone folders including at least (1) a receptacle to receive at least a portion of the protruding top portion of the pre-roll cone, and (2) a slot; and (C) a pre-roll cone plunger with a shaft for insertion through the slot of the given pre-roll cone folder and with a shaper for shaping at least the top portion of the pre-roll cone.
PRE-ROLL CONE FOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING
A pre-roll cone folding system for use in folding top portions of pre-roll cones, including at least (A) one or more pre-roll cone holders, a given one of the one or more pre-roll cone holders including at least a sloped cavity for supporting a pre-roll cone with a top portion of the pre-roll cone protruding from the sloped cavity; (B) one or more pre-roll cone folders for engaging the one or more pre-roll cone holders, a given pre-roll cone folder of the one or more pre-roll cone folders including at least (1) a receptacle to receive at least a portion of the protruding top portion of the pre-roll cone, and (2) a slot; and (C) a pre-roll cone plunger with a shaft for insertion through the slot of the given pre-roll cone folder and with a shaper for shaping at least the top portion of the pre-roll cone.
CIGARETTE PACKING PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND PRODUCTS
Provided herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods of manufacturing high quality cigarettes, as well as products produced thereby. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods are particularly suitable for manufacturing products using smokable materials that are generally considered difficult to process, such as those that have high resin content, low density (or are fluffy), and/or are sticky (e.g., cannabis flower).
APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A PERSONAL SMOKABLE PRODUCT
An apparatus for preparing a personal smokable product includes: a grinder section comprising a grinder for grinding plant material; a holder section attachable to the grinder section and comprising a holder receiving a wrapper support for supporting a wrapper for receiving ground plant material when aligned with the grinder; and one or more removably attachable auxiliary modules, which may include a dry herb vaporizer, an oil vaporizer, an audio speaker, and/or a storage compartment. The grinder includes a cutter having wall blades projecting from a chamber-defining wall toward a central axis of the chamber; a motor-driven shaft rotatable about the central axis, and shaft blades projecting radially from the shaft. The grinder includes conical bun members with an adjustable gap for coarseness. Even when the grinder section and the holder section are attached to each other, the wrapper is user-accessible if the holder is in its non-aligned position.
APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A PERSONAL SMOKABLE PRODUCT
An apparatus for preparing a personal smokable product includes: a grinder section comprising a grinder for grinding plant material; a holder section attachable to the grinder section and comprising a holder receiving a wrapper support for supporting a wrapper for receiving ground plant material when aligned with the grinder; and one or more removably attachable auxiliary modules, which may include a dry herb vaporizer, an oil vaporizer, an audio speaker, and/or a storage compartment. The grinder includes a cutter having wall blades projecting from a chamber-defining wall toward a central axis of the chamber; a motor-driven shaft rotatable about the central axis, and shaft blades projecting radially from the shaft. The grinder includes conical bun members with an adjustable gap for coarseness. Even when the grinder section and the holder section are attached to each other, the wrapper is user-accessible if the holder is in its non-aligned position.
Manual cigarette making machine operable by a handle located at a side of the machine
A manual cigarette making machine including a casing with top and side walls, a compacting chamber access opening in the top wall located above a compacting chamber for receiving loose tobacco, a handle mounted for rotation generally perpendicular to the top wall attached to a driveshaft extending through the sidewall into the machine casing, a cam-driven tamper mechanism operated by the driveshaft for compressing loose tobacco in the compacting chamber, a cam-driven tobacco injection assembly operated by the drive shaft with an injection drive plate mounted for rotation generally parallel to the top wall, and a tobacco spoon associated with the tobacco injection assembly for transporting compressed tobacco from the compacting chamber to a hollow cigarette tube.
Manual cigarette making machine operable by a handle located at a side of the machine
A manual cigarette making machine including a casing with top and side walls, a compacting chamber access opening in the top wall located above a compacting chamber for receiving loose tobacco, a handle mounted for rotation generally perpendicular to the top wall attached to a driveshaft extending through the sidewall into the machine casing, a cam-driven tamper mechanism operated by the driveshaft for compressing loose tobacco in the compacting chamber, a cam-driven tobacco injection assembly operated by the drive shaft with an injection drive plate mounted for rotation generally parallel to the top wall, and a tobacco spoon associated with the tobacco injection assembly for transporting compressed tobacco from the compacting chamber to a hollow cigarette tube.