PRESS DEVICE FOR SMOKING MATERIAL AND RELATED METHOD

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and method for preparing smoking material. More specifically, the present invention relates to a press and stamp device and method which prepares a product suitable to be wrapped in a smoking wrap material such as rolling paper, blunt wrapper, or other such materials. Still more specifically, the present invention relates to a device and method which allows a user to compress smoking material into a brick of smoking material of desired shape and density.

Claims

1. A device configured to prepare smoking material to be rolled, the device comprising: a packing mold; a packing stamp; and a tray; wherein the packing mold is arranged to rest on the tray; and the packing stamp is arranged to be inserted into the packing mold.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the packing mold is substantially shaped in a rectangle.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the packing stamp has a handle and a flat packing surface.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the packing stamp has a packing surface, wherein the packing surface has a non-stick coating material applied thereto.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the packing mold has an inner edge, wherein the inner edge is has a non-stick coating material applied thereto.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the packing mold, packing stamp, and tray are coated with a non-stick material applied to smoking material contact surfaces thereof.

7. A smoking material brick comprising condensed smoking materials wherein: the brick is substantially shaped to that of the packing mold; the brick has a selectable thickness; the brick has a selectable density suitable for smoking; and the brick is of a consistency suitable for placing on or within a rolling apparatus and rolled into a smoking device. wherein the brick is foil led to the desired shape, density, and thickness.

8. The process of claim 7 wherein the step of placing the packing mold on the tray comes after the step of placing the desired amount of smoking material onto the tray.

9. A method of creating a brick of smoking material suitable for rolling into a smoking apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: placing a packing mold on a tray; placing a selectable amount of smoking material onto the tray inside the packing mold; placing a packing stamp inside the packing mold on top of the smoking material; and compressing the smoking material between the tray and the packing stamp inside the packing mold.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of placing the packing mold on the tray comes after the step of placing the desired amount of smoking material onto the tray.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein a rolling paper, wrapper, or other rolling apparatus may be placed on the tray prior to the step of placing a packing mold on a tray.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the press device.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the packing mold of the press device.

[0014] FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of the packing stamp of the press device.

[0015] FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the tray of the press device.

[0016] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the method of the present invention.

[0017] FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of the smoking material brick product.

[0018] FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the smoking material brick product in use with a rolling paper.

[0019] FIG. 8 is a top view of the smoking material brick product in use with a rolling paper and optional smoking material.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] An embodiment of a press device 10 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1-4. The press device 10 includes a packing mold 30, a packing stamp 50, and a tray 70. The packing mold 30 has an inner edge 32, an outer edge 34, an inner space 36, and a bottom edge 38. The packing stamp 50 has a handle 52, a body 54, an outside 56, and a packing edge 58. The tray 70 has a surface 72.

[0021] The packing mold 30 is formed to hold smoking material 100 represented in FIGS. 6 and 7 in place on the tray 70. The inner edge 32 is shaped to form the desired shape of the smoking material 100. The bottom edge 38 of the packing mold 30 is designed to rest on the surface 72 of the tray 70. The smoking material 100 is placed within the inner space 36 of the packing mold 30. Alternatively, the smoking material 100 may be placed on the surface 72 of the tray 70, followed by the packing mold 30 being placed around the smoking material 100, which is already resting on the surface 72 of the tray 70. The packing mold 30 may be substantially shaped as a square or rectangle. Additionally, the packing mold 30 may have alternative shapes for marketing purposes or other functional purposes.

[0022] The packing stamp 50 is designed with an outside 56 to be substantially shaped to that of the inner edge 32 of the packing mold 30, such that the packing stamp 50 may be inserted into the inner space 36 of the packing mold 30 with the outside 56 of the packing stamp 50 fitting within the inner edge 32 of the packing mold 30 and minimal spacing between the outside 56 of the packing stamp 50 and the inner edge 32 of the packing mold 30. The packing edge 58 of the packing stamp 50 is designed to be placed upon the smoking material 100 within the inner space 36 of the packing mold 30. The handle 52 is grasped by the user to insert, remove, and control the movement of the packing stamp 50. The user may grasp the handle 52 of the packing stamp 50 and press down on top of the smoking material 100 within the inner space 36. The packing edge 58 is in contact with the smoking material 100 and compresses the smoking material 100 within the inner space 36, forming a brick of smoking material 100 with a desired density and shape. The user may select the amount of force to be applied to the smoking material 100 to create a smoking brick of more or less density.

[0023] As noted, the tray 70 includes the surface 72 on which the smoking material 100 may be placed. The surface 72 is substantially flat, and the packing mold 30 and smoking material 100 to be packed may be placed upon it. The bottom edge 38 of the packing mold 30 is substantially flat such that it may rest on the surface 72 of the tray 70 with little to no spacing therebetween.

[0024] When in use, the device 10 is used to form and pack the smoking material 100 into a brick of selected shape and density. The brick is formed by compressing the smoking material 100 between the surface 72 of the tray 70 and the packing edge 58 of the packing stamp 50. The packing mold 30 serves to provide the structure, determining the shape of the brick of smoking material. The user may compress the smoking material 100 to a desired density by grasping the handle 52 of the packing stamp 50 and applying downward pressure on the packing stamp 50 to compress the smoking material 100 within the inner space 36 of the packing mold 30. The smoking material 100 is compressed between the surface 72 and the packing edge 58.

[0025] The packing mold 30, packing stamp 50, and tray 70 of the present device may be made of a material of suitable density, configuration, and structural integrity to provide rigid structure while under pressure so that little deformation of those components occurs, resulting in the brick having substantially consistent dimensions. These components may be made of metallic or nonmetallic material, such as a polymeric or ceramic material but not limited thereto. The outer surfaces of the tray packing mold 30, the packing stamp 50, and the tray 70 may have a nonstick coating such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or other form of nonstick coating. The inner edge 32, the packing edge 58, and the surface 72 are designed to contact the smoking material 100 when the device 10 is in use. The optional nonstick coating is designed to allow the device 10 to be used while limiting sticking of the smoking material 100 to one or more surfaces of the device 10.

[0026] The invention also includes a method for shaping smoking material. Primary steps of the method are shown in FIG. 5. The method includes: a first step 200 of placing the packing mold 30 on the tray 70; a second step 210 of placing a desired amount of loose or at least loosely packed smoking material 100 onto the tray 70 inside the packing mold 30; a third step 220 of placing the packing stamp 50 inside the packing mold 30 on top of the smoking material 100;

[0027] and a fourth step 230 of compressing the smoking material 100 between the tray 70 and the packing stamp 50 inside the packing mold 30 under selectable pressure. In an alternative embodiment, the smoking material 100 may first be placed on the tray 70 and then the packing mold 30 placed on the tray 70 around the smoking material 100 before applying the packing stamp 50.

[0028] A product of the present invention that is the packed smoking material 100 is depicted in FIGS. 6-8. The product is a smoking material brick formed by the process of placing the packing mold 30 on the tray 70; placing the desired amount of smoking material 100 onto the tray 70 inside the packing mold 30; placing the packing stamp 50 inside the packing mold 30 on top of the smoking material 100; and compressing the smoking material 100 between the tray 70 and the packing stamp 50 inside the packing mold 30. The resultant brick of smoking material 100 is formed to the desired shape, density, and thickness. In the current embodiment, the brick 100 is substantially shaped in the form of the packing mold 30, having a bottom surface 102 and a top surface 104. The user may selectably control the density and thickness by the amount of pressure applied from the packing stamp 50 to the smoking material 100.

[0029] The bottom surface 102 of the brick 100 may be placed on a rolling material 120. The brick 100 may also include an optional smoking material 110 as depicted in FIG. 8. The optional smoking material 110 may be a cannabis concentrate or other added smoking material. The optional smoking material 110 may be placed on the top surface 104 of the brick 100. The rolling material 120 may be used to contain the brick 100 and optional smoking material 110.

[0030] The present invention has been described with reference to specific examples and configurations. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.