Grinder for plant substances
OwnerRodrigo Escorcio Santosinventor
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Abstract
A grinder for plant substances includes a first surface and an opposing second surface that is separated from the first surface by a first longitudinal gap so that the first surface and the second surface define a receptacle within which a plant substance may be received. The second surface includes holes through which ground pieces of the plant substance may pass and at least one of the first surface and the second surface includes bumps that extend into, but not across, the receptacle. The bumps encourage rolling friction between the plant substance and the bumps so that the plant substance is ground into pieces small enough to pass through the holes.
Claims20
A grinder for plant substances comprises:
- a first grinding section comprising a first surface, a first sidewall extending from the first surface, and a shoulder extending radially outward and circumferentially around the first sidewall;
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- a second grinding section comprising an opposing second surface and a second sidewall extending from the second surface, the shoulder of the first grinding section and an edge of the second sidewall of the second grinding section being configured to abut one another to form a first longitudinal gap that separates the first surface and the second surface from one another so that the first surface and the second surface define a receptacle within which a plant substance may be received, the second surface including holes through which ground pieces of the plant substance may pass,
- wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface includes bumps that extend into, but not across, the receptacle defined by abutment of the shoulder of the first grinding section and the edge of the second sidewall of the second grinding section against one another, the bumps encouraging rolling friction between the plant substance and the bumps so that the plant substance is ground into pieces small enough to pass through the holes.
A grinder for plant substances comprises:
- a top grinding section comprising a first sidewall and a shoulder extending radially outward and circumferentially around the first sidewall;
- a catcher;
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- a bottom grinding section that is removably coupleable to the top grinding section and removably coupleable to the catcher to position the bottom grinding section between the top grinding section and the catcher, wherein the bottom grinding section comprises a second sidewall with an edge, and the edge is configured to engage the shoulder of the top grinding section to couple the bottom grinding section and the top grinding section to one another and to define a receptacle extending between the top grinding section and the bottom grinding section and configured to receive a plant substance, wherein:
- at least one of the top grinding section and the bottom grinding section includes bumps that extend into, but not across, the receptacle defined by engagement of the shoulder of the top grinding section and the edge of the second sidewall of the bottom grinding section with one another, the bumps encouraging rolling friction between the plant substance and the bumps so that the plant substance is ground into pieces;
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- the bottom grinding section includes holes through which the pieces of the plant substance may pass to the catcher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.