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US 11,730,188 B2Granted
Tobacco grinding, sorting, and/or loading device
OwnerZachary Elliott Spielmaninventor
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Abstract
Grinding apparatus for grinding substances, such as tobacco. In certain embodiments, grinding apparatus with a plurality of receptacles which can be selectively filled with a ground product, such as tobacco. In still other embodiments, a grinding apparatus with a cone lifting mechanism, vibration inducing mechanism and/or with a selector capability or mechanism for selecting one or more of a plurality of receptacles, or storage area(s), for delivery of a ground product.
Claims25
Apparatus comprising:
- a grinding chamber, including a grinder mechanism, for grinding a grindable material;
- an intermediate chamber for receiving ground material which has been ground by said grinder mechanism, said intermediate chamber including an aperture for delivery of ground material from said intermediate chamber to a selected delivery location;
- a plurality of receptacles for receiving ground material, ground by said grinder and contained within said intermediate chamber, each one of said plurality of receptacles defining a separate receptacle volume, each of said separate receptacle volumes each being separately, selectively alignable with said aperture of said intermediate chamber to thereby selectively receive ground material dispensed from said intermediate chamber;
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- a lifting ring assembly configured for lifting cones in said plurality of receptacles once they are filled with ground material.
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Apparatus comprising:
- a grinding chamber, including a grinder mechanism, for grinding a grindable material;
- an intermediate body rotatable about a central axis;
- an intermediate chamber, located within said intermediate body, for receiving ground material which has been ground by said grinder mechanism, wherein the intermediate chamber includes a downwardly sloping bottom surface, for collecting and thereafter delivering received ground material, and a delivery aperture located proximal a bottom area of said downwardly sloping bottom surface, said delivery aperture being located offset from said central axis and configured and located to deliver ground material to a selected delivery location;
- a receptacle body rotatable about said central axis;
- a plurality of receptacles contained within said receptacle body for receiving ground material, ground by said grinder mechanism, each one of said plurality of receptacles defining a separate receptacle volume, each one of said plurality of separate receptacle volumes being located offset from said central axis, each one of said plurality of separate receptacle volumes being separately, selectively alignable with said delivery aperture to thereby selectively receive ground material dispensed from said intermediate chamber at a location offset from said central axis;
- wherein said intermediate body and said receptacle body are so designed and assembled so as to be rotatable, about said central axis, with respect to one another thereby to selectively align one of said plurality of receptacle volumes with said delivery aperture of said intermediate body, at a location offset from said central axis, to enable delivery of ground material from said intermediate chamber to said aligned receptacle volume via said delivery aperture;
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- a lifting ring assembly configured for lifting cones in said plurality of receptacles once they are filled with ground material.
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