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US 11,930,745 B1Granted
Y-shaped plate cannabis de-budding machine
OwnerGerald Tuckerinventor
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Abstract
The cannabis de-budding machine comprises a vertical plate, a roller, and a motor. The cannabis de-budding machine may be operable to separate a stem of a cannabis plant from flowers, buds, and leaves by pulling the stem through a stem slot located on the vertical plate. The roller may be adapted to assist in pulling the stem through the vertical plate when the roller is rotated by the motor. The stem may be pulled through the stem slot to a near side of the vertical plate leaving the flowers, buds, and leaves on a far side of the vertical plate.
Claims19
A cannabis de-budding machine comprising:
- a vertical plate, a roller, and a motor;
- wherein the cannabis de-budding machine is operable to separate a stem of a cannabis plant from flowers, buds, and leaves by pulling the stem through a stem slot located on the vertical plate;
- wherein the roller is adapted to pull the stem through the vertical plate when the roller is rotated by the motor;
- wherein the stem is pulled through the stem slot to a near side of the vertical plate leaving the flowers, buds, and leaves on a far side of the vertical plate;
- wherein a central axis of the roller is oriented horizontally and parallel to the vertical plate;
- wherein the roller is located on the near side of the vertical plate adjacent to the stem slot such that a V-shaped notch of the roller aligns with a bottom of the stem slot;
- wherein the V-shaped notch is adapted to grip the stem and to assist in pulling the stem through the stem slot;
- wherein the V-shaped notch is located at a center of the roller and encircles the roller;
- wherein the V-shaped notch lies in a plane that is perpendicular to the central axis of the roller.
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