Multifunctional portable grinder with integrated lighter holder and retractable mechanism
AssigneeBar Products.com, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Hastings, Hai Pin Tsai
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Abstract
A multifunctional portable device that integrates a grinder with a lighter holder and retractable tether mechanism. This compact and easily portable form factor provides users with both a grinding tool and a readily accessible lighter. The device includes a carabiner clip for attachment, a grinder cap with unique grinding blades and apertures, a swivel mechanism, a retractable cord, and a lighter holder. The innovative threading and the magnetic pillar of the grinder allow the grinder cap to rotate freely for grinding without detaching from the base, enhancing the device's efficiency and usability.
Claims6
A grinder, comprising:
- a grinder cap, the grinder cap including:
- a solid top surface and a cylindrical wall extending from the top surface;
- a plurality of upper grinding blades secured to the top surface;
- a thread located on an inner surface of the cylindrical wall of the grinder cap, wherein the thread extends partially along a length of the inner surface of the cylindrical wall such that the inner surface of the cylindrical wall includes a thread-free section;
- a grinder body, the grinder body including:
- a bottom top surface and a cylindrical wall extending from the bottom surface;
- a plurality of lower grinding blades secured to the bottom surface;
- a thread located on an outer surface of a cylindrical wall of the grinder body, wherein the thread extends partially along a length of the outer surface of the cylindrical wall such the outer surface of the cylindrical wall includes a thread-free section;
- wherein the grinder cap can be threaded onto the grinder body and continued rotation in a first direction causes the thread on the grinder cap to reach the thread-free section on the grinder body and the thread on the grinder body to reach the thread-free section on the grinder cap, thereby allowing the grinder cap to rotate freely relative to the grinder body without the thread on the grinder cap engaging the thread on the grinder body;
- a central magnetic pillar within the grinder body that magnetically attracts the grinder cap, ensuring that the internal thread of the grinder cap remains in the thread-free section of the grinder body thereby allowing the grinder cap to freely rotate relative to the grinder body;
- each upper grinding blade having a tower-shaped body with vertical sides equipped with teeth that extend along the height of the blade and catchments between the teeth;
- each lower grinding blade having a tower-shaped body with vertical sides equipped with teeth that extend along the height of the blade and catchments between the teeth;
- wherein the upper grinding blades and lower griding blades are arranged to operably compress and grind material into fragments during rotation of the grinder cap relative to the grinder body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.