Modular smokable product packaging system and method

A method of preparing and packing pre-rolled smokable herb products, the method further comprising:

• loading smokable herb into a plurality of article cones disposed within zoning funnels for each of a plurality of pod assemblies, each of the plurality of pod assemblies being detachably coupled to a respective binary linkage of a talon frame member, the step of loading including;
• stacking one or more measuring trays to align with a height of the plurality of article cones;
• depositing the smokable herb into the one or more measuring trays;
• and
• depositing the smokable herb into respective zoning funnels of the plurality of pod assemblies by removing a removable plate above the plurality of pod assemblies.

A system for preparing and packing ready-made smokable herb products comprising:

• a control unit coupled to a centrifuge, the centrifuge comprising:
• a drive assembly comprising:
• a motor;
• a drive shaft rotatably coupled to the motor, the drive shaft defining a vertical direction, an axial direction, and a radial direction, the drive shaft extending along the vertical direction out of the motor;
• and
• a sandwich hub coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the sandwich hub includes an upper plate and a portion with a plurality of notched surfaces;
• wherein initiation of the motor rotates the drive shaft assembly along the axial direction;
• and
• a plurality of dynamic positioning talon assemblies, each dynamic positioning talon assembly comprising a talon frame member and a binary linkage, the talon frame member abutting one of the plurality of notched surfaces of the portion of the sandwich hub and including at least one guide slot and at least one alignment post and being fixedly attached to the sandwich hub using the at least one alignment post and the upper plate and extending outwardly therefrom along the radial direction, the binary linkage being slidably coupled to the at least one guide slot of the talon frame member and being configured to move from a first position to a second position along a path defined by the at least one guide slot wherein said path extends greater than 90 degrees to the drive shaft;
• and
• a plurality of pod assemblies, each pod assembly comprising a pod including a plurality of zoning funnels, each of the plurality of pod assemblies being detachably coupled to a respective binary linkage;
• wherein each pod is configured to move from the first position to the second position along the path defined by the at least one guide slot in response to rotational movement of the drive assembly in the axial direction. the control unit being configured to:
• initiate the motor coupled to the drive shaft causing the drive shaft to rotate along the axial direction;
• monitor via sensors within the centrifuge, the rotational speed of the drive shaft;
• and
• disengage the motor coupled to the drive shaft.