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US 9,241,597 B2Granted
Apparatus for herb grinding and related methods
OwnerDane Dukatinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to grinding devices for dried plants and herbs. The herb grinder features four tiers for cutting and collecting the dried herbs. The grinder features arced cutters, a tier for collecting the cut herbs and an additional tier for separating the cut herbs from the ultra-fine pollen particles.
Claims18
A herb grinder comprising:
- a first tier with arced cutters;
- a second removable tier comprising arced cutters that are in complementary positions to the arced cutters in the first tier and holes;
- a third tier removably coupled to the second tier opposite the first tier and comprising a cross bar positioned within the third tier and a detachable mesh screen coupled to the cross bar;
- and,
- a fourth tier removably coupled to the third tier opposite the second tier and comprising a basin.
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A herb grinder, comprising:
- a first tier comprising a basin that is at least ½ cm deep on a top surface of the first tier and a plurality of cutters opposite the basin;
- a second tier removably and rotatably coupled to the first tier and comprising a plurality of cutters positioned complementary to the plurality of cutters of the first tier and a plurality of holes;
- a third tier removably coupled to the second tier opposite the first tier, the third tier comprising a cross bar extending across an interior channel of the third tier and a detachable mesh screen coupled to and supported by the cross bar;
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- a fourth tier removably coupled to the third tier opposite the second tier, the fourth tier comprising an interior basin positioned to collect ground herbs that fall through the plurality of holes of the second tier and the mesh screen of the third tier.
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A herb grinder, comprising:
- a first tier comprising a plurality of cutters;
- a second tier removably and rotatably coupled to the first tier and comprising a plurality of cutters positioned complementary to the plurality of cutters of the first tier and a plurality of holes;
- at least a third tier removably coupled to the second tier opposite the first tier, the at least third tier comprising an interior basin positioned to collect ground herbs that fall through the plurality of holes of the second tier, wherein the at least third tier is removably coupled to the second tier with four male threadings positioned equidistant from one another and extending approximately ½ inch around a side perimeter of the third tier, each of the four male threadings configured to engage with one of four corresponding female threadings on the second tier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.