SMOKING HERBS GRINDER

Abstract

A smoking herbs grinder, including: a single board, including at least five panels; at least one folding line disposed between adjacent panels of the at least five panels, for allowing forming a closed flat cell between two of the adjacent panels; and a grinding plate disposed on each of the two of the adjacent panels, wherein at least one of the grinding plates is movable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to the field of personal smoking herbs grinders.

BACKGROUND

Personal smoking herbs grinders, used typically for smokers, are disadvantaged of being large, rather than being fitted to the pocket.

The term “smoking paper” refers to a paper for being filled with ground smoking herbs, and for then being rolled, thereby producing a cigarette.

Further, the picking of the ground smoking herbs from the smoking herbs grinder into the smoking paper, is not convenient.

There is a long felt need to provide a solution to the above-mentioned and other problems of the prior art.

SUMMARY

In one aspect of the invention a smoking herbs grinder is provided, including a single board, including panels, folding lines disposed between adjacent panels, for allowing forming a closed flat cell therebetween, and grinding plates.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention are described herein in conjunction with the following drawings:

FIG. 1 depicts a smoking herbs grinder according to one embodiment of the invention, and the first step of use.

FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 describes the subsidiary steps of the second step.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the folded state of FIG. 5, and the third step of use.

FIG. 7 is similar to FIG. 6, except for adding the third step of use.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the folded state of FIG. 5, including the fourth step of use.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of the folded state of FIG. 5 at the fifth step of use.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the ninth step of use.

FIG. 11 is a front non-perspective view of the non-folded state of 1, for describing the tenth step of use.

The drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention will be understood from the following detailed description of embodiments of the invention, which are meant to be descriptive and not limiting. For the sake of brevity, some well-known features are not described in detail.

The reference numbers have been used to point out elements in the embodiments described and illustrated herein, in order to facilitate the understanding of the invention. They are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting. Also, the foregoing embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated in conjunction with systems and methods thereof, which are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting.

FIG. 1 depicts a smoking herbs grinder according to one embodiment of the invention, and the first step of use.

A smoking herbs grinder 10 according to one embodiment of the invention, constitutes a single board 12, including a plurality of panels 14A, 14B, etc. and folding lines 16A between the panels, for allowing forming a closed flat cell 18 by the panels.

For example, flat cell 18 upon being formed by two panels 14C and 14F must be closed from 4 sides. The first side is closed by the connection of folding line 16B therebetween; the other three sides may be closed by three adjacent panels 14E, 14G and 14A. Thus, the minimal structure must include five panels.

Smoking herbs grinder 10 further includes a movable grinding plate 88, which may be disposed on a panel 14F, and is movable in relation thereto, as shown by an arrow 24; and a stationary grinding plate 90, which may be disposed on panel 14C.

Movable grinding plate 88 is smaller than panel 14F and disposed away from folding line 16B; and stationary grinding plate 90 is smaller than panel 14C and disposed away from folding line 16B; thus leaving a non-grindable area 26 disposed between movable grinding plate 88 and stationary grinding plate 90.

At the first step, the user places a smoking herbs 20 on movable grinding plate 88 or on stationary grinding plate 90.

At the second step, the user folds board 12. FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 describes the subsidiary steps of the second step.

The second step may apply step 2A of FIG. 2, step 2B of FIG. 3, step 2C of FIG. 4, and step 2D of FIG. 5.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the folded state of FIG. 5, and the third step of use.

At the folded state of FIG. 5, a closed cell 18, containing smoking herbs 20, is formed between panels 14C and 14F, which may be utilized for storing smoking herbs 20.

Further, at the folded state of FIG. 5, smoking herbs 20 is confined between movable grinding plate 88 and stationary grinding plate 90.

However, the folding alone of the panels 14A, 14B, etc. does not provide any pressure of movable grinding plate 88 and a stationary grinding plate 90 one towards the other, required for the grinding.

Rather, the width 34 of closed cell 18 is advantaged in being changeable, for allowing packaging and grinding a non-determined amount of smoking herbs 20.

FIG. 7 is similar to FIG. 6, except for adding the third step of use.

The solution is applied at the third step, in which the user presses the external panels, 14E and 14F one towards the other, thereby pressing movable grinding plate 88 and a stationary grinding plate 90 one towards the other.

Panel 14F is disposed externally in relation to the others, and thus an external handle 22, crossing panel 14F by a rod 36, is fixed to movable grinding plate 88.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the folded state of FIG. 5, including the fourth step of use.

At the fourth step, being while fingers 30A and 30B press the external panels, the user moves handle 22, crossing panel 14F, for moving grinding plate 88 in relation to panel 14F, as shown by arrow 24.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of the folded state of FIG. 5 at the fifth step of use.

At the fifth step, the user ceases the pressing by fingers 30A and 30B, while non-grinding area 26 is disposed at the bottom. The user may further knock smoking herbs grinder 10 downwards onto a table 32, for making the ground smoking herbs fall towards non-grinding area 26.

Referring again to FIG. 4, at the sixth step, the user unfolds board 12 to the state of FIG. 4.

Referring again to FIG. 3, at the seventh step, the user unfolds board 12 to the state of FIG. 3.

Referring again to FIG. 2, at the eighth step, the user unfolds board 12 to the state of FIG. 2, while folding lines 16A, 16B and 16C are disposed lowest.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the ninth step of use.

At the ninth step, the user further unfolds board 12 above or near a smoking paper 40. The falling of ground smoking herbs 28 by gravity into non-grindable area 26 is now exposed. Preferably, the user maintains the fold slightly folded.

FIG. 11 is a front non-perspective view of the non-folded state of 1, for describing the tenth step of use.

At the tenth step, the user tilts board 12 it for bringing folding line 16B to be disposed higher than folding line 16C (or 16A), thus pouring ground smoking herbs 28 from non-grindable area 26, being above folding line 16B, through folding line 16C out of board 12 in a controllable manner, as shown by arrow 82, which may be accurately straight into smoking paper 40, since being directed by folding lines 16B and 16C.

Thus, in one aspect, the invention is directed to a smoking herbs grinder (10), including:

• • a single board (12), including at least five panels (14C,14F,14A,14E,14G);
  • at least one folding line (16B) disposed between adjacent panels (14C, 14F) of the at least five panels (14C,14F,14A,14E,14G), for allowing forming a closed flat cell (18) between two (14C, 14F) of the adjacent panels; and
  • a grinding plate (88,90) disposed on each of the two (14C, 14F) of the adjacent panels, wherein at least one (88) of the grinding plates (88,90) is movable (24).

The smoking herbs grinder (10) provides reducing the width of the smoking herbs grinder (10) being a width of the at least five panels (14C,14F,14A,14E,14G) plus the width of the grinding plates (88,90).

The smoking herbs grinder (10) provides allowing to dispose a smoking herbs (20) on the single board (12) while being deployed, then to form the closed flat cell (18) for grinding the smoking herbs (20), and then to partly deploy the single board (12) for directing pouring (82) of the smoking herbs (20) once being ground (28), out of the single board (12) by gravity, through the at least one folding line (16B).

Each of the grinding plates (88,90) preferably is smaller than the panel (14C, 14F) on which it is disposed, and is disposed away from the folding line (16B) disposed between the two (14C, 14F) of the adjacent panels, thereby forming a non-grindable area (26) on the two (14C, 14F) adjacent panels between the grinding plates (88,90), from which the ground smoking herbs (28) is pourable (82) out of the single board (12).

The folding for the forming of the closed flat cell (18) applies disposing one of the two (14C, 14F) of the adjacent panels externally, in relation to the other panels, and wherein the smoking herbs grinder (10) further includes a handle (22), being accessible from outside the flat cell (18) for moving (24) the movable grinding plate (88).

The movability (24) of the movable grinding plate (88) preferably is parallel to the folding line (16B) disposed between the two (14C, 14F) adjacent panels, thereby forming a non-grindable area (26) on the two (14C, 14F) adjacent panels between the grinding plates (88,90), from which the ground smoking herbs (28) is pourable (82) out of the single board (12).

The at least five panels (14C,14F,14A,14E,14G) and the folding lines form a width (34) of the closed flat cell (18) being changeable, thereby user-operable external pressure (30A,30B) enables the grinding, and user-operable release of the pressure allows dropping ground smoking herbs (28) to fall by gravity into a non-grindable area (26) of the closed flat cell (18).

In the figures and/or description herein, the following reference numerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned:

• • numeral 10 denotes the smoking herbs grinder according to one embodiment of the invention;
  • numeral 12 denotes the board, being typically of coated carton, or of another material;
  • numerals 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 14E, 14F, and 14G denote panels, being connected one to the other by folding lines;
  • numerals 16A, 16B, 16C and 16D denote folding lines between adjacent panels;
  • numeral 18 denotes the flat closed cell;
  • numeral 20 denotes the smoking herbs, being placed at the first step;
  • numeral 22 denotes the handle;
  • numeral 26 denotes the non-grinding area;
  • numeral 28 denotes the ground smoking herbs, being exposed at the ninth step at the non-grinding area;
  • numerals 30A and 30B denote fingers;
  • numeral 34 denotes the changeable width of the flat closed cell; this width is negligible, in relation to sizes of the panels;
  • numeral 36 denotes a rod threaded through panel 14F;
  • numeral 38 denotes the user's hand;
  • numeral 40 denotes a smoking paper;
  • numeral 82 denotes pouring upon tilting the board, preferably while folding lines 16A, 16B and 16C are partly folded;
  • numeral 86 denotes a magnet attached to one panel, being 14D in the example, or a ferromagnetic material, for attaching to another panel, being 14G in the example;
  • numerals 88 and 90 denote the grinding plates;
  • numeral 96 denotes a folding or unfolding operation;
  • numeral 114 denotes a depression, for accompanying moving the handle; and
  • numeral 116 denotes a track, for sliding the handle and the movable grinding plate 88 therealong;

The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of the invention have been presented for the purpose of illustration, and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the above description in any form.

Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should to be interpreted according to this definition.

The reference numbers in the claims should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any form.

Claims

1. A smoking herbs grinder, comprising:

a single board, comprising at least five panels;

at least one folding line disposed between adjacent panels of said at least five panels, for allowing forming a closed flat cell between two of said adjacent panels; and

a grinding plate disposed on each of said two of said adjacent panels, wherein at least one of said grinding plates is movable.

2. A smoking herbs grinder according to claim 1, thereby reducing a width of said smoking herbs grinder to comprise a width of said at least five panels plus a width of said grinding plates.

3. A smoking herbs grinder according to claim 1, thereby allowing

to dispose a smoking herbs on said single board while being deployed,

then to form said closed flat cell for grinding said smoking herbs, and

then to partly deploy said single board for directing pouring of said smoking herbs once being ground, out of said single board by gravity, through said at least one folding line.

4. A smoking herbs grinder according to claim 1, wherein each of said grinding plates

is smaller than the panel on which it is disposed, and

is disposed away from said folding line disposed between said two of said adjacent panels,

thereby forming a non-grindable area on said two adjacent panels between said grinding plates, from which said ground smoking herbs is pourable out of said single board.

5. A smoking herbs grinder according to claim 1, wherein said folding for said forming of said closed flat cell applies disposing one of said two of said adjacent panels externally, in relation to the other panels, and wherein said smoking herbs grinder further comprises:

a handle, being accessible from outside said flat cell for moving said movable grinding plate.

6. A smoking herbs grinder according to claim 1, wherein said movability of said movable grinding plate is parallel to said folding line disposed between said two adjacent panels, thereby forming a non-grindable area on said two adjacent panels between said grinding plates, from which said ground smoking herbs is pourable out of said single board.

7. A smoking herbs grinder according to claim 1, wherein said at least five panels and said folding lines form a width of said closed flat cell being changeable,

thereby user-operable external pressure enables said grinding, and

user-operable release of said pressure allows dropping ground smoking herbs to fall by gravity into a non-grindable area of said closed flat cell.