HERBAL RETENTION DEVICE

Abstract

The present invention provides a novel herbal retention device for use with a vaporizing unit. More specifically, the present invention provides a high-temperature resistant permeable herbal container body defining an herbal retention area, a selectively openable aperture at an upper portion, the upper portion further defining a first set of apertures sized to permit vapor to exit the herbal retention area, and a lower portion, the lower portion defining a second set of apertures sized to permit hot air to enter but no herbal residue to exit the herbal retention area.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a non-provisional of U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/691,626, filed Aug. 21, 2012, and claims priority thereto.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a novel herbal retention device for use with a vaporizing unit. More specifically, the present invention provides a permeable herbal container utilized in combination with a convection-based vaporizing unit.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A vaporizer is a device used to extract the active ingredients of plant material, e.g., cannabis, tobacco, or other herbs or blends, for inhalation by a human. Vaporization involves heating a material so that its active compounds boil off into a vapor. As opposed to smoking, i.e., burning, vaporization avoids the production of irritating, toxic, and carcinogenic by-products. In fact, no combustion occurs, so no smoke or taste of smoke is present. Studies show that vapor contains substantially zero particulate matter or tar, and, in comparison to smoking, significantly lower concentrations of noxious gases such as carbon monoxide. It has also been shown that, in comparison to other drug delivery methods, such as ingestion, vaporization has a more rapid onset of pharmacological effect, direct delivery into the bloodstream (via the lungs), and more precise titration such that the desired level is reached and not exceeded, enabling consistent and appropriate dosage.

Herbal vaporizers have made advances as they have gained popularity over the past few years. They have gone from crude devices with simple heating elements to microchip-controlled units that allow you to “tune” the temperature precisely.

Most vaporizer units today use containers where the herb material is placed for convection heating. Convection heating is the process by which air is heated to a certain point; the heated air is then transferred to another substance over a certain amount of time. Subsequently, these container units (with the herb inside) are heated by the air then drawn through the herb material to begin the vaporization process. Current containers are made out of either a metallic mesh or a metal tray. Once the herb is vaporized, the waste material, a sticky substance, is hard to remove from a mesh or tray. Since the mesh material becomes non-reusable, most vaporizer units require continuous changing of the herb container between uses.

One of the disadvantages of changing the herb container every time is that herbs can give out essence many times over, hence wasting a lot of herb. Other problems with current containers are that the herbs can spill over during transportation. Therefore, a user is more inclined to leave the vaporizer unit fixed at one location. Yet another issue is storage; current herb containers do not include a lid or cap that allows the herbs to be stored between uses.

Many users would like to use different herbs for simultaneous vaporization without contamination of the containers. Multiple stacks of different herbs are not permissible with current vaporizer containers without contamination. Other users use one type of herb on the weekend and another during the week, having to waste a lot of containers with every change.

Therefore, a need exists to overcome the problems with the prior art as discussed above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides an herbal retention device that overcomes the herein afore-mentioned disadvantages of the heretofore-known devices and methods of this general type.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, there is provided, in accordance with the invention, an herbal vaporization container having an upper portion that defines a selectively openable main apertures, a plurality of vapor exhaust apertures, and a container retention portion further defining a plurality of interlocking grooves. The container further includes a lower portion defining an herbal retention area and a plurality of air intake apertures sized to permit hot air to enter but no herbal residue to exit the herbal retention area.

In accordance with another feature, an embodiment of the present invention includes a container that is of a high temperature-resistant material. In accordance with a further feature of the present invention, the herbal vaporization container includes a plurality of air intake apertures, the herbal retention area, and the plurality of vapor exhaust apertures are in fluid communication with one another so that hot air may enter the plurality of air intake apertures to vaporize the contents within the herbal retention area and exit the plurality of vapor exhaust apertures.

In accordance with a further feature of the present invention, a high-temperature resistant body defines an herbal retention area. The herbal retention area includes a lower portion defining a plurality of air intake apertures sized to permit hot air to enter and to prevent removal of herbal residue from the herbal retention area; and an upper portion defining a selectively openable aperture and a container retention portion.

In accordance with another feature, an embodiment of the present invention also includes a high-temperature cap demountably couplable with the selectively openable aperture, the high-temperature cap having a first plurality of vapor exhaust apertures around the circumference of a vertical area of the cap and a second plurality of vapor exhaust apertures on a horizontal area of the cap.

In accordance with the present invention, a method for vaporizing and transporting herbs is disclosed by following the steps of: providing an herbal vaporization container with an upper portion defining a selectively openable main aperture, a plurality of vapor exhaust apertures, and a container retention portion further defining a plurality of interlocking grooves; and a lower portion defining an herbal retention area and a plurality of air intake apertures sized to permit hot air to enter but no herbal residue to exit the herbal retention area; pulling hot air into the plurality of air intake apertures and into the herbal retention area; causing the hot air to vaporize herbs in the herbal retention area; and pulling the vapor from the herbal retention area and through the plurality of vapor exhaust apertures.

In accordance with yet another feature, an embodiment of the present invention includes a high-temperature resistant cap selectively mateable with the upper portion of the container that prevents removal of herbs from the container when mated.

In accordance with a further feature of the present invention, a container-insert is demountably disposed within the herbal retention area and the container insert is shaped to stackably mate with a second container insert.

Although the invention is illustrated and described as embodied in an herbal retention device, it is, nevertheless, not intended to be limited to the details shown because various modifications and structural changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope and range of equivalents of the claims. Additionally, well-known elements of exemplary embodiments of the invention will not be described in detail or will be omitted so as not to obscure the relevant details of the invention.

Other features that are considered as characteristic for the invention are set forth in the appended claims. As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which can be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one of ordinary skill in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. Further, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting but rather to provide an understandable description of the invention. While the specification concludes with claims defining the features of the invention that are regarded as novel, it is believed that the invention will be better understood from a consideration of the following description in conjunction with the drawing figures, in which like reference numerals are carried forward. The figures of the drawings are not drawn to scale.

Before the present invention is disclosed and described, it is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. The terms “a” or “an,” as used herein, are defined as one or more than one. The term “plurality,” as used herein, is defined as two or more than two. The term “another,” as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The terms “including” and/or “having,” as used herein, are defined as comprising (i.e., open language). The term “coupled” or “couplable” as used herein, is defined as connected, although not necessarily directly, and not necessarily mechanically.

As used herein, the terms “about” or “approximately” apply to all numeric values, whether or not explicitly indicated. These terms generally refer to a range of numbers that one of skill in the art would consider equivalent to the recited values (i.e., having the same function or result). In many instances these terms may include numbers that are rounded to the nearest significant figure.

As used in the specification and in the claims, the term “demountably couplable” refers to the ability to be repeatedly removed and reattached multiple times. One non-limiting example of a demountably couplable relationship is a screw cap on a soda bottle. Demountably couplable may include the use of multiple types of mechanical couplings, magnetic coupling, locks, glues, and many more.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying figures, where like reference numerals refer to identical or functionally similar elements throughout the separate views and which together with the detailed description below are incorporated in and form part of the specification, serve to further illustrate various embodiments and explain various principles and advantages all in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a downward-looking perspective view of the herbal holding container showing an herbal retention area that allows hot air to enter through the lower portion and vapor to exit through the upper portion;

FIG. 2 is a is an elevational side view of the herbal holding container of FIG. 1 and shows hot air entering a first set of apertures on the lower portion and vapor exiting a second set of apertures on the upper portion;

FIG. 3 is an elevational partial side view of the herbal holding container of FIGS. 1 and 2, showing an interlocking groove in the upper portion of the container body at the container retention portion;

FIG. 4 is a is an elevational side view of the herbal holding container of FIG. 1 and shows a cap without apertures in the upper portion of the container locked in the container retention portion;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional elevational side view of the herbal holding container of FIG. 4 and depicts stackable inserts inside with different herbs and a cap without apertures in the upper portion of the container locked in the container retention portion by using interlocking grooves and protrusions;

FIG. 6 is a top inside view of a stackable insert previously shown in FIG. 5 outside of the herbal holding container body, showing a plurality of apertures;

FIG. 7 is a downward-looking perspective view of the inside of the container cap, showing a first set of cap-apertures on its horizontal area and a second set of cap-apertures around its circumferential vertical area;

FIG. 8 is a downward-looking perspective view of an embodiment of the container cap of FIG. 7 turned upside-down, showing a first set of apertures on its horizontal area and a second set of apertures around it circumferential vertical area;

FIG. 9 is a top view inward of the container cap of FIG. 7 showing a first set of apertures on its horizontal area and protrusions to lock the cap in place;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional side view of the container cap of FIG. 9 showing a first set of apertures on its horizontal area, and a second set of apertures around its circumferential vertical area, and protrusions to lock the cap in place;

FIG. 11 is side view of another exemplary embodiment of an herbal holding container with a cap locked into place, showing a first set of apertures on its horizontal area (hidden lines), and a second set of apertures around its circumferential vertical area and protrusions; and

FIG. 12 an elevational, partially cross-sectional, front view of a portable hand-held vaporizer assembly in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

While the specification concludes with claims defining the features of the invention regarded as novel, it is believed that the invention will be better understood with the following description with the drawing figures, in which like reference numerals are carried forward. The disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, which can be embodied in various forms.

The present invention provides a novel and efficient permeable herbal holding container, which can include a cap to seal the herbs inside. Embodiments of the invention also provide several container-inserts. Referring now to FIG. 1, one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in a downward-looking perspective view. FIG. 1 shows several advantageous features of the present invention, but the invention can be provided in several shapes, sizes, combinations of features and components, and varying numbers and functions of the components.

The first example of a permeable herbal holding container 100, as shown in FIG. 1, is an herbal holding container 100 that includes an herbal retention area 111, a container retention portion 117, a lower portion 105, and an upper portion 109. On the upper portion 109 is a selective openable aperture 113 the size of the container radius, and a first set of apertures 115 along the circumference of the container body 107. In this embodiment of the herbal holding container 100, hot air 101 may enter through a plurality of apertures 103 at the lower portion 105 of the container body 107 and exit to the upper portion 109 of the container. Separating the upper portion 109 and lower portion 105 is an herbal retention area 111, wherein the herbs (not shown) are stored. Usually herbal container 100 is mounted on a vaporizing unit (not shown) using container retention portion 117 at the upper portion 109 of the container. As an alternative, the container retention portion 117 can also secure a cap (not shown).

A more detailed view of the functionality of the herbal holding container 100 is depicted in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a side view of the permeable herbal holding container 100. As previously seen in FIG. 1, at the upper portion 109 of the container body 107 the container retention portion 117 is located. The retention portion 117 may include one or more interlocking grooves 207 sized to receive and demountably couple with a portion of the vaporizing unit. In FIG. 1, the container retention portion 117, if removed from the vaporizing unit, can also be demountably coupled with a cap for transporting the herbs with no spillage.

The herbal holding container 100 should be usually used in connection with a vaporizing device for the vaporization of plant leaves or herbs 201 for medicinal or recreational uses. During vaporization, the air 101 is elevated to a sufficiently high temperature (such as between about 350 and 400° F.), to flow through apertures 103 at the lower portion 105 of the herbal retention area 111. A user would load herbs 201 into the herbal retention area 111 for vaporization. When the air 101 comes in contact with the herbs 201, the water plus the active ingredients inside the herb's 201 foliage is boiled off into a vapor 203. The vapor 203 then flows through the second set of apertures 115 at the upper portion 109 of the container body 107. Successively, the vaporized herb ingredients may then pass to a user for inhalation. Vaporization as used in the specification and in the claims is the conversion of any liquid into its gaseous state.

In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the apertures 103 at the lower portion 105 of the container body 107 are sized to allow fluid such as air to enter, but small enough to prevent herbal particulate-waste, that has accrued because of the vaporization process, from exiting. Vaporization 203 happens at lower temperatures than the boiling point through the surface phenomenon known as evaporation, and as the temperature of the liquid increases so does its vapor pressure. Even in the plant leaves of herbs 201, vaporization happens at its highest, at the boiling point. The boiling point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the pressure of the atmosphere on the liquid. At the boiling point, most of the molecular bonds that hold the molecular structure together are broken and the particles move freely and apart as vapor 203. The temperature of a liquid in plants such as herbs 201 for vaporization will not exceed its boiling point.

Most herbs 201 such as those depicted in FIG. 2, are made of water or substances with water-like qualities. The herbal vaporization temperatures range from 212° F. (100° C.) to 392° F. (200° C.). Temperatures higher than 392° F. (200° C.) are not recommended because that is approximately when tars (particulates) and carcinogens such as benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, napthalene, toluene, etc., are released. A liquid's normal boiling point is the temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the standard sea-level atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg=760 mm [29.92 inches] of mercury). The normal boiling point of water is 100° C. (212° F.). At higher altitudes, the temperature of the boiling point is lower, and, at lower altitudes, it is higher.

Since thermal fluctuations are an issue as the hot and cool air enters the herbal holding container 100 several times over, the herbal holding container 100 should be made with a material having a thermal expansion coefficient sufficient to maintain its structural integrity. To sustain the temperature fluctuations, in one embodiment the herbal holding container 100 may be made from metals, such as aluminum or steel. In other embodiments, the container may be made with polymers (such as TEFLON), composites, or other similar materials. TEFLON polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has a high melting point of 600 K (327° C.; 620° F.). Another material that could be used in an herbal holding container 100 is silicone, a material able to withstand temperatures up to 260° C. (500° F.); there have been several advances in the art to form silicone into cups and other complex shapes.

FIG. 3 is a detailed partial side view of the retention portion 117, as it includes one or more interlocking grooves 207 sized to receive a portion of the vaporizing unit or a cap (shown in FIG. 4 as 400) along the selective openable aperture 113 (shown previously in FIG. 1). The retention portion 117 is utilized for locking the container within a vaporizing unit or cap. Here, the interlocking grooves 207 were made as female grooves, i.e. able to be coupled with male protrusions (not shown). In other embodiments, the container may include the male-locking protrusions and the vaporizing unit may have the female-locking grooves, forming a male-female attachment. Other male-female interlocking mechanisms can be envisioned without affecting the spirit and scope of the present invention.

One of the many advantageous features of the herbal holding container 100 is that it allows the herb foliage to be stored in a compact and easily transportable container body 107 without having to transport the herb by itself As shown in FIG. 4, the container body 107 couples with a cap 400 on the upper portion 109 by using the container retention portion 117. The herbal holding container 100 is designed to be effectively and efficiently inserted into a vaporizing unit for use by unlocking the cap 401 and using the same interlocking grooves 207 of FIG. 3 to demountably couple the vaporizing machine.

FIG. 5 is the cross-sectional section side view of FIG. 4, showing the inside contents of the herb container 100 as a portable container within several stacked container inserts 500 inside. After evaporation of water inside the leaves, the particulate waste residue left behind is a thin film of green or dark brown slush. The reason the residue sticks to the walls of the container, or mesh, is because it is mostly composed of cuticle. Cuticle is a waxy layer covering the leaf surface just above the upper dermis. The cuticle is a complex matrix of materials that includes fibers and waxes such as cutin and pectin. To prevent leaf particulate waxes from sticking to the inside of container body 107, container inserts such as 500A and 500B are used. Container inserts such as 500A or 500B fit within the volume of the container body 107 and are stackable, or placed one of top of the other allowing the herbs inside to be separated as the vaporization takes place and never touch the inside of the container body 107.

FIG. 5 also shows how the herbal retention area 111 meets the container retention portion 117 at the upper portion 109 and the cap 400 demountably couples and seals the selective openable aperture 113. Here multiple stackable container-inserts 500A-B prevent contamination from different herbs comingling with each other. A top view of a container insert 500A-B is shown in FIG. 6, as it depicts several apertures 501 on the bottom of the insert 500A-B. Apertures 501 are sized to permit hot air to enter but no herbal residue to exit the individual container inserts 500A-B. As the hot air flows from the bottom portion 105 to the upper portion 109 of the container body 107, vaporization occurs at each individual container-insert such as 500A and 500B.

There are several advantages to stackable container-inserts 500A-n (hereinafter multiple container-inserts as 500) inside of the herbal retention area 111, as best illustrated in FIG. 5. First, the waxy particulate residue will stick to a container insert 500 designated for that particular herb and not to the container body 107. Also, after consumption, the container-inserts 500 are easily removable for a refill of more herbs. A user will use a single type of herb 509, or a mixture of herbs, herb 201 and herb 509, inside the herbal retention area 111 without cross-contamination. In FIG. 5, herb 201 is disposed in the container-insert 500A and herb 509 is disposed into container-insert 500B. In this embodiment, up to four containers-inserts, such as 500, would fit stacked inside container body 107. Several embodiments can be envisioned to stack over four container-inserts 500 at one time. As the hot air comes through the first set of apertures 103 at the lower portion 105 of the herbal retention area 111, it further moves into the apertures at the bottom container-inserts 500. In each container-insert 500 hot air is allow to vaporize its content and then move to the next container-insert, until exiting the second set of apertures 115 at the upper portion 109 of the container body 107.

Another advantage of the stackable inserts 500A-B as seen FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 is that a user can carry and transport multiple herbs in a single sealed herbal holding container 100. The container cap 401 is made to cover the selectively openable aperture 113 to prevent any herb from spilling during transportation. Cap 400 in this view is locked into place at container retention portion 117 by interlocking grooves 207 and solid protrusions 503. In this embodiment, cap 400 contains no apertures and is a solid cap. Here a variety of herbs can be transported in its separate container-inserts such as 500A and 500B, before or after use. The container-inserts such as 500A and 500B can also be removed and swapped for filled ones.

FIGS. 7-9 depict an embodiment of the cap 400 of FIGS. 4-5. FIG. 7 is a downward-looking perspective view of a cap 700. FIG. 8 is an upside-down view of the cap 700 of FIG. 7. Here, a first set of cap-apertures 701 are shown covering the horizontal area 705 of the cap 700 and a second set of cap-apertures 702 along its circumference vertical area 707. Both cap-apertures 701 and 702 are sized to permit vapor, but not herbal residue, to exit the cap 700. In this embodiment, protrusions 703 are thru-hole or open as compared to closed-protrusions. Open-protrusions such as the ones depicted with reference number 703 are outward stretching structures that reassemble a nipple, a mound, or a volcano with a thru-hole going through its center portion. The open-protrusion 703 allows more vapor to exit the cap 700 when placed on top of a container body 107 (not shown). As shown previously in FIG. 5 and FIG. 1, as the hot air flows from the bottom portion 105 to the upper portion 109, vapor will exit both open-protrusions 703 and cap-apertures 702 on cap 700.

FIG. 10 should be viewed in conjunction with FIG. 9; cap 700 of FIG. 10 is cross-section of FIG. 9 that shows the inside of cap 700. Here, three protrusions 703 are placed around the circumference of cap 700. More than three protrusions 703 can be placed, preferably, in asymmetrical locations around the circumference of cap 700.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional side view of the cap 700 of FIG. 9. A cross-section of open-protrusions 703 can be seen with area cap-apertures 701 and circumference cap-apertures 702. The cap 700 can be made out of the same temperature-resistant materials described above.

Both the container body and the cap are expected to experience temperature extremes (from room temperature to the evaporation temperature of water), typically at relatively high rates of change. It is desirable for the cap and the herb container body to be made out of the same materials, since temperature fluctuations will cause stresses that ultimately lead to defects by inducing failure through thermal fatigue.

In another embodiment, which is shown in FIG. 11, the container body 1101 is formed with no apertures on the upper portion 109 of the container. In this embodiment, the hot air flows from a bottom portion 105, though an herbal retention area 1105 to an upper portion 109 of the container, and then through exit area cap-apertures 701, the second set of cap-apertures 702, and open-protrusions 703. In this embodiment, there is no need for the container body 1101 to have apertures in the upper portion 109 since the cap 700 provide for the vaporized herb to exit.

A portable herb container with a cap has been disclosed in several embodiments. Within the portable herb container, several stacked container-inserts have also been disclosed. The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the invention that others can, by applying knowledge within the skill of the art, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments, without undue experimentation, without departing from the general concept of the present invention. Therefore, such adaptations and modifications are within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments, based on the teaching and guidance presented herein. The phraseology or terminology is for description and not of limitation, such that the terminology or phraseology of the present specification is interpreted by the skilled artisan in light of the teachings and guidance. The breadth and scope of the present invention should not be limited by the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined only under the following claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An herbal vaporization container comprising:

an upper portion defining a selectively openable main aperture, a plurality of vapor exhaust apertures, and a container retention portion further defining a plurality of interlocking grooves; and

a lower portion defining an herbal retention area and a plurality of air intake apertures sized to permit hot air enter but no herbal residue to exit the herbal retention area.

2. The herbal vaporization container of claim 1, wherein:

the container is of a high temperature resistant material.

3. The herbal vaporization container of claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of air intake apertures, the herbal retention area, and the plurality of vapor exhaust apertures are in fluid communication with one another so that hot air may enter the plurality of air intake apertures to vaporize the contents within the herbal retention area and exit the plurality of vapor exhaust apertures.

4. The herbal vaporization container of claim 1, further comprising:

a high temperature resistant cap: having a plurality of protrusions extending outwardly therefrom; and being demountably couplable with the selective openable main aperture at the upper portion by at least the plurality of protrusions.

5. The herbal vaporization container of claim 4, wherein:

the high temperature resistant cap defines a plurality of apertures.

6. The herbal vaporization container of claim 1, further comprising:

a container-insert demountably disposed within the herbal retention area.

7. The herbal vaporization container of claim 6, wherein:

the container-insert is shaped to stackably mate with a second container insert.

8. The herbal vaporization container of claim 6, further comprising:

a high temperature resistant cap selectively mateable with the upper portion of the container that prevents removal of herbs from the container when mated.

9. The herbal vaporization container of claim 1, wherein:

the upper portion is shaped to demountable couplable to a vaporizer machine.

10. An herbal vaporization container comprising:

a high temperature resistant body defining an herbal retention area including: a lower portion defining a plurality of air intake apertures sized to permit hot air to enter and prevent removal of herbal residue from the herbal retention area; and an upper portion defining a selectively openable aperture and a container retention portion; and

a high temperature cap demountably couplable with the selectively openable aperture, the high temperature cap having a first plurality of vapor exhaust apertures around the circumference of a vertical area of the cap and a second plurality of vapor exhaust apertures on a horizontal area of the cap.

11. The herbal vaporization container of claim 10, wherein:

the plurality of air intake apertures, the herbal retention area, the first plurality of vapor exhaust apertures, and the second plurality of vapor exhaust apertures are in fluid communication with one another so that hot air may enter the plurality of air intake apertures to vaporize the contents within the herbal retention area and exit the first and second plurality of vapor exhaust apertures.

12. The herbal vaporization container of claim 10, wherein:

a container-insert demountably disposed within the herbal retention area.

13. The herbal vaporization container of claim 12, wherein:

the container-insert is shaped to stackably mate with a second container insert.

14. The herbal vaporization container of claim 12, wherein:

the high temperature resistant cap prevents removal of herbs from the container when mated to the selectively openable aperture.

15. A method of vaporizing and transporting herbs, the method comprising:

providing an herbal vaporization container with: an upper portion defining a selectively openable main aperture, a plurality of vapor exhaust apertures, and a container retention portion further defining a plurality of interlocking grooves; and a lower portion defining an herbal retention area and a plurality of air intake apertures sized to permit hot air enter but no herbal residue to exit the herbal retention area.

pulling hot air into the plurality of air intake apertures and into the herbal retention area;

causing the hot air to vaporize herbs in the herbal retention area; and

pulling the vapor from the herbal retention area and through the plurality of vapor exhaust apertures.

16. The herbal vaporization container of claim 15, further comprising,

a container-insert demountably disposed within the herbal retention area.

17. The herbal vaporization container of claim 15, wherein,

the container-insert is shaped to stackably mate with a second container insert.

18. The herbal vaporization container of claim 15, wherein,

a high-temperature resistant cap selectively mateable with the upper portion of the container that prevents removal of herbs from the container when mated.

19. The herbal vaporization container of claim 15, wherein,

the upper portion is shaped to demountable couplable to a vaporizer machine.