Multi-Part Sifter for De-Seeding and Sorting Plant Material

Abstract

A multi-part sifter for de-seeding or sorting plant material includes an upper frame having an open top and an open bottom; a lid that covers the top of the upper frame; a screen that covers the bottom of the upper frame; a lower frame having an open top and a closed bottom; a lid latch to releasably hold the lid to the top of the upper frame; a screen latch to releasably hold the screen to the bottom of the upper frame; and a frame latch to releasably hold the bottom of the upper frame to the top of the lower frame with the screen in between the upper frame and lower frame.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 515,440, filed Oct. 15, 2014 (R011-102), which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to sifters and more specifically to a multi-part sifter for de-seeding and sorting plant material.[0003]Existing sifters are not designed to aid in scooping, sifting and separating plant parts such as, but not limited, to flowers, buds, petiole, pistols, stems, leaves, seeds, branches, plant particles and / or plant particle dust, or “shake” (referred to herein “plant material”). Usage of existing sifters to scoop, sift and sort plant material could be inefficient. Existing sifters could cause significant damage to delicate and sensitive plant and flower parts such as but not limited to flowers, buds, trichomes, pistols or any pubescent plants that may or may not be glandular.[0004]Existing sifters...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

Usage of existing sifters to scoop, sift and sort plant material could be inefficient.

Existing sifters could cause significant damage to delicate and sensitive plant and flower parts such as but not limited to flowers, buds, trichomes, pistols or any pubescent plants that may or may not be glandular.

Existing sifters are not designed for use with delicate or sensitive plant parts.

Existing sifters do not allow the end user to scoop up delicate or sensitive plant materials with minimal damage to plant matter.

Existing sifters may not allow the end user to sift and sort delicate and / or sensitive plant materials with minimal shaking, and therefore do not maximize the integrity of the plant material resulting in damage and degradation of plant material.

Existing sifters usually incorporate a single size of mesh screen apertures which would not be adaptable to the numerous species of plants.

Existing sifters are not designed to separate more desirable plant material from less desirable plant material.

Existing sifters do not have interchangeable screens to accommodate different sizes of seed or other material to be separated out.

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