Smoking accessory assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smoking accessory devices lack an integrated solution for efficiently grinding and transporting smoking materials while maintaining freshness and convenience for rolling.
Innovation Solution
A multi-compartment housing with a grinder and funnel system that allows for grinding and loading of plant matter into a tube section for easy rolling, along with a compacting rod and seals to preserve freshness and facilitate use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If plant matter is stored in open compartments, then accessibility and ease of operation is improved, but freshness is lost due to exposure to air
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested sealing where inner lids seal individual compartments (plant matter, ground matter, rolling papers) and an outer lid seals the entire housing. This nested structure allows each compartment to be independently sealed while maintaining overall accessibility, resolving the contradiction between open accessibility and freshness preservation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses flexible sealing gaskets and lids that can be opened and closed to seal compartments. These flexible membranes allow the compartments to transition between open (accessible) and closed (sealed for freshness) states, enabling users to access plant matter while preserving freshness when sealed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If grinding and storage functions are combined in one device, then device versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions (grinding, storage of plant matter, storage of ground matter, storage of rolling papers, and compacting) into a single integrated housing structure. The grinder assembly with funnel integrates grinding and transfer functions, while multiple compartments consolidate storage needs, reducing the number of separate devices required.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure serves multiple purposes: it contains the grinder mechanism, provides sealed storage compartments for different materials, facilitates transfer of ground matter via funnel, and enables compacting of rolling material. This multi-functional design achieves versatility without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function.
3Productivity
If plant matter is ground and transferred immediately, then productivity is improved, but loss of substance increases due to exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables preliminary grinding of plant matter into the ground matter compartment, which is then sealed with a lid to preserve freshness. This allows users to grind ahead of time and store the ground matter sealed, preventing exposure-related loss while maintaining the ability to roll quickly when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The nested compartment structure with sealed lids allows ground matter to be transferred into a protected inner compartment that can be sealed immediately after filling. This nested sealing prevents exposure of ground matter to air while maintaining efficient transfer from the grinder via the funnel.
Data Source
AI summary
A smoking accessory assembly facilitates storing and transporting accessories for grinding smoking matter and rolling the smoking matter for smoking. The assembly includes a housing having a plurality of compartments. A grinder has a plurality of grinder teeth and a peripheral wall enclosing the grinder teeth. A plurality of cap teeth is coupled to and extends from a top cap. The grinder is insertable into the top cap for grinding plant matter. A funnel tapers away to a tube section extending from a base of the funnel. Openings extend through the grinder for passing ground plant matter through the funnel and into the tube section. The tube section is open for passing the ground plant matter into a rolling paper wrapped around the tube section.