Patent Publication Number: US-9402420-B2

Title: Smoking accessory kit system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to smoking accessory kits and more particularly pertains to a new smoking accessory kit for facilitating the process of hand-rolling cigarettes, cigars or the like. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a primary tray having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall. A top edge of the perimeter wall defines an access opening into an interior of the primary tray. A plurality of magnets is attached to the primary tray. A plurality of attachments is magnetically attachable to the primary tray. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top rear side perspective view of a smoking accessory kit system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of the cover and the drawer unit and a top front side perspective view of the dispenser unit of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a top rear side perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 5  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a detailed view of the scissors, the planar panel, the holder, the splitter and the sifting unit showing each unattached to the primary tray. 
         FIG. 7  is a front view of the splitter, the sifting unit and the planar panel of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a top view of an alternative embodiment of the dislosure showing the supplemental light assembly and its flexible neck. 
         FIG. 9  is a top front side perspective view of a drawer unit of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 9  thereof, a new smoking accessory embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 9 , the smoking accessory kit system  10  generally comprises a primary tray  12  having a bottom wall  14  and a perimeter wall  16  coupled to and extending upwardly from the bottom wall  14 . A top edge  18  of the perimeter wall  16  defines an access opening into an interior of the primary tray  12 . The perimeter wall  16  may taper inwardly from the top edge  18  of the perimeter wall  16  to the bottom wall  14 . The access opening is bounded by a lip  20  extending outwardly beyond the perimeter wall  16 . The tray  12  may be constructed from plastic or like material. The bottom wall  14  may have a length along its longitudinal axis between approximately 18.0 cm and 30.0 cm. An elongated slot  22  is positioned in the perimeter wall  16 . The slot  22  is configured to receive rolling paper therethrough. The slot  22  may have a length between approximately 7.0 cm and 12.0 cm and a height between approximately 0.5 cm and 1.0 cm. 
     A plurality of attachments  21  is provided and each is magneticall attractable to the primary tray  12 . The plurality of attachments  21  includes a cover  24  positionable over the top edge  18  of the perimeter wall  16  to cover the access opening. The cover  24  is magnetically attachable to the top edge  18  of the perimeter wall  16 . The cover  24  has a planar upper surface  26  and a planar bottom surface  28 . A plurality of magnets  38  is provided. At least some of the magnets  38  are coupled to the cover  24 . The magnets  30  include a plurality of outer magnets  32  coupled to the cover  24  proximate an outer edge  34  of the cover  24  and a plurality of inner magnets  36  coupled to the cover  24  and spaced from the outer edge  34  of the cover  24 . The cover  24  may have a length along its longitudinal axis between approximately 20.0 cm and 35.0 cm. At least some of the magnets  38  are coupled to each of the primary tray  12 , the top edge  18  of the perimeter wall  16 , a lower surface  40  of the bottom wall  14 , and a top surface  19  of the bottom wall  14 . Associated ones of the magnets  38  on the lower surface  40  of the bottom wall  14  are magnetically attractable to the inner magnets  36  wherein the cover  24  is releasably couplable to the bottom wall  14 . At least some of the magnets  38  are coupled to an exterior surface  42  of the perimeter wall  16  and extend around the slot  22 . Similarly, at least some of the magnets  38  are coupled to an inner surface  44  of the perimeter wall  16 . This allows at least some of the attachments  21  to be magnetically attached to the perimeter wall  16  of the primary tray  12 . 
     The plurality of attachments  21  further includes a dispenser unit  39  having a front panel  73 , a pair of side panels  75 ,  77  and a back panel  79 . The side panels  75 ,  77  are coupled to and extend between the front panel  73  and the back panel  79 . The front panel  73  abuts the back panel  79  and is positioned parallel with respect to the back panel  79 . The dispenser unit  39  is configured to support the rolling paper adjacent to the elongated slot  22 . The dispenser unit  39  may have a length between approximately 8.0 cm and 13.0 cm and a height between approximately 3.5 cm and 4.0 cm. 
     Additional ones of the attachments  21  may include a holder  41  having an open top  11  and a closed bottom  13  wherein the holder  41  is configured to receive a conventional lighter therein. Magnets  38  may be attached to the holder  41  for magnetically coupling the holder  41  to the primary tray  12 . Alternatively, the holder  41  may be constructed out of stainless steel to permit magnetic coupling with the primary tray  12 . Another attachment  21  may include a scissors  45  made of stainless steel or one having magnets  38  attached thereto for magnetically coupling the scissors  45  to the primary tray  12 . Another attachment  21  may include a planar panel  47  having an arcuate slit  49  extending therein. The slit  49  allows a person to poke an end of a cigarette or the like to ensure that the material is packed tightly within the rolling paper. The panel  47  includes magnets  38  to allow the panel  47  to be magnetically attached to the primary tray  12 . 
     One of the attachments  21  may include a sifting unit  51  having an outer wall  53  and a mesh screen  55 . The outer wall  53  is attached to and extends around the mesh screen  55 . The sifting unit  51  permits a person to sift, and therefore extract, pollen or like material from a tobacco product. Magnets  38  may be attached to the outer wall  53  to permit the sifting unit  51  to magetically attach to the primary tray  12 . The sifting unit  51  has a size and shape such that the sifting unit  51  is able to fit within the primary tray  12 . The mesh screen  55  is spaced above the bottom wall  14  when the sifting unit  51  is positioned in the primary tray  12 . The outer wall  53  may be constructed from wood, plastic or like material. 
     The plurality of attachments  21  further includes a secondary tray  54  being magnetically attachable to the interior of the primary tray  12 . The secondary tray  54  has a lower wall  56  and a peripheral wall  58  coupled to and extending upwardly from the lower wall  56 . The associated magnets  38  are attached to the lower wall  56  of the secondary tray  54 . The secondary tray  54  defines an ashtray configured to receive ashes and butts of cigarettes, cigars or the like. The secondary tray  54  is constructed from a fireproof material, such as glass or the the like. The peripheral wall  58  of the secondary tray  54  includes a plurality of sides  60 . One of the sides  60  of the peripheral wall  58  may be angled. 
     The plurality of attachments  21  also includes a drawer unit  23  having a drawer frame  25  and a drawer  27 . The drawer frame  25  has a lower wall  29  and a peripheral wall  31  coupled to and extending upwardly from the lower wall  29 . The drawer frame  25  has an upper edge  33  defining an access opening into the drawer frame  25 . An opening  35  is positioned in a front end  37  of the peripheral wall  31 . The drawer  27  is insertable into and slidably extendable from the opening  35 . A plurality of magnets  38  is also attached to the upper edge  33  of the drawer frame  25  for magnetically attaching the drawer frame  25  to the lower surface  40  of the bottom wall  14 . 
     A splitter  62  is provided having opposite ends  63 ,  65  being open. The splitter  62  includes a blade  67  positioned between the opposite ends  63 ,  65  for allowing a cigar, cigarrette or the like to be split open for removing tobacco therefrom. The blade  67  may be triangular and is attached to an inner surface  71  of the splitter  62 . The splitter  62  may include an aperture  69  such that the splitter  62  can be coupled to the secondary tray  54  by inserting screws or other conventional fasteners through the aperture and engaging the secondary tray  54 . The splitter  62  may be made from plastic or like material. 
     At least one light  46 , and preferably a plurality of lights  46 , is coupled to the primary tray  12 . The lights  46  on the primary tray  12  may be coupled to the inner surface  44  of each side  48  of the perimeter wall  16 . A plurality of the lights  46  may be directed toward the secondary tray  54  when the secondary tray  54  is attached to the primary tray  12  to illuminate the secondary tray  54  as desired. The lights  46  for the secondary tray  54  may emit colored light, while the remaining lights  46  may emit white light. A light actuator  50  is coupled to the primary tray  12 . The light actuator  50  is electrically coupled to each light  46  wherein manipulation of the light actuator  50  actuates each light  46 . A power source  52  is coupled to the primary tray  12 . The power source  52  is electrically coupled to the light actuator  50  and each light  46  for providing power to each light  46 . The power source  52  may comprise at least one rechargeable battery. Wiring  17  is electrically coupled to and extends between the light actuator  50  and each of the lights  46 . The wiring  51  may be housed within the lip  20 . A supplemental light assembly  83  may be attached to the primary tray  12  and may include a base  85 , a flexible neck  87 , and a light  89 . The flexible neck  87  is coupled to and extends between the base  85  and the light  89  and allows the light  89  to be positioned at a selectable angle relative to the primary tray  12 . The light  89  may comprise a light emitting diode. A battery  91  may be positioned within the base  85  to provide electrical power to the light  89 . 
     In use, as stated above and shown in the Figures, the material to be rolled is placed into the primary tray  12 . The light actuator  50  is used to actuate the lights  46 . The rolling paper can be dispensed through the slot  22  and rolled in a conventional manner to hand-roll cigars, cigarettes or the like. The secondary tray  54  is attached to the primary tray  12  to provide an ashtray. The cover  24  can be magnetically attached to the lower surface  40  of the bottom wall  14  while the primary  12  or secondary  54  trays are being used. Between uses, the cover  24  can be attached to the primary tray  12  such that the cover  24  closes the access opening. Any additional attachments  21 , such as those described above, can be magnetically attached to the primary tray  12  for convenient access to those attachments  21 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.