Patent Publication Number: US-11647784-B1

Title: Cannabis storage assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new storage device for storing ground  cannabis , a rolled cigarette and accessories for rolling cigarettes. The device includes a canister with a tunnel integrated into the canister for storing a rolled cigarette. The device includes a  cannabis  grinder that is attachable to the canister. Additionally, each of the  cannabis  grinder and the canister has a diameter sufficient to fit into a cup holder of a vehicle. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to storage devices including a variety of cylindrical ashtrays that have a tubular receptacle for storing a cigarette. The prior art discloses a variety of herb grinders that includes a pair of rotatable elements and grinding teeth for grinding herbs. The prior art discloses a tobacco box for rolling and holding cigarettes. In no instance does the prior art disclose a canister with a tunnel for storing cigarettes and a  cannabis  grinder removably engaged to the canister. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a  cannabis  grinder and a canister that is releasably engaged to the  cannabis  grinder such that the canister is vertically oriented on the  cannabis  grinder. The canister has a tunnel to insertably receive a rolled cigarette for storage. Furthermore, each of the  cannabis  grinder and the canister has a diameter sufficient for positioning in a cup holder in a vehicle. The canister including a plurality of storage containers each removably integrated into the canister to contain accessories for rolling cigarettes. An ashtray is positionable on the canister and a lid is positionable on the ashtray for closing the ashtray. A rolling tray, comprised of a deformable material, is provided such that the rolling tray can be rolled into a tube for storing in a respective one of the storage containers. 
     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 SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       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 perspective in-use view of a  cannabis  storage assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is a bottom view of lid portion of a  cannabis  grinder of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  6    is a cross sectional view taken along line  6 - 6  of  FIG.  5    of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS.  1  through  6    thereof, a new storage device 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  6   , the  cannabis  storage assembly  10  generally comprises a  cannabis  grinder  12  that has a grinder portion  14  which releasably engages a reservoir portion  16 , and the grinder portion  14  has a foraminous wall  18  and a plurality of teeth  20 . The  cannabis  grinder  12  includes a lid portion  22  that is rotatably positionable on the grinder portion  14 . Each of the grinder portion  14  and the reservoir portion  16  has an outer wall  24 . The outer wall  24  of the grinder portion  14  has threads on an inside surface  26  of the outer wall  24  of the grinder portion  14 . Additionally, the outer wall  24  of the reservoir portion  16  has threads on an outer surface  28  of the outer wall  24  of the reservoir portion  16 . The threads on the inside surface  26  threadably engage the threads on the outer surface  28  for attaching the grinder portion  14  to the reservoir portion  16 . 
     The grinder portion  14  has a bottom wall  30 , the bottom wall  30  is foraminous, and each of the teeth  20  on the grinder portion  14  extends upwardly from the bottom wall  30 . The lid portion  22  has an upper wall  32  and the upper wall  32  has a plurality of teeth  34  extending downwardly from the upper wall  32 . Furthermore, the plurality of teeth  34  on the upper wall  32  is interlaced with the plurality of teeth  20  on the bottom wall  30  to grind  cannabis    36  for smoking having the ground  cannabis    36  falling through the bottom wall  30  into the reservoir portion  16 . The upper wall  32  of the lid portion  22  has a top surface  38 , the top surface  38  has a recess  40  extending into the top surface  38  and the recess  40  is coextensive with a perimeter of the upper wall  32 . 
     A canister  42  is releasably engaged to the  cannabis  grinder  12  such that the canister  42  is vertically oriented on the  cannabis  grinder  12 . The canister  42  has a tunnel  44  is integrated into the canister  42  to insertably receive a rolled cigarette  46  for storage. Each of the  cannabis  grinder  12  and the canister  42  has a diameter that is sufficient for positioning in a cup holder  48  in a vehicle  50 . In this way the canister  42  is accessible to an occupant of the vehicle  50 . The canister  42  includes a plurality of storage containers  51  that are removably integrated into the canister  42  to contain accessories for rolling cigarettes. The vehicle  50  may be a passenger vehicle, a cargo vehicle or any other motorized vehicle that is driven on public roadways. 
     The canister  42  comprises a disk  52 , a tube  54  extending upwardly from the disk  52  and a plurality of dividers  56  radiating outwardly from the tube  54 . The plurality of dividers  56  defines a plurality of spaces  58  between each of the dividers  56  and the tube  54  defines the tunnel  44  for receiving the rolled cigarette  46 . The disk  52  has a lip  60  extending downwardly from a perimeter edge of the disk  52 . The disk  52  rests on the top surface  38  of the upper wall  32  of the lid portion  22  of the  cannabis  grinder  12  and the lip  60  engages the recess  40  in the top surface  38 . 
     Each of the storage containers  51  has a bottom wall  62  and an outer wall  64  extending upwardly from the bottom wall  62  of the storage containers  51 . The outer wall  64  of the storage containers  51  has front side  66 , a back side  68 , a first lateral side  70  and a second lateral side  72 . The front side  66  is concavely arcuate with respect to the first lateral side  70  and the second lateral side  72  such that the front side  66  conforms to the tube  54  when the storage containers  51  are positioned in the spaces  58  between the dividers  56 . The back side  68  is co-arcuate with the front side  66 . Each of the first lateral side  70  and the second lateral side  72  angles inwardly between the back side  68  and the front side  66  such that each of the first lateral side  70  and the second lateral side  72  abuts a respective divider  56  when the storage containers  51  are positioned in the spaces  58 . 
     An ashtray  74  is provided and the ashtray  74  is positionable on the canister  42  such that the ashtray  74  is accessible to the occupant of the vehicle  50 . The ashtray  74  has an opening  76  extending through the ashtray  74  to accommodate the tunnel  44  in the canister  42  when the ashtray  74  is positioned on the canister  42 . In this way the cigarette  46  in the tunnel  44  is accessible when the ashtray  74  is positioned on the canister  42 . The ashtray  74  has a lower wall  78  and a perimeter wall  79  extending upwardly from the lower wall  78 . The opening  76  extends through the lower wall  78  and the opening  76  is centrally positioned on the lower wall  78 . The ashtray  74  has a ring  80  which extends upwardly from the lower wall  78  and surrounds the opening  76 . The lower wall  78  rests on an upper edge  81  of each of the dividers  56  when the ashtray  74  is positioned on the canister  42 . Furthermore, the tube  54  is aligned with the opening  76  when the ashtray  74  is positioned on the canister  42 . 
     A lid  82  is provided and the lid  82  is positionable on the ashtray  74  for closing the ashtray  74 . The lid  82  has a hole  84  extending through the lid  82  and the hole  84  is aligned with the tunnel  44  in the canister  42  when the ashtray  74  is positioned on the canister  42 . In this way the hole  84  facilitates the rolled cigarette  46  to be accessible in the tunnel  44  when the lid  82  is positioned on the ashtray  74 . A rolling tray  86  is provided and the rolling tray  86  is comprised of a deformable material, including but not being limited to, silicone or rubber. In this way the rolling tray  86  can be rolled into a tube  54  for storing  70  in a respective one of the storage containers  51 . 
     In use, the  cannabis  grinder  12  is employed for grinding and subsequently storing  70  the ground  cannabis    36 . Accessories for rolling cigarettes, such as rolling papers, for example, can be stored in any other storage containers  51 . Additionally, any rolled cigarettes  46  can be inserted into the tunnel  44  for storage. In this way the rolled cigarettes  46  are easily accessible to occupants of the vehicle  50  along with the accessories for rolling cigarettes. Furthermore, the lid  82  can be removed from the ashtray  74  to facilitate the ashtray  74  to collect any ashes from smoking the rolled cigarette  46 . 
     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.