TOBACCO GRINDER AND/OR TOBACCO SORTING AND/OR LOADING DEVICE
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a grinding chamber, including a grinder mechanism, for grinding a grindable material;
an intermediate chamber for receiving ground material which has been ground by said grinder mechanism, said intermediate chamber including an aperture for delivery of ground material from said intermediate chamber to a selected delivery location;
a plurality of receptacles for receiving ground material, ground by said grinder and contained within said intermediate chamber, each one of said plurality of receptacles defining a separate receptacle volume, each of said separate receptacle volumes each being separately, selectively alignable with said aperture of said intermediate chamber to thereby selectively receive ground material dispensed from said intermediate chamber.
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Abstract
Grinding apparatus for grinding substances, such as tobacco. In certain embodiments, grinding apparatus with a plurality of receptacles which can be selectively filled with a ground product, such as tobacco. In still other embodiments, a grinding apparatus with a selector capability or mechanism for selecting one or more of a plurality of receptacles, or storage area(s), for delivery of a ground product.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a grinding chamber, including a grinder mechanism, for grinding a grindable material; an intermediate chamber for receiving ground material which has been ground by said grinder mechanism, said intermediate chamber including an aperture for delivery of ground material from said intermediate chamber to a selected delivery location; a plurality of receptacles for receiving ground material, ground by said grinder and contained within said intermediate chamber, each one of said plurality of receptacles defining a separate receptacle volume, each of said separate receptacle volumes each being separately, selectively alignable with said aperture of said intermediate chamber to thereby selectively receive ground material dispensed from said intermediate chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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