Container for Cannabis and Tobacco

Abstract

A cannabis container has a housing with a first end that receives and encloses a removable storage bin for cannabis and a separate, stacked removable bin for a grinder. The opposite end provides separate, fixed storage compartments for a butane lighter, a pipe, rolling papers, tools or matches. The opposite ends of the housing can be hermetically sealed by twist-on caps.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A container for cannabis, tobacco and other leafy material (a container), the container comprising:
 a housing having first and second opposing ends and an exterior surface, the housing's ends being open and providing access into an interior of the housing, the housing having first and second pairs of cap engagement tabs extending outwardly from the exterior surface and located proximate the open ends, a first pair of cap engagement tabs being located proximate the first end, a second pair of cap engagement tabs being located proximate the second end;   a first inclined sealing surface located between the first pair of cap engagement tabs and a midpoint of the housing, the first inclined sealing surface extending around the exterior surface of the housing; and   a second inclined sealing surface located between the second pair of cap engagement tabs and the midpoint of the housing, the second inclined sealing surface extending around the exterior surface of the housing; and   a first end cap, sized, shaped and arranged to fit over the first end of the housing and engage the first pair of cap engagement tabs, the first end cap having an inclined sealing surface extending around an interior of the first end cap and engage the first inclined sealing surface with a transition fit;   a second end cap, sized, shaped and arranged to fit over the second end of the housing and engage the second pair of cap engagement tabs, second end cap having an inclined sealing surface extending around an interior of the second end cap and engage the second inclined sealing surface with a transition fit.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 first and second storage compartments, the first storage compartment being sized, shaped and arranged to stack on the second storage compartment, the stacked storage compartments being sized, shaped and arranged to fit inside the housing with a clearance fit between the storage compartments and an interior surface of the housing, both storage compartments having first ends, the first end of each compartment facing the first end of the housing, both compartments also having closed second ends facing the second end of the housing, the first ends of at least one compartment having a removable cover.   
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein at least one storage compartment is sized, shaped and arranged to hold a grinder for leafy plants. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the inclined sealing surface in the first end cap and the first inclined sealing surface on the housing are configured to provide a substantially water-tight seal when they are engaged to each other. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the inclined sealing surface in the second end cap and the second inclined sealing surface on the housing are configured to provide a substantially water-tight seal when they are engaged to each other. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is substantially cylindrical. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the housing has cross sectional shape that is substantially elliptical. 
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the second of the housing comprises first and second elongated compartments extending inwardly from the second end of the housing toward the midpoint of the housing, the first and second elongated storage compartments being physically separated from each other and substantially parallel to each other. 
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second elongated compartments have corresponding openings, which have corresponding areas, the areas of the first and second elongated compartments being different from each other. 
     
     
         10 . The container of claim 90 , wherein the opening area of at least one elongated storage compartment is sized, shaped and arranged to receive a butane cigarette lighter. 
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 9 , wherein the opening area of at least one elongated storage compartment is sized, shaped and arranged to receive a marijuana cigarette. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 9 , wherein the opening area of at least one elongated storage compartment is sized, shaped and arranged to receive a plurality of cigarette rolling papers. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 9 , wherein the opening area of at least one elongated storage compartment is sized, shaped and arranged to receive tools. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first and second inclined surfaces on the exterior of the housing is substantially conical. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the inclined sealing surfaces in the first and second caps is substantially conical.