Personal herb rolling and wrapping device

Abstract

A personal herb rolling and wrapping device rolls customized herbal cigarettes having consistent rolling quality while enabling hands-free operation. The device includes a first roller supported by the device body and a second roller supported by a carriage that is movable relative to the device body between an open condition and a closed condition. A motor can power rotation of the second roller in order to self-tighten an apron about herbal matter and to roll such herbal matter into an herbal cigarette.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A personal herb rolling device, comprising:
 a body defining a rolling zone between a first end wall and a second end wall;   a first roller rotatably supported by the first end wall and the second end wall, the first roller extending across the rolling zone;   a carriage supported by and between the first end wall and the second end wall, the carriage configured to move between a closed condition and an open condition, a closed stop mechanism blocking movement of the carriage beyond the closed condition, an open stop mechanism blocking movement of the carriage beyond the open condition;   a second roller rotatably supported by the carriage so that the second roller moves with the carriage relative to the body, the second roller maintained generally parallel to the first roller with a space therebetween, when the carriage is in the open condition the space is an open distance, and when the carriage is in the closed condition the space is a closed distance, the open distance being greater than the closed distance;   an apron comprising a flexible material configured in a continuous loop, the apron being looped about the first roller and the second roller; and   a motor configured to rotate the second roller;   wherein when the motor is actuated, the motor rolls the second roller so as to pull the apron upwardly through the space.   
     
     
         2 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the carriage comprises a first plate and a second plate, a carriage guide structure is disposed on the first plate, and a wall guide structure is disposed on the first end wall, the carriage guide structure and wall guide structure configured to engage one another so as to guide movement of the carriage relative to the body. 
     
     
         3 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 2 , wherein the carriage guide structure is directed generally downwardly as the carriage moves toward the closed condition from an apex. 
     
     
         4 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 3 , wherein the carriage guide structure is directed generally downwardly as the carriage moves toward the open condition from an apex. 
     
     
         5 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 4 , wherein the carriage guide structure is configured to move along an arcuate path when the carriage moves between the open condition and the closed condition, the arcuate path having the apex. 
     
     
         6 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 1 , wherein the carriage comprises a first plate and a second plate, the second roller being supported by and extending between the first plate and the second plate. 
     
     
         7 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 6 , wherein a guide member extends from the first plate and a guide slot is formed through the first end wall, the guide member extending into the guide slot and moving within the guide slot when the carriage moves between the open condition and the closed condition. 
     
     
         8 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 7 , wherein the guide slot has a top wall, a bottom wall, a closed stop wall and an open stop wall, and wherein the guide slot is arcuate and has an apex, the closed stop wall and the open stop wall being on opposite sides of the apex so that the bottom wall slopes downwardly from the apex to the closed stop wall. 
     
     
         9 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 8  additionally comprising a third roller rotatably supported by and between the first plate and the second plate of the carriage, the third roller configured to press the apron against the second roller. 
     
     
         10 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 9 , wherein the guide member is engaged with the closed stop wall of the guide slot when the carriage is in the closed condition. 
     
     
         11 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 7  additionally comprising an inner plate attached to the guide member, the inner plate being disposed on a side of the first end wall opposite the first plate of the carriage. 
     
     
         12 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 11 , wherein the motor is mounted to the inner plate. 
     
     
         13 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 8  additionally comprising a second guide member extending from the first plate and received in a second slot formed in the first end wall. 
     
     
         14 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 13 , wherein when the carriage is in the closed condition the guide member is adjacent the closed stop wall. 
     
     
         15 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 14 , wherein when the carriage is in the closed condition the second guide member is in the first slot and adjacent the open stop wall. 
     
     
         16 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 15 , wherein the second guide member and open stop wall are configured to resist movement of the second guide member past the open stop wall in a direction toward the open condition of the carriage. 
     
     
         17 . The personal herb rolling device of  claim 2 , additionally comprising a carriage detent structure and a i structure, wherein the carriage detent structure and the wall detent structure are configured to engage one another when the carriage is in the closed condition in a manner to resist movement of the carriage toward the open condition.