Preformed herbal cartridge

Abstract

A preformed cartridge includes a tube. The tube has a length and diameter. The length is greater than the diameter. A plant component is sized to fit within the tube. The plant component is formed from a hardened slurry. The plant component is securely lodged within the tube. The plant component is a plant slurry injected into the tube while wet or can be a plant slurry pre-hardened in a mold before mounting inside the herb tube. The plant component further includes a heater insertion opening and a flow channel. The heater insertion opening is in communication with a flow channel. The flow channel extends along the length of the tube, and the heater insertion opening is parallel to the flow channel.

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         17 . A preformed herbal cartridge comprising:
 a tube,
 wherein
 the tube is configured with
 an interior, 
 a length, and 
 diameter, 
 
 
 wherein
 the length is greater than the diameter; 
 
   a cooling baffle sized to fit within the interior of the tube
 wherein
 the cooling baffle includes an inside spiral and 
 an outside spiral, and 
 
   a filter assembly sized to fit within the tube;   a plant component
 sized to fit within the tube, 
 wherein
 the plant component is formed from a hardened slurry, and wherein 
 
 the plant component 
 is securely lodged within the tube. 
   
     
     
         18 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein both the inside and outside spirals are helixes.   
     
     
         19 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein the inside and outside spirals increase a distance that a flue gas passing through the interior of tube must travel for better cooling.   
     
     
         20 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the plant component
 is a plant slurry injected into the tube while wet. 
 
   
     
     
         21 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the plant component
 is a plant slurry pre-hardened in a mold before mounting inside the herb tube. 
 
   
     
     
         22 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the plant component further includes
 a heater insertion opening and 
 a flow channel, 
 
   wherein
 the heater insertion opening is in communication with a flow channel, 
   wherein
 the flow channel
 extends along the length of the tube, and 
 
   wherein
 the heater insertion opening
 is parallel to the flow channel. 
 
   
     
     
         23 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the plant component
 is formed from a sheet shape. 
 
   
     
     
         24 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the plant component
 is in the form of a solid powder or granules, and 
 
   wherein
 the plant component
 is formed by being sprayed onto an inside surface of the tube. 
 
   
     
     
         25 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the tube
 is sealed with a frangible cover. 
 
   
     
     
         26 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the lining mesh
 is mounted within said tube to prevent detachment of said herb component. 
 
   
     
     
         27 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 17 ,
 wherein
 the plant component includes
 ground herb, 
 ground hemp, 
 flavoring, 
 herb extract, and 
 cellulose. 
 
   
     
     
         28 . A preformed cartridge comprising:
 a tube,
 wherein
 the tube 
 is configured with a length and diameter, 
 
 wherein
 the length is greater than the diameter; 
 
   a plant component
 sized to fit within the tube, 
 wherein
 the plant component
 is formed from a hardened slurry, and 
 
 
 wherein
 the plant component
 is securely lodged within the tube; 
 
 
 wherein
 the plant component
 is a plant slurry injected into the tube while wet, or 
 
 
 wherein
 the plant component
 is a plant slurry pre-hardened in a mold before mounting inside the herb tube; 
 
 
 wherein
 the plant component further includes
 a heater insertion opening and 
 a flow channel, 
 
 
 wherein
 the heater insertion opening
 is in communication with a flow channel, 
 
 
 wherein
 the flow channel
 extends along the length of the tube, and 
 
 
 wherein
 the heater insertion opening
 is parallel to the flow channel, 
 
 
 wherein
 the cartridge includes
 a cooling baffle sized to fit inside the tube, and 
  wherein 
  the cooling baffle includes 
  an inside spiral and 
  an outside spiral, and 
 
 a filter assembly sized to fit inside the tube. 
 
   
     
     
         29 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 28 ,
 wherein both the inside and outside spirals are helixes.   
     
     
         30 . The preformed cartridge of  claim 28 ,
 wherein the inside and outside spirals increase a distance that a flue gas passing through the interior of tube must travel for better cooling.