Stay-fresh food container

A container for preserving the freshness of a stored food product, the container comprising:

• a generally cylindrical receptacle having a first open end, an opposing second open end and an inner diameter;
• a piston having an upper surface and an exterior diameter that is slightly less than the interior diameter of the generally cylindrical receptacle to allow for placement of the piston within the generally cylindrical receptacle to form a food storage chamber of variable volume;
• a seal comprising an upper support surface and a peripheral wiper seal that protrudes co-planar with the upper support surface where the seal covers the piston and creates a generally air and liquid tight seal between the exterior diameter of the piston and the interior diameter of the generally cylindrical receptacle;
• a generally cylindrical engaging member having an exterior diameter that is less than the interior diameter of the generally cylindrical receptacle and that removably engages with the piston to move the piston in the generally cylindrical receptacle in order to vary the volume of the formed food storage chamber;
• a generally cylindrical lid comprising a curved portion;
• the generally cylindrical lid configured to be removably securable to the first open end of the generally cylindrical receptacle;
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• a vent located on the generally cylindrical lid and centrally located at an apex of the curved portion of the generally cylindrical lid.

A kit for creating a container for preserving the freshness of a stored food product, the kit comprising:

• a generally cylindrical receptacle having a first open end, an opposing second open end and an inner diameter;
• a piston having an upper surface and an exterior diameter that is slightly less than the interior diameter of the generally cylindrical receptacle to allow for placement of the piston within the generally cylindrical receptacle to form a food storage chamber of variable volume;
• a seal capable of removably covering the piston, the seal comprising an upper support surface and a peripheral wiper seal that protrudes co-planar with the upper support surface where the seal creates a generally air and liquid tight seal between the exterior diameter of the piston and the interior diameter of the generally cylindrical receptacle when placed therein;
• a generally cylindrical engaging member having an exterior diameter that is less than the interior diameter of the generally cylindrical receptacle and that removably engages with the piston to move the piston in the generally cylindrical receptacle in order to vary the volume a formed food storage chamber;
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• a lid configured to be removably securable to the first open end of the generally cylindrical receptacle.