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US 11,492,180 B2Granted
Freshness plug
OwnerMichael Markarian, Manuel Cordeiro +1inventors
InventorsMichael Markarian, Manuel Cordeiro, Vark Markarian, Sr.
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Abstract
A freshness plug includes a solid round body having an internally depressed section, a protrusion extending from the internally depressed section, a shoulder extending from an exterior of the internally depressed section, and malleable flanges below the shoulder.
Claims20
A plug capable of being inserted into a storage container having an interior space comprising:
- a body including one or more malleable flanges and further comprising a relatively flat base, a circular side wall extending upward form said base, and a depressed internal space;
- means in which to stabilize said body to the storage container in which said plug is inserted;
- means in which to insert and remove said plug from the storage container in which said plug is inserted;
- and
- a storage compartment;
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- wherein said side wall is collapsible allowing the base to be expanded downwards into said cup or upwards out of said cup and thereby change the size of said internal space, as desired.
4 more elements
A freshness plug comprising:
- a solid round body comprising a cup having a relatively flat base, a circular side wall extending upward from said base and a depressed internal space;
- a protrusion extending from the internally depressed section;
- a shoulder extending from an exterior of the internally depressed section;
- one or more malleable flanges disposed below the shoulder;
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- a storage compartment.
- wherein said side wall is collapsible allowing said base to extend downwards into said cup or upwards out of said cup and thereby change the size of said internal space, as desired.
4 more elements
A freshness plug insertable into a storage container having an interior space for storing products, the freshness plug comprising:
- a body comprising a cup having a base, a side wall extending upward from said base, an outer circumference, and an internal space;
- one or more malleable flanges supported by the outer circumference of the cup;
- a storage compartment disposed within the body having a cavity defined by an inner surface of the base, the cavity configured and dimensioned to hold contents within the freshness plug apart from the storage container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.