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US 11,767,152 B2Granted
Re-sealing vacuum package receptacle
AssigneeIV Thought Products & Design, Corp.
InventorsSamuel L. Morris, III, Andy Kottage
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Abstract
A resealable, vacuum packable receptacle has a container, a sealing layer, an inner lid, and an outer lid. When (i) the outer lid opening receives the inner lid, (ii) the inner lid is threadably mated with the container, and (iii) the container has the sealing layer positioned over the container's mouth; (A) a portion of the outer lid causes the outer lid or the inner lid to contact the sealing layer to push a desired amount of air from the container which then results in inhibiting air from entering or exiting the container, or (B) the distance between the outer lid's top surface and the inner lid's top surface can be altered, and when the distance is increased, the air pressure in the container is decreased.
Claims18
A resealable, lower air pressure receptacle comprising:
- (A) a container having
- (a) a base surface at a proximal end of the container;
- (b) at least one side surface extending upward from the base surface toward a distal end of the container,
- (c) the base surface and the at least one side surface define a container exterior surface and a container interior surface;
- the container exterior surface and the container interior surface are spaced apart;
- (d) a mouth positioned at the distal end of the at last one side surface and defines an opening of a chamber defined by the container interior surface, the chamber is capable of receiving air and/or at least one object,
- (e) a container threaded exterior surface area on the container exterior surface;
- (B) a sealing layer capable of being positioned over the mouth and the chamber, and having a sealable opening positioned between the sealing layer and the mouth to (a) permit air to escape from the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle is in a non-compressed state and converting toward a compressed state;
- and (b) inhibit air from entering the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle is in the compressed state;
- (C) an inner lid having:
- (a) an inner lid top surface at a distal end of the inner lid,
- (b) an inner lid exterior surface,
- (c) an inner lid interior surface, the inner lid interior surface and the inner lid exterior surface are spaced apart,
- (d) an inner lid side surface, the inner lid side surface and the inner lid interior surface define an inner lid opening, the inner lid opening is positioned at a proximal end of the inner lid,
- (e) a center aperture on the inner lid's top surface wherein the center aperture extends from the inner lid's exterior surface to the inner lids interior surface,
- (f) a threaded section on the inner lid's interior side surface, the inner lid's threaded section capable of threadably mating with the container's threaded exterior surface area, and
- (g) at least one locking protrusion extending upward from the top surface's exterior surface;
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- (D) an outer lid having
- (a) an outer lid top surface at a distal end of the outer lid,
- (b) an outer lid exterior surface,
- (c) an outer lid interior surface, the outer lid interior surface is separated from the outer lid exterior surface,
- (d) an outer lid side surface, the outer lid side surface and the outer lid interior surface define an outer lid opening, the outer lid opening (i) is at the proximal end of the outer lid, and (ii) has a radius equal to or greater than radius of the inner lid exterior surface,
- (e) at least one tab (a) extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface toward the outer lid's proximal end and (b) is capable of contacting and removably locking with the at least one locking protrusion,
- (f) at least one sealing extension extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface toward the outer lid's proximal end;
- wherein when (i) the outer lid opening receives the inner lid, (ii) the inner lid is threadably mated with the container, and (iii) the container has the sealing layer positioned over the mouth;
- the sealing extension protrudes through the center aperture and contacts the sealing layer to (a) push a desired amount of air from the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle alters from the non-compressed state towards the compressed state;
- and (b) inhibit air from entering or exiting the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle is in the compressed state which occurs when the at least one tab removably locks with the at least one locking protrusion.
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A resealable, lower air pressure receptacle comprising:
- (A) a container having
- (a) a base surface at a proximal end of the container;
- (b) at least one side surface extending upward from the base surface toward a distal end of the container,
- (c) the base surface and the at least one side surface has define a container exterior surface and a container interior surface;
- the container exterior surface and the container interior surface are spaced apart;
- (d) a mouth positioned at the distal end of the at last one side surface and defines an opening of a chamber defined by the container interior surface, the chamber is capable of receiving air and/or at least one object,
- (e) a container threaded exterior surface area on the container exterior surface;
- (B) a sealing layer capable of being positioned over the mouth and the chamber, and having a sealable opening positioned between the sealing layer and the mouth to (a) permit air to escape from the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle is in a non-compressed state and converting toward a compressed state;
- and (b) inhibit air from entering the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle is in the compressed state;
- (C) an inner lid having:
- (a) an inner lid top surface at a distal end of the inner lid,
- (b) an inner lid exterior surface,
- (c) an inner lid interior surface, the inner lid interior surface and the inner lid exterior surface are spaced apart,
- (d) an inner lid side surface, the inner lid side surface and the inner lid interior surface define an inner lid opening, the inner lid opening is positioned at a proximal end of the inner lid,
- (e) at least one sealing tab extending from the inner lid top surface's interior surface toward the inner lid's proximal end,
- (f) a threaded section on the inner lid's interior side surface, the inner lid's threaded section capable of threadably mating with the container's threaded exterior surface area, and
- (g) at least one locking protrusion extending upward from the top surface's exterior surface;
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- (D) an outer lid having
- (a) an outer lid top surface at a distal end of the outer lid,
- (b) an outer lid exterior surface,
- (c) an outer lid interior surface, the outer lid interior surface is separated from the outer lid exterior surface,
- (d) an outer lid side surface, the outer lid side surface and the outer lid interior surface define an outer lid opening, the outer lid opening (i) is at the proximal end of the outer lid, and (ii) has a radius equal to or greater than radius of the inner lid exterior surface,
- (e) at least one tab (a) extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface toward the outer lid's proximal end and (b) is capable of contacting and removably locking with the at least one locking protrusion,
- (f) at least one sealing extension extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface toward the outer lid's proximal end;
- wherein when (i) the outer lid opening receives the inner lid, (ii) the inner lid is threadably mated with the container, and (iii) the container has the sealing layer positioned over the mouth;
- the sealing extension contacts the inner lid top surface and that causes the at least one sealing tab to contact the sealing layer to (a) push a desired amount of air from the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle alters from the non-compressed state towards the compressed state;
- and (b) inhibit air from entering or exiting the chamber when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle is in the compressed state which occurs when the at least one tab removably locks with the at least one locking protrusion.
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A resealable, lower air pressure receptacle comprising:
- (A) a container having
- (a) a base surface at a proximal end of the container;
- (b) at least one side surface extending upward from the base surface toward a distal end of the container,
- (c) the base surface and the at least one side surface define a container exterior surface and a container interior surface;
- the container exterior surface and the container interior surface are spaced apart;
- (d) a mouth positioned at the distal end of the at last one side surface and defines an opening of a chamber defined by the container interior surface, the chamber is capable of receiving air and/or at least one object,
- (e) a container threaded exterior surface area on the container exterior surface;
- (B) a sealing layer capable of being positioned over the mouth and the chamber, and having an aperture positioned over the chamber;
- (C) an inner lid having:
- (a) an inner lid top surface at a distal end of the inner lid,
- (b) an inner lid exterior surface,
- (c) an inner lid interior surface, the inner lid interior surface and the inner lid exterior surface are spaced apart,
- (d) an inner lid side surface, the inner lid side surface and the inner lid interior surface define an inner lid opening, the inner lid opening is positioned at a proximal end of the inner lid,
- (e) an inner lid aperture on the inner lid's top surface wherein the inner lid aperture extends from the inner lid's exterior surface to the inner lid's interior surface,
- (f) a threaded section on the inner lid's interior side surface, the inner lid's threaded section capable of threadably and hermetically mating with the container's threaded exterior surface area,
- (g) a gasket positioned on the inner lid exterior side surface, and
- (h) at least a first arc-shaped ramp and a second arc-shaped ramp positioned on the inner lid's top exterior surface;
- the first arc-shaped ramp and the second arc-shaped ramp each has (i) a base area, (ii) an inclined area that extends from the base area to an apex and (iii) at least one locking notch, the at least one locking notch is positioned at or near each ramp's apex, and (D) an outer lid having
- (a) an outer lid top surface at a distal end of the outer lid,
- (b) an outer lid exterior surface,
- (c) an outer lid interior surface, the outer lid interior surface is separated from the outer lid exterior surface,
- (d) an outer lid side surface, the outer lid side surface and the outer lid interior surface define an outer lid opening, the outer lid opening (i) is at the proximal end of the outer lid, and (ii) has a radius equal to or greater than radius of the inner lid exterior surface that is capable of hermetically sealing to the inner lid exterior surface through the gasket,
- (e) at least a first tab and a second tab (a) extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface toward the outer lid's proximal end and (b) is capable of contacting and removably locking with the at least one locking protrusion;
- wherein when (i) the outer lid opening receives the inner lid, (ii) the inner lid is threadably mated with the container, (iii) the container has the sealing layer positioned over the mouth;
- (A) each tab is capable of being positioned at or near the base area to maintain an ambient atmospheric state in the chamber;
- and (B) the outer lid is capable of being rotated so each tab moves from the base area toward the apex along the inclined area and into the locking notch to create a lower atmospheric pressure state in the chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.