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US 12,663,237 B2Granted
Vacuum retention system including tubular sub-components
AssigneeGstc LLC
InventorGideon P. Searle
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Abstract
A protective carrying case for an object is disclosed, wherein the protective carrying case includes a top component, a bottom component, and semi-hexagonal ends, wherein the top component and the bottom component are constructed from carbon fiber. The protective carrying case additionally includes a retaining element with vacuum split functionality to retain elements within the case.
Claims18
An article for packing an object, comprising:
- an exterior container shell;
- at least one retaining element attached to at least one interior surface of the exterior container shell, wherein the at least one retaining element includes an interior chamber;
- a plurality of tubes attached to an interior surface of the interior chamber of the at least one retaining element;
- and
- a plurality of packaging elements within the plurality of tubes within the interior chamber of the at least one retaining element;
- wherein the at least one retaining element includes at least one valve configured to allow or restrict air flow into and out of the at least one retaining element;
- wherein the at least one valve includes grating sized and configured to prevent movement of the plurality of packaging elements out of the at least one retaining element when the at least one valve is in an open position;
- and
- wherein ends of the plurality of tubes are welded shut.
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An article for packing an object, comprising:
- an exterior container shell;
- at least one retaining element attached to at least one interior surface of the exterior container shell, wherein the at least one retaining element includes an interior chamber;
- a plurality of tubes attached to an interior surface of the interior chamber of the at least one retaining element;
- and
- a plurality of packaging elements within the plurality of tubes within the interior chamber of the at least one retaining element;
- wherein the at least one retaining element includes at least one valve configured to allow or restrict air flow into and out of the at least one retaining element;
- wherein the at least one valve includes grating sized and configured to prevent movement of the plurality of packaging elements out of the at least one retaining element when the at least one valve is in an open position;
- wherein holes in an air permeable mesh material are sized such that the diameters of the holes are smaller than the diameters of the plurality of packaging elements;
- and
- wherein the plurality of tubes are welded to the interior surface of the interior chamber of the at least one retaining element.
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A system for packing an object, comprising:
- an exterior container shell;
- at least one retaining element attached to at least one interior surface of the exterior container shell, wherein the at least one retaining element includes an interior chamber and at least one valve;
- a plurality of tubes attached to an interior surface of the interior chamber of the at least one retaining element;
- and
- a plurality of packaging elements within the plurality of tubes within the interior chamber of the at least one retaining element;
- wherein ends of the plurality of tubes are welded shut;
- and
- wherein the at least one valve includes grating sized and configured to prevent movement of the plurality of packaging elements out of the at least one retaining element when the at least one valve is in an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.