Jacketed reclosable container
AssigneeS.C. Johnson Home Storage, Inc.
InventorsWilliam D. Price, William E. Shrum
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Abstract
A container includes a flexible bag including at least two bag sides in an opposed relationship wherein each bag side has two lateral edges, a bag closure extending from one lateral edge to another lateral edge, and a bag bottom spaced from the bag closure. The bag also includes a flexible jacket, external to the bag, the jacket having at least two jacket sides opposing the bag sides, and a jacket bottom. The jacket sides and the jacket bottom define a volume into which part of the flexible bag is disposed, such that the bag bottom is at least partially contained within the volume and is spaced from the jacket bottom.
Claims20
A container for use in storing food, comprising:
- a flexible bag comprising at least two bag sides in an opposed relationship wherein each bag side has two lateral edges, a bag closure extending from one lateral edge to another lateral edge, and a bag bottom spaced from said bag closure;
- and
- a flexible jacket, external to said bag, said jacket comprising at least two jacket sides opposing said bag sides, and a jacket bottom,
- said jacket sides and said jacket bottom defining a volume into which part of said bag is disposed, such that said bag bottom is at least partially contained within the volume and is spaced from said jacket bottom.
A method of storing food using a container, comprising the steps of:
- providing a container, the container including (i) a flexible bag comprising at least two bag sides in an opposed relationship, wherein each bag side has two lateral edges, a bag closure extending from one lateral edge to another lateral edge, and a bag bottom spaced from the bag closure, and (ii) a flexible jacket, external to the bag, the jacket comprising at least two jacket sides opposing the bag sides, and a jacket bottom, the jacket sides and the jacket bottom defining a volume into which part of the bag is disposed, such that the bag bottom is at least partially contained within the volume and is spaced from the jacket bottom;
- placing food into the bag;
- inserting a fluid into the volume, thereby expelling air that may be disposed within the bag;
- and
- closing the bag closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.