Recloseable storage bag with user-deformable air vent

A method of evacuating air from a recloseable storage bag, comprising the steps of:

• providing a bag having first and second sides connected along first and second side edges thereof, the bag further including a top and bottom, the bottom being closed, the top being adapted to open and close using primary closure members provided proximate the top edges of the first and second sides, the bag further including an aperture in at least one of the first and second sides, and a secondary closure element operatively associated with the aperture, the secondary closure element being user-deformable;
• closing the bag using the primary closure members positioned at the top of the sides;
• deforming the secondary closure element into an open position;
• compressing the bag and thereby forcing air out of the bag through the secondary closure element;
• and
• placing the secondary closure element back into a closed position.

A recloseable storage bag, comprising:

• a first side having a bottom edge, left edge, right edge, and top edge;
• a second side having a bottom edge, left edge, right edge, top edge, and the bottom edges of the first and second sides being attached, the left edges of the first and second sides being attached, and the right edges of the first and second sides being attached;
• primary closure members provided proximate the top edges of the first and second sides;
• and
• means for evacuating gas from the bag after the primary closure members are sealed, the means for evacuating being user-deformable.