Vacuum release device and method
AssigneeRam Research, LLC
InventorAndrew Russell
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Abstract
An exemplary method for releasing a vacuum seal is disclosed as comprising inter alia puncturing a portion of a lid closure with a penetrator device and optionally sealing the puncture with a laminar valve or thin film held in place with PST or other suitable adhesive. Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to improve release of a vacuum seal for any application or operating environment. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally provide for quick, easy and safe opening of vacuum packaged containers for food products.
Claims18
A vacuum release device, said device comprising:
- a penetrator member disposed within a housing;
- said penetrator having a first set position and a strike position;
- a load spring suitably adapted to provide an application of force to said penetrator to drive the penetrator from said first set position to said strike position;
- a return spring suitably adapted to provide an application of force to said penetrator to reposition the penetrator from said strike position to a second set position;
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- a trigger mechanism for actuating release of said penetrator to drive said penetrator from said first set position to said strike position.
A vacuum release device, said device comprising:
- a penetrator member disposed within a housing;
- said penetrator having a first set position and a strike position;
- said device suitably adapted to provide an application of force to said penetrator to drive the penetrator from said first set position to said strike position;
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- said device suitably adapted to provide an application of force to said penetrator to reposition the penetrator from said strike position to a second set position.
A method for releasing a vacuum, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a penetrator member disposed within a housing;
- said penetrator suitably adapted for disposition in a first set position and a strike position;
- providing a load spring suitably adapted to provide an application of force to said penetrator to drive the penetrator from said first set position to said strike position;
- providing a return spring suitably adapted to provide an application of force to said penetrator in order to reposition the penetrator from said strike position to a second set position;
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- actuating release of said penetrator to drive said penetrator from said first set position to said strike position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.