Dual Purpose Food Packaging Refill Container and Waste Receptacle
AssigneeNew Direction Packaging
InventorsChad William Fisher, Riccardo James Tresso
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Abstract
A dual purpose food packaging refill and waste receptacle is disclosed. The receptacle is substantially impervious to passage of oxygen and water, thus, preserving freshness of snack foods, such as sunflower seeds or nuts. The receptacle includes a food grade bag affixed to pliable or semi-rigid cylinder that may be sealed at the opening. Once the receptacle is opened and the contents extracted, such as being emptied into a separate container, the packaging serves as a receptacle for residual material that is inedible or otherwise disposable by the consumer.
Claims15
A dual purpose receptacle for edible food items, comprising:
- a ring having a first shape and a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end opposite the first end;
- a flexible bag coupled to the ring, the flexible bag having an opening at a first end to allow access to an inner volume of the flexible bag for storing edible food items and receiving remnant waste of said edible food items, and wherein the bag is sealed at a second end opposite the first end;
- a ring seal provided at least partially in contact with the flexible bag, the ring seal configured to couple the flexible bag to the ring and to form an impervious air-tight and water-tight barrier;
- a top seal coupled to the first end of the ring, the top seal configured to form an impervious air-tight and water-tight barrier for the inner volume of the flexible bag;
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- wherein the flexible bag and ring seal are at least partially inserted in the ring, and wherein the inner volume of the flexible bag is accessible through the first opening of the ring and the first end of the flexible bag.
A system for storing edible food items and the remnant waste of said edible food items, comprising:
- a squeezable container assembly comprising:
- a main body having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end opposite the second end;
- a first compartment formed by an inner volume of the main body;
- a first cap coupled to the main body at the first end, a second cap removably coupled to the main body at the second end, the first comprising an aperture configured to allow access to the first compartment;
- a dual purpose receptacle comprising:
- a ring having a first shape and a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end opposite the first end;
- a flexible bag coupled to the ring, the flexible bag having an opening at a first end to allow access to an inner volume of the flexible bag for storing edible food items and receiving remnant waste of said edible food items, and wherein the bag is sealed at a second end opposite the first end;
- a ring seal provided at least partially in contact with the flexible bag, the ring seal configured to couple the flexible bag to the ring and to form an impervious air-tight and water-tight barrier;
- a top seal coupled to the first end of the ring, the top seal configured to form an impervious air-tight and water-tight barrier for the inner volume of the flexible bag;
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- wherein the flexible bag and ring seal is at least partially inserted in the ring, and wherein the inner volume of the flexible bag is accessible through the first opening of the ring and the first end of the flexible bag;
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- wherein the dual purpose receptacle is inserted at least partially into the inner volume of the main body of the squeezable container at a second end thereof, and wherein the inner volume of the flexible bag forms a second compartment of the squeezable container assembly, the second compartment accessible via an aperture in the second cap of the squeezable container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.