Vacuum bag
OwnerChi-Yuan Changinventor
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Abstract
A vacuum storage apparatus includes a bag and a pump. A zipper is operable to close a mouth of the bag. The pump includes a shell, a bottom plate and two check valves. The shell includes a flange extending from an air bag. The air bag includes a chamber. The flange includes a vent in communication with the chamber and is inserted in and connected to the bag so that the air bag extends out of an aperture of the bag. The bottom plate includes an entrance and is connected to the flange so that the entrance is in communication with the chamber. The first check valve is located between the flange and the bottom plate so that an inlet thereof is in communication with the chamber and an outlet thereof is in communication with the vent. The second check valve is connected to the bottom plate, over the entrance.
Claims14
A vacuum storage apparatus comprising:
- a bag comprising a mouth and an aperture;
- a zipper operable to close the mouth;
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- a pump comprising:
- a shell comprising:
- an air bag comprising a chamber;
- a flange extending from the air bag and comprising a vent in communication with the chamber, wherein the flange is inserted in and connected to the bag so that the air bag extends out of the aperture;
- a bottom plate comprising an entrance, wherein the bottom plate is connected to the flange so that the entrance is in communication with the chamber;
- a first check valve comprising a channel, an inlet, and an outlet in communication with the inlet via the channel, wherein the first check valve is located between the flange and the bottom plate so that the inlet is in communication with the chamber and the outlet is in communication with the vent;
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- a second check valve connected to the bottom plate, over the entrance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.