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US 2023/0054510 A1Published application
Container
OwnerHoa Ly, Ngan Lyinventors
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Abstract
A container is disclosed. The container has a container body including a sidewall surrounding an interior void with opposite open ends. The sidewall retains a movable panel that moves in opposite longitudinal directions toward the opposite open ends to increase or decrease a storage volume. The movable panel may include a manual sealing and locking mechanism. The container also includes a cover that covers one of the open ends and is openable or removable for access to contents. A one-way valve in the cover, sidewall, or movable panel permits evacuation of excess air from the storage volume.
Claims13
A container comprising
- a container body, the container body having a first opening, a second opening, and a sidewall, the sidewall having a first end and a second end, the first end peripherally surrounding the first opening, the second end peripherally surrounding the second opening, the sidewall extending longitudinally from the first end to the second end, the sidewall comprising an inner surface;
- an interior void, the interior void peripherally surrounded by the sidewall inner surface and extending from the first opening to the second opening;
- a movable panel, the movable panel being adapted and configured to be retained within the interior void by the sidewall so as to divide the interior void into a first volume and a second volume, the first volume extending longitudinally from the movable panel to the first opening and the second volume extending longitudinally from the movable panel to the second opening, the movable panel being adapted and configured to be movable in a first longitudinal direction toward the first opening so as to reduce the first volume while continuing to be so retained by the sidewall;
- a cover, the cover being adapted and configured to be retained by the container body so as to cover the first opening so that the sidewall, the movable panel so retained by the sidewall, and the cover so retained by the container body enclose a storage volume, the cover so retained by the container body being manually movable to expose the first opening to allow manual dispensing of contents of the storage volume through the first opening, the storage volume comprising at least a portion of the first volume and the storage volume is configured to be reduced when the first volume is reduced by the movable panel being moved in said first longitudinal direction.
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