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US 2026/0016264 A1Published application
Vacuum retention system container having vertical walls with solid welds
AssigneeGstc LLC
InventorGideon P. Searle
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Abstract
A protective container is disclosed, wherein the protective carrying case includes a bag including one or more retaining elements, wherein the retaining elements include a plurality of microbeads and at least one vacuum port. A vacuum pump is able to withdraw air from within the retaining elements to compress the microbeads around an object within the container, creating a conforming and protective fit around the object.
Claims20
An article for packing an object, comprising:
- a flexible bag, including an air valve;
- wherein the flexible bag includes a plurality of sections including internally separated interior chambers;
- wherein the plurality of sections are connectable via one or more zippers;
- wherein the internally separated interior chambers include a plurality of microbeads;
- wherein the internally separated interior chambers include one or more welds limiting the gravitational flow of the plurality of microbeads within the internally separated interior chambers;
- wherein the air valve is operable to release air from within the flexible bag;
- wherein the release of the air from within the flexible bag causes the plurality of microbeads to be displaced and compact around an object placed on top of the flexible bag;
- and
- wherein the flexible bag retains the impression of the object after the object is removed.
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A system for packing an object, comprising:
- a case;
- and
- a flexible bag including an air valve;
- wherein the flexible bag includes a plurality of sections including internally separated interior chambers;
- wherein the internally separated interior chambers include a plurality of microbeads;
- wherein the internally separated interior chambers include one or more welds limiting the gravitational flow of the plurality of microbeads within the internally separated interior chambers;
- wherein the air valve is operable to release air from within the flexible bag;
- wherein the plurality of microbeads are operable to rearrange around an object placed on top of the flexible bag, creating an impression in the shape of the object to form on a top surface of the flexible bag.
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An article for packing an object, comprising:
- a retaining element, including an air valve;
- and
- wherein the retaining element includes a plurality of sections including internally separated interior chambers;
- wherein the internally separated interior chambers include a plurality of microbeads;
- wherein the internally separated interior chambers include one or more welds limiting the gravitational flow of the plurality of microbeads within the internally separated interior chambers;
- wherein the air valve is operable to release air from within the retaining element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.