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US 5,964,255 AGranted
Vacuum sealed apparatus for storing foodstuffs
AssigneeM. Kamenstein, Inc.
InventorGeorge Schmidt
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Abstract
A vacuum sealed apparatus for storing foodstuffs is disclosed which comprises a battery powered vacuum pump integral with the container, for portable use in the preservation of foods. More particularly, the invention is a rigid container fitted with a battery operated vacuum pump in its base, and a lid for admitting food to be stored in partial vacuum.
Claims5
An apparatus for storing foodstuffs in partial vacuum, comprising in combination:
- a food storage container comprising a base having an interior, an exterior, and a removably engaged lid dimensioned for defining a closed space above the base for food while engaging sufficiently to provide an air tight seal around the closed space;
- means for removing air from said container, the means comprising a vacuum pump disposed in the base and operable by battery power, and a switch mounted to the exterior of the base and electrically connected to the vacuum pump for supplying power to the pump when needed;
- means for connecting said container to said air removal means, consisting of a passageway for air in fluid communication from the closed space above the base to the vacuum pump;
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- means for releasing air into said container once air has been removed, the means for releasing air comprising a button mounted to the exterior of the base, the button operatively connected to a valve in fluid communication intermediate the closed space above the base and the exterior of the apparatus.
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