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US 7,124,557 B2Granted
Vacuum packaging appliance with sealing sub-assembly including latch and release lever mechanisms
AssigneeSunbean Products, Inc.
InventorSteven D. Small
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Abstract
A vacuum packaging appliance with a sealing sub-assembly including a latching mechanism and release mechanism is described. According to certain embodiments, the release mechanism, latch and sealing sub-assembly operate in an integrated fashion such that the vacuum packaging appliance can be easily opened or sealed.
Claims23
A vacuum packaging apparatus, said packaging apparatus comprising:
- a base component;
- a lid component;
- wherein the lid component comprises:
- a latch mechanism for latching said lid component to said base component;
- a vacuum release paddle;
- a release lever including a cam piece that is adapted for releasably moving a portion of said latch mechanism;
- and
- wherein said portion of said latch mechanism includes a slot having a sloped edged upon which said cam piece impinges when said lid component is released from said base component.
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A method for making a vacuum packaging apparatus, said method comprising:
- using a latching mechanism including a movable portion having a slot with a sloped edge;
- using a release lever having an attached cam piece that is movably disposed in said slot;
- and
- using a vacuum release paddle that is movably displaced in response to a movement of said movable portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.