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US 7,478,516 B2Granted
Vacuum packaging appliance
AssigneeSunbeam Products, Inc.
InventorsLanden Higer, Charles Wade Albritton
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Abstract
An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag including a base and a receptacle component for receiving the end of a storage bag. A vacuum generating device is disposed in either one of the base or the receptacle. The receptacle includes a vacuum chamber for accepting the open end of the bag. The receptacle is pivotally secured to the base and is rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position. A sealing device is disposed on the receptacle for sealing the open end of the bag.
Claims34
An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag comprising:
- a base for supporting the apparatus on a work surface;
- a receptacle for receiving an end of a storage bag, the receptacle including a vacuum chamber for accepting the end of the bag, the receptacle including a housing and a lid pivotally secured to the housing, the receptacle being pivotally secured to the base and rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position;
- a vacuum generating device disposed in one of the base or the receptacle;
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- a sealing device disposed on the receptacle for sealing the end of the bag.
2 more elements
An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag comprising:
- a base;
- a receptacle for receiving an end of a storage bag, the receptacle including a vacuum chamber for accepting the end of the bag, the receptacle being pivotally secured to the base by a hinge and rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position;
- the hinge including a lock for selectively securing rotation of the receptacle relative to the base, the lock comprising a locking member movable between a lock and unlock position, a first member secured to the base, and a second member secured to the receptacle, the first member having a first inner profile and the second member having a second inner profile, the locking member having an outer profile being insertable within the first and second inner profiles and selectively extending between the first and second inner profiles when in the locked position;
- a vacuum generating device disposed in one of the base or the receptacle;
- and
- a sealing device disposed on the receptacle for sealing the end of the bag.
3 more elements
An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag comprising:
- a base;
- a receptacle for receiving an end of a storage bag, the receptacle being pivotally secured to the base and rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position, the receptacle including a vacuum chamber for accepting the end of the bag and a lid movable between an open and closed position, the lid being selectively securable in a the closed position by a lid latch, the lid latch including an actuator rotatable between a first and second position and a linkage operably connecting the actuator to a catch, the lid including at least one engagable member, which selectively engages the catch upon rotation of the actuator;
- a vacuum generating device disposed in one of the base or the receptacle;
- and a sealing device disposed on the receptacle for sealing the end of the bag.
1 more element
An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag comprising:
- a base engagable with a work surface for supporting the apparatus thereon;
- a receptacle component for receiving an end of a storage bag to permit evacuation thereof, the receptacle being pivotally secured to the base and rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position, the receptacle in the first position extending outwardly beyond the base in a generally horizontal direction and in the second position extending outwardly from the base in a generally vertical direction;
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- a vacuum generating device disposed in one of the base or the receptacle.
1 more element
An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag comprising:
- a base for supporting the apparatus on a work surface;
- a receptacle component for receiving an end of a storage bag to permit evacuation thereof, the receptacle being pivotally secured to the base and rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position, in the first position, the receptacle and base occupying a first amount of work surface and in the second position the receptacle and base occupying a second amount of work surface which is less than the first amount;
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- a vacuum generating device in one of the base or the receptacle.
1 more element
An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag comprising:
- a base for supporting the apparatus on a work surface;
- a receptacle for receiving an end of a storage bag, the receptacle including a vacuum chamber for accepting the end of the bag, the receptacle being pivotally secured to the base and rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position, and wherein the base is supportable on a generally vertical surface, and the receptacle is disposed generally parallel to the vertical surface when in the first position and generally perpendicular to the surface when in the second position;
- a vacuum generating device disposed in one of the base or the receptacle;
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- a sealing device disposed on the receptacle for sealing the end of the bag.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.