Apparatus for storing articles
OwnerStephen G. Armstronginventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for storing articles comprises one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags and a container. The one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags are configured for storing the articles therein. The container configured for storing the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags therein. The container has soft sides made of soft materials. In operation, when air within the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags is evacuated, the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags, and any articles stored therein, collapses into the container.
Claims9
An apparatus for storing articles, comprising:
- one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags configured for storing the articles therein;
- and
- a container configured for storing the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags therein,
- whereby when air within the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags is evacuated, the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags, and any articles stored therein, collapses into the container.
An apparatus for storing articles, comprising:
- one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags comprising a means for removing air from an interior of the one or more storage bags and a means for providing an air-tight seal;
- a container configured for storing the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags therein, the containing defining a compact and low profile when in a fully collapsed state;
- and
- the one or vacuum-sealable storage bags and the contained configured for stacking,
- whereby when air within the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags is evacuated, the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags, and any articles stored therein, collapses into the container.
A method for storing articles, comprising:
- providing one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags;
- positioning the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags within a container;
- inserting one or more articles into the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags;
- sealing the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags;
- removing the air from the one or more vacuum-sealable storage bags to collapse the one or more storage bags into the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.