STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING A DISPOSABLE VACUUM BAG
Application 288/CHENP/2007 published 2007-08-24, filed 2007-01-23
The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at ieast one polymeric sheet (16) sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening (18) to a storage space (22); a resealable closure structure (20) adapted to seal the opening (] 8) to the storage space (22). the resealable closure structure (20) comprising selectively engaging male and female profiles (21) and a caulking composition (99) suitable for at least incidental contact to food items contained within the storage space (22); a vacuum valve assembly (30) disposed on the polymeric sheet (16); a stand-off structure (70) disposed adjacent to the vacuum valve assembly (30); a portable vacuum pump assembly (40) structured to engage the vacuum valve assembly (30); and a liquid separator assembly (90) coupled to the portable vacuum pump assembly (40).
Applicant
1)ALCOA INC
:ALCOA CORPORATE CENTER, 201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212-5858, USA U.S.A.
Inventor
1)TILMAN, PAUL, A 2)SCHREITER, MICHAEL, E 3)BUCHMAN, JAMES, E 4)GERRITS, ROBERT, P 5)GUY, PAMELA, L 6)MISCHLER, JAMES, J 7)TRETINA, PAUL, J 8)POWELL, GILES, DOUGLAS, JR 9)ROBBINS, BRUCE 10)STANDARD, AMY, M 11)TOMIC, MLADOMIR 12)YAEGER, JUDITH, A 13)VITANTONIO, MARK, L 14)SAUNDERS, CRAIG, M
International Info
Classification: B65B 31/04
Publication Number: WO 2006/012528 A3
Application Date: 2005-07-22
Priority Information
60/590,858 U.S.A. 2004-07-23