Appliance for vacuum sealing food containers
US7131250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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30Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B51/146
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An appliance for evacuating a flexible container, the appliance including a base housing and a vacuum source disposed within the base housing. A drip retainer is removeably disposed in the base and is in communication with the vacuum source. The drip retainer includes a chamber for holding material. The drip retainer further including a nozzle projecting therefrom, the nozzle is engagable with an opening of the flexible container. A cover is rotatably connected to the base and movable to a closed position to cover the nozzle.
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