VACUUM STORAGE CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED PUMP
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1. A container with integrated vacuum pump, the container comprising:
- a non-porous sealable enclosure having walls, an aperture in a first wall of the walls; and
a vacuum pump affixed to the first wall of the non-porous sealable enclosure, an inflow port of the vacuum pump interfaced to the aperture, the vacuum pump adapted to evacuate air from the non-porous sealable enclosure through the aperture.
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Abstract
An application for a container with integrated vacuum pump including a non-porous sealable enclosure with walls and an aperture in a first of the walls. A vacuum pump is affixed to the first of the walls of the non-porous sealable enclosure. The vacuum pump has an inflow port that is interfaced to the aperture so that the vacuum pump is adapted to evacuate air from the non-porous sealable enclosure through the aperture.
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1. A container with integrated vacuum pump, the container comprising:
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a non-porous sealable enclosure having walls, an aperture in a first wall of the walls; and a vacuum pump affixed to the first wall of the non-porous sealable enclosure, an inflow port of the vacuum pump interfaced to the aperture, the vacuum pump adapted to evacuate air from the non-porous sealable enclosure through the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of evacuating air from material held in a non-porous sealable container, the method comprising:
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providing the non-porous sealable container having walls and an aperture in a first wall of the walls and a vacuum pump affixed to the first wall of the non-porous sealable enclosure with an inflow port of the vacuum pump interfaced to the aperture, the vacuum pump adapted to evacuate air from the non-porous sealable enclosure through the aperture; opening a seal of the non-porous sealable container; placing the material in the non-porous sealable container; sealing the seal of the non-porous sealable container; until a desired amount of air is evacuated from the non-porous sealable container, repeatedly performing the steps of; compressing the vacuum pump, blowing air from the vacuum pump to an outside environment; and releasing the vacuum pump, pulling air from the non-porous sealable container through the aperture in the first wall. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A container with integrated vacuum pump, the container comprising:
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a non-porous sealable enclosure having walls, an aperture in a first wall of the walls; and a means to pull air out of the non-porous enclosure affixed to the first wall of the non-porous sealable enclosure, the means to pull air out of the non-porous enclosure adapted to evacuate air from the non-porous sealable enclosure through the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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