Vacuum Storage Bag Having Assorted Monitoring Means
First Claim
1. A vacuum storage bag comprising:
- a flexible, impermeable bag having a first panel and a second panel, said first panel having a first periphery and said second panel having a second periphery, said first panel and said second panel being hermetically sealed to one another along a substantial portion of said first periphery and said second periphery to define a storage area between said first panel and said second panel and a storage area access opening where said first periphery and said second periphery are not hermetically sealed to one another;
a valve in fluid communication with said storage area, said valve protruding from a valve opening provided on said first panel, said valve being hermetically sealed to said valve opening;
resealable sealing means that extend across said storage area access opening, said resealable sealing means being capable of repeatedly allowing said storage area to be selectively maintained in a substantially hermetically sealed condition or an unsealed condition;
one-time-use sealing means that extend across said storage area opening parallel to said resealable sealing means, said one-time-use sealing means being located further away from said storage area than said resealable sealing means, said one-time-use sealing means being capable of maintaining said storage area in a hermetically sealed condition;
a tear strip extending across said storage area access opening, said tear strip being positioned between said resealable sealing means and said one-time-use sealing means, said tear strip being capable of facilitating the tearing of said first panel and said second panel along said tear strip;
a tear notch located at one end of said tear strip; and
a radio frequency identification tag extending substantially across said storage area access opening, said radio frequency identification tag being positioned collinearly with said tear strip such that said tear strip intersects a portion of said radio frequency identification tag.
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Abstract
An improved vacuum storage bag having assorted monitoring means and a method of using the same. The vacuum storage bag is comprised of a flexible impermeable bag that has a storage area and a storage area access opening. A valve is provided to the bag that is in fluid communication with the storage area. Resealable sealing means extend across the storage area access opening. The resealable sealing means are capable or repeatedly allowing the storage area to be selectively maintained in a substantially hermetically sealed on unsealed condition. One-time-use sealing means extend across the storage area parallel to the resealable sealing means. The vacuum storage bag further has a radio frequency identification tag that extends substantially across said storage area access opening. In an alternative embodiment of the vacuum storage bag, the radio frequency identification tag is replaced with tamper indicating means.
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55 Claims
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1. A vacuum storage bag comprising:
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a flexible, impermeable bag having a first panel and a second panel, said first panel having a first periphery and said second panel having a second periphery, said first panel and said second panel being hermetically sealed to one another along a substantial portion of said first periphery and said second periphery to define a storage area between said first panel and said second panel and a storage area access opening where said first periphery and said second periphery are not hermetically sealed to one another; a valve in fluid communication with said storage area, said valve protruding from a valve opening provided on said first panel, said valve being hermetically sealed to said valve opening; resealable sealing means that extend across said storage area access opening, said resealable sealing means being capable of repeatedly allowing said storage area to be selectively maintained in a substantially hermetically sealed condition or an unsealed condition; one-time-use sealing means that extend across said storage area opening parallel to said resealable sealing means, said one-time-use sealing means being located further away from said storage area than said resealable sealing means, said one-time-use sealing means being capable of maintaining said storage area in a hermetically sealed condition; a tear strip extending across said storage area access opening, said tear strip being positioned between said resealable sealing means and said one-time-use sealing means, said tear strip being capable of facilitating the tearing of said first panel and said second panel along said tear strip; a tear notch located at one end of said tear strip; and a radio frequency identification tag extending substantially across said storage area access opening, said radio frequency identification tag being positioned collinearly with said tear strip such that said tear strip intersects a portion of said radio frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vacuum storage bag comprising:
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a flexible, impermeable bag having a first panel and a second panel, said first panel having a first periphery and said second panel having a second periphery, said first panel and said second panel being hermetically sealed to one another along a substantial portion of said first periphery and said second periphery to define a storage area between said first panel and said second panel and a storage area access opening where said first periphery and said second periphery are not hermetically sealed to one another; a valve in fluid communication with said storage area, said valve protruding from a valve opening provided on said second panel, said valve being hermetically sealed to said valve opening; resealable sealing means that extend across said storage area access opening, said resealable sealing means being capable of repeatedly allowing said storage area to be selective maintained in a substantially hermetically sealed condition or an unsealed condition; one-time-use sealing means that extend across said storage area opening parallel to said resealable sealing means, said one-time-use sealing means being located further away from said storage area than said resealable sealing means, said one-time-use sealing means being capable of maintaining said storage area in a hermetically sealed condition; a tear strip extending across said storage area opening, said tear strip being positioned between said resealable sealing means and said one-time-use sealing means, said tear strip being capable of facilitating the tearing of said first panel and said second panel along said tear strip; a tear notch located at one end of said tear strip; and tamper indicating means extending across said storage area opening, said temper indicating means being capable of indicating that said vacuum storage bag has been tampered with. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of using a vacuum storage bag comprising the steps of:
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providing a flexible, impermeable bag having a storage area, a storage area access opening, a valve in fluid communication with said storage area, resealable sealing means that extend across said storage area access opening, one-time-use sealing means that extend across said storage area access opening, a tear strip that extends across said storage area opening, and a radio frequency identification tag that is positioned collinearly with said tear strip such that said tear strip intersects a portion of said radio frequency identification tag; placing an article within said storage area through said storage area access opening; sealing said resealable sealing means; sealing said one-time-use sealing means; attaching a vacuum source to said valve; evacuating all air from said storage area using the vacuum source; and removing the vacuum source from said valve. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of using a vacuum storage bag comprising the steps of:
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providing a flexible, impermeable bag having a storage area, a storage area access opening, a valve in fluid communication with said storage area, resealable sealing means that extend across said storage area access opening, one-time-use sealing means that extend across said storage area access opening, a tear strip that extends across said storage area opening, and tamper indicating means that extend across said storage area opening; placing an article within said storage area; sealing said resealable sealing means; sealing said one-time-use sealing means; attaching a vacuum source to said valve; evacuating all air from said storage area using the vacuum source; and removing the vacuum source from said valve. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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