IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0965705
(2004-10-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Kahn,Jordan Aron
- Boulos,Charles A.
- Offir,Yigal
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
333 |
초록
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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
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.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An appliance for evacuating a flexible container, said appliance comprising: a base housing having a recess formed therein; a vacuum source disposed within said base housing, said recess having a vacuum intake port in communication with said vacuum source; a drip retainer rem
What is claimed is: 1. An appliance for evacuating a flexible container, said appliance comprising: a base housing having a recess formed therein; a vacuum source disposed within said base housing, said recess having a vacuum intake port in communication with said vacuum source; a drip retainer removeably disposed in said recess of said base housing, said drip retainer including an enclosed chamber for holding material, said drip retainer including a nozzle projecting therefrom and being in communication with said vacuum source, said nozzle being engageable with an opening of the flexible container; and a cover rotatably connected to said base housing and movable to a closed position to cover said nozzle. 2. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said drip retainer includes a bottom wall perimetrically bounded by an upwardly extending sidewall, a top wall disposed on an upper end of said sidewall, and said nozzle being connected to said top wall. 3. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said nozzle extends substantially from said top wall. 4. The appliance as defined in claim 3, wherein said nozzle extends at least partially between said base housing and said cover when said cover is in said closed position. 5. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein the position of said nozzle is fixed relative to said material holding chamber. 6. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said nozzle and drip retainer are in the form of a removable cartridge. 7. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said drip retainer includes an access opening selectively coverable by a plug to permit the contents of said drip retainer to be removed from said chamber. 8. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said vacuum intake port has a top end disposed adjacent a top wall of said drip retainer when said drip retainer is inserted within said recess. 9. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said drip retainer includes a vacuum opening adapted to receive said vacuum intake port, and said nozzle is longitudinally offset from said vacuum opening. 10. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said drip retainer is dishwasher safe. 11. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said drip retainer is made from a material which impedes bacterial growth. 12. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein said recess includes an aperture formed therein which is in communication with ambient air, said aperture being sealed when said drip retainer is disposed in said recess. 13. The appliance as defined in claim 1, further including a locking device for selectively locking device said drip retainer in said recess. 14. The appliance as defined in claim 13, wherein said locking device included a projection extending from a lower wall of said recess, said projection being selectively engagable with said drip retainer. 15. The appliance as defined in claim 14, where on said projection is delectable and included a catch, said catch being engagable with a top wall of said drip retainer. 16. The appliance as defined in claim 15 wherein said drip retainer included a channel extending there through, and said projection extends through said channel when said drip retainer is in said recess. 17. The appliance as defined in claim 1, further including a flexible container holder for securing the flexible container to said appliance when said cover is in an open position. 18. The appliance as defined in claim 17, wherein said flexible container holder includes a projection extending from said drip retainer and a locking device for selectively locking said drip retainer on said base housing, said projection adapted to engage a portion of the flexible container when said drip retainer is locked on said base housing. 19. The appliance as defined in claim 18, further including a biasing device disposed in said base housing, said biasing device urging said drip retainer toward a direction out of said recess and against said catch. 20. The appliance as defined in claim 18, wherein said nozzle forms said projection. 21. The appliance as defined in claim 1, further including a seal engagable with the open end of the flexible retainer to prevent ambient air from entering the flexible container when said cover is in said closed position. 22. The appliance as defined in claim 21, wherein said cover includes a first seal member, and said base housing includes a second seal member, said second seal member is disposed on said base housing surrounding at least a portion of said drip retainer, said first member seal being engagable with said second seal member when said cover is in said closed position, such that the opening of the flexible container is sealed around said nozzle, and said nozzle is in fluid communication with an inside of the flexible container. 23. The appliance as defined in claim 1, further including a sealing device for sealing an opening of the flexible container. 24. The appliance as defined in claim 23, wherein the sealing device includes a heating element disposed on said base housing. 25. The appliance as defined in claim 1, wherein the drip retainer is formed of a translucent or a transparent material. 26. An appliance for evacuating a flexible container, said appliance comprising: a base housing having a recess formed therein; a vacuum source disposed within said base housing, said recess having a vacuum intake port in communication with said vacuum source; a drip retainer disposed in said recess of said base housing and being in communication with said vacuum source, said drip retainer having a chamber for retaining material, said drip retainer being in fluid communication with a nozzle, said nozzle position being fixed relative to said drip retainer, said nozzle being engageable with an opening of the flexible container; and a cover rotatably connected to said base housing and movable from an open position to a closed position to cover said nozzle. 27. The appliance as defined in claim 26, wherein said cover includes a first seal member and said base housing includes a second seal member, said recess is surrounded by said second seal member, said first seal member engaging said second seal member when said cover is in said closed position, said first and second sealing members cooperating to seal the flexible container about said nozzle. 28. The appliance as defined in claim 26, wherein said drip retainer is selectively secured in a locked position in said base by a locking device, said locking device having a lever extending from said base housing, said lever having a portion engagable with said drip retainer. 29. The appliance as defined in claim 28, wherein said nozzle engages an elastomeric material surrounding said recess when said drip retainer is in a locked position and said cover is in said open position. 30. The appliance as defined in claim 29, wherein said nozzle, said elastomeric material, and said locking device forms a flexible container holding device, wherein a portion of the flexible retainer is securable between said nozzle and said elastomeric material when said nozzle is in said locked position.
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