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A storage system comprising: an evacuable and reclosable bag comprising a wall made of a flexible material and a one-way valve attached to said wall of said bag; a container having walls made of a material less flexible than the flexible material; and an attachment device that attaches the bag to th

A storage system comprising: an evacuable and reclosable bag comprising a wall made of a flexible material and a one-way valve attached to said wall of said bag; a container having walls made of a material less flexible than the flexible material; and an attachment device that attaches the bag to the container such that at least a portion of the bag resides within the container. To use this storage system, compressible articles are placed inside the evacuable bag. Then the bag is hermetically sealed and evacuated. During evacuation, the shape of the compressible articles inside the bag conform to the shape of the container interior volume. In one embodiment, when the bag with compressed articles is removed from the container, its shape facilitates stacking. In another embodiment, the storage bag with compressed articles remains inside the container.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A storage system comprising:an evacuable and reclosable bag comprising a bag wall made of a flexible material and a one-way valve attached to said bag wall, wherein said one-way valve comprises a valve base comprising a flange attached to a periphery of a hole in said ba

The invention claimed is: 1. A storage system comprising:an evacuable and reclosable bag comprising a bag wall made of a flexible material and a one-way valve attached to said bag wall, wherein said one-way valve comprises a valve base comprising a flange attached to a periphery of a hole in said bag wall and a sidewall projecting through said hole in said bag wall;a container having container walls made of a material less flexible than said flexible material, wherein one of said container walls has a hole through which said sidewall of said valve base projects; andan attachment device that attaches said bag to said container such that at least a portion of said bag resides within said container, wherein said attachment device comprises a retainer ring that can be alternatingly coupled to and uncoupled from said sidewall of said valve base on the outside of said container with a portion of said container wall disposed between a flange of said retainer ring and said flange of said valve base, said retainer ring having an opening.