Patent ID: 9676526
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A container comprising a. a vessel having an inner wall that is cylindrical along at least a majority of the vessel's length, and b. a seal assembly that is removable from the vessel c. wherein the seal assembly comprises d. where the seal has a “C” or “U” shape for the seal cut in half along said length of said seal e. wherein the seal is hollow, f. wherein the seal compressor comprises a screw that engages with a handle and changes a distance between the first seal compressor platform and the second seal compressor platform, g. wherein the handle is configured to engage the seal assembly to remove the seal assembly from the vessel, h. wherein the handle comprises an inner handle portion and an outer handle portion, wherein the inner handle portion is rotatable relative to the outer handle portion, and i. wherein the seal assembly has a maximum diameter that is less than a diameter of the vessel's inner wall when the seal is in an uncompressed state such that the seal assembly is positionable along the inner wall of the vessel at any position along the vessel's cylindrical length.