Patent ID: 9533817
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. In combination with a container having a predetermined shape and a predetermined number of rib members formed on an inner surface of said container the improvement comprising an apparatus for evacuating air from said container and for sealing said container so as to prevent air from returning in order to better preserve contents of said container, said apparatus including: (a) a lid member configured for insertion into said container, said lid member including a body having each of a pair of spaced apart surfaces defining a generally uniform thickness of said body, said lid member further including a predetermined shape and a predetermined size and being formed of a predetermined material; and (b) at least one flexible rim member integrally formed on and defining an outer edge of said lid member, said at least one flexible rim member tapering between planes defined by said pair of spaced apart surfaces to substantially a point on an outer edge of said lid member, said at least one flexible rim member sized for contacting at least one of an inside wall of said container, a bottom surface of a first one of said rib members, an upper surface of a second one of said rib members disposed below said bottom surface of said first one of said rib members and an inner most surface of said rib members, said at least one rim member being sufficiently thin so as conform to said at least one of said inside walls of said container, said bottom surface of said first one of said rib members, said upper surface of said second one of said rib members disposed below said bottom surface of said first one of said rib members, said inner most surface of said rib members and a combination of said bottom surface of said first one of said rib members, said upper surface of said second one of said rib members disposed below said bottom surface of said first one of said rib members and said inner most surface of said rib members.