Patent ID: 7988008
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A hermetic storage system comprising: a flexible container having a body portion extending between an open first end and a closed second end, the body portion having an outer surface defining an exterior of the hermetic storage system; a first member provided at the outer surface of the flexible container near the open first end and a second member provided at an inner surface of the flexible container near the open first end, wherein the flexible container is coupled between the first member and the second member to provide a first hermetic seal; a third member coupled to the second member and moveable between a first position in which the hermetic storage system is open and a second position in which the hermetic storage position is closed; and wherein the second member includes a first connector and the third member includes a second connector that is configured to releasably engage the first connector, wherein the first connector includes one of a groove and a key and the second connector includes the other one of the groove and the key, wherein the groove includes a first peripheral wall and a second peripheral wall, wherein at least one of the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall includes a protrusion, and wherein the key has a width greater than the distance between the protrusion and the other of the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall.