Patent ID: 7325381
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: B65B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for controlling the amount of air within a container, wherein said device comprises: a housing having one or more walls and a base that define a hollow interior and an exterior, having further at least one first opening between the interior and exterior of the housing, and at least one second opening between the interior and exterior of the housing, wherein the first opening is for receiving a means for actively injecting or evacuating air; a plug positioned at the base of the interior of said housing having at least one sealable air channel there through, and occluding the second opening in the housing, such that the at least one sealable air channel in the plug is contiguous with the second opening in the housing, and facilitates the movement of air into or out of a container; and a connecting means on the exterior of said housing for connecting said housing to a container, so that an essentially air-tight seal is formed between the housing and an opening in a container for receiving said housing, such that, in use, said housing is fixedly positioned so that the at least one second opening in the housing is contiguous with an opening in the wall of a container, so that said means for injecting or evacuating air can be inserted into the one or more first openings in the housing to move air into or out of a container prior to sealing of the at least one air channel.