Patent ID: 7040356
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A food preservation container, comprising: a main container body; a circular lid having an integral side wall; said lid having a built in on-off switch, air pump, ozone generator, timing circuit, pressure switch, vacuum switch, solenoid valve, power indicating light, vacuum indicator light, pressure indicator light and power supply; said container having a circular opening; said opening having a plurality of outwardly facing tabs about its circumference; said lid having plurality of mating inwardly facing tabs that can interface with said outwardly facing tabs; said lid having a lower hinge portion that combines with a mating hinge portion on the lower front portion of said container opening; said lid having a secondary floating inner lid; said inner lid having a soft rubber gasket attached to its perimeter; said inner lid capable of being forced toward the lip of said container opening by a cam attached to a hinged lever located on the front of said circular lid; said power supply being removable and replaceable from the front of said lid; said components contained within said lid arranged in such a way that said air pump automatically turns on when the user twists said lid onto said container opening thereby activating said on-off switch which turns on said pump; said pump being automatically turned off when a predetermined pressure or vacuum is reached by means of said pressure switch or said vacuum switch; said ozone generator automatically turned on for a predetermined period of time and turned automatically turned off by means of said timing circuit; said ozone generator being comprised of a corona discharge tube and a high voltage circuit that powers said tube; said timing circuit being comprised of a microprocessor and discrete electronic components associated with said microprocessor; and said air in said container capable of being periodically released by said solenoid valve that is controlled by said timing circuit.