Patent ID: 6045264
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A substantially airtight self sealing storage bag system, said bag system comprising:a pouch with an accessible volume defined by a first panel and a second panel forming a closed bottom end, closed side edges and a top end, said top end comprising a first closable opening and a second closable opening, said first and second closable opening being adjacently disposed;a barrier permanently joining a section of said first panel and said second panel above said second closeable opening, said barrier providing access to said second closeable opening for use in drawing air from said volume;an interlocking system comprising a first interlocking strip on an interior surface of said first panel and a second interlocking strip on an interior surface of said second panel, said first and second interlocking strips being connectable together when said first and second interlocking strips are longitudinally aligned, engaged, and pressed together so as to close said open top end;a dividing barrier permanently joining a section of said first interlocking strip and said second interlocking strip, said barrier dividing said interlocking system into two distinct, independent systems and defining said first closable opening and said second closable opening, said first closable opening providing access to said volume for placing contents, said second closable opening providing an evacuation port for exhausting air from said volume when said first closable opening is closed; anda removable spacer for selectively holding said second closeable opening open.