Patent ID: 7454884
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for evacuating a flexible container, the apparatus comprising: a base housing having a longitudinal axis for receiving therealong an open end of the flexible container; a vacuum source disposed within said base housing; and a generally elongate drip retainer being removeably disposed on said base housing, said drip retainer having a longitudinal axis extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said base, said drip retainer defining a chamber, said chamber having a vacuum opening in communication with said vacuum source, said drip retainer including a nozzle having a passage into said chamber, said nozzle being engagable with an opening of the flexible container, said nozzle passage being disposed at a first position on said drip retainer and said vacuum opening being disposed at a second position on said drip retainer, and wherein said first position is spaced from said second position a distance along said longitudinal axis of the drip retainer.