Patent ID: 7159736

Claim:
A device for preserving freshness of contents of a container, wherein the container has an inner side surface and a lid, said device comprising: a) a body; and b) a handle; wherein said body is for coming to rest on the contents of the container and substantially engaging the inner side surface of the container to preserve the freshness of the contents of the container by blocking virtually all air in the container from contact with the contents of the container; wherein said handle extends upwardly from said body; wherein said handle is for facilitating insertion of said body into the container and removal of said body from the container; wherein said handle extends foldably from said body so as to allow said handle to self-fold onto said body for preventing interference of said handle with the lid of the container when the contents of the container is at such a level in the container that said handle would, in its normal upward position, be interfered with by the lid of the container; wherein said body is a disk; wherein said handle is a pull ring; wherein said pull ring is readily self-folding onto said disk when interfered with by the lid of the container; wherein said disk is free of venting bores; wherein said disk has a peripheral edge; wherein said disk is flat and smooth and radially tapers uniformly at the peripheral edge of said disk; and wherein said pull ring extends directly from said disk.