Patent ID: 7743796

Claim:
An apparatus for removing air from a space, the apparatus comprising in combination: an air containing enclosure; said enclosure having at least two portions including a neck of a bottle defining a first portion and an air removal outlet surface defining a second portion, said outlet surface including a lower surface wall; an air conduit passing through said lower surface wall of said outlet surface and away from said enclosure; a pump coupled to said air conduit, said pump adapted to remove air from said enclosure; wherein a seal is interposed between said first portion and said second portion, said seal adapted to reduce leakage of air into said enclosure between said first portion and said second portion; wherein a pump activation switch is coupled to said outlet surface, said pump activation switch adapted to be selected by placement of said first portion of said enclosure adjacent said second portion of said enclosure, such that said pump is activated by closing of said enclosure; and wherein a tilt sensor is coupled to said pump said tilt sensor adapted to interrupt power to sump and deactivate said pump when said tilt sensor detects tilting of said outlet surface greater than a predetermined amount.