Patent ID: 7290660

Claim:
A storage bag comprising: at least one polymeric sheet; wherein the polymeric sheet has at least a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side portion; wherein the polymeric sheet is sealed along at least a portion of the side and bottom portions thereby defining a storage bag having a storage space; a closure comprising a pair of opposed interengaging profile members; wherein the opposed interengaging profile members are capable of repeated engagement and disengagement; and wherein the closure is located along the top portion of the polymeric sheet; a grease composition along at least a substantial portion of the closure, wherein the grease composition is positioned at least proximal to at least one of the opposed interengaging profile members; and wherein both when the opposed interengaging profile members are engaged and when the opposed interengaging profile members are disengaged and again engaged, the grease composition creates a selectively reversible gas-permeation resistant closure; a vacuum valve assembly integrated with a portion of a first panel of the storage bag; wherein the vacuum valve assembly has a substantially flat surface coupled to an exterior portion of the first panel of the storage bag; wherein the vacuum valve assembly is configured to accommodate a vacuum pump for removal of fluids from the storage space; a strip of film positioned within the interior of the storage bag and coupled to at least a portion of the first panel of the storage bag, the strip of film having a series of channels on a first side thereof, wherein the channels face the vacuum valve assembly and provide a communication passage for removal of fluids from the storage bag.