Patent ID: 8528349

Claim:
A vacuum sealing module for an appliance comprising: a base having a component door, the base and component door being removably connected to an interior side of an appliance door and disposed inside said appliance, wherein the component door includes first connectors and a translucent portion, the component door being operable between an open position and a closed position and wherein the base and component door define a sealed compartment when the component door is in the closed position; first fasteners disposed on the base and adapted to detachably connect with complementary second fasteners on the component door; a vacuum device in communication with the sealed compartment formed when the component door is in the closed position; a suction hose in communication with the sealed compartment; and a heat sealer disposed on one of the component door and the base, and a bumper disposed on the other of the component door and the base, opposite the heat sealer, wherein the heat sealer includes a heated sealing plate configured to selectively melt at least a portion of a food-grade plastic bag to another portion of the food-grade plastic bag.