Patent ID: 7748904

Claim:
A compartmented storage bag comprising first and second zippered compartments connected to a double valve assembly therebetween, said double valve assembly comprising first and second valve entry gaps, first and second collapsible channels and an outlet, an interior space of said first compartment being in flow communication with the ambient atmosphere via said first valve entry gap, said first collapsible channel and said outlet when said first valve entry gap and said first collapsible channel are open and said first zipper is closed, and being not in flow communication with the ambient atmosphere when said first collapsible channel and said first zipper are closed, and an interior space of said second compartment being in flow communication with the ambient atmosphere via said second valve entry gap, said second collapsible channel and said outlet when said second valve entry gap and said second collapsible channel are open and said second zipper is closed, and being not in flow communication with the ambient atmosphere when said second collapsible channel and said second zipper are closed, wherein said double valve assembly comprises first and second valve strips which are joined together to form said first and second valve entry gaps and said first and second collapsible channels, and wherein said outlet comprises an opening formed in said first valve strip.