Patent ID: 7805913

Claim:
A sealed bag evacuator and sealer comprising a base comprising a base hinge end; a base sealer end; a base housing; an actuator comprising an actuator hinge end; an actuator sealer end; an actuator housing; the hinge end of the base being hingedly connected to the hinge end of the actuator by a hinge; an evacuation mechanism comprising a vacuum pump, and at least one vacuum chamber in the base housing; an evacuation cut sealing mechanism comprising at least one sealing assembly in the base housing; a blade; the hinge configured such that the actuator has a first position wherein the actuator sealer end is spread a distance apart from the base sealer end and a second position wherein the blade protrudes between the base housing and the actuator housing such that when a sealed bag is placed between the actuator and the base, the blade pierces both sides of the sealed bag; and wherein when the actuator is in the second position the evacuation cut sealing mechanism forms a part of at least one vacuum chamber.