Patent ID: 7967166

Claim:
A storage system comprising: an evacuable and reclosable bag comprising a bag wall made of a flexible material and a one-way valve attached to said bag wall, wherein said one-way valve comprises a valve base comprising a flange attached to a periphery of a hole in said bag wall and a sidewall projecting through said hole in said bag wall; a container having container walls made of a material less flexible than said flexible material, wherein one of said container walls has a hole through which said sidewall of said valve base projects; and an attachment device that attaches said bag to said container such that at least a portion of said bag resides within said container, wherein said attachment device comprises a retainer ring that can be alternatingly coupled to and uncoupled from said sidewall of said valve base on the outside of said container with a portion of said container wall disposed between a flange of said retainer ring and said flange of said valve base, said retainer ring having an opening.