Patent ID: 7270238

Claim:
A vacuum sealable storage bag assembly, comprising: a plastic bag comprising a first panel defining opposite side edges and opposite end edges; a second panel defining opposite side edges and opposite end edges, the opposite side edges of the second panel coupled to the respective opposite side edges of the first panel, one of the opposite end edges of the second panel coupled to an adjacent end edge of the first panel, wherein a bag opening is defined at another of the opposite end edges of the second panel; and a pad of fluid-absorbing material positioned within the plastic bag adjacent the bag opening, the pad of fluid-absorbing material located a distance from the opposite end edges of the first and second panels defining the bag opening, wherein the pad of fluid-absorbing material is also located between a product-holding portion of the bag and the bag opening to absorb fluid drawn toward the bag opening during vacuum sealing operations, and wherein the pad of fluid-absorbing material is coupled to at least one of the first and second panels.