Patent ID: 6971418

Claim:
container for storing food in an air-tight atmosphere, said container comprising: a housing having a plurality of sidewalls integral with each other and forming a generally rectangular shape, one said plurality of sidewalls having an opening formed therein and for providing access to an interior of said housing, said housing further comprising: a plurality of interior walls spaced from said plurality of sidewalls for defining a gap therebetween, said gap partially extending about a perimeter of said housing; said air pump being disposed within said gap and adjacent a bottom surface of said housing; a door having a longitudinal axis and a pair of opposed edge portions equally spaced therefrom and extending substantially parallel thereto, said door further having an end portion integral with said opposed edge portions, said door being pivotally connected to said housing at said end portion, said door including a rear surface formed from steel and being magnetically engageable with said housing; an electrically powered vacuum system connected to said housing and for selectively removing air therefrom as desired by a user, said vacuum system comprising an air pump and a control button connected thereto and for selectively toggling same between operable and non-operable modes, and a plurality of valves connected to said air pump and for directing air inwardly and outwardly from said housing.