Patent ID: 8402986

Claim:
A device for deflating or inflating an item using a vacuum source, the device comprising: an open-ended top member, comprising: a first annular wall, a bottom wall with a central aperture, and a first frustoconical portion extending from said central aperture, said first frustoconical portion including one or more apertures; an open-ended rotatable member, comprising: a second annular wall, a second frustoconical portion extending from said second annular wall, said second frustoconical portion including one or more apertures, and a first substantially cylindrical portion extending from said second frustoconical portion, said first substantially cylindrical portion including a coupling mechanism; and an open-ended bottom member, comprising: a second substantially cylindrical portion with a mechanism for removably coupling with said coupling mechanism of said open-ended rotatable member, and a tapering portion extending from said second substantially cylindrical portion.