Patent ID: 7197860

Claim:
A device for use in vacuum sealing a resealable container using a central vacuum system, said device comprising: a cover plate portion configured to attach to a wall port in communication with a central vacuum system; an intermediate portion having an inlet port and an outlet port, the outlet port being in communication with said cover plate portion; an elongated air inlet portion having a tubular end, a connector end and a lumen extending therethrough, wherein the connector end of said air inlet portion is pivotably attached to said intermediate portion, and wherein the lumen of said air inlet portion is in communication with said inlet port; a contamination filter disposed in at least one of said cover plate portion, said intermediate portion and said air inlet portion; and an actuator coupled to the elongated air inlet portion between said tubular end and said intermediate portion and configured to actuate said actuator such that air is drawn in through said air inlet portion when the tubular end of said air inlet portion is moved in a substantially downward direction.