Patent ID: 7246555

Claim:
A portable vacuum food storage system comprising: a container to store food; a mating container lid to couple to said container and form an air tight seal; a vacuum producing unit including a vacuum housing that contains a vacuum pump; a vacuum pressure switch to automatically turn off said vacuum pump when a substantial vacuum is reached and to automatically turn on said vacuum pump to replenish said vacuum when it becomes partially depleted; a plurality of rechargeable DC batteries; and an on off power switch, said on off power switch to selectively couple power from said plurality of rechargeable DC batteries to said vacuum pump through said vacuum pressure switch; wherein said vacuum housing having an air tight type fastener located near its lower center portion to mate with a receptacle located on said mating container lid; said mating container lid having a vacuum releasing member, the vacuum releasing member to be pressed by a user to relieve a vacuum in said container; said vacuum housing capable of resting on said mating container lid in a stable manner so that a vacuum operation can take place unattended by the user.