Patent ID: 8056471

Claim:
A food package providing a plastic film food container comprising: a bag having flexible sides with an openable end; said openable end is securely placed between a rigid end housing having a periphery edge; a rigid compression rim that engages into said periphery edge of said rigid end housing to seal said openable end of said bag there between; said rigid end housing further having an air removal port; said air removal port having a foam sponge element bonded or integrated to said air removal port; a rigid valve housing surrounding said air removal port; an aspiration spatula; a bore defined within said foam sponge element for insertion of said aspiration spatula, whereupon insertion of said aspiration spatula into said air removal port over said bore, compresses said foam sponge element to form a vacuum seal with said foam sponge element thereby enabling repeated aspiration of air and moisture from said food package to maintain a vacuum therein said bag, and said aspiration spatula further includes a vacuum pump that is temporarily installable on said air removal port to vacuum said bag whereby reducing an internal air volume of said bag enabling long term use of food in said bag at low temperatures and vacuum pressures.