Home use seal container for food vacuum storage

Claim 1

Home use seal container apparatus for food vacuum storage, comprising as main structural elements a vessel and a lid superimposable on said vessel to form a storage chamber, a resilient gasket between said vessel and lid, an air seal valve secured with one of said structural elements, said valve comprising a housing integral with said one structural element and including a union projecting therefrom in a direction away from the other structural element, a flat shutter normally held in a closed position against an associated seating, a stem secured to said shutter, said stem extending with clearance through an aperture provided in said one structural element, a cap on said stem, a resilient member acting on said cap to urge the shutter to said closed position, and a suction pump comprising a casing of resilient material including an annular edge portion, said edge portion being dimensioned for insertion into said union to a given depth therein to form a sealed relation of said casing with said housing such that suction pressure developed by said pump will produce lifting of said shutter against the action of said resilient member and removal of air from the container, and means for selectively releasing suction pressure from within said storage chamber.