US4627336A
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Apparauts for storage of perishables
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-09-25
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Granted: 1986-12-09
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Expires: 2005-09-25
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for preserving perishables fresh and long storage of corrosive material by filling the container with an inert gas and sealing the gas therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Kang H. Nam
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:23
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/18; B65D81/20; B65D81/2069; C; C23; C23F; C23F15/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
An assembly for storage of perishables, comprising, in combination, a circular pot for containing said perishables, and a housing supporting said pot; said pot including a removable lid thereupon, a vertical tube through a center of said lid extending into a lower portion of an interior of said pot for entry of inert gas thereinto, a circular vent opening through said lid surrounding said tube concentrically, and a screen means extending across said vent opening for centrally securing said tube to said lid; and said housing including a base upon which said pot is placed, an inert gas tank inside said base, said housing including a roof parallel to said base and spaced above said pot, a tube connected to the roof for connecting to said vertical tube, a channel inside said roof, one end of said channel being connected to said tube connected to said roof, and the other end of said channel being connected to said inert gas tank for said gas to travel from said tank to said pot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
An assembly for storage of perishables, comprising, in combination, a circular pot for containing said perishables, and a housing supporting said pot; said pot including a removable lid thereupon, a vertical tube through a center of said lid extending into a lower portion of an interior of said pot for entry of inert gas thereinto, a circular vent opening through said lid surrounding said tube concentrically, and a screen means extending across said vent opening for centrally securing said tube to said lid; and said housing including a base upon which said pot is placed, an inert gas tank inside said base, said housing including a roof parallel to said base and spaced above said pot, a tube connected to the roof for connecting to said vertical tube, a channel inside said roof, one end of said channel being connected to said tube connected to said roof, and the other end of said channel being connected to said inert gas tank for said gas to travel from said tank to said pot.
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