EP1993926A4 - Vacuum storage container - Google Patents

Vacuum storage container

Info

Publication number: EP1993926A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: storage container; vacuum storage; vacuum; container; storage
Prior art date: 2006-03-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP07757905A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1993926A2 (en

EP1993926B1 (en

Inventor

Carl L Bergman

Ryan J Coonce

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Glad Products Co

Original Assignee

Glad Products Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2006-03-14

Filing date

2007-03-05

Publication date

2009-03-18

2007-03-05 Application filed by Glad Products Co filed Critical Glad Products Co

2008-11-26 Publication of EP1993926A2 publication Critical patent/EP1993926A2/en

2009-03-18 Publication of EP1993926A4 publication Critical patent/EP1993926A4/en

2011-05-11 Application granted granted Critical

2011-05-11 Publication of EP1993926B1 publication Critical patent/EP1993926B1/en

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

2027-03-05 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B65D47/32—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with means for venting
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
- B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
- B65D81/2007—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
- B65D81/2038—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum with means for establishing or improving vacuum
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
- B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D69/00—Articles joined together for convenience of storage or transport without the use of packaging elements

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Packages (AREA)
Closures For Containers (AREA)

EP07757905A 2006-03-14 2007-03-05 Vacuum storage container Expired - Fee Related EP1993926B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US78220806P	2006-03-14	2006-03-14
PCT/US2007/063299 WO2007106676A2 (en)	2006-03-14	2007-03-05	Vacuum storage container

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1993926A2 EP1993926A2 (en)	2008-11-26
EP1993926A4 true EP1993926A4 (en)	2009-03-18
EP1993926B1 EP1993926B1 (en)	2011-05-11

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP07757905A Expired - Fee Related EP1993926B1 (en)	2006-03-14	2007-03-05	Vacuum storage container

Country Status (11)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20100200588A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1993926B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2009530193A (en)
KR (1)	KR20090004924A (en)
CN (1)	CN101432206A (en)
AU (1)	AU2007226721A1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2645421A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2363564T3 (en)
MX (1)	MX2008011708A (en)
WO (1)	WO2007106676A2 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA200807819B (en)

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES2363564T3 (en)	2011-08-09
EP1993926A2 (en)	2008-11-26
CA2645421A1 (en)	2007-09-20
WO2007106676A2 (en)	2007-09-20
CN101432206A (en)	2009-05-13
AU2007226721A1 (en)	2007-09-20
EP1993926B1 (en)	2011-05-11
US20100200588A1 (en)	2010-08-12
WO2007106676A3 (en)	2008-12-04
ZA200807819B (en)	2009-08-26
JP2009530193A (en)	2009-08-27
MX2008011708A (en)	2008-11-04
KR20090004924A (en)	2009-01-12

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