System and Method for Removing Air from Household Bags
The disclosure teaches a vacuum straw comprising a tubular shaft. The tubular shaft can comprise an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion can comprise a top end and that closes the top of the shaft, and one or more orifices on the side of the upper portion just below the top end. The lower portion can comprise an opening at the end of said lower portion. There can be a fluid path between the opening and the one or more orifices. The disclosure also teaches a method of using the above-mentioned vacuum straw. The method can comprise placing a vacuum straw within a bag, putting the upper portion into a mouth, sucking air out of the bag, and closing said bag.
This disclosure relates to a system and method for removing air from household bags.
Over the years, various methods have been developed to preserve frozen foods longer. The vacuum sealer device can remove the air out from a re-sealable bag before sealing. This method can be effective but such method can be more expensive and inconvenient since user needs to buy the specially designed bag for the vacuum sealer device to work efficiently.
A common straw could be used by putting it into a re-sealable bag. However, such straw may not be effective especially when the food inside the bag contains small items or liquid. In such scenario, trying to suck the air out quickly can cause the user to swallow small particles or can even choke the user.
As such it would be useful to have an improved system and method for removing air from household bags.
SUMMARYThe disclosure teaches a vacuum straw comprising a tubular shaft. The tubular shaft can comprise an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion can comprise a top end and that closes the top of the shaft, and one or more orifices on the side of the upper portion just below the top end. The lower portion can comprise an opening at the end of said lower portion. There can be a fluid path between the opening and the one or more orifices.
The disclosure also teaches a method of using the above-mentioned vacuum straw. The method can comprise placing a vacuum straw within a bag, putting the upper portion into a mouth, sucking air out of the bag, and closing the bag.
Described herein is a system and method for removing air from household bags. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention as claimed and is provided in the context of the particular examples discussed below, variations of which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation (as in any development project), design decisions must be made to achieve the designers' specific goals (e.g., compliance with system- and business-related constraints), and that these goals will vary from one implementation to another. It will also be appreciated that such development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the field of the appropriate art having the benefit of this disclosure. Accordingly, the claims appended hereto are not intended to be limited by the disclosed embodiments, but are to be accorded their widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.
Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methods are possible without departing from the scope of the following claims. Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as being separate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may be omitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the method is being implemented in. It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. For example, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination with each other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which” are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms “comprising” and “wherein.”
Claims
1. A vacuum straw comprising
- a tubular shaft comprising an upper portion at the top of said shaft, said upper portion comprising a top end and a plurality of orifices on the side of said tubular shaft, said top end comprising a covering; and a lower portion comprising an opening, said opening placed at the outer edge of said lower portion, said opening in fluid connection with said one or more orifices through said shaft.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said covering is a unibody with said upper portion.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said shaft has a cylindrical form.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said shaft is substantially in ellipsoidal form.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the outer edge of said lower portion can have a straight form.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the outer edge of said lower portion can have a slanted form.
7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a pair of rims placed below said plurality of orifices.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein said shaft comprises plastic.
9. The system of claim 1 where in said shaft comprises a straight tubular body.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein said shaft comprises a single rim.
11. A method of removing air from a bag comprising
- placing a vacuum straw within a bag, said vacuum straw comprising a tubular shaft comprising an upper portion at the top of said shaft, said upper portion comprising a top end and a plurality of orifices on the side of said tubular shaft, said top end comprising a covering; and a lower portion comprising an opening, said opening placed at the outer edge of said lower portion, said opening in fluid connection with said one or more orifices through said shaft;
- putting said upper portion into a mouth;
- sucking air out of said bag; and
- closing said bag.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein said tubular shaft further comprising a pair of rims placed below said plurality of orifices.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of resting said mouth on said pair of rims.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the outer edge of said lower portion can have a straight form.
15. The system of claim 12, wherein the outer edge of said lower portion can have a slanted form.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 27, 2014
Publication Date: Mar 3, 2016
Inventor: Dirl Dwane Michalec (Crosby, TX)
Application Number: 14/470,924