US Patent 7478516 Vacuum packaging appliance

Patent 7478516 was granted and assigned to Sunbeam Products on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Sunbeam Products

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7478516

Date of Patent

January 20, 2009

Patent Application Number

11385133

Date Filed

March 20, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Paul R Durand

Patent abstract

An apparatus for vacuum sealing a storage bag including a base and a receptacle component for receiving the end of a storage bag. A vacuum generating device is disposed in either one of the base or the receptacle. The receptacle includes a vacuum chamber for accepting the open end of the bag. The receptacle is pivotally secured to the base and is rotatable relative thereto between a first and second position. A sealing device is disposed on the receptacle for sealing the open end of the bag.