Vacuum and ultraviolet light exposure container for maintaining freshness of food

摘要

The Stay Fresh appliance maintains food freshness by using a vacuum motor to remove the air from inside the interior of the unit or by the external vacuum opening for bags and containers. It uses the vacuum process and a UV light to kill all bacteria inside the unit to prevent bacteria from growing. The unit needs no refrigeration and can keep food fresher much longer and make more room for the refrigerator.

主权项

1. A vacuum and ultraviolet light exposure system comprising:
a) a main body comprising:
i) a first re-sealable interior volume comprising:
(1) a wall,(2) an external vacuum port/door assembly port through said wall of said main body;(3) a top; and(4) a rear;ii) a second re-sealable interior volume comprising:
(1) a rear side;(2) a bottom;(3) a right side; and(4) an external vacuum port/door assembly comprising:
(a) a port-sealing door; and(b) a second seal; b) a door comprising;
i) a handle;ii) a glass center;iii) a wire mesh;iv) a reflective material;v) a door-circumference;vii) a door-inside;vii) a frame comprising a solid material; andviii) a door-seal comprising a continuous sealing strip; c) a vacuum motor assembly comprising:
i) a two-phase sealed vacuum motor comprising a casing structured and arranged with openings in said casing;ii) a vacuum tube; andiii) a T-connector; d) a programmable circuit board; e) a first-button; f) a second-button; g) a top-mounted UV light assembly comprising:
i) a UV light; andii) a protective glass shield comprising:
(1) two ends;(2) a back side; and(3) an edge;iii) two clips; h) a motion sensor; i) a lighted screen; and j) a vacuum bag k) wherein said port-sealing door is structured and arranged for covering said external vacuum port/door assembly port; l) wherein said vacuum bag is structured and arranged for containing an UV sterilized and vacuum sealed food product; m) wherein said first re-sealable interior volume is structured and arranged for the UV-vacuum-processing food product; n) wherein said second seal is structured and arranged for removably vacuum-sealing said external vacuum port/door assembly port and further structured and arranged for to enable said external vacuum port/door assembly port for use with said vacuum bag; o) wherein said second re-sealable interior volume is structured and arranged for enabling evacuating air from within said first re-sealable interior volume; p) wherein said glass center is structured and arranged to withstand a differential pressure of room pressure on a side-exterior to said system and a vacuum on a side-interior to said system; q) wherein said wire mesh is structured and arranged to structurally support said glass center; r) wherein said reflective material is optically structured and arranged so as to be transparent from a side-exterior to said vacuum and ultraviolet light exposure system and further structured and arranged to disallow a motion said motion sensor to operate based on an any motion outside of said vacuum and ultraviolet light exposure system; s) wherein said frame is structured and arranged with no separations between said door-inside and said door-circumference; t) wherein said door-seal is structured and arranged with for removably vacuum-sealing between said door and said main body; u) wherein said main body, said door, and said door-seal comprise a re-sealable vacuum chamber; v) wherein said openings are structured and arranged with said main body for securing said two-phase sealed vacuum motor to said main body; w) wherein said two-phase sealed vacuum motor is structured and arranged at said rear bottom right side of said main body; x) whereby enabling said vacuum motor assembly to move into a negative pressure phase and channel air from said first sealed interior volume and further enable back-filling of air into said first sealed interior volume during a re-pressurization phase when said second-button is pressed; y) wherein said first-button is structured and arranged on said main body; z) wherein said first-button is structured and arranged with said door said programmable circuit board and said vacuum motor assembly so that when said first-button is pressed by an operator, said door is enabled to be opened by the operator; aa) wherein said second-button is structured and arranged on said main body adjacent to said external vacuum port/door assembly; bb) wherein said second-button is further structured and arranged so that when said second-button is pressed by the operator, said second-button activates said two-phase sealed vacuum motor, whereby enabling evaluating said vacuum bag; cc) wherein said UV light is structured and arranged in the top rear of said first re-sealable interior volume; dd) wherein said is UV light is structured and arranged a short distance from the top of said first re-sealable interior volume; ee) wherein said UV light is further structured and arranged with regard to said first re-sealable interior volume to enable said UV light to shine throughout said first re-sealable interior volume including in front of said UV light and down back of said UV light and between said back side and said edge of said protective glass shield; ff) wherein said two clips are structured and arranged opposite said two ends of said protective glass shield, and clip-attaching said two ends of said protective glass shield to said top and said rear of said first re-sealable interior volume; gg) whereby said protective glass shield is structured and arranged to physically protect said UV light; hh) wherein said motion sensor is structured and arranged adjacent to and below said top-mounted UV light assembly; ii) wherein said motion sensor is structured and arranged to sense any movement of any object within said first re-sealable interior volume; and jj) wherein said motion sensor is electrically structured and arranged with said vacuum motor assembly said programmable circuit board and said motion sensor such that when a movement of any object is sensed:
i) said two-phase sealed vacuum motor will cease operating; andii) will said first re-sealable interior volume will back-fill by enabling ambient air into said first re-sealable interior volume; kk) wherein said lighted screen is visually structured and arranged to visually indicate to the operator multiple status of operation of said vacuum and ultraviolet light exposure system comprising:
i) vacuum sealing mode;ii) UV light mode for sterilizing said first re-sealable interior volume; andiii) completion of vacuum sealing and UV sterilizing process.