Hermetic container
View Patent ↗A hermetic storage system for storing wipes is provided. The hermetic storage system may include a flexible container, a first member, a second member, and a third member configured for holding the wipes. The flexible container is disposed between the first member and the second member. The third member is releasably coupled to the second member and covers an aperture defined by the second member. The hermetic storage system is configured to provide a hermetic seal when the third member is releasably engaged with the second member.
1. A hermetic storage system comprising:
a flexible container having a body portion extending between an open first end and a closed second end, the body portion having an outer surface defining an exterior of the hermetic storage system;
a first member provided at the outer surface of the flexible container near the open first end and
a second member provided at an inner surface of the flexible container near the open first end,
wherein the flexible container is coupled between the first member and the second member to provide a first hermetic seal;
a third member coupled to the second member and moveable between a first position in which the hermetic storage system is open and a second position in which the hermetic storage position is closed; and
wherein the second member includes a first connector and the third member includes a second connector that is configured to releasably engage the first connector, wherein the first connector includes one of a groove and a key and the second connector includes the other one of the groove and the key, wherein the groove includes a first peripheral wall and a second peripheral wall, wherein at least one of the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall includes a protrusion, and wherein the key has a width greater than the distance between the protrusion and the other of the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall.
2. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the flexible container includes an area of increased thickness at the first end.
3. The hermetic storage system of claim 2 wherein the area of increased thickness extends continuously around a periphery of the first end.
4. The hermetic storage system of claim 2 wherein the flexible container is coupled between the first member and the second member by having the area of increased thickness compressed between the first member and the second member.
5. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first member and the second member includes a projection configured to engage the flexible container.
6. The hermetic storage system of claim 5 wherein the first member includes a first projection configured to engage the flexible container and the second member includes a second projection configured to engage the flexible container.
7. The hermetic storage system of claim 5 wherein the projection is a rib extending continuously around the at least one of the first member and the second member.
8. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the first end of the flexible container has a substantially circular cross section.
9. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the flexible container includes a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end that has a substantially circular cross section.
10. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the first member is in the form of an annular sleeve and the second member is in the form of an annular collar.
11. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the second member has a first portion coupled directly to the flexible container and a second portion coupled directly to the first member.
12. The hermetic storage system of claim 11 wherein the second portion of the second member is configured to be permanently coupled to the first member.
13. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the third member is a cover configured to releasably engage the second member to provide a second hermetic seal when the third member is in the second position.
14. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the third member remains coupled to the second member when moved to the first position.
15. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the third member is pivotally coupled to the second member.
16. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the flexible container is configured to conform to an article contained within the hermetic storage system.
17. The hermetic storage system of claim 1 wherein the hermetic storage system is configured to hold wipes.
18. The hermetic storage system of claim 17 wherein the hermetic storage system is configured to hold wipes that are at least partially saturated with a liquid solution.