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Method and System for Storing Food Preparations

a technology for storing food and food preparations, applied in the field of food storage systems and methods for storing food, can solve the problems of not efficiently designed to save space in the freezer, no system that molds food into frozen portions that are then stored in tandem, and contaminates the environment, so as to reduce the burn of the freezer and organize the storage area. efficient

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-02-25
HARVIE RAYMOND
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The invention is a system and method for organizing and reducing freezer burn of food by using modular units that can be stored in a refrigeration system. These units, called containment units or frozen food cups, are designed to be single-serving sizes and can be easily organized with holders. The caps or covers of the storage containers have designated areas for labeling and may also have a one-way valve to create a vacuum to reduce the effects of freezer burn. The technical effects of this invention include efficient and organized storage, reduced freezer burn, and improved food quality.

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Unfortunately, most containers for storing food in the freezer are made of plastic which directly contacts the food.
Plastic food containers after disposal find their way into landfill, contaminating the environment.
There are containers that are made of other materials ceramics or metallic; these however are not efficiently designed to save space in the freezer.
There is no system that molds food into frozen portions that are then stored in tandem within stackable tubes and or storage bins free of contact with plastic.

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[0055]The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of presently-preferred embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth the functions and the sequence of steps for constructing and operating the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.

[0056]The food storage system 500 of the present invention comprises a plurality of containment units 200, preferably dimensioned for single serving portions. The containment units 200 may be configured to be stackable on top of each other and / or configured to be organized in a holder capable of holding a plurality of containment units 200...

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Abstract

A method and system for storing food using a plurality of containment units (200) that can be held in a storage tray (210) for temporary storage and transferred to a storage container (220) with a cap (222) attachable to the storage container (220) for an airtight seal for longer term storage on a rack (250) in a freezer. The containment unit (200) and / or the storage container (220) can be vacuum sealed. The storage container (220) and cap (222) may have windows.

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FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]This invention relates a food storage system and methods for storing food, particularly in a freezer.BACKGROUND[0002]Unfortunately, most containers for storing food in the freezer are made of plastic which directly contacts the food. There is growing concern over the potentially adverse health effects from plastic food containers. Plastic food containers after disposal find their way into landfill, contaminating the environment. There are containers that are made of other materials ceramics or metallic; these however are not efficiently designed to save space in the freezer. As population density grows living space decreases in urban areas. There will be a need for a compact space saving frozen food storage system. Time for preparing food is also a commodity. Saving time in the kitchen with an efficient means to defrost frozen food in measured portions would help meet demands of modern life. There is no system that molds food into frozen portions that are the...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B71/00F25D23/06B65B5/06B65B31/00B65B61/20B65B63/08B65D1/34B65D25/04B65D25/20B65D25/24B65D25/28B65D25/54B65D43/02B65D81/20F25D25/00
CPCF25D23/062F25D25/005B65D25/282B65D25/54B65D25/24B65D25/04B65D43/02B65D25/205B65D81/2015B65B5/068B65B31/00B65B63/08B65B61/20A47B71/00B65D1/34B65D43/022B65D51/1683B65D2543/00092B65D2543/00277B65D2543/00509B65D2543/00972B65D71/70B65D77/0486A47G23/0641
Inventor HARVIE, RAYMOND
Owner HARVIE RAYMOND
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