Claims
- 1. Food Storage and Preservation System comprising:
a plurality of food storage containers each with a gasketed door, each said food storage container having an air inlet port and an air outlet port; said air outlet port terminating in a solenoid valve and a vacuum limit switch; a central air treatment module in a housing; said air treatment module consisting of a vacuum pump, an ozone generator, a microprocessor and a power supply, a wire and hose harness set; said wire and harness set capable of connecting said food storage container to said air treatment module; switch sensor that activates when said container door opens or closes; sliding food holding tray that resides inside said food storage container; food storage and preservation system that, when the user closes said door, first ozonates the interior of said container and then evacuates the air from said container as controlled by said microprocessor; said evacuation automatically maintained by the monitoring of said vacuum limit switch; said air treatment module being powered by a rechargeable replaceable battery; said air treatment module alternately being powered by standard household power.
- 2. A food storage and preservation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said food storage and preservation system is built into a standard refrigerator during the manufacturing process of said refrigerator.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Serial No. 60/259,156 filed Dec. 28, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60259156 |
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