HYDRATING AND REHYDRATING COMPOSITOIN AND PRODUCT

Abstract

A rehydrating cannabis solution contains a modified cannabis hash oil. The modified cannabis hash oil is derived from a cannabis hash oil extracted from a marijuana plant and the cannabis hash oil has cannabis chemical compounds and over 10% of the cannabis chemical compounds are cannabinoid compounds. The modified cannabis hash oil has the cannabis chemical compounds and the percentage of cannabinoid compounds ranges between 0.01% and up to 0.3%.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention is directed to re-hydrating cannabis material.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Boveda Inc. is an owner of numerous patents and patent applications that are directed toward water-based humidity control compositions and jars to contain products that can use the water-based humidity control compositions. One of the relevant patent applications is US publication number US2023088606. The '606 publication requires all humidity control compositions be water soluble. Relevant portions from US2023088606 describe (a) Boveda's aqueous-based humidity control compositions and (b) how Boveda's aqueous-based humidity control composition is positioned in a container.

Boveda's humidity control device includes an aqueous saturated solution of salt and/or sugar, or a gel of salt and sugar acid. The humidity control device that contains the solution or gel can be (a) a sachet, (b) a packet or compartment, (c) a capsule, (d) a tube, (e) an absorbent pad, (f) a closed container, and (g) a package-collectively these are referred to as a packet. The humidity control device can be a moisture permeable, and that can mean the humidity control device is liquid impermeable, for vapors to be released rather than the aqueous solution. The humidity control device can then be inserted into a chamber (like a humidor) that can hold tobacco, and cannabis as well as other consumable and non-consumable items that are subject to degradation by too much moisture.

Boveda provides many examples of the aqueous solution incorporated in the humidity control component used in the humidity control device to maintain a product—such as cannabis—at a desired moisture level to prevent or inhibit unwanted drying or humidification.

Boveda's solution used in various embodiments may include any suitable solute that has a saturated solution at 20% solute in water (percent by weight of solute in weight of solution) as a minimum and any solute that will provide a saturated solution at 75% solute in water (percent by weight of solute in weight of solution) as a maximum. One example of a suitable solution may include a 50/50 combination of ammonium nitrate and potassium chloride. This solution will provide a relative humidity slightly less than 70%. Some acids (e.g., 2% citric acid) may be added to lower the pH, for example to pH 5 or lower, to convert any free ammonia to the ammonium ion.

Sugars, such as sucrose, fructose, glucose, galactose, maltose, and lactose, may be suitable for use as a humidity control agent. Salts, such as sodium chloride, sodium nitrite, potassium nitrite or a mixture of salts, can be used. The salt and sugar solutions of various embodiments may be thickened with a thickening agent such as a vegetable gum or other hydrocolloid. In addition, lead chlorate, lead perchlorate, manganese chloride, mercuric nitrate, potassium dichromate, potassium permanganate, sodium chromate, aluminum nitrate, ammonium chloride, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, ammonium bi-sulfite, barium bromide, cobalt sulfate, copper sulfate, copper nitrite, ferrous sulfate, and ferric bromide can be used in the solution. Also, surfactants—anionic surfactants, neutral surfactants, and cationic surfactants such as polyethoxylated sorbitan monolaurate (PSML) and/or polyethoxylated sorbitan stearate at 0.005% to 1% to expedite equilibration of the relative humidity surrounding the control formula and thus the water activity of the product such as cannabis, hemp or cannabis or hemp product—may be added to the solution or near the solution. The solution may be a hydrocolloid including soluble gums (alginate, xanthan, pectin), a protein gel (egg albumen, gelatin) and/or inorganic polymer (silicate).

Also, Bovada wrote, terpenes or terpene precursors may be added to the solution to “preserve the quantity or quality of the terpene content or include components which enhance the terpenes of the product.” The humidity control device may preserve the quantity and quality of the cannabinoid content of products by controlling the relative humidity of the environment in which the product is stored. In some embodiments, the device may preserve the quantity and quality of the flavonoid content of products by controlling the relative humidity in which the product is stored. In some embodiments, the device may preserve the color of products.

Mold inhibitors such as potassium sorbate, calcium propionate, sodium propionate, or sodium benzoate, can be added to the solution and to the humidity control device. In addition, Bovada expressed that freshness and preservation provided by the humidity control devices may be enhanced through mechanisms which control the release of gas by including a curing agent. Bovada wrote, “Ethylene absorbing agents may be used in humidity control devices which may be included with tobacco, cannabis and/or hemp during curing to reduce labor. Curing typically requires storage of the tobacco, cannabis or hemp in airtight containers for a period, during which gasses such as ethylene are released from the plant material into the container and must be periodically released by opening and then reclosing the containers to burp them.” An alternative, or in addition, to adding an ethylene absorbing agent could be to add an inert gas into the cannabis container to decrease the formation of ethylene gas.

Some solutes that produce/maintain humidity levels:

• • in the 90% or higher range are: potassium sulfate at 97%; potassium nitrate at 92%; cesium iodide at 91%; and barium chloride at 90%;
  • between 80% and 89% are: potassium chloride at 84%; sucrose at 84%; ammonium sulfate at 81%; and potassium bromide at 81%;
  • between 70% and 79% are: sodium nitrate at 74%; sodium chloride at 74%; and strontium chloride at 71%;
  • between 60% and 69% are: potassium iodide at 69% and sodium nitrite at 66%;
  • between 50% and 59% are: sodium bromide at 58%; sodium dichromate at 55%; and magnesium nitrate at 53%;
  • between 40% and 49% is potassium carbonate at 44%;
  • between 30% and 39% are: sodium iodide at 38% and magnesium chloride at 33%;
  • between 20% and 29% is calcium chloride at 29%; and
  • between 6% and 18% are: lithium iodide at 18%; lithium chloride at 11%; potassium hydroxide at 9%; zinc bromide at 8% and lithium bromide at 6%.

Please notice Bovada is trying to control the relative humidity—the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature—in the '606 publication.

It is also well known that terpenes are widely used as fragrances and flavors in consumer products such as perfumes, cosmetics, and cleaning products, as well as food and drink products. For example, the aroma and flavor of hops comes, in part, from sesquiterpenes which affect beer quality.

Another Boveda patent of interest was U.S. Pat. No. 11,673,731. That Boveda patent described, generically, a container having a cavity to receive a humidity control product that could contain silica. Boveda wrote, “The humidity control product may be a desiccant [silica gel, bauxite, calcium sulfate and/or montmorillonite clay] that may be configured to draw moisture out of the inner compartment of the container to lower the relative humidity level inside of the container,”

Relevant portions of Boveda's US published application number 2015/328584 include: “Certain products require storage in a defined relative humidity (RH) range for optimal performance. Examples would be tobacco products, . . . marijuana, and certain food products. Although these products are typically packaged in a sealed container, frequently these containers leak. In certain instances, the leaky container is purposeful and is designed to allow the egress of certain undesirable reaction products, for example, the carbon dioxide produced from freshly roasted coffee. Also, packages are commonly opened and closed by an end user on a frequent basis. Naturally, frequent use allows the transfer of moisture to and from the environment,” Bovada teaches about a hydrophilic blotter material includes a woven or non-woven material such as cellulose, rayon, cotton, or other polymeric material treated in such a fashion as to enable it to readily absorb the above-identified aqueous solutions. The blotter material is laminated between layers of semi-permeable polyester elastomer film material such as Hytrel® or a moisture barrier such as TYVEK® that will transmit water vapor, but not the liquid humidity controlling solution using the appropriate equipment.

A humidity control laminate containing 5 grams of humidity control solution with a water activity of 0.69 (water 62.7%, NaCl 15.6%, NH₄Cl 15.6%, glycerin 5.9, citric acid 0.18, polysorbate 60 0.1%) placed in the gummy vitamin container will provide 3 grams of water at 69% relative humidity extending the product shelf life for 75 grams of gummy vitamin pieces. The added moisture-maintained product quality in an opened jar for up to an additional month, depending on the opening frequency and external relative humidity.

Another patent was U.S. Pat. No. 11,344,056; and its relevant portions are: Suitable humectant solutions for cannabis and cannabis containing products, among others, may include the following: potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃·2H₂O); magnesium acetate (Mg(C₂H₃O₂)₂·4H₂O); sodium acetate (NaC₂H₃O₂·3H₂O), ammonium nitrate (NH₄Cl or NH₄NO₃); or sodium bromide (NaBr·2H₂O).

Previous approaches, techniques, and methods used, known in the field to solve the cannabis rehydration issue were used in Boveda's technology, some of which are discussed above. The desire to use natural and synthetic re-hydration solutions are preferred to make sure the cannabis has the desired flavor, taste, smell, and buzz.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A rehydrating cannabis solution contains a modified cannabis hash oil. The modified cannabis hash oil is derived from a cannabis hash oil extracted from a marijuana plant and the cannabis hash oil has cannabis chemical compounds and over 10% of the cannabis chemical compounds are cannabinoid compounds. The modified cannabis hash oil has the cannabis chemical compounds, and the percentage of cannabinoid compounds ranges between 0.01% and up to 0.3%.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded view of a resealable, lower air pressure closeable food-grade container having a receiving cavity, a sealing layer, an inner lid, and an outer lid.

FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative version of the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle wherein a portion of the container is non-cylindrical.

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 taken along the lines 3-3.

FIG. 4 illustrates an alternative cross-sectional view of FIG. 1's container that is also applicable to construction of the inner lid and the outer lid.

FIG. 5A illustrates a first version of the sealing layer, and FIG. 5B illustrates a second version of the sealing layer.

FIG. 6 illustrates a second version of the outer lid.

FIG. 7 illustrates an alternative version of the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle.

FIG. 8 illustrates a non-compressed state of the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle.

FIG. 9 illustrates an almost compressed state of the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle.

FIG. 10 illustrates a compressed state of the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle,

FIG. 11A illustrates a solid truncated conical sealing extension of the outer lid; FIG. 11B illustrates a hollowed-centered, truncated conical sealing extension; FIG. 11C illustrates a solid cylindrical sealing extension of the outer lid; and FIG. 11D illustrates a hollowed-centered, truncated conical sealing extension.

FIG. 12 illustrates a non-vacuum state for the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle.

FIG. 13 illustrates a vacuum state for the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle.

FIG. 14 illustrates an alternative embodiment of FIG. 12.

FIG. 15 illustrates an alternative embodiment of FIG. 13.

FIG. 16 illustrates a packet for a rehydrating cannabis solution that can be inserted into a closeable food-grade container that holds cannabis.

FIG. 17 illustrates an alternative packet for a rehydrating cannabis solution that can be inserted into a closeable food-grade container that holds cannabis.

FIG. 18 illustrates another alternative packet for a rehydrating cannabis solution that can be inserted into a closeable food-grade container that holds cannabis.

DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

Cannabis Types

The three main forms of cannabis products are the flower, the resin (hashish) and the oil (hash oil). “Cannabis” or “marijuana” refers generally to the dried flowers and subtending leaves and stems of the female plant. While “hemp” refers to cannabis plants that (a) are not fully developed and (b) normally possess less than 0.3% delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

As delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a main ingredient in cannabis that causes the desired “stoned” effect, users prefer the strains of the plant with higher THC content.

The word “kief” or “kif” is derived from Arabic “kayf” and means well-being or pleasure. Kief is a powder, rich in trichomes, which can be drifted from the leaves and flowers of cannabis plants.

Hashish or “hash” is a concentrated resin cake or ball produced from pressed kief. Marijuana butter or “bud butter” is the most frequent way to incorporate cannabis in foods. Indeed, when cooking with hashish and when a rapid psychoactive effect is required, it is very important for consumers to use fat (oil, butter or milk) because THC is fat soluble and not water soluble.

Hash oil is obtained from the cannabis plant by solvent extraction, and contains the cannabinoids present in cannabis flowers and leaves. The solvent is evaporated to obtain a very concentrated cannabis hash oil. Cannabis hash oil potencies vary considerably, generally cannabis hash oil contains around 17% THC but may reach 60%. And very low THC levels (below 0.3% THC) were found in commercially available hemp seed oil products.

Drying Out

After the sale of cannabis (primarily in the form of a flower or a joint) material, the cannabis material can and normally dries out over time. To address this drying out process, many vendors, purchasers, and users of cannabis material place the cannabis materials in closeable food-grade containers. A conventional closeable food-grade container is made of (a) ceramic material(s), (b) glass material(s), (c) metal material(s), (d) plastic material(s), or (e) combinations thereof. The conventional food-grade container can be anything capable of safely containing a food and/or a beverage and has an entry point that allows a user to (a) position, place, or pour the food or beverage in the container, (b) remove the food or beverage from the container, and (c) position a cover over the entry point or seal the entry point in order to inhibit particulates, like dust and/or ambient air—not already positioned in the closeable food-grade container—, from falling onto or contacting the food or beverage. The cover or seal can be any type of cover or seal that blocks the entry point. That said, the preferred cover has a seal, preferably a hermetic seal, with the entry point.

Regardless of how airtight some closeable food-grade container is, there is air inside the closeable food-grade container, and that air inside the closeable food-grade container draws out moisture from cannabis material and normally leaves the cannabis material dry or drier. And that drying process of the cannabis material can remove the cannabis material's natural scent and taste.

This invention is directed to a rehydrating composition and a hydrating-release product that can be added to and/or inserted into the food-grade container to rehydrate cannabis, or inhibit, preferably prevent, cannabis from the above-identified drying out process.

Solution

As inferred above, cannabis is a complex plant, with major compounds such as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (d-9-THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), which have opposing effects. The cannabis plant has two main subspecies, Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa, and they can be differentiated by their different physical characteristics.

Cannabis indica's dominant strains are short plants with broad, dark green leaves and have a higher cannabidiol content than the Cannabis sativa plants in which THC content is higher.

Cannabis sativa's dominant strains are usually taller and have thin leaves with a pale green color. Due to its higher THC content, Cannabis sativa is the preferred choice by users.

Cannabis is a complex plant with about 426 chemical compounds, of which more than 60 are cannabinoid compounds. All or most of those compounds are found in cannabis hash oil which is obtained in the conventional method set forth above. Please recall that cannabis hash oil has over 58 THC, and more likely 17% THC but may reach 60% THC, while hemp hash oil has less than 0.3% THC. That said, it is recognized that the four major compounds in cannabis hash oil are d-9-THC, CBD, d-8-THC, and cannabinol.

Quantifying these compounds are required in many applications. For active chiral compounds, such as THC, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates stereoisomeric THC compositions be quantified. The 2018 Farm bill passed by congress allows for hemp-based products to be legal in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia provided the total tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content does not equal or exceed 0.3% threshold. That quantification is, according to hemp growers, obtained by (a) testing a cannabis plant's buds wherein that testing involves taking samples of the buds to a lab to quantify the bud's THC levels; (b) appreciating each bud's THC levels increase as the plant matures, (c) re-testing until the THC levels are below or nearly approaching the legal THC limit, and (d) harvesting the buds prior to the THC exceeding the legal THC limit.

Definitions: Cannabis Hash Oil and Hemp Hash Oil

When hash oil is created from cannabis plant buds having less than 0.3% THC level, the resulting hash oil is referred to as hemp hash oil, and when hash oil is created from cannabis plant buds having greater than 0.38 THC level, the resulting hash oil is referred to as cannabis hash oil.

It is understood that cannabis plants containing greater than 0.3% delta-9 THC should be classified as marijuana, while plants containing less should be classified as hemp. The marijuana plants grown today has about 10% to 30% of delta-9 THC, while hemp plants contain 1% to 5% cannabidiol (CBD) and less than (a) 0.3% THC and (b) 8% cannabinoid compounds.

It is well known how to obtain cannabis hash oil from a marijuana plant. And it is also well known that the cannabis hash oil is an excellent rehydrating solution used in closeable food-grade containers with a removeable cover and/or seal when the containers store marijuana because the cannabis hash oil contains the chemical compounds of the marijuana plant and as a result (a) the stored marijuana retains its flavor, smell, and potency. It is also well known that using hemp oil as a rehydrating solution (i) rehydrates the stored marijuana and (ii) does not retain its flavor, smell, and potency since the hemp's chemical composition has not matured.

However, using conventional cannabis hash oil is problematic if the cannabis hash oil is delivered in US interstate commerce to puritanical US states that do not permit (a) its citizens to receive containers having cannabis hash oil or (b) containers having cannabis hash oil to be transported within its borders.

A rehydrating solution derived from cannabis hash oil and acceptable throughout the US is a desired outcome. To accomplish this objective, the THC levels in cannabis hash oil must be below 0.3%.

One method to separate and/or isolate THC and its isomers from cannabis hash oil is, for example, by utilizing a reverse-phase column and a mobile phase consisting of water and methanol with no buffer. The modified cannabis hash oil will have a THC level below 0.3% by extracting the cannabidiol (CBD), cannabinol (CBN), delta-9 THC, and delta-8 THC components of the cannabis hash oil. The reverse phase column, also known as a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) column, is a chromatography column that uses a nonpolar stationary phase and a polar liquid mobile phase to separate chemical compounds into their individual parts. The column is packed with a nonpolar, hydrophobic resin, such as polystyrene/divinyl benzene particles. CBD, CBN, delta-9 THC, and delta-8 THC bind to the column as they are loaded, and then conditions are changed to elute the bound substances, to obtain a modified cannabis hash oil having a THC level below 0.3%.

It is also understood that there are known specific column methods to isolate each specific THC compound. For example, (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol can be isolated through a column chromatography method using a hexane extract over florisil followed by alumina. Alternatively, different stationary phases, such as silica, alumina, and C₁₈ silica on an HPLC method can also individually isolate (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid B; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol-C₄; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A-C₄; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabivarin; β-fenchyl (−)-d-9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; (−)-A9-trans-tetrahydrocannabiorcolic acid; α-fenchyl (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; epi-bornyl (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; bornyl (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; α-terpenyl (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; 4-terpenyl (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; γ-cadinyl (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; γ-eudesmyl (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; 8α-hydroxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8β-hydroxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydro cannabinol; 11-acetoxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A; 8-oxo-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabiphorol; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabihexol; and cannabisol.

Alternatively and additionally, there are other methods to comply with the FDA requirement of products having THC levels of less than 0.3%. Some other or additional methods decreases the d-9-THC content. Cannabis potency is usually measured in terms of the percentage of its key psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (d-9-THC), but d-9-THC is only one of over 80 different cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant, key among these being cannabidiol (CBD). Because CBD interacts with and modifies the effects of THC, the ratio of the two is important not only as it shapes the nature of the subjective cannabis experience since CBD is thought to have a more sedative/calming effect, and because CBD is thought to have anti-psychotic properties, potentially reducing the risks of psychotic episodes or psychotic illness related to cannabis use.

An example of how to reduce the d-9-THC content is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 9,259,449 (incorporated by reference); wherein it was expressed that there is a method for modifying THC content in a lipid-based extract of cannabis to yield a low-THC product. The method includes providing a lipid-based extract of cannabis containing THC, heating the lipid-based extract at 1 atm of pressure to 157 to 160° C. to vaporize a first portion of the THC, and converting a second portion of the THC to a cannabinodiol (CBN) by heating the lipid-based extract to between 130° C. to 150° C. for at least 10 min. Obviously, there are other methods-like distilling the cannabinoids from the cannabis hash oil—to lower the d-9-THC content in cannabis products, but this is just one exemplary method of many.

Other cannabis compounds can be decreased as expressed at WO2021086675A2 and United States Patent Application Publication No. US 2004/0143126 A1 which are both hereby incorporated by reference. Those references confirm that it is known that cannabidiol (CBD) can be converted to delta-8 THC in potentially toxic and nontoxic heterogeneous mixtures. For example, that conversion can be a solvent-free method for converting CBD to delta-8 THC includes adding CBD to a reaction vessel, streaming an inert gas through the reaction vessel, heating the CBD while stirring to melt the CBD, stirring the melting CBD, adding concentrated hydrochloric acid as a catalyst to the melting CBD while stirring, increasing the temperature over time to a temperature not to exceed the boiling point of reactants and products in the reaction vessel, holding the reaction vessel at a temperature less than the boiling point temperature for the reactants and products in the reaction vessel for an amount of time to allow the complete conversion of the CBD, and bubbling an inert gas into the reaction products to remove free ions of hydrogen and chloride. The CBD can be replaced in whole or in part by delta-8 THC as the reactant. That way, the cannabis extracted compounds can be CBD free. And as indicated above, when CBD decreases then d-9-THC should decrease as well since there is a ratio between those two compounds.

The above-identified methods are mere examples of how to isolate and/or decrease specific cannabis compounds from marijuana plants, cannabis hash oil, cannabis extract, and equivalents thereof. Applicant has recognized these methods can be used to control which cannabis compounds are to be present in a rehydrating cannabis solution to maximize the cannabis' (a) high or buzz, (b) smell, and (c) taste of when stored in the closeable food-grade container.

Cannabinoids in Cannabis plant

Based on that information, variations of Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol include the following 25 structures:

The above-identified methods can decrease or remove all or select members of the above-identified 25 structures of Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol. The above-identified column method can remove or extensively decrease the content of one or more specific structure, for example, the acid structures of (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8α-hydroxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; and 8-oxo-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol from the hash oil while retain the other THC structures in the hash oil obtained from marijuana plants. That capability permits the rehydrating cannabis solution to meet FDA rules and simultaneously obtain a rehydrating cannabis solution that maximizes the cannabis' (a) high or buzz capabilities, (b) smell, and (c) taste of when contained in the packaging since it is recognized that among the cannabinoid constituents of cannabis, (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8α-hydroxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; and 8-oxo-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol are naturally present in the form of an acid structure. Those acid structures are (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid B; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A-C₄; and 11-acetoxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A. Those acid structures are recognized as the main psychoactive constituent of the cannabis marijuana plant. Thus, removing or decreasing the concentration of (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8α-hydroxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8-oxo-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol, (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid B; (−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A-C₄; and 11-acetoxy-(−)-Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A and possibly additional THC compounds in the rehydrating cannabis solution is desirable to meet the FDA rules.

And variations of d-8-THC are as follows:

The above-identified Δ⁸-THC compounds can be extracted from the cannabis hash oil in the same manner as the above-identified Δ⁹-THC compounds. That said, removing or decreasing the Δ⁸-THC compounds is sometimes deemed less critical in the rehydrating cannabis solution since the Δ⁸-THC compounds are less prevalent in the cannabis marijuana plant. Accordingly, the Δ⁸-THC compounds is sometimes retained in the rehydrating cannabis solution to increase the rehydrating cannabis solution's capability to retain the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects.

Other chemicals in the cannabis marijuana plant include cannabigerol (CBG). Cannabigerol (CBG) is deemed a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant. The cannabigerols are not normally extracted or limited from the cannabis hash oil that forms a rehydrating cannabis solution to increase the rehydrating cannabis solution's capability to retain the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects. That said, cannabigerol can be extracted from the cannabis hash oil through the above-identified extraction methods. CBG is normally a minor constituent of cannabis plants. CBG is the decarboxylated form of cannabigerolic acid, which is the parent molecule that other cannabinoids can be biosynthesized from. And there are 16 conventional versions of CBG which include and are not limited to:

There are also a few varieties of cannabidiol (CBD) since cannabidiol is the second most prevalent active ingredient in cannabis (marijuana) plants. One of hundreds of components in marijuana, CBD is normally deemed not cause a high by itself. CBD compounds do not have to be extracted or limited from the cannabis hash oil that forms a rehydrating cannabis solution to increase the rehydrating cannabis solution's capability to retain the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects. And it has been reported that CBD, in humans, exhibits no effects indicative of any abuse or dependence potential. While CBD is non-psychotropic since CBD compounds do not contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); CBD, however, may be subject to different state laws and restrictions on selling CBD. Accordingly, CBD compounds may be extracted from the marijuana oil used in the rehydrating cannabis solution. CBD compounds may have to be extracted from the rehydrating cannabis solution in the same manner as the above-identified Δ⁹-THC compounds. The CBD compounds that can be extracted include:

There are two types of cannabinodiol (CBND) compounds. Cannabinodiol (CBND), also known as cannabidinodiol, is present in the marijuana plant at low concentrations. As a result of the low concentrations in the marijuana plant, CBND compounds do not have to be extracted or limited from the cannabis hash oil that forms a rehydrating cannabis solution to increase the rehydrating cannabis solution's capability to retain the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects. Cannabinodiol is a fully aromatized derivative of cannabidiol (CBD) and can occur as a product of the photochemical conversion of cannabinol (CBN).

There are 5 varieties, as shown below, of cannabielsion (CBE). Cannabielsion is formed from cannabidiol as part of the metabolic process and is deemed non-psychoactive. As a result, cannabielsion does not normally have to be extracted from the cannabis hash oil used in the rehydrating cannabis solution but it, if desired, can be extracted from the cannabis hash oil in a similar manner as the delta-9 THC compounds.

There are three types of cannbicyclol (CBL) compounds as shown below. These CBL compounds are deemed non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in the marijuana product. CBL compounds do not have to be extracted or limited from the cannabis hash oil that forms the rehydrating cannabis solution to increase the rehydrating cannabis solution's capability to retain the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects. The CBL compounds can be extracted from the cannabis hash oil by the above-identified extraction methods. CBL is a degradative product like cannabinol, with cannabichromene degrading into CBL through natural irradiation or under acid conditions.

There are five types of cannabitriol (CBT) in cannabis plants as shown below. Cannabitriol ((+)-CBT, (S,S)-9,10-Dihydroxy-Δ^6a(10a)-THC) is a phytocannabinoid since it is an oxidation product of THC. Accordingly, cannabitriol should be extracted, as identified above, from the cannabis hash oil used in the rehydrating cannabis solution.

There are trace amounts of other cannabinoids. Those other cannabinoids can be extracted or remain in the cannabis hash oil that forms the rehydrating cannabis solution since those other cannabinoid compounds are a low concentration in the cannabis hash oil. Another reason that these other cannabinoid compounds do not have to be extracted or limited from the cannabis hash oil is because the resulting rehydrating cannabis solution will have an increased capability to retain the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects. These other cannabinoid compounds can, however, be extracted from the cannabis hash oil by the above-identified extraction methods. Some of the other cannabinoid compounds are tetrahydrocannabinol compounds,

Set forth are the non-cannabinoid compounds found in the cannabis hash oil. These non-cannabinoid compounds should not be extracted from the hash oil since these non-cannabinoid compounds increase the rehydrating cannabis solution's capability of retaining the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects. Those other chemical compounds include and are not limited to spiro-indans compounds of which there are numerous variations. Those variations are cannabispiran, cannabispirenone, cannabispirenone isomer with interchangeable methoxy and hydroxyl groups, cannabispiradienone, cannabispirol, acetyl cannabispirol, 5-hydroxy-7-methoxyindan-1-spiro-cyclohexane, 7-hydroxy-5-methoxyindan-1-spiro-cyclohexane, and 5,7-dihydroxyindan-1-spiro-cyclohexane, isocannabispiran, 7-O-methyl-cannabispirone, isocannabispiradienone, α-cannabispiranol, cannabispirketal, α-cannabispiranol-4′-O-β-glucopyranose, and prenylspirodienone.

The cannabis plant also has many varieties of dihydrostilbenes. Those varieties include and are not limited to: canniprene, 3-[2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-ethyl]-5-methoxyphenol, α,α′-dihydro-3,4′,5-trihydroxy-4,5′-diisopentenylstilbene, 3-[2-(3-isoprenyl-4-hydroxy-5-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-5-methoxyphenol, cannabistilbene I, cannabistibene II, 3,4′,5-trihydroxy-dihydrostilbene, combretastatin B-2, α,α′-dihydro-3,4′,5-trihydroxy-4-methoxy-2,6-diisopentenylstilbene, and α,α′-dihydro-3′,4,5′-trihydroxy-4′-methoxy-2′,3-diisopentenylstilbene, 3-[2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethyl]-5-methoxyphenol, and α,α′-dihydro-3′,4,5′-trihydroxy-4′-methoxy-3-isopentenylstilbene.

The cannabis plant also has a few variations of dihydrophenathrenes. Representative samples of dihydrophenathrenes include and are not limited to: cannabidihydrophenanthrene, 2,3,5,6-tetramethoxy 9,10-dihydrophenanthrenedione, 4,5-dihydroxy-2,3,7-trimethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene, 4,7-dimethoxy-1,2,5-trihydroxyphenanthrene, 1,4-phenanthrenequinone, denbinobin, and 4-hydroxy-2,3,6,7-tetramethoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene.

The cannabis plant can also contain a variety of phenol compounds. Those phenol compounds can include and are not limited to: phloroglucinol β-D-glucoside, vanillin, eugenol, iso-eugenol, trans-anethol, cis-anethol, and methyleugenol.

The cannabis plant has at least thirty-four varieties of flavonoids. Those flavonoids in cannabis plants include and are not limited to orientin, orientin-O-glucoside, orientin-7-O-glucoside, orientin-7-O-rhamnoglucoside, isovitexin, isovitexin-O-glucoside, isovitexin-7-O-glucoarbinoside, isovitexin-7-O-rhmnoglucoside, vitexin, vitexin-O-glucoside, vitexin-7-O-glucoside, isovitexin-7-O-rhmnoglucoside, cytisoside, cytisoside-glucoside, apigenin-7-O-glucoside, apigenin-7-O-glucuronoid, apigenin-7-O-p-coumaroylglucoside, luteolin-C-glucuronid, luteolin-7-O-glucuronid, canniflavin A, canniflavin B, canniflavin C, Cyrysoeriol, 6-prenylapigenin, apigenin-6,8-diglucopyranoside, naringenin, naringin, quercetin, quercetin-3-O-sophoroside, quercetin-3-O-diglucoside, quercetin-3-O-glucoside, kaempferol-3-O-diglucoside, kaempferol-3-O-sophoroside, and rutin.

The cannabis plant has over many terepene compounds, Terpenes, or isoprenoids, consist of the second largest class of cannabis constituents. These compounds are responsible for the characteristic aroma of the cannabis plant. These terpenes include monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, and other terpenes.

Some of the terpenes are myrcene, cis-β-ocimene, trans-β-ocimene, p-cymene, p-cymenene, α-terpinene, β-phellandrene, γ-terpinene, α-terpinolene, α-phellandrene, (±)-Limonene, 3-phenyl-2-methyl-prop-1-ene, α-pinene, β-pinene, camphene, Δ³-carene, Δ⁴-carene, sabinene, α-thujene, linalool, citral B, nerol, geraniol, ipsdienol, citronellol, 2-methyl-2-heptene-6-one, geranyl acetone, m-mentha-1,8-(9)-dien-5-ol, carvacrol, carvone, α-terpineol, terpinene-4-ol, 3-terpinolenone, pulegone, dihydrocarvone, β-terpineol, dihydrocarveyl acetate, p-cymene-8-ol, cis-carveol, β-cyclocitral, safranal, linalool oxide, cis-linalool oxide, perillene, sabinol, thujyl alcohol, cis-sabinene hydrate, sabinene hydrate, 1,8-cineol, 1,4-cineol, piperitone oxide, piperitenone oxide, fenchyl alcohol, fenchone, borneol, bornyl acetate, camphor, camphene hydrate, α-pinene oxide, pinocarveol, pinocarvone, α-caryophyllene, β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, curcumene, α-trans-bergamotene, α-selinene, β-farnesene, longifolene, humulene epoxide I, humulene epoxide II, caryophyllene alcohol, β-bisabolene, allo-aromadendrene, calamenene, and α-copaene.

The sesquiterpenes include: nerolidol, α-gurjunene, iso-caryophyllene, β-selinene, selina-3,7(11)-diene, selina-4(14),7(11)-diene, α-bisabolol, α-cedrene, α-cubebene, δ-cadinene, epi-β-santalene, farnesol, γ-cadinene, γ-elemene, γ-eudesmol, guaiol, ledol, trans-trans-α-farnesene, (Z)-β-farnesene, farnesyl acetone, α-cadinene, α-cis-bergamotene, α-eudesmol, α-guaiene, α-longipinene, α-ylangene, β-elemene, β-eudesmol, epi-α-bisabolol, γ-cis-bisabolene, γ-curcumene, γ-muurolene, γ-trans-bisabolene, viridiflorene, germacrene-B, and clovandiol.

The triterpenes in the rehydrating cannabis solution can include phytol, neophytadiene, friedelan-3-one, and epifriedelanol. While the miscellaneous-type compounds include vomifoliol, dihydrovomifoliol, β-ionone, and dihydroactinidiolide.

Cannabisativine and anhydrocannabisativine that are spermidine alkaloids that can exist in the rehydrating cannabis solution.

In the marijuana plant, cannabinoids are synthesized and accumulated as cannabinoid acids, but when the herbal product is dried, stored, and heated; the acids decarboxylize gradually into their proper forms, such as CBD or d-9-THC. As indicated above, the modified rehydrating cannabis solution can contain all natural-occurring cannabis compounds. That all-cannabis rehydrating composition is, however, available only in states and countries that have fully legalized cannabis. To decrease potential legal problems, the rehydrating composition can be modified by removing at least one of the naturally occurring cannabinoids compounds to have a THC level less than 0.3%.

In some instances, the rehydrating cannabis solution derived from marijuana plants is not from the same cannabis plant as the stored cannabis plant. When that occurs, the stored cannabis plant's flavor may change to the flavor emanating from the rehydrating cannabis solution.

The rehydrating cannabis solution comprises:

• • 99.7 to 99.91 of non-cannabinoid compounds from a cannabis plant. Those non-cannabinoid compounds are non-cannabinoid phenols, flavonoids, terpenes, alkaloids, and water that are naturally found in the cannabis plant. The cannabis plant contains cannabinoid compounds, and the cannabinoid compounds are greater than 10% of the total amount of cannabis chemical compounds from and in the cannabis plant. The non-cannabinoid phenols include spiro-indans, dihydrostilbenes, dihydrophenathrenes, and simple phenols that include eugenol, methyleugenol, iso-eugenol, trans-anethol, and cis-anethol.
  • 0.01 to 0.3% of cannabinoid compounds that naturally occur in the cannabis plant.

Synthesized Chemical Compounds.

There are numerous companies that manufacture the above-identified terpene compounds, phenol compounds, and cannabinoid compounds understanding that the main cannabinoid types are THC, CBD, CBN, CBG and CBC. It is understood that the synthetic terpenes, many manufactured by Altria, are used to add a distinct flavor—for example, an orange or mango flavor—to smoking products like cigarettes, and vaping juice products. Adding such synthetic terpene compounds, phenol compounds, and cannabinoid compounds to the above-identified rehydrating cannabis solution derived from marijuana plants permits the cannabis re-hydrating solution to provide a desired flavor to the stored cannabis. Likewise, the rehydrating cannabis solution could be made from the synthetic terpene compounds, phenol compounds, and cannabinoid compounds made by third parties. That said, the rehydrating cannabis solution made exclusively from synthetic products is not as effective as a rehydrating cannabis solution derived from marijuana plants with or without synthetic terpene products to alter or not alter the stored cannabis' flavor.

The rehydrating cannabis solution comprises:

• • 99.7 to 99.91 of non-cannabinoid compounds from a cannabis plant and synthetic compounds to alter the stored cannabis' flavor, smell, and effects. Those non-cannabinoid compounds are non-cannabinoid phenols, flavonoids, terpenes, alkaloids, and water that are naturally found in the cannabis plant. The cannabis plant contains cannabinoid compounds, and the cannabinoid compounds are greater than 10% of the total amount of cannabis chemical compounds from and in the cannabis plant. The non-cannabinoid phenols include spiro-indans, dihydrostilbenes, dihydrophenathrenes, and simple phenols that include eugenol, methyleugenol, iso-eugenol, trans-anethol, and cis-anethol.
  • 0.01 to 0.3% of cannabinoid compounds that naturally occur in the cannabis plant.

How to Use the Rehydrating Cannabis Solution

Positioning the rehydrating cannabis solution in the closeable food-grade container that stores cannabis product decreases the chance that the stored cannabis while in the closeable food-grade container will dry out.

Please recall that the closeable food-grade container is made of material that should not contaminate food. Examples of potential closeable food-grade containers can be made of plastic materials, metallic materials, ceramic materials, rubber materials, glass materials, and combinations thereof. Potential food-grade containers include and are not limited sandwich bags with sealed edges (for example, Ziploc® sandwich bags), vacuum bags with sealed edges that once opened cannot be reused, resealable vacuum bags, plastic containers (for example made by Tupperware, Inc.), mason glass jars, ceramic jars, metal mugs with removeable sealed tops (for example, made by Yeti), ceramic or glass baking pans with lids or saran wrap over the entry point (for example, made by Corning ware), coffee cans with the plastic lids or aluminum foil; and Applicant's Pop-Vac container that can be made from plastic materials, rubber materials, ceramic materials, glass materials, metallic materials, and combinations thereof.

Some individuals and/or entities (collectively referred to as “companies”) may insert the rehydrating cannabis solution when cannabis material is being

• • (a) initially packaged into an original cannabis provider's closeable food-grade container,
  • (b) inserted into a consumer's food-grade container,
  • (c) inserted into a cannabis shop's food-grade container,
  • (d) re-sealed in the original cannabis provider's food-grade container that can be re-sealed, the consumer's food-grade container, or the cannabis shop's food-grade container.

Those companies can make the rehydrating cannabis solution to be put into a packet 1000, see FIGS. 16-18 and sometimes referred to as a Terp bomb as shown at FIG. 18. The rehydrating cannabis solution can have the same cannabis strain as the cannabis material stored in the food-grade container, or a different cannabis strain as the cannabis material stored in the food-grade container, as identified above.

If the companies insert into the packet 1000 a rehydrating cannabis solution having the same cannabis strain as the cannabis material stored in the food-grade container, the companies can sell the packet 1000 (a) separately to a customer or a cannabis shop owner, or (b) in their food-grade containers. Similarly, if the companies insert into the packet a rehydrating cannabis solution having a different cannabis strain as the cannabis material stored in the food-grade container, the companies can sell the chamber (a) separately to a customer or a cannabis shop owner, or (b) in their food-grade containers.

If the companies put the packet having the rehydrating cannabis solution with the same or different cannabis strain as the cannabis stored in the food-grade containers, then the companies, through the packet containing the rehydrating composition, can (a) make a dry cannabis crop moist, (b) add additional scent and flavor to the stored cannabis, or (c) combinations thereof.

Customer and or producers can mix cannabis strain tastes and cannabis strain scents to create entirely new flavors or scents by simply adding a packet containing a rehydrating composition of one cannabis strain to (a) a cannabis batch or (b) a closeable food-grade container of a different cannabis batch. Thereby, a cannabis strain's taste and scent profiles can be intensified or altered by simply adding the packet containing rehydrating cannabis solution into the closeable food-grade container storing cannabis. In instances where cannabis producers have a poor scent & flavor profile, the packet containing the rehydrating cannabis solution could potentially make a crop salable by adding or changing the flavor, moisture, and scent profile after the fact.

The rehydrating cannabis solution is made by extracting materials from cannabis bio-mass that has been used for extraction previously, or by using virgin bio-mass used specifically to make the packet containing the rehydrating cannabis solution. Bio-mass refers to the stalks, stems, seeds, and leaves of the plant, in this instance, cannabis plants. Bio-mass is also defined as cannabis plant material that has been harvested from the field for the purpose of cannabinoid extraction wherein the resulting product consists of cannabis flowers, leaves, and stalks that has been dried to less than or equal to 12% moisture on a dry-weight basis. Virgin bio-mass is defined as “living vegetation that has the potential for use as energy, as opposed to processed or waster material”; which means that for this application, virgin bio-mass is living vegetation of cannabis plants.

The rehydrating cannabis solution can be made with Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or without THC. When the rehydrating composition contains less than 0.3% of THC then the rehydrating cannabis solution can be shipped across state border(s) and around the world. When the rehydrating composition has a THC over 0.3%, then the rehydrating cannabis solution can off-gas THC and other cannabinoids to change the high/buzz and smell/taste of the cannabis in the packaging. The contents of the rehydrating cannabis solution can also include synthetic terpenes & scents/flavors to change the profile of the cannabis while hydrating or keeping the cannabis moist.

The rehydrating cannabis solution can be incorporated in and on a packet 1000 that (a) contains an absorbent material like a sponge or a reservoir tank 1020 (see FIG. 17) or (b) is a moisture holding container (see FIGS. 16 and 18). In either embodiment, there is at least portion of the packet's outer layer 1005 that allows the rehydrating cannabis solution to off-gas though it 1010. The packet's outer layer could be (a) a film membrane 1015, (b) a metal housing or grate with apertures like pin holes or cell structures 1016; (c) a plastic or metal housing 1017 with (i) apertures like pin holes or a cell structure 1018, and/or (ii) latches to permit the sponge or other absorbent material 1020 to be positioned therein; and (d) holes in a nozzle or end of a reservoir container 1019 that allows the rehydrating cannabis solution to release in the closeable food-grade container. The packet's outer layer allows the moisture or gas of the rehydrating cannabis solution to move from the absorbent or moisture holding packet to the atmosphere inside the closeable food-grade container to hydrate the stored cannabis.

The packet containing the rehydrating cannabis solution: (a) keeps the stored cannabis material moist with something other than water; adds flavor and/or scent profile to the stored cannabis; (b) rehydrates the stored cannabis with cannabinoids/flavors inside the closeable food-grade containers (post processing); (c) allows consumers, customers, and producers the ability to alter the taste and scent profile of the stored cannabis to create new tastes and scents or to re-introduce the same flavor and scent profile; (d) recovers dry stored cannabis by creating new cannabis flavors through infusion; and (e) creates a process for reusing cannabis bio-mass for this purpose (or using virgin cannabis).

This rehydrating cannabis solution solves prior problems. The rehydrating cannabis solution permits dried out cannabis to be used by rehydrating it with terpenes and other parts of the cannabis plant so that it can be sold instead of scraping it. The rehydrating cannabis solution permits an owner to, accidently, dry out its cannabis in its closeable food-grade container; wherein the owner can insert the rehydrating cannabis solution into the closeable food-grade container that stores cannabis to rehydrate the dried out and stored cannabis with terpenes and cannabinoids. It can now have additional moisture inside the closeable food-grade container (in the form of terpenes/cannabinoids that add items that left from the original state of the material/cannabis).

One Version of a Closeable Food-Grade Container—Applicant's POP-VAC Container

A storage device or alternatively referred to as a resealable, vacuum package receptacle 5 for food and pharmaceutical products that are in a liquid state, a solid state like a pill, a colloidal state or combinations thereof is the present invention. The storage device 5 is able to be vacuum packaged numerous times by anyone or anything. Preferably that anyone or anything can be, for example and not limited to, a product manufacturer, a distributor, a consumer, or combinations thereof. An interesting feature of this storage device 5 is that at least one component or combination of components creates a vacuum pop sound when the storage device 5 is opened and re-opened. That means, the food and pharmaceutical products stored in the storage device 5 should be able to be re-vacuum packed by a consumer after the storage device 5 has been opened. In other words, the storage device 5 is able (i) to be vacuum packed, (ii) opened with a vacuum pop sound, (iii) re-vacuum packed, and then (iii) opened again with another vacuum pop sound. Moreover, the storage device 5, in some embodiments, could be able to indicate or illustrate when the storage device is vacuum packed or not.

The storage device 5 has, as illustrated at FIG. 1, a container 10, a sealing layer 80, an inner lid 50 and an outer lid 70. The container 10 illustrated at FIG. 1 has a cylindrical shape. That said, the container 10 can have any shape configuration—cylindrical, cubic, cuboidal, rectangular prism, spherical, conical, polygonic prism (see FIG. 2), polygonic pyramid, or combinations thereof—so long as the container mouth 12 and a corresponding threaded portion 44 define a cylindrical shape area for the container 10 that is positioned at and near the container's distal end 16a.

In each shape configuration, the storage device 5 has a proximal end 14 and a distal end 16, the container 10 has a proximal end 14a and a distal end 16a, the sealing layer 80 has a proximal end 14b and a distal end 16b (see, FIG. 3), the inner lid 50 has a proximal end 14c and a distal end 16c and the outer lid 70 has a proximal end 14d and a distal end 16d. In the container 10, the container proximal end 14a is a base surface 27 that is also referred to as a closed end; the container distal end 16a includes the container mouth 12 that defines a container opening 17 at the distal end 16a; and between the container proximal end 14a and the container distal end 16a is at least one side barrier 18 as illustrated when the container 10 is cylindrical. Collectively, the side barrier 18 and the floor section 27 are referred to as a container wall 26. In each configuration, the container 10 has a container exterior surface 20 (see, FIG. 2) exposed to an ambient environment and a container interior surface 22 that defines a chamber 24 in the container 10. Normally, the separation between the exterior surface 20 and the interior surface 22 is normally a distance 19 if, for example, the wall 26 has (a) essentially a uniform width (excluding thread(s) 46) (see, FIG. 4, wall 26b as an example) or (b) multiple distances if the wall 26 has varied widths as illustrated at FIG. 3.

Alternatively as shown at FIG. 4, the container 10 could also contain at least a first wall 26a having an exterior surface 20a exposed to an ambient environment and a second wall 26b having an interior surface 22b that defines the container cavity 24 in the container 10; while the first wall's interior surface 22a and the second wall's exterior surface 24b are connected together at the distal end 16a by a joinder surface 43 and are spaced apart everywhere else to create an insulation and/or gap area 32 that can be filled with air, a vacuum area, a vacuum area lined with metal, like copper; and/or conventional insulation material for example and not limited to polymeric foam to maintain the cavity 24 at a desirable temperature zone—ambient, warm, or cool.

When any container embodiment is used, the container opening 17 defines the cavity's distal end. The chamber 24 is capable and designed to (a) receive and contain food and/or pharmaceutical products for example, a solid material(s) like pills or meat, a liquid(s), a colloid(s), or combinations thereof; and permit those products to be removed and/or poured therefrom; and (b) have a desired volume for the desired food and/or pharmaceutical products. It is understood the container 10 has the base surface 27 at the container proximal end 14a, and at least one side surface 18 extending upward from the base surface 27 toward the container distal end 16a that collectively form the container exterior surface 20 and can define the container interior surface 22. The container exterior surface 20 and the container interior surface 22 are spaced apart by (a) the material or materials that forms the base surface 27 and the at least one side surface 18, thus there is no air gap between the surfaces 20, 22; (b) by at least one insulation/gap area 32 between the container exterior surface 20 and the container interior surface 22 that can be a vacuum environment or filled with insulation, air or combinations thereof and wherein the container exterior surface 20 and the container interior surface 22 are normally joined together by the joinder surface 43 that may form at least a portion of the mouth 12 at the container distal end 16a, or (c) combinations thereof. The joinder surface 43 can be made of the same or different material or materials that forms the base surface 27 and the at least one side surface 18. The materials that form the container 10 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used must not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24. The mouth 12 is positioned at the container distal end 16a and the distal end of the at last one side wall 18 and the mouth 12 defines an opening 17 of a chamber 24 that is defined by the container interior surface 22. The chamber 24 is capable of receiving air and/or at least one object. That object can be, for example, a food or a pharmaceutical product that is in a solid state, a liquid state, a colloidal state, or combinations thereof. The container 10 also has a threaded exterior surface area 44 having threads 46 on the container exterior surface 20.

As previously expressed, the container's proximal end 14a is the closed end 27, and the closed end 27 and the side barrier(s) 18 define the chamber 24 and the only way that any product enters or leaves the chamber 24 is through the opening 17.

As illustrated at FIGS. 1 and 2, the container 10 can have an inner lid receiving area 200 positioned immediately below the mouth 12. The inner lid receiving area 200 can have a ledge 202, at the inner lid receiving area's proximal end in order for the inner lid's 50 proximal end 14c to contact or come in close contact with the ledge 202 when the inner lid is properly attached to the container 10, and has at least a threaded portion 44 having threads 46 thereon positioned between the mouth 12 and the ledge 202. Excluding the threads 46 on the threaded portion 44, the threaded portion 44 has a diameter less than the perimeter or diameter of the outer edge 204 of the ledge 202.

The threaded portion 44 is designed to engage with the child resistant insert or inner lid 50. The inner lid 50 has an inner lid top surface 52 at or near the inner lid's distal end 16c, an inner lid exterior surface 20c, an inner lid interior surface 22c, and an inner lid side surface 18c wherein the inner lid side surface 18c with the inner lid interior surface 22c define an inner lid opening 55, and the inner lid opening 55 is positioned at the inner lid proximal end 14c. The inner lid interior surface 22c and the inner lid exterior surface 20c are spaced apart by (a) the material or materials that forms the inner lid exterior surface 20c, thus there is no insulation/gap area between the surfaces 20c, 22c; (b) by at least one insulation/gap area between the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c that can be a vacuum environment, filled with insulation or air or combinations thereof and wherein the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c are normally joined together by an inner lid joinder surface to form at the inner lid proximal end 14c, or (c) combinations thereof. The inner lid joinder surface can be made of the same or different material or materials that forms the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c. The materials that form the inner lid 50 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used must not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24. In one embodiment, the inner lid 50 has (a) a center aperture 68 on the inner lid top surface 52 wherein the center aperture 68 extends from the inner lid's exterior surface 20c to the inner lid's interior surface 22c; (b) a threaded section 60 having threads 62 on the inner lid's interior side surface 22c, 18c, wherein the inner lid's threaded section 60 is capable of threadably mating with and/or being removably attached from the container's threaded exterior surface area 44, and (c) at least one locking protrusion or lug 64 extending upward from the top surface's exterior surface 52, 20c.

Positioned between the container 10 and the inner lid 50 is the sealing layer 80. The sealing layer 80 is capable of being positioned over the mouth 12 and the chamber 24. The sealing layer distal end 16b is able to contact the inner lid top surface, interior surface 22c, while the sealing layer proximal end 14b is able to contact the mouth 12, which can include the joinder surface 43. The sealing layer 80 can be a permanent part of the inner lid 50, a removable and replaceable part of the inner lid 50, an independent part of the inner lid 50 and the container 10, or combinations thereof.

The sealing layer 80 can be a gasket, a gasket and a seal, or a seal. The materials that form the sealing layer 80 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used must not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24. It is understood that the sealing layer 80 positioned between the inner lid 50 and the container 10 can have a sealable opening 82 that (a) capable of being open which permits air to escape from the chamber 24 when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle 5 is (i) in a non-compressed state as shown in FIG. 8 wherein the sealing layer 80 can have a concave shape; and (ii) converting toward a compressed state as shown at FIG. 9 wherein the sealing layer 80 appears to have a planar shape; and (b) capable of being closed which inhibits air from entering or exiting the chamber 24 when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle 5 is in the compressed state as shown at FIG. 10. As illustrated in the compressed state, the sealing layer 80 forms a convex shape over the chamber 24.

It is also understood that the sealable opening 82 may be caused by slits or ribs 86 in the sealing layer 80 (see, FIG. 5b), in particular a gasket version, that permits air to escape from the chamber 24. The slits and ribs 86 are adapted to create a hermetic seal when a sufficient, downward force is applied to the sealing layer 80 which should occur just prior to or when an at least one tab 72—extending downwardly, downwardly and inwardly, downwardly and outwardly, or combinations thereof from the outer lid top surface's interior surface 75, 22d extending toward the outer lid's proximal end 14d—removably connects to the at least one locking protrusion 64 on the inner lid 50.

The storage device 5 also has the outer lid 70. The outer lid 70 has an outer lid top surface 75 at the outer lid distal 16, 16d, an outer lid exterior surface 20d, an outer lid interior surface 22d, and an outer lid side surface 77. The outer lid side surface 77 and the outer lid interior surface 22d define an outer lid opening 79. The outer lid opening (i) is at the outer lid's proximal end 14d, and (ii) has a radius equal to or, preferably, greater than the inner lid exterior surface's radius on and along the side surface 18c, 20c. The outer lid interior surface 22d and the outer lid exterior surface 20d are separated from each other by (a) the material or materials that forms the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d, thus there is no gap between the surfaces 20d, 22d; (b) by at least one insulation/gap area between the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d that can be a vacuum environment, filled with insulation, or air, or combinations thereof and wherein the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d are normally joined together by an outer lid joinder surface to form at the outer lid proximal end 14d, or (c) combinations thereof. The outer lid joinder surface can be made of the same or different material or materials that forms the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d. The materials that form the outer lid 50 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used should not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24 since the outer lid 70 does not have to contact the container in this embodiment.

The outer lid 70 also has at least one tab 72 (a) extending downwardly; downwardly and inwardly; downwardly and outwardly; or combinations thereof from the outer lid top surface's interior surface 75, 22d that extends toward the outer lid's proximal end 14d and (b) is capable of contacting and removably connecting with the at least one locking protrusion 64 on the inner lid 50. The outer lid 70 has at least one sealing extension 76 extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface 75, 22d toward the outer lid's proximal end 14d wherein when (i) the outer lid opening 79 receives the inner lid 50, (ii) the inner lid is threadably mated with the container 10, and (iii) the container 10 has the sealing layer 80 positioned over the mouth 12; the sealing extension 76 protrudes through the center aperture 68 and contacts the sealing layer 80 (see FIG. 8) to (a) push a desired amount of air 210 from the chamber 24 when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle 5 alters from the non-compressed state (FIG. 8) towards the compressed state (FIG. 9); and (b) inhibit air 210 from entering or exiting the chamber 24 when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle 5 is in the compressed state (see FIG. 10) which occurs when the at least one tab 72 removably connects with the at least one locking protrusion 64.

In another embodiment, the at least one sealing extension 76 can define a viewing opening 220 (see, FIGS. 11b and 11d) in the outer lid top surface 75. The at least one sealing extension 76 can be cylindrical shape, a truncated conical shape, or combinations thereof on the condition that the at least one sealing extension is able to pass through the central aperture 68 to contact the sealing layer 80. Whichever shape is selected, the at least one sealing extension's proximal end 222 that contacts the sealing layer 80 can (a) be a solid block (see, FIGS. 11a and 11c) that applies uniform pressure to the sealing layer 80 exposed by the central aperture 68, (b) have at least one contact aperture 224 so that when the at least one sealing extension's proximal end 222 that contacts the sealing layer 80 a user of the storage device 5 can see the exposed sealing layer 80 through the outer lid top surface opening 220 and at least one sealing extension contact aperture 224 (see, FIGS. 11b and 11d), or (c) combinations thereof.

Alternatively while retaining the above-identified at least one sealing extension structures, the outer lid top surface 75 can be a solid surface with no opening 220. See, FIGS. 11a and 11c). The outer lid top surface 75 can also be translucent, or transparent to permit a user to see if the storage device 5 is in a vacuum packed state—the compressed state.

Inner Lid Compress

In another embodiment, the container 10 and the sealing layer 80 are identical to the above-identified embodiment, while the inner lid 50 and the outer lid 70 have been slightly modified to obtain the same results. In particular, the inner lid 50 has the inner lid top surface 52 at the inner lid's distal end 16c, the inner lid exterior surface 20c, the inner lid interior surface 22c, and the inner lid side surface 18c wherein the inner lid side surface 18c and the inner lid interior surface 22c define the inner lid opening 55, and the inner lid opening 55 is positioned at the inner lid proximal end 14c. The inner lid interior surface 22c and the inner lid exterior surface 20c are spaced apart by (a) the material or materials that forms the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c, thus there is no gap between the surfaces 20c, 22c; (b) by at least one insulation/gap area between the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c that can be a vacuum environment, filled with insulation or air, or combinations thereof and wherein the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c are normally joined together by an inner lid joinder surface to form at the inner lid proximal end 14c, or (c) combinations thereof. The inner lid joinder surface can be made of the same or different material or materials that forms the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c. The materials that form the inner lid 50 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used must not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24. In one embodiment, the inner lid 50 has at least one sealing tab 130 extending from the inner lid top surface's interior surface 22c toward the inner lid's proximal end 14c (see, FIG. 7); the threaded section 60 having threads 62 on the inner lid's interior side surface 22c, 18c, the inner lid's threaded section 60 is capable of threadably mating and/or being removably attached with the container's threaded exterior surface area 200, and the at least one locking protrusion or lug 64 extending upward from the top surface's exterior surface 52, 20c.

To accommodate this inner lid 50 embodiment, the outer lid 70 has the outer lid top surface 75 at the outer lid distal 16, 16d, the outer lid exterior surface 20d, an outer lid interior surface 22d, and the outer lid side surface 77. The outer lid side surface 77 and the outer lid interior surface 22d define the outer lid opening 79. The outer lid opening 79 (i) is at the outer lid's proximal end 14d, and (ii) has a radius equal to or greater than radius of the inner lid exterior surface on the side surface 18c, 20c. The outer lid interior surface 22d and the outer lid exterior surface 20d are separated from each other by (a) the material or materials that forms the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d, thus there is no gap between the surfaces 20d, 22d; (b) by at least one insulation/gap between the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d that can be a vacuum environment, filled with insulation or air, or combinations thereof and wherein the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d are normally joined together by an outer lid joinder surface to form at the outer lid proximal end 14d, or (c) combinations thereof. The outer lid joinder surface can be made of the same or different material or materials that forms the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d. The materials that form the outer lid 50 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used should not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24 since the outer lid 70 does not have to contact the container in this embodiment.

The outer lid 70 also has at least one tab 72 (a) extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface 75, 22d toward the outer lid's proximal end 14d and (b) is capable of contacting and removably locking with the at least one locking protrusion 64 on the inner lid 50. The outer lid 70 has at least one sealing extension 76 extending from the outer lid top surface's interior surface 75, 22d toward the outer lid's proximal end 14d wherein when (i) the outer lid opening 79 receives the inner lid 50, (ii) the inner lid is threadably mated with the container, and (iii) the container has the sealing layer 80 positioned over the mouth 12; the sealing extension 76 contacts the inner lid top and exterior surface 52, 20c (see, FIG. 7) and that causes the at least one sealing tab 130 to contact the sealing layer 80 to (a) push a desired amount of air 210 from the chamber 24 when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle 5 alters from the non-compressed state (similar to that shown at FIG. 8) towards the compressed state (similar to that shown at FIG. 9); and (b) inhibit air 210 from entering or exiting the chamber 24 when the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle 5 is in the compressed state (similar to that shown at FIG. 10) which occurs when the at least one tab 72 removably connects with the at least one locking protrusion 64.

When the outer lid interior top surface 75, 22d approaches the inner lid exterior top surface 52, 20c, the at least one complimentary locking lug 72 and the at least one locking lug 64 can contact and/or align with each other during each sealing step that entails the outer lid 70 being removably attached to the storage device 5 to create the initial vacuum seal in the storage device 5. The phrase “removably attached” means the outer lid 70 can be attached to and removed from the storage device 5 and the inner lid 50 many times. Likewise, the inner lid 50 can be removably attached to the container 10 many times. The outer lid 70 is removably attached to the storage device 5 and the inner lid 50 by applying a downward and sufficient torque force to align, contact and removably connect the at least one complimentary locking lug 72 and the at least one locking lug 64.

As a reminder, the inner cap 50 has the top section 52. In one embodiment, the inner cap's top section 52 has a top surface aperture 68 that exposes a portion of the sealing layer 80. Likewise, the outer cap 70 has the top surface 75 and the top surface has a sealing extension 67 extending downward (cylindrical shape) as shown in FIG. 6 or downwardly and inwardly (truncated conical shape) as shown in FIG. 3. The sealing extension 76 is capable of being positioned to enter the top surface aperture 68 and apply pressure to the sealing layer 80. The sealing extension 76 can define a seal cavity 220 in the top surface 75 to expose the sealing layer 80 to an ambient environment when the storage device 5 has a vacuum environment in the container's chamber 24. Alternatively, the top surface 75 can be a solid material without the seal cavity 220 in order for the sealing extension 67 to extend downward and/or downwardly and inwardly from the interior top surface 170.

Creating the vacuum environment in the container's chamber 24 is illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 illustrates a non-compressed state 402 of the storage device 5 having the container 10, the sealing layer 80, the inner cap 50 and the outer cap 70 wherein the sealing extension 76 is able to contact the sealing layer 80. FIG. 9 illustrates a beginning step toward a compressed state 404a of the storage device 5 when the outer cap 70 moves downward (torqued, pushed, screwed down, or combinations thereof) toward the container 10 and that causes (a) the at least one complimentary locking lug 72 and the at least one locking lug 64 to contact each other and (b) the outer cap's sealing extension 76 applies pressure to the sealing layer 80 in order to push air 210 from the container's chamber 24 through the opening 200 between the sealing layer 80 and the container's distal end 16. Once the outer cap 70 can no longer be moved downward toward the container 10, the storage device 5 is in the final step of the compressed state 404b (as illustrated at FIG. 10) wherein the openings are closed and a desired quantity of air was directed from the chamber 24 to the ambient environment to create the vacuum environment in the chamber 24; and the sealing layer 80 has a convex shape.

Each storage device 5 is designed to alter, numerous times, from the non-compressed state 402 to the compressed state 404b, and from the compressed state 404b to the non-compressed state 402 while being able to create the desired vacuum state in the chamber 24 each time the storage device 5 is changed to the compressed state 404b.

Once the storage device 5 is released from the compressed state, when the sealing extension 76 or the at least one sealing tab 130 does not contact the sealing layer 80, and the storage device 5 permits air to enter the chamber 24, then the storage device 5 creates a vacuum pop to indicate the vacuum seal has been broken.

Vacuum State Alterations

In another alternative embodiment, the resealable, lower air pressure receptacle 5 has the identical container as the above-identified containers 10. The sealing layer 80 is the same material and is positioned between the mouth 12 and the inner lid 50 in the exact same way as the above-identified sealing layers 80. The only difference between the sealing layers 80, is that in this embodiment the sealing layer 80 has a seal-air aperture 800 above the chamber 24 as shown in FIG. 12. The seal-air aperture 800 extends from the sealing layer distal end 16b to the sealing layer proximal end 14b.

The inner lid 50 has the inner lid top surface 52 at the inner lid's distal end 16c, an inner lid exterior surface 20c, an inner lid interior surface 22c, and an inner lid side surface 18c wherein the inner lid side surface 18c and the inner lid interior surface 22c define an inner lid opening 55, and the inner lid opening 55 is positioned at the inner lid proximal end 14c.

A seal gasket 802 is also positioned on the inner lid exterior side surface 18c, 20c. The seal gasket 802 is capable of creating a hermetic seal between the inner lid exterior side surface 18c, 20d, and the outer lid interior side surface 77, 22d. To decrease the chance that the seal gasket 802 will move, a gasket protrusion 840 can be positioned between the seal gasket's distal end 842 and the inner lid's distal end 844. In most instances, the gasket protrusion 840 is positioned adjacent to the gasket's distal end 842 as shown at FIGS. 12 and 13.

Optionally, a second gasket protrusion 846 can be positioned between the seal gasket's proximal end 848 and the inner lid's proximal end 14c. In most instances, the second gasket protrusion 846 is positioned adjacent to the seal gasket's proximal end 850 as shown at FIGS. 12 and 13.

Optionally, a second seal gasket 852 can be positioned between the seal gasket's proximal end 848 and the inner lid's proximal end 14c. In most instances, the second seal gasket 852 is positioned adjacent to the gasket's proximal end 850 as shown at FIGS. 14 and 15.

Optionally, a second gasket protrusion 846a can be positioned between the second seal gasket's proximal end 848a and the inner lid's proximal end 14c. In most instances, the second gasket protrusion 846a is positioned adjacent to the second seal gasket's proximal end as shown at FIGS. 14 and 15.

The inner lid interior surface 22c and the inner lid exterior surface 20c are spaced apart by (a) the material or materials that forms the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c, thus there is no gap between the surfaces 20c, 22c; (b) by at least one insulation/gap area between the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c that can be a vacuum environment, filled with insulation or air, or combinations thereof and wherein the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c are normally joined together by an inner lid joinder surface to form at the inner lid proximal end 14c, or (c) combinations thereof. The inner lid joinder surface can be made of the same or different material or materials that forms the inner lid exterior surface 20c and the inner lid interior surface 22c. The materials that form the inner lid 50 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used must not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24. In one embodiment, the inner lid 50 has an air-release aperture 810 on the inner lid top surface 52 wherein the air-release aperture 810 extends from the inner lid's exterior surface 20c to the inner lid's interior surface 22c.

The air-release aperture 810 and the seal-air aperture 800 can be aligned as illustrated in FIG. 12, misaligned with some overlap between the seal-air aperture 800 and the air-release aperture 810, or misaligned.

The inner lid 50 also has the threaded section 60 having threads 62 on the inner lid's interior side surface 22c, 18c, the inner lid's threaded section 60 is capable of threadably mating to and/or being removably attached with the container's threaded exterior surface area 200, and at at least a first arc-shaped ramp 812 and a second arc-shaped ramp 814 positioned on and extending upward from the inner lid's top exterior surface 52, 20c. The first arc-shaped ramp and the second arc-shaped ramp each has (i) a base area 816, (ii) an inclined area 818 that extends from the base area 816 to an apex 820 and (iii) a first releasable locking notch 822. The first releasable locking notch 822 is positioned at or near each ramp's apex 820.

Optionally, the first arc-shaped ramp and the second arc-shaped ramp each can have a middle releasable locking notch 823 positioned between the at least one releasable locking notch 822 and the base area 816 on the inclined area 818.

Optionally, the base area 822 can have a base releasable locking notch 825 positioned in the base area 816 to ensure the respective tabs do not move until a user wants the tabs to be moved.

The outer lid 70 has the outer lid top surface 75 at the outer lid distal 16, 16d, the outer lid exterior surface 20d, the outer lid interior surface 22d, and the outer lid side surface 77. The outer lid side surface 77 and the outer lid interior surface 22d define the outer lid opening 79. The outer lid opening (i) is at the outer lid's proximal end 14d, and (ii) has a radius equal to or greater than radius of the inner lid exterior surface on the side surface 18c, 20c. The outer lid interior surface 22d and the outer lid exterior surface 20d are separated from each other by (a) the material or materials that forms the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d, thus there is no gap between the surfaces 20d, 22d; (b) by at least one insulation/gap area between the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d that can be a vacuum environment, filled with insulation or air, or combinations thereof and wherein the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d are normally joined together by an outer lid joinder surface to form at the outer lid proximal end 14d, or (c) combinations thereof. The outer lid joinder surface can be made of the same or different material or materials that forms the outer lid exterior surface 20d and the outer lid interior surface 22d. The materials that form the outer lid 50 are selected from the group consisting of polymeric material, metallic material, and combinations thereof with the understanding that the material used should not contaminate the product contained in the chamber 24 since the outer lid 70 does not have to contact the container in this embodiment.

The outer lid 70 also has at least a first vacuum-air tab 872 and a second vacuum-air tab 874. Each vacuum-air tab 872, 874 (a) extends from the outer lid top surface's interior surface 75, 22d toward the outer lid's proximal end 14d a predetermined distance to create a lower air pressure in the storage device 5. The outer lid 70 is capable of hermetically mating with the inner lid exterior side surface 18c, 20c by having at least a portion of the outer lid interior side surface 77, 22d contact the gasket 802. Optionally, the outer lid interior side surface 77, 22d can have an outer gasket 876 positioned thereon to contact (a) the seal gasket 802, the second seal gasket 852, and/or (b) the inner lid exterior side surface 18c, 20c that is between (i) the seal gasket's proximal end 848 and the inner lid's proximal end 14c to increase the hermetic seal between the outer lid 70 and the inner lid 50.

Creating the vacuum environment in the container's chamber 24 is illustrated at FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. 12 illustrates a non-vacuum state 902 of the storage device 5 having the container 10, the sealing layer 80, the inner lid 50 and the outer lid 70 interconnected and the inner lid 50 hermetically sealed to the outer lid 70; which means the first vacuum-air tab 872 from the outer lid 70 is positioned at or near the base area 816 of the first arc-shaped ramp 812 and the second vacuum-air tab 874 from the outer lid 70 is positioned at or near the base area 816 of the second arc-shaped ramp 814 to maintain atmospheric pressure state in the chamber 24 when the outer lid 70 was positioned over the inner lid 50 as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14. The area between the inner lid top and exterior surface 52, 20c and the outer lid top and interior surface 75, 22d in the non-vacuum state 902 is referred to as the normal pressure chamber 890.

To create the vacuum environment state 904 in the storage device 5, the outer lid 70 is turned relative to the inner lid 50 so the first and second vacuum-air tabs 872, 874 each move along their respective ramp from the base area 816 toward the apex 820 and into the releasable locking notch 820. That movement alters the normal pressure chamber 890 to a lower pressure chamber 892 because that movement of the vacuum-air tabs 872, 874 from the base area 816 to the releasable locking notch 820 (a) increases the distance between the inner lid top and exterior surface 52, 20c and the outer lid top and interior surface 75, 22d and (b) pulls the air 210 from the chamber 24 through the apertures 800, 810 into the lower pressure chamber 892 in order to create a lower atmospheric pressure state in the chamber 24 and the storage device 5.

Each embodiment of the invention can also have a releasable child-resistance notch 910 on the container 10 and a releasable child-resistance tab 912 on the outer lid 70. The releasable child-resistance notch and the releasable child-resistance tab are capable of mating when the outer lid 70 is properly attached to the container 10 so that a user of the storage device 5 must apply a sufficient force to open the storage device 5. That sufficient force is designed to inhibit young children from being capable of opening it.

It will be understood that well known processes have not been described in detail and have been omitted for brevity. Although specific steps, structures and materials may have been described, the present disclosure may not be limited to these specifics, and others may substitute as is well understood by those skilled in the art, and various steps may not necessarily be performed in the sequences shown.

While this disclosure has described certain embodiments and generally associated methods, alterations and permutations of these embodiments and methods will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the above description of example embodiments does not define or constrain this disclosure. Other changes, substitutions, and alterations are also possible without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure, as defined by the following claims.

Claims

1. A rehydrating cannabis solution comprising a modified cannabis hash oil (a) derived from a cannabis hash oil extracted from a marijuana plant and the cannabis hash oil has (i) cannabis chemical compounds and (ii) over 10% of the cannabis chemical compounds are cannabinoid compounds;(b) has the cannabis chemical compounds and(c) has a percentage of cannabinoid compounds that ranges between 0.01% and up to 0.3%.

2. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 1 wherein modified cannabis hash oil has the percentage of cannabinoid compounds ranging between 0.1% and up to 0.3% by extracting the cannabinoid compounds from the cannabis hash oil; the extracted cannabinoid compounds are selected from the group consisting of at least one of the following tetrahydrocannabinol compounds: (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid B; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabiorcol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinal; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol-C4; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A-C4; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabivarin; β-fenchyl (−)-d-9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabiorcolic acid; α-fenchyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; epi-bornyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; bornyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; α-terpenyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; 4-terpenyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; α-cadinyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; γ-eudesmyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; 8α-hydroxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8β-hydroxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydro cannabinol; 11-acetoxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A; 8-oxo-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabiphorol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabihexol; cannabisol; cannabigerol; cannabigerolic acid; monomethyl ether of cannabigerol; monomethyl ether of cannabigerolic acid; Cannabigerovarin; cannabigerovarinic acid; cannabinerolic acid; 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-cannabigerol; γ-eudesmyl-cannabigerolate; α-cadinyl-cannabigerolate; Cannabigerol; Cannabigerolic acid; (2-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl]-3-methoxy-5-pentylphenol; Cannabigerolic acid monomethyl ether; Cannabigerovarin; 3-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-propylbenzoic acid; 2-[(1R,6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol; 2-[(1R,6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol; Cannabidiol-3-monomethyl ether; (1R-trans)-5-butyl-2-[3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1,3-benzenediol; 2-[(6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-propyl-1,3-benzenediol; 2,4-Dihydroxy-3-[(1R,6R)-6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-6-propylbenzoic acid; 2-[(1R,6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-methyl-1,3-benzenediol; 5-hexyl-2-[(1R,6R)-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1,3-benzenediol; 5-Heptyl-2-[(1R,6R)-6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1,3-benzenediol; Cannabitwinol, and combinations thereof.

3. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 1 further comprising a packet, the packet (a) contains the rehydrating cannabis solution, and (b) has an opening that permits the rehydrating cannabis solution to off-gas.

4. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 1 further comprising a packet, the packet has a multi-cell absorbent material surrounded by a liquid impermeable, vapor permeable membrane, the multi-cell absorbent material contains the rehydrating cannabis solution, and the liquid impermeable, vapor permeable membrane has at least one opening that permits the rehydrating cannabis solution to off-gas.

5. A closeable food-grade container comprising at least one wall that defines a chamber, the packet of claim 3 is positioned in the chamber.

6. The closeable food-grade container of claim 3 wherein the packet has the rehydrating cannabis solution consisting of the modified cannabis hash oil (a) derived from a cannabis hash oil extracted from a marijuana plant and the cannabis hash oil has (i) cannabis chemical compounds and (ii) over 5% of the cannabis chemical compounds are cannabinoid compounds;(b) has the cannabis chemical compounds and(c) has a percentage of cannabinoid compounds that ranges between 0.01% and up to 0.3%.

7. The closeable food-grade container of claim 3 comprising a lid positioned over a chamber, wherein the packet is positioned in the lid.

8. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 1 wherein the modified cannabis hash oil is not derived from a hemp plant.

9. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 1 wherein the modified cannabis hash oil comprises natural terpenes and synthetic terpenes.

10. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 1 wherein the modified cannabis hash oil comprises natural cannabinoid compounds and synthetic cannabinoid compounds.

11. A rehydrating cannabis solution comprising a modified cannabis hash oil having (a) 0.01% and up to 0.3% of cannabinoids selected from the group consisting of (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8α-hydroxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8-oxo-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol, (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid B; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A-C4; 11-acetoxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A and decarboxylized compounds thereof;(b) at least one phenol compound selected from the group consisting of phloroglucinol β-D-glucoside, vanillin, eugenol, iso-eugenol, trans-anethol, cis-anethol, methyleugenol, and combinations thereof;(c) at least one terpene compound selected from the group consisting of myrcene, cis-β-ocimene, trans-β-ocimene, p-cymene, p-cymenene, α-terpinene, β-phellandrene, γ-terpinene, α-terpinolene, α-phellandrene, (+)-Limonene, 3-phenyl-2-methyl-prop-1-ene, α-pinene, β-pinene, camphene, Δ3-carene, Δ4-carene, sabinene, α-thujene, linalool, citral B, nerol, geraniol, ipsdienol, citronellol, 2-methyl-2-heptene-6-one, geranyl acetone, m-mentha-1,8-(9)-dien-5-ol, carvacrol, carvone, α-terpineol, terpinene-4-ol, 3-terpinolenone, pulegone, dihydrocarvone, β-terpineol, dihydrocarveyl acetate, p-cymene-8-ol, cis-carveol, β-cyclocitral, safranal, linalool oxide, cis-linalool oxide, perillene, sabinol, thujyl alcohol, cis-sabinene hydrate, sabinene hydrate, 1,8-cineol, 1,4-cineol, piperitone oxide, piperitenone oxide, fenchyl alcohol, fenchone, borneol, bornyl acetate, camphor, camphene hydrate, α-pinene oxide, pinocarveol, pinocarvone, α-caryophyllene, β-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, curcumene, α-trans-bergamotene, α-selinene, β-farnesene, longifolene, humulene epoxide I, humulene epoxide II, caryophyllene alcohol, β-bisabolene, allo-aromadendrene, calamenene, and α-copaene, nerolidol, α-gurjunene, iso-caryophyllene, β-selinene, selina-3,7 (11)-diene, selina-4(14), 7 (11)-diene, α-bisabolol, α-cedrene, α-cubebene, δ-cadinene, epi-β-santalene, farnesol, γ-cadinene, γ-elemene, γ-eudesmol, guaiol, ledol, trans-trans-α-farnesene, (Z)-β-farnesene, farnesyl acetone, α-cadinene, α-cis-bergamotene, α-eudesmol, α-guaiene, α-longipinene, α-ylangene, β-elemene, β-eudesmol, epi-α-bisabolol, γ-cis-bisabolene, γ-curcumene, γ-muurolene, γ-trans-bisabolene, viridiflorene, germacrene-B, clovandiol, phytol, neophytadiene, friedelan-3-one, epifriedelanol, vomifoliol, dihydrovomifoliol, β-ionone, dihydroactinidiolide, cannabisativine, anhydrocannabisativine, and combinations thereof.

12. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 11 wherein modified cannabis hash oil has the percentage of cannabinoid compounds ranging between 0.1% and up to 0.3% by extracting the tetrahydrocannabinol compounds from the cannabis hash oil; the extracted tetrahydrocannabinol compounds are selected from the group consisting of at least one of the following tetrahydrocannabinol compounds: (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid B; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabiorcol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinal; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol-C4; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A-C4; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabivarin; β-fenchyl (−)-d-9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabiorcolic acid; α-fenchyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; epi-bornyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; bornyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; α-terpenyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; 4-terpenyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; α-cadinyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; γ-eudesmyl (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolate; 8α-hydroxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; 8β-hydroxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydro cannabinol; 11-acetoxy-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A; 8-oxo-(−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabiphorol; (−)-Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabihexol; cannabisol; cannabigerol; cannabigerolic acid; monomethyl ether of cannabigerol; monomethyl ether of cannabigerolic acid; Cannabigerovarin; cannabigerovarinic acid; cannabinerolic acid; 5-acetyl-4-hydroxy-cannabigerol; Y-eudesmyl-cannabigerolate; α-cadinyl-cannabigerolate; Cannabigerol; Cannabigerolic acid; (2-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl]-3-methoxy-5-pentylphenol; Cannabigerolic acid monomethyl ether; Cannabigerovarin; 3-[(2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-propylbenzoic acid; 2-[(1R,6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol; 2-[(1R,6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol; Cannabidiol-3-monomethyl ether; (1R-trans)-5-butyl-2-[3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1,3-benzenediol; 2-[(6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-propyl-1,3-benzenediol; 2,4-Dihydroxy-3-[(1R,6R)-6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-6-propylbenzoic acid; 2-[(1R,6R)-6-Isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-methyl-1,3-benzenediol; 5-hexyl-2-[(1R,6R)-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1,3-benzenediol; 5-Heptyl-2-[(1R,6R)-6-isopropenyl-3-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1,3-benzenediol; Cannabitwinol, and combinations thereof.

13. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 11 further comprising a packet, the packet (a) contains the rehydrating cannabis solution, and (b) has an opening that permits the rehydrating cannabis solution to off-gas.

14. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 11 further comprising a packet, the packet has a multi-cell absorbent material surrounded by a liquid impermeable, vapor permeable membrane, the multi-cell absorbent material contains the rehydrating cannabis solution, and the liquid impermeable, vapor permeable membrane has at least one opening that permits the rehydrating cannabis solution to off-gas.

15. A closeable food-grade container comprising at least one wall that defines a chamber, the packet of claim 13 is positioned in the chamber.

16. The closeable food-grade container of claim 13 wherein the packet has the rehydrating cannabis solution consisting of the modified cannabis hash oil (a) derived from a cannabis hash oil extracted from a marijuana plant and the cannabis hash oil has (i) cannabis chemical compounds and (ii) over 10% of the cannabis chemical compounds are cannabinoid compounds;(b) has the cannabis chemical compounds and(c) has a percentage of cannabinoid compounds that ranges between 0.01% and up to 0.3%.

17. The closeable food-grade container of claim 13 comprising a lid positioned over a chamber, wherein the packet is positioned in the lid.

18. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 11 wherein the modified cannabis hash oil is not derived from a hemp plant.

19. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 11 wherein the modified cannabis hash oil comprises natural terpenes and synthetic terpenes.

20. The rehydrating cannabis solution of claim 11 wherein the modified cannabis hash oil comprises natural cannabinoid compounds and synthetic cannabinoid compounds.