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Lara Clair

Bartek Zalewski

Justin Adelipour

Catalina Navarro

Shoulder pillow

A system, apparatus, and method of storing food including a storage container having a base; a resilient liner nesting in the base, and a lid that interlockingly engages with the liner and/or base to close off access to foodstuffs retained in a compartment defined by the liner. A valve assembly in the lid is actuated by a pump to evacuate air from the liner's compartment and create a vacuum or near-vacuum condition therein. Apertures defined in the wall of the base allow air to flow into a compartment of the base as the resilient liner shrinks around the food. The closed storage container may be placed in a freezer to freeze the food therein. For defrosting, the base of the closed storage container is placed in a volume of water, some of which flows through the apertures in the base's wall and comes into direct contact with the liner.

Method and apparatus for storing food

A pillow that is worn on a body of a parent or caregiver to support the head of an infant or young child. The pillow includes a U-shaped shell having a central region and first and second legs that extend outwardly from opposite ends of the central region in a same direction as one another. A gap is bounded and defined the first leg, the central region, and the second leg. When the pillow is worn, the central region rests behind the parent or caregiver's neck and one of the first and second legs extends over each shoulder and onto their chest. Closure tabs secure the legs to one another. A separate pad is removably received within each of the first leg and the second leg. The central region is made up of two layers of fabric and is free of any pads or filler materials.

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Stouffville, Canada

Lara Clair