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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Carl M. Langlois, Port Allen, LA (US);
David G. Belanger, Prairieville, LA (US);
K. Randall Russ, St. Francisville, LA (US);
H. Norman Saurage, Iii, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Carl M. Langlois, Port Allen, LA (US);
David G. Belanger, Prairieville, LA (US);
K. Randall Russ, St. Francisville, LA (US);
H. Norman Saurage, III, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Community Coffee Company, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
As storage and dispensing system for the storage of dispensable products under atmospherically modified conditions and for the dispensing of such products from the system. The system is for use with dispensable products, more particularly for use with roasted whole-bean coffee in any retailing application, to extend shelf life of the product. The invention comprises a storage and dispensing container, a valve for enabling a fluid communication between the container and an atmosphere modification source (vacuum pump, inert gas insertion device or other oxygen depletion mechanism), and a gateway for opening the container to the atmosphere and dispensing the product therefrom. A merchandising unit for storing and dispensing perishables includes a plurality of the above described vacuum storage and dispensing containers.