Sterilizing packaging units including packing a sterilization container by receiving a rigid body having a lower surface, an upper rim, and side walls between the lower surface and the upper rim, wherein the upper rim defines an opening to an interior space of the body, arranging one or more packaging units in the interior space of the body, covering and sealing the opening of the body with a lid, and engaging a valve body in fluid communication with the interior space of the body to move the valve body to an open position; exposing the interior space of the body and the packaging units to a sterilant until the packaging units are sterilized; subjecting the interior space of the body to a negative pressure differential; and engaging the valve body to move the valve body to a closed position that seals the interior space of the body.

A system for food containment and transport is disclosed herein. Exemplary systems utilize a multi-configuration lid operable to connect to a container in different configurations depending on the type of food or item being contained and transported. In one configuration, the multi-configuration lid can be connected to a container to form an airtight seal. In another configuration, the multi-configuration lid can be connected to a container to allow venting of the container. The exemplary lid and container systems disclosed herein a further adapted for easy storage and transport.

A closure may have a top wall and a side wall depending from the top wall. A plug seal device may depend from said top wall within the side wall. The plug seal device may have an upper section, a lower section, and a sealing section proximate the boundary between the upper section and the lower section. The sealing section is operable such that when the plug seal device is inserted in an opening to an inner cavity in a container, the sealing section engages with an inner container surface to provide a seal between an inner cavity of the container and the external environment.

A pressure relief blow-out plug includes a body including an inboard end and an outboard end, and an inboard flange extending radially outwardly from the inboard end of the body. A package includes a container including a wall having interior and exterior surfaces, and a pressure relief passage extending along a longitudinal passage axis and having a circumferential passage surface extending through the wall between the interior and exterior surfaces, wherein the pressure relief blow-out plug is carried in the pressure relief passage.

A container is disclosed. The container has a container body including a sidewall surrounding an interior void with opposite open ends. The sidewall retains a movable panel that moves in opposite longitudinal directions toward the opposite open ends to increase or decrease a storage volume. The movable panel may include a manual sealing and locking mechanism. The container also includes a cover that covers one of the open ends and is openable or removable for access to contents. A one-way valve in the cover, sidewall, or movable panel permits evacuation of excess air from the storage volume.

In one aspect, a compact augmented permeation system (CAPS) assembly includes a housing defining an interior cavity. The housing further defines a gas inlet for receiving gas within the interior cavity and a gas outlet for expelling the gas from the interior cavity. Additionally, the CAPS assembly includes a gas-permeable membrane positioned within the housing and defining a system boundary across the interior cavity such that gas received within the interior cavity via the gas inlet permeates through the gas-permeable membrane before being expelled from the interior cavity via the gas outlet.

A pickling device may include a housing having a first open end and a second closed end opposite the first open end. The housing may define a pickling cavity extending between the first open end and the second closed end, and the pickling cavity may be to receive food to be pickled. The pickling device may have a disc-shaped insert to be positioned in the pickling cavity and over the food to be pickled, a lid to be coupled to the first open end of the housing, and a positive pressure source to be removably coupled to the lid and configured to pressurize the pickling cavity during a pickling process without application of heat.

The invention involves a device and system for securing a candle to a drink cup for celebrations. The system includes a cover that secures across the top surface of the drink cup. A center portion of the cover is provided with a depression sized and shaped to cooperate with a small candle base to secure the candle in an upright position with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the drink cup. Once the candle has been blown out by the recipient, the cover can be removed from the drink cup to allow the person to consume the beverage contained within the cup.

Disclosed is a chemical container capable of discharging gas generated from a chemical by stably securing a discharge passage of the gas even when the posture or tilt of the chemical container is variously changed, i.e. when the chemical container is turned over or falls sideways, whereby it is possible to prevent an excessive increase in internal pressure of the chemical container due to generation of the gas. The chemical container includes a container body having a storage compartment configured to store a chemical, an exhaust port disposed at one side of the container body, the exhaust port being configured to connect the storage compartment and the outside of the container body to each other in such a manner that fluid movement therebetween is possible, an exhaust tube disposed in the storage compartment so as to be connected to the exhaust port in such a manner that fluid movement therebetween is possible, and an exhaust buoyancy unit. The exhaust buoyancy unit has a buoyancy body disposed in the storage compartment in the state of being connected to the exhaust tube so as to float on the chemical stored in the storage compartment, an exhaust channel provided inside the buoyancy body, the exhaust channel being configured to connect the storage compartment and the exhaust tube to each other in such a manner that fluid movement therebetween is possible, and a filter membrane coupled to the buoyancy body, the filter membrane being configured to transmit gas through the exhaust channel and to block the chemical, thereby preventing the chemical from passing therethrough.

Seal integrity indicators for sterilization containers are provided. For example, a seal indicator may indicate whether the container is sufficiently sealed to prevent an ingress of contaminants into the container. If the container is sufficiently sealed, the seal indicator is visible, but if not, the seal indicator is not visible. Thus, the seal indicator undergoes a change in state when the sterilization container transitions from unsealed to sealed, or vice versa, such that a user may ascertain whether the container is properly sealed to maintain the container's sterility. An exemplary seal indicator includes an invertible projection formed with the container gasket that is not visible from outside the container until inverted, due to force applied by the lid, to extend through an opening in the container body. Closure mechanisms for sterilization containers also are provided.