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A lid for a food storage container includes a lid body with a vacuum sense opening and a vent opening extending through the lid body, a releasable cover disposed over the vent opening, and a pressure-indicating protrusion. The cover impedes air flow into the container through the vent opening until the cover is released. The pressure-indicating protrusion, which has a cavity in it, is in hydraulic communication with the container through the vacuum sense opening. The pressure-indicating protrusion contracts toward the vacuum sense opening in response to negative container pressure.
1. A lid for a food storage container, the lid comprising:
a lid body defining a vacuum sense opening and a vent opening extending through the lid body;
a releasable cover disposed over the vent opening to impede air flow into the container through the vent opening until the cover is released; and
a pressure-indicating protrusion in hydraulic communication with the container through the vacuum sense opening and defining a cavity therein, wherein the pressure-indicating protrusion contracts toward the vacuum sense opening in response to negative container pressure.
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a membrane that covers the vent opening until the cover is released; and
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This application is a continuation-in-part of PCT application PCT/DE03/03430, filed on Oct. 16, 2003, and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/457,285, filed on Jun. 9, 2003, and entitled "Food Storage Containers", which is a continuation-in-part of PCT applications PCT/EP01/13148, filed on Nov. 14, 2001, PCT/EP01/13233, filed on Nov. 15, 2001, and PCT/EP02/14693, filed on Dec. 21, 2002, and which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. � 119(a) from German patent applications DE 100 60 999.6 and DE 100 60 995.3, both filed on Dec. 8, 2000, and from German patent application DE 102 30 748, filed on Jul. 9, 2002. The entire contents of all of the above cross-referenced applications are herein incorporated by reference.
This invention relates to sealable food storage containers.
Food storage can be improved by keeping food in a container under vacuum. Keeping the food in a container under vacuum helps to protect the food from certain microorganisms and pests, as well as mold and fungus growth. Furthermore, it helps prevent the food from oxidizing, thereby maintaining the moisture level and aroma of the food. However, with systems of this type it is often difficult to open the storage container because the vacuum inside the container draws on the container lid. In addition, it is often not possible for the user to recognize whether the desired vacuum is still present in the storage container. Furthermore, it can be difficult to maintain an adequate vacuum in the storage container, particularly over a prolonged period of time.
Food storage container lids with venting or aerating valves for pressure equalization during heating in a microwave oven are known. For example, EP 0 633 196 A2 describes a mechanism of this type. The venting or aerating valves can be used to prevent the build-up of overpressure in the interior of a food storage container when it is heated. Such a build-up of overpressure typically occurs when there are aqueous liquids in the interior of the container, and the liquids evaporate during heating, thereby building up an overpressure in the container interior. The result can be that sauces or other food within the container can spurt out suddenly when the container lid is opened. EP 0 633 196 A2 proposes a venting valve in the lid of the food storage container. The venting valve is to be opened before the container is placed in a microwave oven. The water vapor which develops during heating can then escape unhindered through the valve, without a corresponding build-up of vapor pressure in the interior of the sealed container. It is not intended to achieve thereby the improved storage of food under vacuum, or the indication of the pressure level in the food storage container.
In EP 0 820 939 A1, the object is to provide a food storage container with venting capability, so that food stored inside the container can be safely heated in a microwave oven with the container lid closed. Unlike EP 0 633 196 A2, a valve mechanism is described which can be opened by way of a joint like a rocker. Hence all that is required is to press in the rocker lever for the valve to open with ease. Here, too, there is no intention to use the valve mechanism to improve the storage of food under vacuum or to indicate the pressure level in the food storage container.
EP 0 644 128 A1 describes a food storage container having a container lid with a recess in which several vent openings are formed. The vent openings are closed by a seal when a vacuum exists in the holding space. The seal has pin-shaped anchor bars which project upwardly a small amount out of the recess and grow thicker at their ends. These anchor bars serve to lift the seal off the vent openings when air is to enter the holding space of the storage container from outside. Relatively high manual forces need to be applied to open this valve.
EP 0 644 128 A1 also describes a system for evacuating a container closable by a cover. EP 0 644 128 A1 describes a container with a cover that can be used to close the container and that includes a non-return valve located at the bottom of a depression. The annular periphery of the depression forms a sealing surface adapted to sealingly engage with a manually operable vacuum pump.
In accordance with FIG. 5 of EP 0 644 128 A1, if air is evacuated from the container space via the vacuum pump, then the non-return valve opens, and air flows from the container space through the valve into the vacuum pump. During the next idle stroke, after a non-return valve in the vacuum pump is closed, the air is transported outward to the atmosphere. The non-return valve in the cover closes as soon as the pressure in the container space is less than either the pressure in the vacuum pump or the atmospheric pressure. However, the non-return valve in the cover is also closed in the presence of atmospheric pressure in the container space as well as in the environment. The non-return valve opens as soon as the pressure in the vacuum pump is less than the pressure in the container space.
The non-return valve in the cover is formed by a diaphragm that is elastically pre-stressed in its initial position so that the diaphragm blocks the flow path when the diaphragm is in the rest state. If there is a sufficient vacuum in the container space, which is evidenced by the pump becoming increasingly difficult to operate, then an operator can separate the suction connection of the vacuum pump from the suction connection in the cover. This is possible because after every stroke of the vacuum pump, the non-return valve closes again so that no appreciable suction action results at the coupling connection.
In this manner, food that is located in the container space may be preserved longer than would be the case under atmospheric pressure. In the evacuated state, the cover can no longer be separated from the container because the force on the sealing surface between the cover and container is too great, due to the existing pressure difference. As a result, in order to subsequently open the container to remove the food, the vacuum in the container space must first be removed. This is achieved by manually pulling on a pin formed on the sealing sleeve until the sealing surface of the valve lifts away from the valve seat. Accompanied by hissing noises, atmospheric air is now able to flow into the container space until the pressure in the atmosphere and the pressure container space are equalized. After the pressure has been equalized, the cover can be easily removed from the container, and food can be removed from the container.
The arrangement described in EP 0 644 128 A1 can result in different vacuum pressures being produced in the container space via the manually operated vacuum pump, depending on the force exerted by an operator, and on the number of strokes that are completed at the vacuum pump. If in this process the vacuum becomes too strong in the container space, then bacteria that can attack the food can form in the container space. In fact, practice has shown that optimal storage life values may only be achieved within a certain pressure range in the container space. The arrangement described in EP 0 644 128 A1 can also result in other media (e.g. water) being transported by the vacuum pump, which can contaminate the food.
WO 88/00560 describes an opening mechanism for a plastic beverage can, and allows for a kind of visual check of pressure level. The beverage can has a plastic lid (the lids involved tend to be plastic, since one object is to avoid using metal lids) which bulges outward when the pressure inside the container is above atmospheric pressure. Such an arrangement does not allow for any quantitative conclusions about the magnitude of the pressure above atmospheric inside the container. Pressure equalization can occur by opening a venting valve, making it easier to subsequently remove the entire lid. The equalization of overpressure in the container interior (as a result of carbonated beverages, for example) plays a role in this case. This opening mechanism does not, however, allow for re-closure and the corresponding build-up of pressure.
CH 304 374 discloses a closure lid for an aluminum sterilizing container. The lid has an essentially circular-ring-shaped configuration, and is mounted on a cylindrical aluminum container. A rubber seal is placed between the edge of the lid and the upper brim of the container. In the middle of the container lid there is an additional opening which is covered by a rubber cap. The rubber cap provides a visual check, indicating whether there is a vacuum inside the container. As long as the pressure inside the container is adequately below atmospheric pressure, the rubber cap bulges inward a corresponding amount. This bulge diminishes continually as the vacuum decreases. Hence it is difficult for the observer to decide whether the pressure level inside the container is adequate for ensuring the freshness of the food inside the container.
DE 100 60 999 C1 describes a food storage container including a container lid with an opening mechanism for ventilating the evacuated container before it is opened. According to one embodiment, a sealing tongue is raised up from a vent via a driver. The sealing membrane and a pressure indicator are fastened directly on the container lid. The opening tab is connected non-releasably to the container lid via a film hinge. This mechanism provides an improved possibility for storing food under vacuum. The opening of the lid is facilitated by prior ventilation and the pressure indicator indicates the state of pressure in the container interior. However, disadvantages of this mechanism include the costly installation of the sealing components directly on the container lid, and the complicated driver mechanism of the one-way valve, which is susceptible to defects. Furthermore, the possibility of exchanging the valve mechanism is limited.
Finally, U.S. Pat. No. 5,195,427 describes another container evacuation system. U.S. Pat. No. 5,195,427 describes a vacuum container for storing food that is sealable in an airtight manner by a cover. A valve formed in a flow channel and functioning as a non-return valve is also located in the cover, as already described. The difference with respect to the previously described related art is essentially only that an electric vacuum pump held in the hand of an operator is used in the system, instead of a manually operated vacuum pump. To evacuate the container space, the pump is positioned or coupled in a sealing manner at the suction opening of the cover. The container evacuation system described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,195,427 can result in, as described above, an undesirably high vacuum being created in the container space. In some cases, an undesirably high vacuum can adversely affect the storage life of food in the container. The vacuum pump described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,195,427 can also transport liquid food, for example, when the suction connection is submerged in water, cream, etc., and is then activated.
In one aspect, the invention features a lid for a food storage container. The lid includes a lid body with a vacuum sense opening and a vent opening extending through it. The lid also includes a releasable cover that is disposed over the vent opening. The releasable cover impedes air flow into the container through the vent opening until the cover is released. The lid further includes a pressure-indicating protrusion that is in hydraulic communication with the container through the vacuum sense opening. The pressure-indicating protrusion has a cavity in it. In response to negative container pressure, the pressure-indicating protrusion contracts toward the vacuum sense opening.
In another aspect, the invention features a lid for a food storage container. The lid has a lid body with a vent opening in it, and a releasable cover disposed over the vent opening. The releasable cover impedes air flow into the container through the vent opening until the cover is released. The releasable cover has an evacuation opening. The lid also includes a membrane that covers the vent opening until the cover is released. The lid further has a driving element that is connected to the membrane at one end and disposed within the evacuation opening at another end.
Embodiments can include one or more of the following features and/or advantages.
The pressure-indicating protrusion can be a dome (it can be dome-shaped). The pressure-indicating protrusion can include a bellows that is sealed at one end by a pressure-indicating plug. The pressure-indicating protrusion can include a membrane. The membrane can be formed of a plastic resin (e.g., an elastomeric plastic). The plastic resin can be selected to maintain dimensional stability of the membrane over a temperature range between about −40� C. and about 100� C. An advantage to this embodiment is that it can allow the storage container and its contents to be stored in a freezer and later to be defrosted in a microwave oven. The membrane can collapse and/or fold toward the vacuum sense opening in response to negative container pressure. The membrane can be pleated. The pressure-indicating protrusion can further include a pressure-indicating plug at one end of the membrane. The pressure-indicating plug can be of a different color from the cover.
The lid can further include a resilient layer that is in contact with the membrane. The resilient layer can include a spring sheet and/or an elastomeric polymer. The resilient layer can be formed, for example, by selecting a suitable resilient plastic material for the membrane of the pressure-indicating protrusion or by inserting a spring metal in the membrane of the pressure-indicating protrusion. An advantage of using a resilient material or a spring metal in the membrane of the pressure-indicating protrusion is that when the interior of the storage container is at ambient pressure, the membrane can project distinctly outward.
The membrane can be a sealing tab. The membrane can act as a one-way valve. The membrane can be constructed as a rectangular plastic strip, for example, with one narrow side connected to the container lid body or an elastomeric plastic layer attached thereto. This fastening edge can act as an elastic joint. During the evacuation operation the membrane can be swiveled upward from the vent opening by the suction effect of the suction device, i.e., the membrane can be lifted clear of the vent opening, enabling air present in the storage container to be drawn off by the suction device. Once the storage container is evacuated, sealing can take place automatically by the membrane being drawn against the vent opening in the lid body.
The visual impact of the pressure indicating protrusion, which can be made of an elastomeric plastic material, can be increased by, for example, designing the pressure indicating protrusion (e.g., the membrane of the pressure indicating protrusion) in an easily visible color (e.g., that is different in color from the cover and/or from the container). Such an embodiment can allow for particularly easy viewing of the pressure indicating protrusion, as well as a clear indication of the pressure in the food storage container.
The pressure-indicating protrusion can enable even users with poor vision to determine the condition of pressure inside a storage container through tactile means (e.g., by determining the degree to which the pressure indicating protrusion projects beyond, or disappears within, the outer contour of the cover).
The pressure-indicating protrusion can include a spring. The stiffness of the spring can be set or selected retrospectively to the desired response pressure (i.e. to the value of the container pressure at which the pressure-indicating protrusion is triggered). The pressure-indicating protrusion can include a resilient material. An advantage to such a pressure-indicating protrusion is that it can have a low number of required components and it can be simply installed.
The pressure-indicating protrusion can be capable of indicating two discrete states: (1) the interior of the storage container being at a pressure that is sufficiently below atmospheric pressure, and (2) the interior of the storage container being at a pressure that is insufficiently below atmospheric pressure. An advantage of this embodiment is that the pressure-indicating protrusion can adopt an unmistakable signal position. In other words, if a pre-defined pressure below atmospheric pressure is attained inside the container, then the membrane can "snap" inward. In some embodiments (e.g., in certain embodiments in which the membrane includes a spring), the membrane can be guaranteed to snap back into its initial position when a minimum pressure below atmospheric is exceeded inside the storage container. In such embodiments, the pressure-indicating protrusion can have only two unmistakable positions: sufficient pressure below atmospheric inside the storage container (the pressure-indicating protrusion is snapped inward), and insufficient pressure below atmospheric or ambient pressure (the pressure-indicating protrusion is in its initial position).
The pressure-indicating protrusion can have an essentially cup-shaped configuration with a planar top adjoined by a conically widening annular wall. Such an embodiment of the pressure-indicating protrusion can allow for a clear indication of good or poor vacuum in the container interior. It can avoid a gradual shifting motion by the pressure-indicating protrusion. The annular wall can be slightly outwardly domed, which can allow the pressure-indicating protrusion to be folded together with particularly little friction. There can be no notable rubbing of the side wall when the pressure-indicating protrusion is rolled together.
The lid body can further include a pressure indicator (e.g., a pressure-indicating protrusion). The lid body can be of a plastic resin (e.g., polypropylene, polyamide, and/or other temperature- and aging-resistant plastic materials) that is selected to maintain dimensional stability of the membrane over a temperature range of between −40� C. and 100� C. In such embodiments, it can be possible for the storage container and its contents to be stored in a deep-freezer and then to be defrosted in a microwave oven. The vent opening can be opened by way of the cover for heating in a microwave oven. Possible materials are polypropylene and polyamide as well as any other temperature- and aging-resistant plastic material.
The lid can have the advantage of being easy and economical to manufacture. The lid can be opened relatively easily. For example, in embodiments in which the lid includes a driving element, the membrane, which simply rests on the vent opening, can be lifted off the vent opening by pulling open the cover by way of the driving element. This operation can be comfortably performed without any particular effort because of the leverage between the cover, the driving element and the sealing tab. This can result in pressure equalization between the interior of the container and the surroundings. The container lid is no longer drawn by the vacuum in the interior of the storage container and can be lifted off it with ease. It is also possible for the opening assembly to be positioned in the upper area of the outer wall of the container, above its maximum filling level, such that no food is sucked into the vacuum pump when air is evacuated from the storage container.
The cover can also have an indicator opening. Under certain pressure conditions, the membrane can extend through the indicator opening. Under certain pressure conditions, the pressure-indicating plug can extend through the indicator opening. A benefit to this embodiment is that the pressure indicating protrusion can penetrate the indicator opening as soon as the vacuum in the container interior is inadequate (without penetrating the indicator opening when there is sufficient vacuum in the container interior).
The cover can be produced by an injection molding process. The cover can have a surface that extends about the evacuation opening and that is adapted to receive a sealing lip of a vacuum pump. The cover can be pivotably connected to the lid body by a hinge. The hinge can be formed integrally on, for example, the lid body. The cover can be integrally connected to the lid body by the hinge. The hinge can be of a material with inherent spring characteristics, which can enable the hinge simply to be snapped into a hinge holder fitted, for example, to the lid body. The container lid body and the cover can be manufactured as a joint injection molding. For the membrane and the pressure indicator, it is possible to use an elastomeric plastic or rubber material, which can then be inserted with a sealing effect in the component made up of the container lid body and the cover.
The lid can be universally used with different food storage containers. If the vent assembly is positioned on the container, then the outer surface of the cover adjacent the evacuating opening preferably faces at an angle in an upward direction in order to be better able to mount a vacuum pump on the container wall. This can also facilitate the handling of the vent assembly.
The cover can be pressed into a recess of the lid body and can be locked in the recess for the storage state of the storage container. It can thus be easily possible for several storage containers with their storage lids to be stacked on top of each other without the cover projecting in obstructing manner from the upper side of the container lid body. The lid can include a recessed grip such that it can be possible, even if the cover is clipped in place within a recess of the container lid body, for a user to grip in the gap with one finger in order to lift the cover. The grip surface can be oriented at an upward angle, away from the container lid body.
The lid can include a one-way valve. The one-way valve can include a movable sealing tab. The pressure-indicating protrusion can be integrally connected with the one-way valve (e.g., the pressure-indicating protrusion can be integrally connected with the movable sealing tab). In such cases, the integral one-piece construction including the pressure-indicating protrusion and the one-way valve can include a relatively stiff material and/or a material possessing sealing properties. An advantage of this embodiment is that it can be economical to manufacture (e.g., as an injection molding). Furthermore, it can be easily mounted on the storage container.
One or more of the components of the valve device can be provided separately from the food storage container, and/or can be removably fastened to the food storage container. Advantages of such an embodiment can include simple installation during production and/or the repair or exchange of defective components. Furthermore, the components may not need to be assembled in the same place where they are manufactured.
The driving element can have a rim. This can allow for a simple connection of the driving element to the cover without the parts being joined together by way of threaded connections or any other special connecting elements. If the driving element is elastically made of plastic, the rim can be elastically squeezed together and pushed through the evacuation opening in the cover so that subsequently the rim covers the evacuation opening and can no longer slip through the evacuation opening.
The driving element can be integrally connected to the membrane. The driving element can be constructed, for example, as a spigot standing essentially perpendicular on the membrane, with a circumferential edge positioned in its upper area. In this arrangement the driving element can be made of an elastic material.
While certain advantages have been described, implementations of the invention can have other advantages. For example, the pressure indicator and/or the opening and closing mechanism of the storage container can be easy and inexpensive to manufacture. The storage container can be opened without any major effort. In some cases, only the smallest possible forces are needed to cause the membrane to lift off of the vent opening and to reduce the vacuum inside the storage container. Uncontrolled spraying of food out of a vent opening due to overpressure can be minimized. As a result, the likelihood of a user being soiled and/or scalded when using the container can be reduced.
The cover can perform several functions, and thereby save space and cost. In other words, the cover can act as a coupling element for receiving and forming a tight connection with a vacuum pump, as an actuating and opening element for the one-way valve formed together with the membrane and the vent opening, and/or as an impact guard for the container lid.
The pressure-indicating protrusion (e.g., dome) can allow a user to immediately see when there is a sufficient vacuum inside a storage container. The pressure-indicating protrusion can provide a visual and/or tactile signal of the pressure condition inside a storage container. The membrane of the pressure-indicating protrusion can include, for example, an elastomeric plastic material which can be of an easily visible color. The pressure-indicating protrusion can enable a user with poor vision to determine the condition of pressure inside the storage container by means of touch. A lid with a pressure-indicating protrusion can serve as a multi-function component.
The valve device can have the advantage of being simple to fit and having few components. The valve device can be exchanged or fixed (e.g., if a leakage or the like suddenly occurs). The valve device can be multifunctional, simultaneously providing a connection for a vacuum pump, pressure indication, and ventilation.
The details of one or more embodiments of the invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
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A sealing tab 3 (of, e.g., elastomeric plastic) is disposed on the lower side of cover 7, underneath connecting device 9. In the valve device 1 shown in
A vacuum sense opening 5 in container lid 2 is arranged adjacent to vent opening 4. Pressure indicator 6 includes a plastic membrane 220 which provides an air-tight covering for vacuum sense opening 5. Pressure indicator 6 extends in an upward direction, essentially perpendicular to the plane of container lid 2. When there is an insufficient vacuum in the container, the entire pressure indicator projects upward relative to the plane of container lid 2. In other words, pressure indicator 6 displays an essentially cup-shaped and slightly outwardly domed side wall 23, which tapers in an upward direction and terminates with a horizontally extending circular base 24, as shown in
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A user can first inform himself about the pressure status in container interior 22 by checking the position of pressure indicator 6 when container lid 2 is closed. If the bottom of pressure indicator 6 projects out through indicator opening 8, then the pressure in container interior 22 is insufficient for guaranteeing the storage of food under vacuum conditions (as is the case in
To remove food from storage container 15, the user grips cover 7 with two fingers under gripping surface 10 and, with little force, swivels cover 7 in a counterclockwise direction (as shown in
Container lid 2 can now be removed from storage container 15 without any notable effort. In
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Adjacent to pressure indicator 6 are connecting device 9 (e.g., a circular connecting device), with smooth annular surface 18, and evacuation hole 17, from which driving element 13 projects with its rim 230. Rim 230 improves the driving effect of driving element 13 when cover 7 is swiveled upward. Through the leverage produced by distances "R" and "r" (shown in
When the valve device is assembled, the upper area of the driving element can be pushed with the rim through evacuation hole 17, with the rim being elastically squeezed together until it has penetrated the evacuation hole from the bottom up. Thereafter, the rim can widen and act as a sort of barb. When cover 7 is swiveled open, driving element 13 is moved upward over the rim in a curved path. The loose end of the sealing tab which is connected to the driving element is thus moved likewise in an upward direction, and lifted clear of the vent opening.
Because of the distance between the lower side of the driving element rim and the upper side of the evacuation hole, the driving element initially slides through the evacuation hole when the cover is swiveled. The rim does not abut and take support upon the upper side of the cover until after the cover has executed a certain swiveling motion about the bearing point, preferably in a counterclockwise direction. From this moment on, the distance between the lower side of the cover and the upper side of the container lid is large enough for several fingers to grip underneath the cover. Thus it is possible, with greater force if at all necessary, to lift the sealing tab off the vent opening by the cover, moving the driving element (and hence the sealing tab) in an upward direction.
The fact that the driving element extends with a clearance in evacuation hole 17 and is also elastically deformable within certain limits means that the swivel movement of the cover on the driving element is deflected in a direction of force extending essentially perpendicular to the sealing surface of the valve opening, with the result that only a small valve opening force is needed to cause the sealing tab to lift off the valve seat of the vent opening and to relieve the vacuum inside the storage container.
The cross-section of the rim of the driving element preferably is dimensioned sufficiently large for the rim to display adequate rigidity, and not to slip through the evacuation hole when the cover is pulled open. It is preferable instead for the rim to rest on the upper side of the cover, and for the sealing tab to reliably lift clear of the vent opening even in the presence of vacuum in the container interior.
Container lid 109 sits in the closed state on a container wall 108 of storage container 121 and seals the latter in a gas-tight manner together with a container seal 107, which is designed as an encircling flat seal made from elastomeric plastic. Container lid 109 (which can be produced from thermoplastic) has an elongate depression 126 for holding valve device 101. A measuring opening 112 with a circular cross section and a vent 111 having a likewise circular cross section are provided in depression 126. Vent 111 is fitted to a frustoconical projection.
Valve device 101 has a valve housing 104 that can be produced from thermoplastic. Valve housing 104 has an elongate shape which tapers in one direction and has rounded ends and an encircling edge 123. In this case, a hinge 118 is integrally formed on valve housing 104 at the wider end.
Encircling edge 123 surrounds a planar plastic surface 127 which, in its wider section arranged level with the vent 111, has a first circular cutout 124 concentrically with vent 111. Edge 123, which virtually forms an encircling wall, protrudes vertically above and below plastic surface 127. Furthermore, a second circular cutout 125 is provided in the narrow section of surface 127, i.e. in the region of pressure indicator 113.
Encircling edge 123 provides a boundary and holder for a membrane 102. Encircling edge 123 also serves as a clamping connection for a valve housing cover 105. Valve housing cover 105 is likewise produced from thermoplastic. The valve housing and the valve housing cover can be connected to each other by, e.g., a film hinge. Valve housing cover 105 has essentially the same outer contour as valve housing 104. A connection surface 115 having a lenticular curvature and a central evacuation hole 117 is provided in the region of first cutout 124. A circular indicator opening 114 is fitted in valve housing cover 105, in the region of second cutout 125. Webs which are arranged on the inside of the valve housing cover 105 cause membrane 102 to be pressed against plastic surface 127 of valve housing 104.
Membrane 102 is an essentially sheet-like sealing insert which can be produced from elastomeric plastic (e.g., polybutadiene, butadiene-styrene polymer, acrylonitrile copolymer, poly-chlorobutadiene, isoprene rubber, aftertreated polyolefins, polyurethane, or silicone rubber). In some cases, membrane 102 can be produced from natural rubber or cork. Membrane 102 carries out a plurality of functions simultaneously. First, membrane 102 has, level with vent 111 and evacuation hole 117, a U-shaped incision, what is referred to as sealing tongue 110. Sealing tongue 110 acts as a one-way valve, i.e. sealing tongue 110 raises off from vent 111 during the extraction process undertaken by a vacuum pump (not illustrated) which is fitted to connection surface 115. As soon as the vacuum pump is removed, sealing tongue 110 closes vent 111 because of the negative pressure produced in container 121.
Second, one region of membrane 102 is designed as a pressure indicator 113 which indicates the vacuum state in the container interior. If a sufficient vacuum prevails in storage container 121, the approximately semispherical pressure indicator 113 is pushed in counter to the pressure of a spring 103 in the direction of container 121, virtually in the manner of a concertina. If a limit value is exceeded or if the pressure between the container interior and surroundings is equalized, pressure indicator 113 is pushed out through indicator opening 114 by compression spring 103, which is designed as a helical spring.
Compression spring 103 is held in a spring holder 119 on valve housing 104.
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After storage container 121 has been filled with food, container lid 109 is placed onto container wall 108, which is provided with a container seal 107. Valve device 101 here is closed, i.e. the food is packed in a gas-tight manner. A vacuum pump (not illustrated) is now used to extract the air enclosed in container 121 via evacuation hole 117, sealing tongue 110, and vent 111. So that air is exclusively extracted from container 121, and not from the surroundings, a sealing edge 122 is formed on membrane 102 and seals the frustoconical elevation around vent 111. The reaching of the required minimum negative pressure can be read off using pressure indicator 113. Pressure indicator 113 disappears in indicator opening 114 as soon as the required negative pressure is reached.
When the equalization of pressure occurs over time, the time at which a critical point is reached is indicated by pressure indicator 113. Pressure indicator 113 is designed, if appropriate, to be colored, and protrudes through indicator opening 114. In other words, pressure indicator 113 is pressed beyond indicator opening 114 by the spring force of spring 103. A spring with an appropriate spring stiffness can be installed in pressure indicator 113 to help indicate pressure equalization.
In order to open container lid 109, which is sucked on firmly by the negative pressure of the container, valve device 101 is grasped at handle 116 and pivoted about hinge 118. This causes sealing tongue 110 to be lifted off from vent 111, and sealing ring 106 to be lifted off from sealing seat 128. Thus, storage container 121 is ventilated. After ventilation, container lid 109 can easily be lifted off from container 121.
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Valve cover 312 has a cover sealing surface 315, which tapers conically in a downward direction (forming a frustoconical recess). Cover sealing surface 315 includes a passage 317 that is laterally formed in the bottom surface 316 of cover sealing surface 315. Passage 317 forms the outlet of a flow channel 318 (i.e., a vent opening) of lid 303. A protrusion 319 (e.g., in the form of a pin or journal), which runs approximately to surface 320 of lid 303, extends concentrically to frustoconical cover sealing surface 315 from bottom surface 316.
Formed on the underside of valve cover 312, and concentrically disposed relative to cover sealing surface 315, is a collar 336, which presses a structured, planar, band-shaped sealing sleeve 321 against bottom 322 of oval recess 310 of lid 303. Bottom 322 is also structured like sealing sleeve 321, and has three ring-shaped elevations 323, 324, and 325, as well as two upwardly protruding pilot pins 326 and 327. Pilot pins 326 and 327 center sealing sleeve 321 and penetrate bores 352 and 353, which are formed in sealing sleeve 321. Elevation 323 includes a passage 328 in its center. Passage 328 is closed from above by a sealing tongue 329 formed in sealing sleeve 321. Sealing tongue 329 is separated from the rest of sealing sleeve 321 on one side by a slit 330, which runs in an essentially U-shaped manner. Sealing tongue 329 is connected to the rest of sealing sleeve 321 on the other side (at the bottom of the U). This ensures that sealing tongue 329 is able to lift the underside 397 of sealing surface 331 of non-return valve 335 (described further below) in the occurrence of a vacuum.
Passage 317, outlet 332, and passage 328 form flow channel 318 of lid 303. Flow channel 318 connects interior volume 333 of container 301 with atmosphere 334. Sealing tongue 329, along with sealing surface 331 and passage 328, forms non-return valve 335 of lid 303. When valve cover 312 is closed, collar 336 presses sealing sleeve 321 against the outer top edge of elevation 323, such that sealing sleeve 321 cannot lift away from elevation 323.
Furthermore, and as shown in
Ring-shaped elevation 325, which is disposed laterally relative to ventilation valve 341, is used as a guide for a pressure-indicating protrusion 342. Pressure-indicating protrusion 342 includes a bellows-like, one-piece diaphragm 343, which projects upward from sealing sleeve 321. Pressure-indicating protrusion 342 also includes a journal 344 at one end of diaphragm 343. Journal 344 extends through a bore 345 in valve cover 312, such that journal 344 is visible in valve cover 312. Pressure-indicating protrusion 342 is disposed over a vacuum sense opening 400, which is shown in greater detail in
When there is an insufficient vacuum in interior volume 333 of container 301, journal 344 is extended completely in an upward direction. However, as a sufficient vacuum in generated in interior volume 333 of container 301 (when lid 303 is placed on container 301), diaphragm 343 contracts due to the pressure conditions, and journal 344 travels in a downward direction into bore 345, such that diaphragm 343 is barely visible from the outside (i.e., only the top 346 of journal 344 is still visible). At this point, an operator now knows that the correct vacuum has been achieved within container 303.
In some embodiments, journal 344 can include one or more colors. Journal 344 can be, for example, red. In certain embodiments, journal 344 can have a different color from the rest of container 301. Being colored can allow journal 344, when it is extended in an outward direction, to be relatively easily recognized on its peripheral side 398 and its top 346. Thus, pressure-indicating protrusion 342 may even more effectively signal to an operator that the vacuum in interior volume 333 of container 301 is no longer sufficient to store food for a relatively long period of time. Furthermore, in some instances, pressure-indicating protrusion 342 can acoustically signal to an operator that the pressure level within container 301 is no longer sufficient (e.g., by "popping out" and extending in an upward direction).
Referring especially now to
Referring to
As shown in
The free end of protrusion 319 forms a stop surface 381 for connector control valve 358. The free end of protrusion 319 includes a slit 382 that opens a flow path between suction channel 363 and bore 376 when connector 355 is coupled with protrusion 319 (as shown in
When connector 355 is placed on and pressed against valve arrangement 375, a flow channel 389 is formed. Flow channel 389 includes suction channel 363 of connector 355, side passage 362, slit 382, outlet 377, bore 376, and a channel segment 384 (which is directly under protrusion 319). At its free end, connector 355 includes a sealing surface 386. As noted above, valve cover 312 has a cover sealing surface 315. At its top outlet, cover sealing surface 315 includes a peripheral sealing surface 387, which is used as a pressure-tight contact surface for sealing surface 386 of connector 355. In this context, both peripheral sealing surface 387 and sealing surface 386 are formed in a ring-shaped manner, such that they are flush when they contact each other.
As shown in
The operation of the above-described container evacuation systems and corresponding vacuum pumps is described below with reference to
As long as container evacuation pump 364 (including its drive unit 372) is not placed on non-return 335, lid 303 may be removed from or placed on container 301. However, if, for example, container 301 is closed by lid 303 after interior volume 333 of container 301 has been filled with food, then the system may be evacuated. For this purpose, connector 355 is inserted into outlet 385 of lid 303 (shown in
When drive unit 372 is activated by an electric circuit (not shown), drive shaft 391 of electric motor 392 rotates, driving drive shaft 393 of rotor pump unit 394. Rotor pump unit 394 promotes a vacuum, in that rotor pump unit 394 attempts to suction air out of interior volume 333 of container 301. As soon as the pressure above the non-return valve 335 has sufficiently decreased (as a result of the resulting vacuum in suction channel 363), non-return valve 335 opens (i.e., sealing tongue 329 lifts away from sealing surface 331). Once non-return valve 335 has opened, air flows from interior volume 333 of container 301, through flow channel 318 of lid 303 (which is formed by passage 328, outlet 332, passage 317, side passages 361 and 362, and suction channel 363), to container evacuation pump 364, where the air is pumped into atmosphere 334. This process is maintained until a predefined vacuum results in interior volume 333 of container 301. As soon as a predefined vacuum has been reached in interior volume 333, a control valve (not shown) formed in container evacuation pump 364 opens to keep the pressure in interior volume 333 constant.
A pressure display device formed on container evacuation pump 364 can be used to show an operator that the predetermined pressure has been reached within interior volume 333 of container 301, thereby notifying the operator that container evacuation pump 364 can be deactivated and removed from non-return valve 335. As soon as container evacuation pump 364 is deactivated, non-return valve 335 closes, thereby closing flow channel 318 of lid 303 with respect to atmosphere 334. The operator can then remove connector 355, complete with container evacuation pump 364 and connected drive unit 372, from lid 303, without the air from atmosphere 334 being able to penetrate interior volume 333 of container 301. The air from atmosphere 334 also cannot penetrate interior volume 333 because ventilation valve 341 is securely closed. Furthermore, lid 303 and sealing ring 306 are firmly and sealingly pressed against edge 302 of container 301, as a result of the vacuum force formed in interior volume 333 of container 301.
During the evacuation procedure, diaphragm 343 contracts, such that journal 344 glides into bore 345. Thus, only the top 346 of journal 344 is still visible from above. This also indicates to an operator that the correct pressure has been reached in interior volume 333 of container 301. Food may now be stored in this manner under a predetermined vacuum for a relatively long period of time.
When connector 355 is removed from non-return valve 335, protrusion 319 slides out of operating surface 390, so that connector control valve 358 closes again (i.e., sealing surfaces 368 return to having a common contact surface, such that they are flush with each other).
To remove food from interior volume 333 of container 301, an operator can reach with, for example, a finger or a thumb, under grip edge 354, and tilt valve cover 312 in a clockwise direction about bearing journals 311, until pointed end 338 of sealing journal 337 lifts away from the sealing surface of conical recess 339. When this happens, atmospheric air flows into interior volume 333 of container 301 via ventilation channel 340. In some embodiments, the entrance of atmospheric air into interior volume 333 results in the development of hissing noises. The operator may only have to exert a relatively low force to open valve cover 312, as a result of the lever-like configuration and the relatively small sealing surface. Once atmospheric air is again within interior volume 333 of container 301, lid 303 may be removed from container 301 without exerting substantial force, since there is no longer a substantial closing force between sealing ring 306 and edge 302 of container 301.
The primary difference between the operation of valve arrangement 375 (
Container evacuation pumps are further described, for example, in a jointly owned patent application filed concurrently herewith, Vilalta et al., U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ [Attorney Docket No. 02894-645001], entitled "Food Storage Containers", which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
A number of embodiments of the invention have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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Several of my critics have been mocking me as a coward for many months now, because I refuse to engage criticisms of my views. A clear example of my cowardice is the fact that this blog doesn't allow comments.
Feel free to comment.
Several of my critics have been mocking me as a coward for many months now, because I refuse to engage criticisms of my views. A clear example of my cowardice is the fact that this blog doesn't allow comments.
Feel free to comment.
Dan P. I think you are a crazy dude but this is funny!!!! Well played sir!
Not to worry, Dan. I don't care to refute/argue/agree/disagree with anything you say or do, I'm merely here to uproot your religion, and the method whereby this is accomplished is not through reason but through emotion. Remember, people don't change (convert) based on logic, they convert based on emotion, and with this same method, I'll ensure that my efforts are "felt' more than you can possibly imagine. Remember, the cousin of Sigmund Freud … you know, good old Edward Bernays? Well, if you don't let me leave you with a few of his most important quotes:
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society."
In other words, "you're doing it wrong". In other words, I'm refuting any and all your arguments without refuting any of your arguments, or as in the words of Edward Bernays, "It is sometimes possible to change the attitudes of millions but impossible to change the attitude of one man." Your arguments may or may not be valid, but at the end of the day, I'm focusing on the "millions", who, according to Harold B. Lee's 1973 article in the Ensign, are "gullible".
If you didn't already know, Joseph Smith didn't convert a single person through logic, nor has any other Prophet or Apostle since his time, and using this same method, I'm doing the reverse. In fact, I'm already partly responsible for your "losing the presidential election" and your "non-existent" "Mormon Moment". You see, you are dealing with a force that is unstoppable–I know very well the ways and methods whereby humans are manipulated and I will continue to use those methods to achieve my ends. I'll leave you with the following excerpt from the book "Luciferianism or Satanism in English Free Masonry, An Essay, Part 2″:
"The Magic Triangle of the Pagan Theosophties is the celebrated … (for diagram, see: http://www27.us.archive.org/stream/cihm_05662/cihm_05662_djvu.txt) … to which they ascribed extraoridnary virtues, and which they figured in an equilateral triangle [as depicted in the diagram in the link listed above]. Number of letters 66 = 6 plus 6 = 12 = 3 x 4 – 6 plus 6 plus 7 = 18 = 9 [; i,e.,] 666. This combinations of letters if the Key of the Pentagram. The initial A is repeated in the single word five times and reproduced in the whole figure thirty times. which gives the elements and numbers of the two figures No. 5 and No. 6. The isolated A represents the Unity of the first principle, or of the Intellectual or Active Agent. The A united with the B represents the fecundation of the Binary by Unity. The R is the sign of the Ternary, b, because it hierographically represents the effusion that results form the union of two principles. The number of letters int eh single word (11) adds on (Unity) of the Initiate to the denary of Pythagoras; and the whole number of all the letters added together is 66. Kabalistically 6 plus 6 forms the number 12, the number of a sqare whereof each side is the Ternary 3, and consequently the mystic quadrature of the Circle. The author of the Apocolypse that–of the Christian Kabala has made up the number of the Beast, that is to say of Idolatry, by adding 6 to the double senary (66–making 666) of the Abracadabra, which Kabalistically ( 6 plus 6 plus 6) gives 18, the number assigned to the Jarot to the hieroglyphic sign of the Night and of the Profane. The Moon with the towers, the Dog, the Wolf, and the Crab,–a mysterious and obscure number, the Kabalistic Key of which is 9, the number of initiation … On this subject the sacred Kabalist says: 'Let him who has understanding (that is to say, the Key of the Kabalistic numbers) calculate the number of the Best, for it is the number of a Man, and this number is 666′. (Rev. xiii, 18). This is in fact the decade of Pythagoras multiplied by itself, and added to the sum of the triangular Pentacle of the Abracadabra; it is therefore the summary of all magic in the ancient world; the entire programme of the human genius, which the divine genius of the Gospel wish to absorb or supplant."
Source: "Luciferinism or Satanism in English Freemasonry An Essay"; L. Fouquet, O.M.I; Part 2; Montreal Cadiuex & Dermoe, 1603 Rue Notre Dame, year 1898; pages 71 & 72.
I've been called by a higher power to cleave the last "6″ from "666″ thereby sending back to hell the "divine Genius" that Joseph Smith tried so hard to restore.
So, "Who're you going to believe? Anonymous Critic X or your lying eyes?" … The time for argument is over, the time for critics is finished, the separation of the "wheat from the tares" will continue despite your arguments, and unfortunately for yourself and your religion, you ended up on the side of the tares.
The pentagram will be restored to it's proper position, the Circle restored to it's perfect form, and Mormonism's attempted restoration of the "Kabalistic Key" and initiation rights will be thrust down to hell from where they came.
Mormonism is a cancer, and I'm the cure
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי אֶחָד מִן־הַזְּקֵנִים אַל־תִּבְכֶּה הִנֵּה נָצַח הָאַרְיֵה אֲשֶׁר הוּא מִשֵּׁבֶט יְהוּדָה שֹׁרֶשׁ דָּוִד לִפְתֹּחַ אֶת־הַסֵּפֶר וּלְהַתִּיר שִׁבְעַת חוֹתָמָיו
– חזון יוחנן, 5, פסוק 5, בתרגומו של
Great stuff!
And YOU think Daniel Peterson is wacko? Whew.
Thank you, o Lion of Judah, for clarifying matters in that way.
Well played, sir, well played. Oh, and the quoting of Revelation in the original Hebrew was a nice touch, a good display of your bona fides. Can Dr Peterson himself claim to have ever done as much? I thought not.
(Even better was the leaving in of the translator's credit at the end – very noble and/or selfless.)
Why thank you, I always like to contribute whenever and wherever I see fit.
Oh yes, and here's missing "translator" information that I forgot to include in my original post:
*translated by Franz Delitzsch
I figured that, given Joseph Smith's love for the "correctness of the German language", I should use translations from a German Lutheran, Biblical Scholar who lived in the 1800s.
Oh yes, and since it's necessary to follow each and everything your beloved Joseph Smith spewed forth from his bowels, here's a link to Franz Delitzsch works: (I mean he's German Biblical Scholar, Joseph Smith claimed that the German Bible and writings were the most correct, so it follows that Franz Delitzsch's works must be more correct than non-German works)
In addition, and as concerns the art of "argumentation", remember (yes, it's a rash judgment on my part that you'd remember anything of intellectual worth; so in your case you can 'try to remember', is that fair?) that during the first part of the last century, a great man by the name of Bertrand Russell discovered a very interesting paradox in mathematics; let's see what Russell had to say:
"An analysis of the paradoxes to be avoided shows that they all result from a kind of vicious circle. The vicious circles in question arise from supposing that a collection of objects may contain members which can only be defined by means of the collection as a whole. Thus, for example, the collection of propositions will be supposed to contain a proposition stating that "all propositions are either true or false." It would seem, however, that such a statement could not be legitimate unless "all propositions" referred to some already definite collection, which it cannot do if new propositions are created by statements about "all propositions." We shall, therefore, have to say that statements about "all propositions" are meaningless.… The principle which enables us to avoid illegitimate totalities may be stated as follows: "Whatever involves all of a collection must not be one of the collection"; or, conversely: "If, provided a certain collection had a total, it would have members only definable in terms of that total, then the said collection has no total." We shall call this the "vicious-circle principle," because it enables us to avoid the vicious circles involved in the assumption of illegitimate totalities."(Whitehead and Russell 1910, 37)
Now, after you so-called "academics" read through Russell's own words about 1,000 times (you might need to read through it 1,500 times, it's a tough read, and academics who study religious subjects aren't the most "astute" persons when it comes to rational thinking) , then consider the following (and keep in mind, to this day, Russell's paradox has NOT be resolved or solved … yes, this paradox creates quite a few problems when one attempts to establish categories of broad generalizations):
-Mormonism claims to encompass all truth. This belief is a generalization, and as explained by Russell, this generalization cannot be true. Why? Well, if one defines Mormonism as encompassing all truth then by virtue of Mormonism being a truth, in and of itself, then Mormonism must be defined by the "master-set" of Mormonism; that is, Mormonism must contain itself, and since Mormonism cannot contain itself, either Mormonism doesn't exist or statements about generalizations about Mormonism are paradoxical, and therefore false. Fortunately, well fortunately for this discussion, yet unfortunately for "real life", Mormonism does exist, therefore, and as demonstrated above, we must accept that statements about generalizations about Mormonism are false. … Therefore Mormonism DOES NOT encompass all truth–it can't and never will.
I can go on for days and days, but this comment alone, will required more than a few hours for you so-called "academics to digest. When all is said and done, your "logical arguments" are, well, LOL. No matter what logical arguments you make, you will be required, by default, to create some sort of generalization, and it's this process of generalizing, wherein a paradox is created, that your argument is destroyed.
Believe me, I'd love to "argue" about your subject material all day long, however, the subject material is not the problem (well, it is a problem, but it's not the root of the problem), the problem is, if you will, your inability to understand "logic" to the point of understand that "logic" breaks down when creating "encompassing theories" about anything.
I sure do love you guys, you make my life very entertaining, but not nearly as entertaining as the results I see, on a daily basis, from my "emotionally-charged", and yes, very much illogical, argumentation methodologies.
If you don't understand anything I've written, then please, at least try to understand this: I'm better than you … and I'm winning this war.
Cory Kazoo:
As you see, I haven't silenced you. But I'm guessing that I probably will, eventually. (And perhaps fairly soon.)
If you plan to post lots of interminable and largely incomprehensible essays, you'll need to start your own blog, or something of that kind, rather than use mine as a platform.
With best wishes,
Daniel Peterson
Cory/Ginger announced:
"If you don't understand anything I've written, then please, at least try to understand this: I'm better than you … and I'm winning this war."
I don't know what "war" that might be, unless it's the "war" to establish who has the most inflated ego.
In which case, I unconditionally surrender. Your ego is bigger than all the rest of ours put together.
And your word games would be mildly entertaining if they weren't so verbose.
Well, now they are just going to say that you just barely enabled comments (though I have seen comments here before, so that is obviously not true). You perhaps would have been better off letting them believe that you don't allow comments…
Also, I find is ironic that anyone would accuse you, an apologist – or, in other words, someone who constantly engages criticisms – of not engaging criticisms.
I know. I know. Weird.
Anyway, if anybody wants to claim that I've only just now enabled comments, he or she is entirely welcome to read through some of the several hundred comments already here. (I put them all up tonight, of course. No. Wait. This is better: The world was just created three minutes ago, and all of the comments, and all of our memories, were created then, too. Or something like that.)
How dare you to not allow people to comment! Oh, wait . . . uh . . . well now I feel as silly as a Dan Peterson critic.
Oh, I did comment, in fact, I commented immediately after you made this post, Dan; however, you refuse to post my comment … why's that Dan? You called me out, and I responded immediately. Now it's your turn to post what I wrote, and yes, my post is quite serious and shouldn't be taken lightly. Anyway, I've made my intentions clear, I'm here to uproot Mormonism from the inside out. Anyway, there's no arguing needed, my methods are not your methods, and my methods actually work,–again, you need to look no further than Mormonism' s failed "Mormon Moment".
I'm guessing that you must be our logorrheic little Hebrew-dropping friend, above.
Here's something you've got to understand, Jamison, prior to your next grandiloquent oration regarding my injustice to you:
Sometimes comments here are approved by somebody or other connected with Patheos. On the other hand, sometimes I do it.
Evidently, the person from Patheos — I have no idea who it is — hasn't been around this evening. (It's Saturday night, after all, and some of us actually have lives.)
I myself was out for dinner and a play with my wife and some friends. I'm afraid that it just never occurred to me that I should stand them up in order to wait around on the off chance that you might post something here.
Patience! Sometimes your brilliance might have to wait a few hours for public display. In fact, it's not inconceivable that it might have to wait for as much as a day or two, because I travel a lot and don't always have access to (or a hankering for) the Internet.
Anyway, your essay's up now.
So sorry.
Understood, and thank you for clarifying. I too can't spend every waking hour performing my duties as a "Mormon critic".
Your #1 Fan,
Kore Kosmou
Wow – this is funny. Hebrew dude is high on crack or some other stimulant. But all great people have been thought to be such. (Freud was a Coke addict. I'm sure many of his theories and his brothers included lines of Coke and whores hips. Now that is a source of inspiration!) I'm hoping to touch the hem of his garment and be healed. He's sort of his own prophet or god. The cure to "Mormon cancer". Hahaha. So logical and reasoned. Its funny how self described keepers of "reason" and "logic" have such religious fervor. I typically don't like listening to crazy megalomaniacs who think they can "rid the world" of this or that by any means especially by logic. In the end we are feeling creatures and it is impossible to affect millions without taping into the emotions that connect the millions. Isolated mental or real masturbation just won't do it. So good luck dude – I'm glad someone believes in you, that's a start. Now getting those millions to do so might take a miracle of sorts. Hebrew characters are too arcane I'm afraid to connect with the common man. A new strategy might be employed. Like a free give away or something. Come back to me with another offer and maybe I might be opened to becoming one among of the masses of your enlightened followers. For now Dan frankly, I think is much better company anywhere, anytime than a bi-polar delusional cancer researcher.
Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, "it was weird, really weird, but not weird enough for me". It seems as if Dr. Peterson's Patheos blog has gone to a darker place. Not sure what purpose this kind of challenge serves except to unearth some latent hatred from some readers of this blog. It doesn't feel like the many online readers are going to gain much from such a challenge except to read "stuff" as written by Jamison, the self indulgent end all and ultimate authority.
I'm hoping Dr. Peterson will offer up his knowledge to forward positive communication of people seriously interested in solving the problems we all face. This may require a bi-partisan approach.
Please, Dr. Dan…go back to your old policy of not allowing comments.
You can see why, in the old days, I didn't. But Patheos prefers comments.
I don't think the megalomaniacal comments are from a real person. They read rather like a random text generator that was cooked up by an undergraduate computer science student to demonstrate that computer software with no self-awareness, let alone common sense, can simulate the appearance of a real human being, albeit an extreme one, as a candidate for passing the Turing Test. Not that the software is that good, it is just that real human discourse, ala the internet, is such a debased form of communication that it need have no rational content whatsoever.
It's the Getarounda principle.
1. Loudmouth critic boasts he's won, but is being silenced, so nobody can tell.
2. Adherent gives critic the floor.
3. Critic takes the floor and issues forth things that don't earn him a win.
4. Viewing public all can see this.
5. Critic updates boast to how he is going to getarounda winning eventually.
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When a Child Doesn't Remember What He Reads!
One of the most puzzling situations a homeschooling mother finds herself in is when she has a child who can read the words in a book but cannot answer the questions or tell her what has just been read. These moms frequently hear the phrase "I don't remember" when queried about the reading material.
When working with bright, hardworking fourth through eighth graders in my reading class, I often had students who were experiencing this particular reading difficulty. I realized that these students were not proficient at converting the words they were reading into a "movie" in their head, as the rest of us do when we read. They were "word calling." I found that "movie making" was a skill that could be developed in them, using an easy 15 minute a day exercise. This exercise only uses the brain. "Word calling" is a left-brain auditory task, while creating a picture or movie of those words is the responsibility of the right-brain hemisphere. I showed them how to create a flow of words to pictures as they were reading.
Dianne Craft has a master's degree in learning disabilities. She speaks widely at homeschool conventions across the country. Her books, Brain Integration Therapy Manual, Right Brain Phonics Program, and her DVDs, Understanding & Helping the Struggling Learner, Teaching the Right Brain Child, Smart Kids— Who Hate to Write, and The Biology of Behavior have helped hundreds of families remove learning blocks in their struggling children at home. Visit her website for many articles on children and learning and to download her free Daily Lesson Plans for the Struggling Reader and Writer.
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Why do they keep talking about her sex life?Is anyone watching the Jodi Arias trial? She makes C.A. look like a slacker!
I can't believe they televise this smut.
Bottom line is that she butchered the man in the shower. Stabbed him 29 times, slit his throat so viciously that he was nearly decapitated, then shot him in his forehead. On top of all that.. the crazy fruitcake took pictures as she was killing him.!
She even sent flowers and an 18 page letter to his grandma...the lady that raised him.
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This just gets worse and worse.
Ok, so Kubuntu installed without problems.
Installed nvidia-current lead to all fonts being insanely tiny and unreadable. Managed a workaround through settings (but login screen remained the same with tiny unreadable fonts).
Then I pressed ctrl-alt-F1 and stopped lightdm.
Then I installed the 310.14 drivers.
THEN at reboot, I was stuck at the ctrl-alt-F1 screen. WTH?
I logged in, thinking I could just start lightdm myself with "sudo service lightdm start" ... that did... something, but was then stuck with some text saying "bla bla bla [OK]". Rebooted, and same story.
So now I re-installed Kubuntu.
Going to try everything again. If it still doesn't work. I guess Im back to Ubuntu with dual-boot Windows. (I so badly wished I could have deleted my Windows install, but I guess it's not going to happen this time around either *sigh*).
Anyway, thank you to everyone who have tried to help me.
Hmm are you sure that kubuntu uses lightdm, normal kdes dm is kdm. Granted I haven't use kubuntu since lucid. But at least this kde mint 13 uses kdm, and it uses precise' repos. 64bit K/X/L/ubuntu is a bit mess right now, it has lots of multiarch packages and infact two folders where it installs 32bit libraries. Nvidias and some others 32bit libraries should be in folder /usr/lib32 so check that there sure is those after you install it:
ls -l -a /usr/lib32
If there aren't any files then they are in wrong place. I had them in folder /emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib/ some reason or other, don't really remember what dev/multiarch packages I installed that they went on their right place. If it does not install 32bit libraries in right place it wont use them.
The ubuntus multiarch 32bits libraries can be found in folder /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu.
Oh, you are probably right, it must be kdm and not lightdm. But it doesn't really matter. I had a lot of issues with it. Kubuntu looked good with it's blue and silver finish (compared to Ubuntu's black and omg-so-ugly-orange).
I re-installed ubuntu, and I'm trying now to find a nice theme and a good dock with a search function that works. Awn is not supported anymore... so I guess it have to be cairo or docky.
Anyway, all this is off-topic, I have given up on the 310.14 drivers.
I'll just wait with Guild Wars 2 until the drivers are stable and Wine is updated.
Thank you though.


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Broccoli and Artichoke Heart Salad
11 Jun 2011
|Olive oil
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Lime juice
|1 Tablespoon (Juice Of 1 Lime)
|Lemon juice
|1 Tablespoon (Juice Of 1 Lemon)
|Hot sauce
|2 Teaspoon (Louisiana)
|Garlic/2 small cloves
|1 Large
|Worcestershire sauce
|2 Teaspoon (Lea & Perrins)
|Peychaud's bitters
|5 Drop
|To Taste (To Cover Garlic)
|Wine vinegar
|2 Tablespoon
|Fresh broccoli
|4 Pound, cut into pieces
|Canned artichoke hearts
|17 Ounce, quartered (2 Cans, 8-1/2 Oz Each)
|2 Large, cubed
|Green onions/Chives
|2 Tablespoon, chopped
Mash garlic with salt, using a table fork.
This works well in a large wooden bowl.
Add olive oil, stir; add hot sauce, stir; add Lea & Perrins, stir, add bitters, stir; add lime and lemon, stir; add vinegar, stir.
Parboil broccoli just enough to keep from being tough.
Put broccoli, artichoke hearts, chives, and tomatoes into dressing and mix well.
Let set for at least 1 hour.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Medium
Course:Side Dish
Preparation Time:90 Minutes
Cook Time:30 Minutes
Ready In:120 Minutes
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YIELD: Makes 6 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 2 hours
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. In an uncovered Dutch oven over medium heat, brown the turkey pieces on both sides in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, about 20 minutes. Remove them from the pan; set aside.
3. Brown the onion, celery, and carrot in the remaining olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes.
4. Return the turkey pieces to the pan and add the mari-nara, broth or wine, and herbs. Simmer in the oven, covered, until the meat is fork-tender, about 1/1/2 hours.
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Laurence Bowers scored 19 points, as usual most were in the second half, and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 13 Missouri beat Stanford 78-70 in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday. Bowers, who had 13 points in the second half Thursday, has scored more points after halftime in every game this season for the Tigers (4-0). He came in averaging 15.5 points per game,14.0 in the second half. Missouri will face the winner of the first-round game between No. 2 Louisville and Northern Iowa in Friday's semifinals. Phil Pressey had 18 points and eight assists for Missouri, which had just three field goals over the final 9:10 and they were all grouped in a 1:57 span starting with 2:12 to play. It didn't matter as the Tigers were 10 of 11 from the free throw line over that span. They were 22 for 25 for the game. Chasson Randle had 22 points for the Cardinal (3-2), who have lost two straight after an eight-game winning streak. Stanford, which trailed by 12 points in the first hal...
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While ignoring the inconvenient fact that part of the reason why 63,000 people have been slaughtered in Mexico since 2006 is because Mexican citizens aren't allowed to legally own guns and defend themselves against ruthless drug cartels purchasing guns in bulk from China and Latin America, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is lecturing the United States again about how we need to reform our "mistaken" gun laws.
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