Mechanical gas flushing system

Details Mechanical gas flushing system Mechanical gas flushing system

1995-08-23

1996-05-28

Scherbel, David

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Subjecting food to an enclosed modified atmosphere

Including means to influence movement of gas within enclosure

99467, A23B 403

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055201016

ABSTRACT:
The present invention includes a gas flushing device that includes a piston portion having a hole to introduce the flushing gas. The present invention also includes a method for removing air from a container that stores food. The method includes providing the gas flushing device and aligning the device with the container. The method also includes moving the piston of the device into the container until the piston encounters a predetermined pressure. Next, the piston is retracted from the container while simultaneously releasing a flushing gas through the hole. Next, the piston is removed from the container and the container is sealed in an inert atmosphere.

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