Valve Providing Resistant Seal and Air Expulsion in a Receptacle

Abstract

A multi-layer control device comprising an adhesive layer, a base layer provided over the underlayer of adhesive, a baffle layer having a resealable section and a remainder section. The resealable section is able to detach from the remainder section of the baffle layer. The base layer has an opening to allow the expulsion of air within a receptacle while maintaining a seal from the outside environment. The interaction between the base layer and the baffle layer generates static energy. A method for adhering a multi-layer control device to a receptacle and releasing air pressure is also provided.

1 . A multi-layer control device, comprising:
 an underlayer of adhesive having a top face and a bottom face,   a base layer provided over the underlayer of adhesive and having a top and bottom face, the bottom face is adhered to the top face of the adhesive layer and the top face is adhered to a baffle layer having a plurality of perforations;   the baffle layer is divided into a resealable section having a leading end and a trailing end and a remainder section having a leading end and a trailing end;   the leading end of the resealable section is separable from the trailing end of the remainder section of the baffle layer and the leading end of the releasable section unhinges from the base layer while the remainder section remains attached to the base layer;   the base layer has an opening for the expulsion of air within a receptacle; and   wherein the interaction between the base layer and baffle layer forms a static cling seal.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein the leading end of the resealable section and the trailing end of the remainder section have weighted tips. 
     
     
         3 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein a permeable layer is adhered to the top face of the adhesive layer and the bottom face of the base layer. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein the control device is a one-way valve. 
     
     
         6 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein the base layer is polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         7 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein the multi-layer control device is water-resistant. 
     
     
         8 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein the multi-layer control device is hermetic. 
     
     
         9 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 1 , wherein pressure releases the unwanted components from the receptacle. 
     
     
         10 . A one-way valve, comprising:
 an underlayer of adhesive having a top face and a bottom face with the bottom face is adhered to a receptacle;   a base layer provided over the underlayer of adhesive having top and bottom faces with the bottom face adhered to top face of the adhesive layer and the top face of the base layer is adhered to a baffle layer having a plurality of perforations;   the baffle layer is divided into a resealable section having a leading end and a trailing end and a remainder section having a leading end and a trailing end;   the leading end of the resealable section of the baffle layer detaches from the trailing end of the remainder section of the baffle layer and the leading end of the resealable section unhinges from the base layer and the remainder section remains attached to the base layer; and   wherein the base layer has an opening to allow the expulsion air within the receptacle and the interaction between the base layer to the baffle layer generates static energy.   
     
     
         11 . The one-way valve of  claim 10 , wherein the adhesive is a removable pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . The one-way valve of  claim 10 , wherein the realeasable layer is weighted. 
     
     
         13 . The one way valve of  claim 10 , wherein the baffle layer unhinges upon sufficient air pressure within the receptacle and then reseals once air pressure is released from the receptacle. 
     
     
         14 . The one way valve of  claim 10 , wherein a plug that is able to fit into the opening of the base layer is attached to the bottom face of the baffle layer. 
     
     
         15 . A method for adhering a multi-layer control device to a receptacle and releasing air pressure from the receptacle, comprising the steps of;
 providing a receptacle having an opening;   providing a multi-layer control device that includes;
 a patterned underlayer of adhesive provided over the opening in the receptacle and having a top and bottom face, the bottom face of the adhesive layer is adhered to a release liner and the top face of the adhesive layer is adhered to a permeable layer having a top and bottom face and covering the opening in the receptacle; 
 a PET base layer having an opening to allow expulsion of air from the receptacle and having a top and bottom face with the bottom face is adhered to the top face of the permeable layer and the bottom face adhered to a baffle vinyl layer, the vinyl layer having a plurality of perforations, 
 the baffle layer is divided into a releasable section having a leading end and a trailing end and a remainder section having a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end of releasable section of the baffle layer detaches from the trailing end of the remainder section of the baffle layer and the leading edge of the releasable section unhinges from the base layer and the remainder section remains attached to the base layer, the adhesion of the PET base layer to the vinyl baffle layer generates static energy to form a seal; 
   removing the release liner from the bottom face of the adhesive layer;   adhering the multi-layer control device to the receptacle;   applying pressure to the receptacle such that air flows through the opening in the PET base layer and through the perforations in the vinyl layer;   forming a plurality of air pockets in the vinyl layer;   detaching the leading end of the releasable section from the trailing end of the remainder section of the vinyl layer and the leading end of the releasable section unhinges from the PET base layer while the remainder section of the vinyl layer remains attached to the PET base layer; and   expelling air so that the leading end of the resealable section of the vinyl layer re-seats on the PET base layer and re-attaches to the trailing end of the remainder section of the vinyl layer such that the vinyl layer and the PET base layer interact to generate static energy resulting in a seal.   
     
     
         16 . A multi-layer control device, comprising:
 a base layer having an opening for the expulsion of air within a receptacle;   a patterned underlayer of pressure sensitive adhesive forming an opening having a top face and a bottom face;   a permeable layer having a top and bottom face, the bottom face of the permeable layer is adhered to the top face of the pressure sensitive adhesive layer and the top face of the permeable layer is adhered to a base layer having a top and bottom face;   a seal adhesive layer of pressure sensitive adhesive having a top and bottom face wherein the bottom face of the seal adhesive layer is adhered to the top face of the base layer and the top face of the seal adhesive layer is adhered to a baffle layer having a plurality of perforations;   the seal adhesive layer sealing upon activation by a factor acting on the exterior of the multi-layer control device;   the baffle layer is divided into a resealable section having a leading end and a trailing end and a remainder section having a leading end and a trailing end;   the leading end of the resealable section of the baffle layer moving to a first position in order to expel unwanted components from a receptacle's interior such that the leading end of the resealable section of the baffle layer is separable from the trailing end of the remainder section of the baffle layer and the leading end of the releasable section of the baffle layer unseats from the top face of the seal adhesive layer while the remainder section of the baffle layer remains attached to the top face of the seal adhesive layer; and   the leading end of the resealable section of the baffle layer moving to a second position once the seal adhesive layer is activated by a factor acting on the exterior of the multi-layer control device such that the leading end of the resealable section of the baffle layer attaches to the trailing end of the remainder section of the baffle layer and sits down on the top face of the seal adhesive layer forming a seal.   
     
     
         17 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 16 , wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is a heat activated pressure sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         18 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 16 , wherein the adhesive is a dry heat sealable adhesive. 
     
     
         19 . The multi-layer control device of  claim 16 , wherein the adhesive is a radiation cured dry adhesive. 
     
     
         20 . A multi-layer control device comprising:
 a cover layer having a top and bottom face with the cover layer having a number of perforated segments;   the bottom face of the cover layer sits on a layer of material having a top and bottom face with the bottom face of the layer of material attached to a base layer;   the base layer having an opening providing for the expulsion air from an interior of a receptacle, and the base layer is provided over a layer of adhesive;   the layer of material having a first position in which the layer of material is unseated from the base layer allowing air to be expelled from the receptacles interior through the perforated segments of the cover layer and the cover layer takes on a convex shape in the first position;   the layer of material having a second position in which the layer of material sits down on the base layer forming a seal once expulsion of air from the receptacle's interior is complete and the cover layer pushing the material layer into the opening in the base layer, the cover layer taking on a concave shape in the second position.