Air purging lid

Abstract

A lid, having an opening area encased by one of the variety of shaped sidewalls with a flexible ribbed portion extending downwardly to one of the variety of shaped bases (e.g., a domed shaped base), is provided for completely purging of atmospheric gases out of a container upon installation so as to eliminate head space by forming an airtight barrier with the container and the lid. A lid rim, having an inside portion connected to the top of the one of the variety of shaped with the flexible ribbed portion and an outside portion is provided for sealing the lid to the container. The dome shaped base is connected to the bottom of the one of the variety of shaped sidewalls forming a circular base of the lid. The one of the variety of shaped sidewalls is provided for manipulating the lid from a relaxed state to an elongated state while being submerged into a liquid to displace an amount of fluid needed to raise the fluid level.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a shaped base;   shaped sidewalls extending downwardly to the shaped base;   a lid, having an opening area encased by the shaped sidewalls with the shaped base forming a bottom portion of the lid;   a lid rim, having an inside portion, connected to the top of the shaped sidewalls, and an outside portion, for sealing the lid to a container;   wherein the lid displaces an amount of fluid needed to raise a fluid level in the container for purging the atmospheric gases out of the container upon installation by forming an airtight barrier with the container and a lid.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the lid provides zero permeability to oxygen. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the shaped sidewalls have an inner and an outer portion, wherein the lid displaces the amount of fluid need to raise the fluid level in the container by forcing the fluid up along the outer portion of the shaped sidewalls and an inner portion of the container. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the shaped sidewalls have a flexible ribbed portion for:
 extending and contracting the sidewalls in the fluid for accommodating one of thermal expansion and atmospheric pressure while being partially or completely submerged in the fluid,   completely purging the atmospheric gases out of the container thereby completely eliminating headspace, and   allowing the fluid, which is maintained up along the outer portion of the shaped sidewalls and the inner portion of the container up to the lid rim after the fluid is displaced, to be immediately lowered by contracting the flexible ribbed portion to prevent spilling of the liquid from the container upon a seal between the lid rim and the container being broken.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the shaped sidewalls have a substantially rigid portion for:
 allowing at least a portion of the shaped sidewalls to be continuously submersed within the fluid,   partially purging the atmospheric gases out of the container thereby minimizing headspace, and   creating a void between the lid rim a top surface of the fluid for allowing the fluid, which is maintained up along the outer portion of the shaped sidewalls and the inner portion of the container up to the lid rim after the fluid is displaced, to be immediately lowered to prevent spilling of the liquid from the container upon a seal between the lid rim and the container being broken.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the shaped sidewalls have one of at least an L-shape, v-shape, straight, cylindrical, curved, angled, cone, rectangular, hexagonal, concave, convex, spiral, triangular, elliptical, and square shape for assisting with purging the atmospheric gases out of the container. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the lid rim:
 has one of an adhesive material and compressible material connected to the outer portion, and   seals the lid to the container by one of at least bonding, sealing, heating, snapping, drying, pressurizing, gluing, sticking, vacuuming, and attaching.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein one of:
 the shaped base prevents the atmospheric gases from being trapped underneath the shaped base,   the shaped base has a flexible membrane for at least one of:
 adjusting to one of thermal expansion and atmospheric pressure by expanding and contracting in the fluid, and 
 adjusting to a substantially convex shape after being submerged in the fluid, and 
   the shaped base has at least one of a rigid, semi-rigid, moldable, flexible, adjustable, elastic, flexible, pliable, plastic, carbon fibers, polyurethane, fibrous, rubber, glass, elastic, flexible, cork, and metallic material and have one of at least a cone, rectangular, hexagonal, concave, convex, spiral, triangular, elliptical, and dome shape for assisting with purging the atmospheric gases out of the container and to assist with preventing the atmospheric gases from being trapped underneath the shaped base.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including an installation tool for being inserted into the opening area for installing the lid onto the container, wherein the shaped sidewalls are partially submerged below the fluid level and the shaped base is completely submerged within the fluid. 
     
     
         10 . A method of manufacturing an apparatus, comprising:
 providing a shaped base;   providing shaped sidewalls extending downwardly to the shaped base;   providing a lid, having an opening area encased by the shaped sidewalls with the shaped base forming a bottom portion of the lid;   providing a lid rim, having an inside portion, connected to the top of the shaped sidewalls, and an outside portion, for sealing the lid to a container;   wherein the lid displaces an amount of fluid needed to raise a fluid level in the container for purging the atmospheric gases out of the container upon installation by forming an airtight barrier with the container and a lid.   
     
     
         11 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein providing the lid further includes providing the lid having for zero permeability to oxygen. 
     
     
         12 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein providing the shaped sidewalls further includes providing an inner and an outer portion of the shaped sidewalls, wherein the lid displaces the amount of fluid need to raise the fluid level in the container by forcing the fluid up along the outer portion of the shaped sidewalls and an inner portion of the container. 
     
     
         13 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein providing the shaped sidewalls further includes providing a flexible ribbed portion for:
 extending and contracting the sidewalls in the fluid for accommodating one of thermal expansion and atmospheric pressure while being partially or completely submerged in the fluid,   completely purging the atmospheric gases out of the container thereby completely eliminating headspace, and   allowing the fluid, which is maintained up along the outer portion of the shaped sidewalls and the inner portion of the container up to the lid rim after the fluid is displaced, to be immediately lowered by contracting the flexible ribbed portion to prevent spilling of the liquid from the container upon a seal between the lid rim and the container being broken.   
     
     
         14 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein providing the shaped sidewalls further includes providing a substantially rigid portion for:
 allowing at least a portion of the shaped sidewalls to be continuously submersed within the fluid,   partially purging the atmospheric gases out of the container thereby minimizing headspace, and   creating a void between the lid rim a top surface of the fluid for allowing the fluid, which is maintained up along the outer portion of the shaped sidewalls and the inner portion of the container up to the lid rim after the fluid is displaced, to be immediately lowered to prevent spilling of the liquid from the container upon a seal between the lid rim and the container being broken.   
     
     
         15 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein providing the shaped sidewalls further includes providing the shaped sidewalls having one of at least an L-shape, v-shape, straight, cylindrical, curved, angled, cone, rectangular, hexagonal, concave, convex, spiral, triangular, elliptical, and square shape for assisting with purging the atmospheric gases out of the container. 
     
     
         16 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein providing the lid rim includes providing the lid rim that:
 has one of an adhesive material and compressible material connected to the outer portion, and   seals the lid to the container by one of at least bonding, sealing, heating, snapping, drying, pressurizing, gluing, sticking, vacuuming, and attaching.   
     
     
         17 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein one of:
 the shaped base prevents the atmospheric gases from being trapped underneath the shaped base,   the shaped base has a flexible membrane for at least one of:
 adjusting to one of thermal expansion and atmospheric pressure by expanding and contracting in the fluid, and 
 adjusting to a substantially convex shape after being submerged in the fluid, and 
   the shaped base has at least one of a rigid, semi-rigid, moldable, flexible, adjustable, elastic, flexible, pliable, plastic, carbon fibers, polyurethane, fibrous, rubber, glass, elastic, flexible, cork, and metallic material and have one of at least a cone, rectangular, hexagonal, concave, convex, spiral, triangular, elliptical, and dome shape for assisting with purging the atmospheric gases out of the container and to assist with preventing the atmospheric gases from being trapped underneath the shaped base.   
     
     
         18 . The method of manufacturing the apparatus of  claim 12 , further including providing an installation tool for being inserted into the opening area for installing the lid onto the container, wherein the shaped sidewalls are partially submerged below the fluid level and the shaped base is completely submerged within the fluid. 
     
     
         19 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a substantially dome shaped base;   shaped sidewalls, having a flexible ribbed portion, extending downwardly to the substantially dome shaped base;   a lid, having an opening area encased by the shaped sidewalls with the substantially dome shaped base forming a bottom portion of the lid;   a lid rim, having an inside portion, connected to the top of the shaped sidewalls, and an outside portion, for sealing the lid to a container;   wherein the lid displaces an amount of fluid needed to raise a fluid level in the container for purging the atmospheric gases out of the container upon installation by forming an airtight barrier with the container and a lid.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the shaped sidewalls have a flexible ribbed portion for:
 extending and contracting the sidewalls in the fluid for accommodating one of thermal expansion and atmospheric pressure while being partially or completely submerged in the fluid,   completely purging the atmospheric gases out of the container thereby completely eliminating headspace, and   allowing the fluid, which is maintained up along the outer portion of the shaped sidewalls and the inner portion of the container up to the lid rim after the fluid is displaced, to be immediately lowered by contracting the flexible ribbed portion to prevent spilling of the liquid from the container upon a seal between the lid rim and the container being broken.   
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the lid rim:
 has one of an adhesive material and compressible material connected to the outer portion, and   seals the lid to the container by one of at least bonding, sealing, heating, snapping, drying, pressurizing, gluing, sticking, vacuuming, and attaching.   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the substantially dome shaped base:
 prevents the atmospheric gases from being trapped underneath the substantially dome shaped base, and   has at least one of a rigid, semi-rigid, moldable, flexible, adjustable, elastic, flexible, pliable, plastic, carbon fibers, polyurethane, fibrous, rubber, glass, elastic, flexible, cork, and metallic material for assisting with purging the atmospheric gases out of the container and to assist with preventing the atmospheric gases from being trapped underneath the substantially dome shaped base.