Inertia Water Separator Food Packaging

Abstract

This invention removes air moisture from inside a hot food container by first straightening the convection air flow rising above hot food, and second redirecting the rising air at a sharp turn, forcing the momentum of the heavier water-laden air to continue a straight trajectory into an absorbent pad or similar material, where the water from the air collides with the absorbent surface and is trapped. In this way, the invention extracts water from the air, before it can condense on food, thereby preventing the food to from becoming soggy. The invention is embodied in a food storage comprising four principal elements: (a) a housing for enclosing hot food, (b) a plurality of parallel passageways mounted inside the housing, (c) an absorbent layer positioned above the plurality of parallel passageways, and (d) a gap between the plurality of parallel passageways and the absorbent layer.

1 . A food storage device for keeping hot food dry, the device comprising:
 a housing for enclosing hot food,   a plurality of parallel passageways mounted inside the housing,   an absorbent layer positioned entirely above the plurality of parallel passageways, and   a gap between the plurality of parallel passageways and any part of the absorbent layer.   
     
     
         2 . The food storage device of  claim 1 , the plurality of parallel passageways comprising a length of at least 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The food storage device of  claim 1 , wherein the gap is at least 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The food storage device of  claim 1 , wherein a passageway comprises a length and a cross-sectional area, the ratio of length to cross-sectional area within a range of 4 to 9. 
     
     
         5 . A device for connecting to the inside of a food container, the device comprising:
 a grid comprising a plurality of parallel passageways,   a bracket connected to the grid,   an absorbent layer connected to the bracket, and   a gap between the grid and the entire absorbent layer, the gap being unconfined in a lateral direction.   
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , a passageway comprises a length of at least 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the gap is at least 0.5 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein a passageway comprises a length and a cross-sectional area, the ratio of length to cross-sectional area within a range of 4 to 9. 
     
     
         9 . The food storage device of  claim 1  wherein a top of the plurality of parallel passageways forms a surface and the gap is positioned above the entire surface. 
     
     
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