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A PACKAGE, THE INTERIOR OF WHICH IS VACUUMIZED, COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID BASE, SAID BASE INCLUDING A CENTRAL PANEL, A SKIT DEPENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE LOWER SAID PANEL, A FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE LOWER PERIPHERY OF SAID SKIRT, AND A CURL INTEGRAL WITH THE PERIPHERY OF SAID FLANGE; AN ANNULAR GASKET ON SAID FLANGE AND SURROUNDING THE LOWER PERIPHERY OF SAID SKIRT; A SUBSTANTIALLY REGULARLY SHAPED PRODUCT IN CONTACT WITH AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID PANEL; AND A ONE-PIECE SELFSUPPORTING FLEXIBLE PERFORMED BODY ENCLOSING SAID PRODUCT AND SECURED TO SAID BASE; SAID BODY INCLUDING AN UPPER END WALL AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE INSIDE SURFACE OF SAID IS IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID PRODUCT, A SIDE WALL DEPENDING FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAID END WALL WITH MOST OF ITS INSIDE SURFACE IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE SIDES OF SAID PRODUCT AND ITS INSIDE SURFACE ADJACENT IS LOWER END IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF SAID SKIRT, AND A FLANGE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE LOWER PERIPHERY OF SAID SIDE WALL AND IN ENGAGEMENT; SAID CURL BEING LATERALLY SPACED FROM SAID SKIRT AND TWEEN; SAID CURL BEING LATERALLY SPACED FROM SAID SKIRT AND THE BODY SIDE WALL IN CONACT THEREWITH WHEREBY THE SECUREMENT OF SAID BODY TO SAID BASE IS FREE FROM COMPRESSION OF SAID BODY SIDE WALL BETWEEN SAID SKIRT AND SAID CURL AND IS MAINTAINED PRINCIPALLY BY ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, SAID CURL ALSO EXTENDING ABOVE SAID SEAL TO PROTECT SAID SEAL AGAINST ACCIDENTAL RUPTURE.