Appeal No. 2001-2363
Application 09/073,022
Appellant’s mere assertion, without any explanation, that “[t]his
is not in Brony” (brief, page 13), is not persuasive.
Dependent claim 24 adds to claim 21 the step of “slidably
connecting said plug to said bore.” The same reasoning we have
set forth above in sustaining the examiner’s rejection of claim
21 applies equally well here. Clearly the plug or valve member
(72) in both Figures 7 and 8 of Brony is slidably connected to
the bore and movable relative thereto so as to permit opening of
the valve and dispensing of the medicine in the vial, followed by
slidable movement of the valve member to a closed position by
operation of spring (76) in Figure 7 or resilient bellows joint
(80) in Figure 8.
Claims 27 and 28 respectively set forth the steps of
providing the plug in the stopper with “a collar at said entry
position” and providing the collar with “external Luer threads.”
The examiner has pointed to the upstanding annular portion seen
in Figures 7 and 8 of Brony extending above the main stopper or
link body (18 or 58) as corresponding to the collar of claim 27
and pointed out that Brony indicates that the upstanding annular
portion is provided with a radially expanded portion defining a
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