Appeal No. 97-2908
Application 08/347,201
66), and a cap 28 having a tear tab 34 positioned over the
barrier layer and flat member. The cap is crimped over a bead
22 on the mouth of the container to make a tight seal
protecting the contents of the container. The flat member 24
includes a preformed slit 38 extending therethrough from one
side to the other. The slit does not extend through the
barrier layer 26. When it is desired to access the liquid
contents of the container, the tear tab 34 and an underlying
portion of the barrier layer are removed (see
Figures 6 and 7), and a blunt tipped plastic cannula 48 is
inserted through the preformed slit in the flat member to
allow for drawing off a quantity of the container’s contents
(see Figure 8). When the cannula is withdrawn, the slit
reseals itself insuring that any remaining contents of the
container is not contaminated by the outer atmosphere (column
3, lines 19-23).
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