Appeal No. 97-2908
Application 08/347,201
Freeman, the first of the examiner’s secondary
references, relates to stoppers “adapted to be readily pierced
by hypodermic syringes” (page 2, lines 18-20). Freeman
teaches in Figure 9 a stopper 12 fitting into the neck of the
container, the stopper having a top diaphragm 19 extending
over an open cavity with an indication or target ring 22 for
showing the piercing area (page 3, lines 53-56). Nicko, the
other of the examiner’s secondary references, pertains to a
closure 10 comprising a combination cap and tapping plug for
bottles, cans, kegs or other containers. The taping plug 22
of Nicko’s closure comprises a stopper portion 38 which fits
within the spout 12 of a container and a diaphragm or web 50
which is adapted to be pierced by a tapping device 42. Below
the diaphragm, the plug is formed with a cylindrical opening
or bore 52 through which the tapping device is inserted into
the container after the diaphragm has been pierced (column 2,
lines 50-56).
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