Ex parte CHANG et al. - Page 6




          Appeal No. 1999-2779                                                        
          Application No. 08/859,763                                                  















          22. A container formed of at least one sheet of material                    
          defining a cavity for housing a fluid product, the container                
          having a port assembly attached to an edge of the container,                
          the port assembly comprising:                                               
               a thin body having an outer face and an inner face                     
          attached to the container, the thin body being bent around the              
          edge of the container for defining a pair of substantially                  
          identical flaps, one on either side of the edge; and                        
               a first tubular port projecting from the outer face of                 
          the thin body and having a base end, a distal end and an                    
          access opening extending through it for providing fluid                     
          communication to the cavity, the base end being positioned                  
          between the flaps substantially in alignment with the edge of               
          the container and spaced from any periphery of the thin body                
          wherein the dimension of each flap between the edge of the                  
          container and a furthest distal edge of the flap is longer                  
          than the distance between the base end and distal end of the                
          first tubular port.                                                         





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