Disclosure of Invention
The purpose of the invention is as follows: in view of the above disadvantages, the present invention provides a scooter convenient for disassembly and transportation, and further provides a method for disassembling the scooter based on the scooter, so as to solve the above problems in the prior art.
The technical scheme is as follows: a scooter convenient for disassembly and transportation and a disassembly and transportation method thereof comprise a foundation assembly, a connecting assembly and a locking assembly;
the base assembly comprises a seat, a chassis connected with the seat, and a front wheel and a rear wheel which are symmetrically connected with two ends of the chassis.
The connecting assembly comprises a clamping device arranged below the seat and a lock catch arranged on the chassis and used for connecting the seat and the chassis.
The locking assembly comprises a rotating device arranged at the upper bottom of the object container, a connecting shaft connected with the object container and the chassis, and a locking block arranged at the bottom of the connecting shaft and used for connecting the object container and the chassis.
In a further embodiment, the scooter further comprises a battery box mounted on the chassis.
And at least two lock catches are arranged on the battery box in parallel and used for connecting the battery box and the chassis.
In a further embodiment, the chassis further comprises at least 2 fixing pieces, the fixing pieces are respectively arranged at two symmetrical sides of the chassis and at positions close to the front wheels, and limiting holes are formed in the fixing pieces and used for fixing the mounting positions of the storage containers.
In a further embodiment, the clamping device comprises fixing devices which correspond to the lock catches one by one and are used for connecting the lock catches, and at least 2 lock catches and the fixing devices are arranged.
And the pull rod is connected with the fixing device and used for unlocking the fixing device and the lock catch.
In a further embodiment, fixing device includes the mount of being connected with the seat, sets up the spring in the mount to and install screens piece and the stopper at the spring both ends, screens piece and stopper all rotate with the mount and are connected, the stopper is connected the pull rod, the stopper with the cooperation of hasp joint.
In a further embodiment, the scooter further comprises a storage container detachably mounted on the chassis and disposed under the seat.
The locking assembly comprises a rotating device arranged at the upper bottom of the object container, a connecting shaft connected with the object container and the chassis, and a locking block arranged at the bottom of the connecting shaft and used for connecting the object container and the chassis.
The article placing container comprises a connecting part which is detachably connected with the locking assembly, the connecting part is at least provided with 2 articles, the connecting part is symmetrically arranged on two sides of the article placing container, and one side of the connecting part is provided with a groove for connecting the chassis.
In a further embodiment, the rotating device comprises a rotating handle and a rotating disc arranged below the rotating handle, the rotating handle is in a cam shape, and an arc-shaped structure matched with the cam is arranged on the rotating disc.
In a further embodiment, the locking assembly further comprises a T-shaped pressing block, and the T-shaped pressing block is arranged below the rotating disc and used for fixing the position of the locking mechanism.
In a further embodiment, the locking assembly further comprises an elastic piece, wherein the elastic piece is arranged below the T-shaped pressing block and sleeved on the connecting shaft, and is used for limiting the distance between the locking block and the T-shaped pressing block.
The dismounting and transporting method convenient for dismounting the scooter comprises the following steps:
and S1, when the transportation vehicle is needed for transportation, folding the seat, detaching the seat from the chassis, and placing the seat and the chassis in the transportation vehicle or the storage area.
And S2, when the scooter is required to be used for replacing the walk, the seat is unfolded after being installed on the chassis, and then the scooter is used for replacing the walk.
S3, when the seat is disassembled, the pull rod in the connecting assembly in the seat is pulled to drive the limiting block to move clockwise, then the movement of the limiting block drives the spring to move linearly along the stress direction, and then the clamping block is driven to move clockwise.
The mount restriction stopper top of moving clockwise, stopper stop motion, screens piece continues to move, and until the bottom of screens piece moves the mount bottom, the stopper restriction screens piece counter-clockwise movement.
Under the limited of mount and restriction piece, the bayonet socket on the chucking piece aims at the dead slot of mount bottom and fixes, and the hasp of locking with it is taken out from the bayonet socket of screens piece smoothly, loosens the handle, and stopper and screens piece reconversion.
S4, when the seat is installed, aligning the empty groove at the bottom of the fixed frame in the seat connecting assembly with the lock catch, forcibly pressing downwards, pushing the clamping block to move clockwise by the lock catch, driving the limiting block to move clockwise by the spring until the bayonet aligns with the empty groove at the bottom, and allowing the lock catch to pass through the bayonet.
S5, the limiting block and the clamping block move anticlockwise to restore the original state, and the lock catch is tightly clamped in the bayonet of the clamping block.
Has the advantages that: the invention relates to a scooter convenient to disassemble and transport and a disassembling and transporting method, wherein a connecting assembly and a locking assembly are designed; the pull rod in the connecting assembly is pulled to drive the limiting block in the fixing device to move clockwise, then the spring is driven to pull the clamping block to move clockwise, the bayonet on the clamping block is aligned with the empty groove at the bottom of the fixing frame, and the bayonet is smoothly pulled out by the lock catch, so that the seat and the chassis are quickly separated; the fixing device is forcibly pressed downwards by aligning with the lock catch, the lock catch pushes the clamping block to move clockwise, the spring pushes the limiting block to move clockwise until the bayonet is aligned with the empty groove at the bottom of the fixing frame, the lock catch passes through the bayonet, then a moving mechanism in the fixing device is restored to the original state, and the lock catch is tightly clamped in the bayonet, so that the seat and the chassis are quickly installed; the rotating wrench in the locking device is wrenched to rotate along the rotating disc, so that the connecting shaft is driven to move up and down, and the object container and the chassis are quickly separated and tightly mounted.
Detailed Description
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention.
The first embodiment is as follows:
the invention relates to a scooter convenient to disassemble and transport and a method for disassembling and transporting, in practical application, as shown in figures 1 to 9, the scooter comprises a seat 1, a chassis 15, front wheels 5, rear wheels 9, a storage container 7, a connecting assembly and a locking assembly 16, wherein the front wheels 5 and the rear wheels 9 are respectively arranged at two sides of the chassis 15, and the storage container 7 is arranged on the chassis 15 and does not exceed the position of the seat 1; the connecting assembly comprises a clamping device and a lock catch 17, as shown in fig. 2 to 6, wherein the clamping device comprises a fixing device 13 and a pull rod 14, and the fixing device 13 comprises a limiting block 13a, a fixing frame 13b, a clamping block 13c and a spring 13 d; as shown in fig. 6, the chassis 15 further includes a battery placing box 18 disposed behind the chassis, and 2 latches 17 in the connecting assembly are disposed on the battery placing box 18, as shown in fig. 8, the chassis 15 further includes 2 fixing members 15b symmetrically disposed on both sides, and each fixing member 15b is designed with a penetrating limiting hole 15 a; in this embodiment, the two fixing devices 13 of the clamping device are designed, and are symmetrically installed at the lateral side of the supporting frame below the base of the seat 1, the pull rod 14 is connected with the limiting block 13a of the two fixing devices 13, the limiting block 13a and the position clamping block 13c are set to be irregular shapes, and the two ends of the spring 13d are respectively connected with the upper surface of the limiting block 13a to jointly form a moving structure, the fixed frame 13b of the fixing device 13 limits the moving angle therebetween, the fixed frame 13b is connected with the seat 1, and the position clamping block 13c and the limiting block 13a are both rotatably connected with the fixed frame 13 b.
In this embodiment, set up mounting 15b in the symmetry both sides and be close to the position of front wheel 5 in order to install in the below of seat 1 thing container 7, make to put thing container 7 and be located between front wheel 5 and the rear wheel 9, solve among the prior art will put thing container 7 and place the one end that front wheel 5 was kept away from to rear wheel 9, leave the car of riding instead of walk and have the focus to move backward and lead to the problem of the car of riding instead of walk when placing the heavy object and user, and the inconvenient needs car of riding instead of walk of user's legs keeps in original place just can normal use, so will put thing container 7 and set up the focus that can guarantee the car of riding instead of walk between front wheel 5 and rear wheel 9 and unchangeably prevent the car of riding instead of walk and overturn, and can also convenience of customers's normal use.
According to the scooter provided by the embodiment of the invention, the chassis 15 and the seat 1 are connected through the connecting component, so that the chassis 15 and the seat 1 can be quickly mounted and dismounted. Specifically, the clamping device comprises 2 fixing devices 13 arranged at the side positions of the supporting frame below the base of the seat 1, a pull rod 14 connected with the fixing devices, and 2 lock catches 17 arranged on a battery placing box 18. When the user finishes using the scooter, the scooter needs to be placed, in order to save space, the pull rod 14 can be pulled by one hand, the pull rod 14 pulls the limit block 13a to move clockwise, the top of the pull rod is connected with one end of the spring 13d to drive the spring 13d to pull along the stress direction, so as to drive the clamping block 13c connected with the other end of the spring 13d to move clockwise, at the moment, the limit block 13a and the clamping block 13c move clockwise together, when the upper right end of the limit block 13a moves to the right side of the fixing frame 13b of the fixing device 13, the limit block 13a stops clockwise rotation due to the blocking of the fixing frame 13b, the spring 13d loses the pulling force, so that the clamping block 13c stops clockwise rotation immediately, at the moment, the irregular bulge structure arranged at the upper left side of the limit block 13a just blocks the bulge arranged at the upper right side of the clamping block 13c, therefore, the buckle of the clamping block 13c is limited to be just aligned to the empty groove at the bottom of the fixing frame 13b of the fixing device 13, and at the moment, a user only needs to lift the seat 1 upwards to smoothly draw the seat 1 and the lock catch 17 on the chassis 15 away, and then the clamping device is restored to the original state.
When the user uses the chair again, the empty slot at the bottom of the fixing frame 13b of the fixing device 13 below the chair 1 is aligned with the lock catch 17 on the chassis 15 and is pressed by force, at the moment, the lock catch 17 and the clamping block 13c can generate a click impact sound, the clamping block 13c can rotate clockwise due to the jacking force of the lock catch 17, the limiting block 13a can be driven by the elastic force of the spring 13d to move clockwise, the limiting block 13a can hear the click sound again due to the collision between the convex structure arranged at the upper right of the clamping block 13c and the convex structure arranged at the upper left of the limiting block 13a in the operation process, at the moment, the limiting block 13a can limit the rotation due to the fixing frame 13b at the right side of the fixing device 13, the convex structure arranged at the left side of the limiting block 13c blocks the convex structure at the right side of the clamping block 13c to limit the rotation, and the jacking force of the lock catch 17 is added, the dead slot of fixing device 13 bottom just in time is aimed at to screens position 13 c's buckle position this moment, and hasp 17 passes screens 13 c's buckle smoothly, and after losing hasp 17's top force effect, screens piece 13c anticlockwise moves, also drives stopper 13a under spring 13 d's the spring action and carries out anticlockwise rotation, and up to recovering original condition, the buckle fastening is with hasp 17 chucking this moment, and then has realized quick installation, and the person of facilitating the use uses.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 9, the storage container 7 further includes ear-shaped connecting portions 7a symmetrically disposed at both sides thereof, and a drawing-out groove 7b disposed in front of the ear-shaped connecting portions 7a, wherein 2 fixing members 15b disposed at both sides of the bottom plate 15 are used for supporting the 2 ear-shaped connecting portions 7 a; as shown in fig. 7, the locking assembly 16 includes a locking block 16a, a spring 16b, a pressing block 16c, a cam turntable 16d, a cam rotation shaft 16e, a connection shaft 16f, and a cam handle 16g, wherein the connection shaft 16f is disposed between the cam handles 16g, the connection shaft 16f is connected to the cam handle 16g through the cam rotation shaft 16e, the cam turntable 16d is connected to the connection shaft 16f and is located below the cam handle 16g, the pressing block 16c is T-shaped, is connected to the connection shaft 16f and is disposed below the cam turntable 16d, the locking block 16a is connected to the lowest portion of the connection shaft 16f, a spring 13d is disposed between the locking block 16a and the pressing block 16c, and the spring 13d is sleeved on the connection shaft 16 f; as shown in fig. 6 and 8, when the storage container 7 and the bottom plate 15 are installed by the locking assembly 16, the locking block 16a and the spring 13d of the locking assembly 16 are arranged under the fixing piece 15b of the bottom plate 15; the cam rotating disc 16d, the cam rotating shaft 16e and the cam handle 16g are arranged on the ear-shaped connecting part 7a of the storage container 7; the upper surface of the pressing block 16c is attached to the upper surface of the ear-shaped connecting part 7a and is larger than the width dimension of the drawing groove 7b, and the lower part of the pressing block penetrates through the drawing groove 7b of the ear-shaped connecting part 7a of the storage container 7 and is smaller than the width dimension of the drawing groove 7 b; the connecting shaft 16f penetrates through the drawing-out groove 7b in the cam handle 16g of the storage container 7 and the limiting hole 15a of the fixing piece 15b of the chassis 15.
According to the scooter provided by the embodiment of the invention, the storage container 7 and the chassis 15 are connected through the locking assembly 16, so that the storage container 7 and the chassis 15 can be quickly separated, and a user can conveniently take purchased articles. Specifically, return when the user's shopping, when need take out the storage box, only need upwards move cam handle 16g, cam handle 16g moves along cam carousel 16d, drive connecting axle 16f and carry out upward movement then, thereby the distance grow between latch segment 16a and the compact heap 16c, because spring 13 d's elastic action, make compact heap 16 c's bottom and the fast top of locking form fixed distance, and the user only need pull behind storage container 7, take out fast in the groove 7b of taking out of storage container 7 with the junction below the compact heap 16c is direct, increase user's convenience more.
When a user goes out again for shopping, the connecting part below the pressing block 16c in the locking assembly 16 is aligned with the drawing-off groove 7b of the storage container 7 and is pushed forwards, so that when the connecting part below the pressing block 16c is placed in the drawing-off groove 7b, the cam handle 16g is pulled downwards to drive the connecting shaft 16f to move downwards until the cam handle 16g is attached to the cam turntable 16d, at the moment, the lower surface of the upper part of the pressing block 16c is attached to the upper surface of the ear-shaped connecting part 7a of the storage container 7, the upper surface of the locking block 16a is attached to the lower surface of the fixing part 15b of the chassis 15, the fastening and installation of the storage container 7 and the chassis 15 are realized, and the user can continue shopping.
In other embodiments of the present invention, the chair 1 further comprises an adjusting hole and an adjusting screw, and specifically, when the backrest of the user is uncomfortable, the upper surfaces of the buttons at the two ends of the steel wire can be separated from the chair 1 by pulling the steel wire, and then the chair back angle is adjusted to place the buttons in the other two symmetrical holes, so that the backrest angle of the chair 1 can be adjusted; when the user does not use, or family members take out and need to put the car of riding instead of walk on the car when playing, in order to save and place the space, the pulling steel wire for the upper surface of the button at its both ends breaks away from in seat 1, then the back of the chair angle of adjustment, can realize the folding of seat 1, then separation seat 1 and chassis 15, can be very convenient place the car of riding instead of walk in the carriage, further made things convenient for the carrying of car of riding instead of walk.
In this embodiment, through adjusting the hole and adjusting the height that seat 1 can further reduce seat 1 of lead screw folding seat, save transport means's space, convenient storage, place and transport.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the chassis 15 further includes a motor 12 assembly and a controller 3, wherein the motor 12 assembly is disposed on the rear wheel, and the automatic operation thereof is realized by the controller 3; the controller 3 is also provided with a speed control interface and a shaking handle, the operation of the scooter is controlled by controlling the speed interface, and the operation direction of the scooter is controlled by the handle; still be provided with motor 12 handle 12a on the motor 12, the user is in the use, when the electric quantity is not enough or when breaking down, through pulling motor 12 handle 12a downwards, just can unblock motor 12's card dead state, makes its relevant personnel push it home, has solved the problem that the trouble can not be used midway, greatly increased user's rate of utilization.
Based on the above-mentioned connection structure of the seat 1 and the chassis 15, the disassembly and assembly process of the present invention is as follows: after the use, the pull rod 14 is pulled by hand, the pull rod 14 pulls the limit block 13a to move clockwise, the top of the pull rod is connected with one end of the spring 13d to drive the spring 13d to pull along the stress direction, so as to drive the clamping block 13c connected with the other end of the spring 13d to move clockwise, at the moment, the limit block 13a and the clamping block 13c move clockwise together, when the upper right end of the limit block 13a moves to the right side of the fixing frame 13b of the fixing device 13, the limit block 13a stops rotating clockwise due to the blocking of the fixing frame 13b, the spring 13d loses the pulling force, so that the clamping block 13c stops rotating clockwise, at the moment, the irregular convex structure arranged at the upper left of the limit block 13a just blocks the convex arranged at the upper right of the clamping block 13c, so as to limit the buckle of the clamping block 13c to just align to the empty groove at the bottom of the fixing frame 13b of the fixing device 13, at this time, the user only needs to lift the seat 1 upwards to smoothly pull the seat 1 away from the lock catch 17 on the chassis 15, and then the clamping device is restored to the original state.
When the user uses the chair again, the empty slot at the bottom of the fixing frame 13b of the fixing device 13 below the chair 1 is aligned with the lock catch 17 on the chassis 15 and is pressed by force, at the moment, the lock catch 17 and the clamping block 13c can generate a click impact sound, the clamping block 13c can rotate clockwise due to the jacking force of the lock catch 17, the limiting block 13a can be driven by the elastic force of the spring 13d to move clockwise, the limiting block 13a can hear the click sound again due to the collision between the convex structure arranged at the upper right of the clamping block 13c and the convex structure arranged at the upper left of the limiting block 13a in the operation process, at the moment, the limiting block 13a can limit the rotation due to the fixing frame 13b at the right side of the fixing device 13, the convex structure arranged at the left side of the limiting block 13c blocks the convex structure at the right side of the clamping block 13c to limit the rotation, and the jacking force of the lock catch 17 is added, the dead slot of fixing device 13 bottom just in time is aimed at to screens position 13 c's buckle position this moment, and hasp 17 passes screens 13 c's buckle smoothly, and after losing hasp 17's top force effect, screens piece 13c anticlockwise moves, also drives stopper 13a under spring 13 d's the spring action and carries out anticlockwise rotation, and up to recovering original condition, the buckle fastening is with hasp 17 chucking this moment, and then has realized quick installation, and the person of facilitating the use uses.
In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 10 to 12, the folding function of the seat is embodied as a folding device 10, and the folding device 10 includes a limiting plate 10c, a rotating plate 10f, a limiting seat 10g, an insertion shaft 10h, an elastic component 10i, and a rope 10 j.
The rotating plate 10f is rotatably connected with the limiting plate 10c through a screw 10k and a shaft sleeve 10l, the shaft sleeve 10l penetrates through the limiting plate 10c to be in plug fit with the rotating plate 10f, and the screw 10k sequentially penetrates through the shaft sleeve 10l and the limiting plate 10c to be in threaded fit with the rotating plate 10 f.
Limiting plates 10c are fixedly installed on two sides of the frame base, rotating plates 10f are fixedly installed on two sides of the frame seat back, a folding device 10 is fixedly installed between the two rotating plates 10f, one end of each limiting plate 10c is rotatably connected with the corresponding rotating plate 10f, the folding device 10 is matched with the other end of each limiting plate 10c in an inserted mode, and the folding device 10 moves between the two limiting plates 10c in a reciprocating linear mode.
The working principle is as follows: when the angle of the chair back needs to be adjusted, a user controls the folding device 10 to be separated from the limiting plate 10c by one hand and adjusts the angle of the chair back by the other hand.
When the frame backrest and the frame base reach a preset angle, the user controls the folding device 10 to be matched with the limiting plate 10c in an inserting mode.
Through a folding device 10 fixedly arranged between the two rotating plates 10f, the folding device 10 can be controlled by a single hand to adjust the angle of the chair back to realize the folding of the scooter when in use, thereby solving the problem that the operation is complex because other people need to assist in adjusting the angle of the chair back of the scooter in the prior art.
In a further embodiment, the folding device 10 includes a limiting seat 10g fixedly connected to the rotating plate 10f, an inserting shaft 10h inserted into the limiting seat 10g, an elastic component 10i abutted against and engaged with the inserting shaft 10h and the limiting seat 10g, and a rope 10j passing through the limiting seat 10g and the elastic component 10i and fixedly connected to the inserting shaft 10h, in this embodiment, the limiting seat 10g and the rotating plate 10f are fixedly connected by welding, and may be produced by a screwing or a mold integral molding process in actual production.
When the angle of the backrest needs to be adjusted, the user pulls the rope 10j with one hand to make the insertion shaft 10h move towards the central plane of the scooter against the elastic force of the elastic component 10 i.
When the frame back and the frame base reach a preset angle, a user loosens the rope 10j, and the insertion shaft 10h is inserted and matched with the limiting plate 10c under the elastic force of the elastic component 10 i.
In a further embodiment, a chamfer 10d is further formed at one end of the limiting plate 10c far away from the frame back, the chamfer 10d is located at the opposite side of the two limiting plates 10c, when the insertion shaft 10h is displaced towards the frame back from the end of the limiting plate 10c far away from the frame back, the insertion shaft 10h is in butt fit with the chamfer 10d, and the chamfer 10d guides the insertion shaft 10 h.
In a further embodiment, one end of the insertion shaft 10h close to the limit plate 10c is further provided with a chamfer or a fillet, and when the chamfer 10d guides the insertion shaft 10h, the insertion shaft 10h is in butt fit with the chamfer 10d through the chamfer or the fillet.
The chamfered portion 10d guides the insertion shaft 10h when the insertion shaft 10h enters the stopper plate 10c from the outside, and the insertion shaft 10h can enter the stopper plate 10c without pulling the rope 10j, thereby further simplifying the operation steps.
In a further embodiment, a stop 10e is fixedly mounted at one end of the limiting plate 10c close to the frame backrest, and when the rotating plate 10f is displaced to a predetermined angle, the rotating plate 10f is in abutting fit with the stop 10 e.
When the frame chair back can be prevented from being adjusted through the stop block 10e, the insertion shaft 10h is not in insertion fit with the limiting plate 10c, so that the angle between the frame chair back and the upper surface of the frame base exceeds a preset value, and the use safety of the scooter is further improved.
In a further embodiment, the rotating plate 10f is disposed between the two limiting plates 10c, and the insertion shaft 10h passes through the rotating plate 10f to be inserted into and matched with the limiting plates 10 c.
In a further embodiment, the limiting plate 10c is disposed between the two rotating plates 10f, the limiting seat 10g is opened with a receiving groove, and the limiting plate 10c is received in the receiving groove of the limiting seat 10 g.
In a further embodiment, the limiting plate 10c is provided with at least one limiting hole, and the inserting shaft 10h is inserted into the limiting hole.
In a further embodiment, when there are at least two limiting holes, the limiting holes are distributed circumferentially around the junction of the limiting plate 10c and the rotating plate 10 f.
In a further embodiment, the elastic component 10i is a spring or a balloon.
In a further embodiment, after the angle between the frame back and the frame base is changed, the angle of the safety belt needs to be adjusted to adapt to the sitting posture of a user, in the conventional safety belt folding device 10, a limit screw 10k is installed on the frame base, and the metal limit screw 10k is in rigid contact with a safety belt connecting plate 10a, so that the safety coefficient is easily abraded, and the use is also affected by excessive noise.
In order to solve the above problems, the folding device 10 for folding the scooter comprises limit screws 10k fixedly installed on two sides of a frame base or a frame seat back and a rubber ring or a rubber sleeve sleeved outside the limit screws 10k, and at least one limit screw 10k is arranged below each safety belt connecting plate 10 a.
Carry out the shock attenuation through rubber circle or rubber sleeve and can avoid the rigidity butt, solved safety belt connecting plate 10 a's wearing and tearing, there is the problem that factor of safety reduces to and the too big problem that influences use comfort level of noise.
In a further embodiment, the folding device 10 for folding the scooter comprises a limiting shell 10b sleeved on the outer side of the safety belt connecting plate 10a, the limiting shell 10b is fixedly connected with the frame base or the frame seat back, at least one limiting groove is formed in the side surface of the limiting shell, and the rotating connection position of the safety belt connecting plate 10a and the frame base or the frame seat back is accommodated in the limiting groove.
The safety belt connecting plate 10a is limited through the limiting shell 10b, and the problem that the position of the safety belt cannot be found quickly when the safety belt needs to be used due to the fact that the rotation amplitude of the safety belt connecting plate 10a is too large is solved. In a further embodiment, the side wall of the limiting groove of the folding device 10 for folding the scooter is also fixedly provided with a rubber pad.
As noted above, while the present invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, it is not to be construed as limited thereto. Various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.