WO2010058231A1

WO2010058231A1 - Vehicle seat coat hanger suitable for fastening to the headrest mount of a vehicle seat

Info

Publication number: WO2010058231A1
Application number: PCT/HU2008/000134
Authority: WO
Inventors: Attila Rajnai
Original assignee: Rati Kft.
Priority date: 2008-11-24
Filing date: 2008-11-24
Publication date: 2010-05-27

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle seat coat hanger (10) for fastening to the headrest mount (12) of a vehicle seat (14). The vehicle seat coat hanger (10) comprises a coat hanger part (22) and a support part (20), the support part (20) comprising fastening means for releasably fastening the support part (20) to the headrest mount (12). The coat hanger part (22) comprises a first mating element and the support part (20) comprises a second mating element for releasable engagement with the first mating element and the coat hanger part (22) comprises a bar hook (54).

Description

Vehicle seat coat hanger suitable for fastening to the headrest mount of a vehicle seat

The present invention relates to a vehicle seat coat hanger suitable for fastening to the headrest mount of a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat coat hanger comprises a coat hanger part and a support part, the support part comprising fastening means for releasably fastening the support part to the headrest mount.

Vehicle seat coat hangers provide for the convenient transportation of garment articles, in particular overgarments such as suits. The vehicle seat coat hangers are generally affixed to the headrest mount of one of the front seats, such that the garments are hanging between the back of the front seat and the front of the rear seats. This way the garment stays wrinkleless as opposed to conventional transportation in a suitcase or on an empty car seat.

A vehicle seat coat hanger is described in WO 00/30894. The coat hanger has a support frame terminating in a suitable clamping assembly for clamping the rod-like supports of the headrest mount, and a shoulder bar is secured to the upper part of the support frame. The vehicle seat coat hanger is designed for holding the garment, in particle a suit jacket, during the travel. When no longer in use, the coat hanger needs to be dismantled for safety reasons, which is a lengthy operation as it involves unlocking the clamping assembly. Also for safety reasons the shoulder bar is not provided with a hook, thus the vehicle seat coat hanger cannot be used in a hotel or a home environment, and cannot be hung up e.g. in a wardrobe. In the context of the present invention the coat hanger hook is understood to be a bar hook, i.e. a downwardly projecting hook suitable for hanging the coat hanger e.g. on a wardrobe bar or a wall hook or any other narrow vertical support surface, such as the upper edge of a chair back or the upper edge of a door.

The lack of such a bar hook presents a serious drawback when the traveller wishes to transport other garments than the ones that he puts on when leaving the car. In the case of the type of car seat coat hanger described in WO 00/30894 such extra garments need to be removed from the car seat coat hanger and need to be carried to the final destination (e.g. house, hotel room, etc.) either in hand or on a conventional coat hanger.

The inconvenience of carrying the garments from and to the car and hanging them up in a hotel room is particularly problematic for businessmen and businesswomen undertaking longer business trips and having to overnight in several hotels. Since the prior art car seat coat hangers are not designed for transporting the garments to and from the car, such car seat coat hangers are generally only designed for holding the driver's and/or passenger's coat or suit jacket. Due to the limited intended use the vehicle seat coat hangers are not provided with trouser bars and skirt hooks, as they are not intended for accommodating a complete two- or three-piece suit.

Even when a trouser bar is provided, such bars are either permanently secured to the shoulder bar at both ends (traditional triangular coat hanger design) which renders the operation of hanging the trousers over the trouser bar difficult; or one of the trouser bar ends is spaced apart from the shoulder bar (open triangle coat hanger design), which on the one hand allows for slipping the folded trousers on the bar, but on the other hand, however, also permits the trousers to slip off e.g. when the vehicle is taking a sharp turn.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle seat coat hanger which can be easily attached to and detached from the headrest mount of the vehicle seat in order to allow for convenient transportation of garments to and from the vehicle. It is a further object of the invention to provide such a vehicle seat coat hanger with a hook in order to facilitate holding and carrying the vehicle seat coat hanger outside of the vehicle with garments arranged thereon and to facilitate storing the vehicle seat coat hanger, e.g. in a hotel wardrobe. It is a further object of the invention to allow for the wrinkle-free transportation of all kinds of garments, such as trousers and skirts as well.

In order to achieve the above objects the present invention provides a vehicle seat coat hanger for fastening to the headrest mount of a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat coat hanger comprises a coat hanger part and a support part, the support part comprising fastening means for releasably fastening the support part to the headrest mount. The coat hanger part comprises a first mating element and the support part comprises a second mating element for releasable engagement with the first mating element and the coat hanger part comprises a bar hook. In a preferred embodiment the coat hanger part comprises a body and a shoulder bar, and the hook and the shoulder bar are connected to the body. The hook has an open position in which a hook end is spaced apart from the body and a closed position, in which the hook end connects to the body.

Furthermore, it has been recognised that the support part of the vehicle seat coat hanger may serve for other purposes than supporting the coat hanger part, regardless of whether or not the coat hanger part is in use.

Nowadays the most important means of telecommunication while travelling are mobile phones. For safety reasons when using mobile phones in a vehicle the mobile phone needs to be connected to a so called handsfree device which permits the driver to speak over the phone without having to hold the mobile phone apparatus (hence the name "handsfree"). Modern cars have built-in handsfree modules, however, their speakers are too far from the driver, which is to the detriment of the audibility.

New handsfree devices based on Bluetooth^® technology partly eliminate the above problem by the possibility of attaching the speaker and microphone unit to the mount of the vehicle seat headrest. However, the microphone of such a unit projects from the plane of the headrest, thereby obstructing the drivers view in the sideway direction as well as presenting a source of danger in the event of an accident.

Another disadvantage of the conventional handsfree devices is that their display and control panel are generally arranged on the instrument panel of the car, hence their operation can easily distract the driver.

It is a further objective of the invention to overcome the problems associated with the prior art handsfree devices.

It has been recognised that the above mentioned problems can be eliminated by integrating a handsfree module into the support part of the inventive vehicle seat coat hanger. As the support part ia attached to the headrest mount the speakers are close to the drivers ears improving the quality

\ of hearing.

Accordingly, in a preferred embodiment the support part of the inventive vehicle seat coat hanger preferably comprises a mobile phone handsfree module which has at least one speaker and at least one microphone.

In yet another preferred embodiment a control button is provided on a longitudinally extending end of the handsfree module, thereby eliminating the danger of distracting the drivers attention from the road.

It has been further recognised that the support part may also conveniently accommodate a drive alert alarm serving to provide periodical or random signals for keeping the driver awake and alert. By integrating such a drive alert alarm into the support part and preferably into the handsfree module the need of a separate device is eliminated.

Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are defined in the attached dependent claims.

Further details of the invention will be apparent from the accompanying figures and exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 1 is a perspective front view of a driver seat equipped with a preferred embodiment of the vehicle seat coat hanger according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective side view of the headrest coat hanger secured to the mount of the headrest. Fig. 3 is a perspective rear view of the driver seat equipped with headrest coat hanger according to the invention.

Fig. 4 is a perspective front view of the preferred embodiment of the coat hanger according to the invention illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side view of the same embodiment as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective rear view of the same embodiment as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Figs. 7a to 7e are different perspective views of the coat hanger part of the same embodiment: - Fig. 7a is a front perspective view of the coat hanger part,

- Fig. 7b is a partial front perspective view illustrating the connector portion of the coat hanger part,

- Fig. 7c is a rear perspective view of the coat hanger part illustrating the tilting of the shoulder bar of the coat hanger part, - Fig. 7d is a partial front perspective view illustrating the bar hook of the coat hanger part,

- Fig. 7e is a partial perspective front-side view illustrating the function of the trouser bar locking means of the coat hanger part.

Figs. 8a to 8c are different perspective views of the support part together with the mobile phone module of the same preferred embodiment:

- Fig. 8a is a front perspective view,

- Fig. 8b is a partial front perspective view/

- Fig. 8c is a rear perspective view.

Figs. 1 to 3 show a preferred embodiment of a vehicle seat coat hanger 10 according to the invention attached to the mount 12 of the headrest 16 of a vehicle seat 14. Driving wheel 18 is depicted as reference point for indicating the direction of the front and back of the vehicle. It is to be understood that the inventive vehicle seat coat hanger 10 can be attached to other vehicle seats 14 than the driver seat, provided there is sufficient space behind the seat 14 for garments to be hanging from the vehicle seat coat hanger 10. It is also to be appreciated that the vehicle seat 14 can be facing any direction within the vehicle, for example mini buses are often provided with a seat at the back which is facing the side of the bus. Nevertheless for the sake of simplicity it will be assumed hereinafter that the vehicle seat 14 is facing the front of the vehicle, thus the front and back directions with respect to the vehicle seat 14 coincide with the front and back directions with respect to the vehicle respectively. The vehicle seat coat hanger 10 comprises a support part 20 and a coat hanger part 22. As can be best seen in Fig. 2 the vehicle seat coat hanger 10 is attached to the mount 12 of the vehicle seat 14 headrest 16 via the support part 20. The support part 20 comprises a mobile phone handsfree module 24, which is of a longitudinal construction in the depicted embodiment. In the mounted position of the support part 20 the mobile phone handsfree module 24 faces the front, while the coat hanger part 22 is behind the headrest 16.

Figs. 4 to 6 show the vehicle seat coat hanger 10 from three different views without the vehicle seat 14.

The support part 20 comprises fastening means for releasably fastening the support part 20 to the headrest mount 12. As can be best seen in Fig. 4 in the depicted embodiment the fastening means are clamping means 40 having front and rear clamping parts 42 and 44. The clamping parts 42, 44 may be held together by fixing screws 98 (Figs. 6 and 8c) The clamping parts 42, 44 form two brackets 46 for receiving the headrest mount 12, which is generally made up of two spaced apart rod-like supports. The spacing between the rod-like supports may vary according to the manufacturer of the car or car seat, therefore the two brackets 46 are preferably of an elongated shape, in order to render the clamping means 40 universal. In case of special headrest mounts 12 with more or less supports or supports of a different shape, corresponding number of brackets 46 can be formed with suitable shapes. Furthermore, the brackets 46 may be formed by separate pairs of front and rear clamping parts 42, 44, or separate pairs of clamping parts suitable for clamping the two rod-like supports from other directions than front and rear, e.g a left and a right clamping part. Also, the clamping means 40 may comprise a single rear clamping part 44 and two separate front clamping parts 42, each forming a bracket 46 with the rear clamping part 44. A variety of further solutions are possible for releasably attaching the support part 20 to the headrest mount 12. The support part 20 is preferably provided with a mobile phone module 24, which is discussed in more detail in connection with Figs. 8a to 8c.

The vehicle seat coat hanger 10 further comprises a coat hanger part 22, which comprises a body 48, and a connector portion 50, as well as a shoulder bar 52 and a hook 54 connected to the body 48.

The coat hanger part 22 can be releasably connected to the support part 20 via suitable mating elements, the first mating element being provided on the body 48, the second mating element being provided on the support part 20. In the illustrated embodiment the first mating element is formed as the connector portion 50, while the second mating element is realised by a matching opening 100 (Fig. 8c) in the rear clamping part 44. It is further possible to provide extra known engaging means (e.g. latch or bolt) on the connector portion 50 and within the opening 100, and a release button 55 (Fig. 6) can be provided on the rear clamping part 44 for disengaging the extra engaging means. Such engaging means and release buttons 55 are well known to the skilled person; therefore their mechanism will not be discussed here. It will be appreciated that a number of other well-known possibilities are available for providing a releasable connection between the support part 20 and the coat hanger part 22. The connector portion 50 is a two-position component having a first closed position (Fig. 7a) and a second engaging position (Figs. 4 to 6). The connector portion 50 is pivotably attached to the body 48 via a shaft 56 (Fig. 5). The body 48 comprises a recess 58 (Fig. 4) for receiving the connector portion 50 in its first closed position (Fig. 7a). In a preferred embodiment the recess 58 is dimensioned to receive the whole of the connector portion 50, i.e. the outer surface of the connector portion 50 is substantially level with the body 48 in the closed position as can be seen in Fig. 7a. By fitting the protruding connector portion 50 into the recess 58 of the body 48 the coat hanger part 22 can be used as a conventional coat hanger, i.e. it can be carried around or hung up in a wardrobe like any conventional coat hanger; it does not require more space or more attention since there are no dangerously protruding parts. The connector portion 50 is preferably provided with a connector lock 60 for locking the connector portion 50 in its closed position in order to make sure that the connector portion 50 does not leave the recess 58 e.g. during transportation. The connector lock 60 can be for example any type of known latch or bolt which has a locking position for retaining the connector portion 50 in the recess 58 and a release position allowing the connector portion 50 to be pivoted into its engaging position (see Fig. 7b). ^• -

In its engaging position the connector portion 50 can be fitted into the corresponding opening 100 (Fig. 8c) of the support part 20, which is preferably provided on the rear clamping part 44. The shoulder bar 52 of the coat hanger part 22 is connected to the body

48. In the present exemplary embodiment the body 48 may be provided with a through hole for accommodating a single piece shoulder bar 52, or the shoulder bar 52 can be made up of two shoulder bar pieces: a left shoulder bar piece 70 and a right shoulder bar piece 72. There are of course a number of other possibilities for connecting the shoulder bar 52 to the body 48 of the coat hanger part 22. The shoulder bar 52 is suitable e.g. for holding jackets, shirts, blouses and similar items.

In a preferred embodiment a trouser bar 74 is connected to the shoulder bar 52. The connection may be a fixed connection including the possibility of forming the shoulder bar 52 and the trouser bar 74 integrally, or the connection can be a releasable one, such as the trouser bar locking means 76. By disengaging the trouser bar 74 from the shoulder bar 52 as shown in Fig. 7e, trousers can be slid on the trouser bar 74 easily. It is also possible to permanently fix one of the trouser bar locking means 76 to the shoulder bar 52, making sure that the trouser bar 74 cannot be detached completely and get lost.

Placing the trousers on the trouser bar 74 can be further facilitated by allowing the shoulder bar 52 to be pivoted by 10 to 90 degrees, preferably by 40 to 50 degrees with respect to the body 48 of the coat hanger part 22 as illustrated in Fig. 7c. The coat hanger part 22 preferably comprises a skirt hook 78, which can be provided on the trouser bar locking means 76 as illustrated in the figures, but may also be provided in a known way either on the shoulder bar 52 or on the trouser bar 74.

The shoulder bar 52 can be made of a galvanized metal, while the trouser bar 74 and the trouser bar locking means maybe of a plastic material and can be easily snapped onto the shoulder bar.

The hook 54 may be a conventional coat hanger hook attached to or formed integrally with the body 48 of the coat hanger part 22. More preferably and as illustrated in Fig. 7d, the hook 54 comprises a hook foot 80 connected to the body 48 and a free hook end 82, and the hook 54 has an open position in which the hook end 82 is spaced apart from the body 48, and a closed position in which the hook end 82 connects to the body 48, preferably by entering a suitable opening 84 provided in the body 48. When the hook 54 is in its closed position the upper edge of the body 48 between the hook foot 80 and the closed hook end 82 is suitable for supporting ties. Also, suitable locking means may be provided to retain the hook end 82 within the opening 84. Such locking means may be realised by a latch or by a snap-connection. The hook foot 80 may for example be in a known sliding connection with the body 48 allowing the hook 54 and the body 48 to be slid with respect to each other; or the hook foot 80 may be of a telescopic design allowing displacement of the hook end 82 with respect to the body 48. The upper end of the body 48 is preferably recessed between the hook foot 80 and the opening 84 receiving the free hook end 82, for example formed with an inwardly projecting arch 86, so as to form a tubular opening together with the hook 54 when the hook 54 is in its closed position. It should be noted that for the purpose of the invention a tubular opening is provided even if the recess is not of a circular arch, it may for example be a rectangular recess. Leaving a tubular, opening between the body 48 and the hook 54 has the advantage that the hook 54 can also serve as a locking means for securely attaching the coat hanger part 22 e.g. to a wardrobe bar, thereby preventing the coat hanger part 22 from being accidentally knocked off the bar when removing the garment. As the coat hanger part 22 is a more sophisticated and more expensive device than conventional coat hangers, and more liable to injury due to the number of moving components therein, it is sensible to protect the coat hanger part 22 from falling off the wardrobe bar. Also, the inwardly projecting arch 86 (or other type of recess) at the upper end of the body 48 is suitable for hanging ties thereon even if the hook 54 is not in its closed position and even if the hook 54 is not designed to be brought to a closed position at all. 5 When using the vehicle seat coat hanger 10 the support part 20 is secured to the mount 12 of the headrest 16 by clamping the mount 12 via the clamping parts 42, 44 of the clamping means 40 of the support part 20, and fixing the clamping parts 42, 44 with respect to each other via the fixing screws 98. The coat hanger part 22 is then connected to the support part 20 by

10 unlocking the connector lock 60 and pivoting the connector portion 50 into the engaging position, wherein the connector portion 50 is substantially

. perpendicular to the body 48 of the coat hanger part 22 and can. be fitted into the corresponding opening 100 of the support part 20. When the two parts 20,

22 are connected in this way, the body 48 of the coat hanger part 22 assumes a

15 substantially vertical position and the garments requiring wrinkleless transportation can be placed on the shoulder bar 52 and/or trouser bar 74 as explained above, or optionally the garments can be arranged on the coat hanger part 22 prior to attaching it to the support part 20, e.g. inside the house, and the garments can be carried to the vehicle suspended on the coat hanger

20 part 22 by holding the hook 54, which may be in the closed or open position.

When wishing to transport the garments from the vehicle the connector portion 50 is disengaged from the support part 20 by actuating the release button 55. The connector portion 50 is then brought to its closed position by pivoting it back into the recess 58 of the body 48 of the coat hanger part 22. The

^' 25 garments may then be carried inside the house or to a hotel room together with the coat hanger part 22, where it can be conveniently hung up, e.g. in a wardrobe, thereby eliminating the need to remove the garments from the coat

-hanger part 22 and put them on a conventional coat hanger. The support part

20 may ^"stay in the vehicle as it is designed not to obstruct .the driver's view and

30 because it does not contain any dangerously protruding components in the direction of the back seats thus it does not present any danger to back seat . passengers once the coat hanger part 22 is removed. Figs. 8a to 8c depict the support part 20 separately. As already mentioned, the support part 20 advantageously comprises the mobile phone handsfree module 24, which can be attached to the front clamping part 42 made up of one or more pieces. The handsfree module 24 preferably comprises a longitudinal body 90, which is substantially parallel to the upper edge 92 of the back-rest 94 of the vehicle seat 14 when the support part 20 is affixed to the headrest mount 12 of the vehicle seat 14 (see Figs. 1 to 3). The longitudinal body 90 may extend beyond the headrest in one single sideway direction, but it is more preferably extending beyond the headrest both to the left and to the right as shown in Fig. 1 by a left and a right extending end 102 and 104. The handsfree module 24 comprises at least one speaker 106 but advantageously two speakers_. 106 at both extending ends 102, 104. The speakers 106 are preferably provided at such a distance from the middle of the module 24 to be close to the driver's (or passenger's) ears, in order to ensure good audio quality even in case of low volume. When two extending ends 102, 104 are provided a microphone 108 can be arranged at one end 104 and a control button 110 at the other end 102, otherwise the two can be provided on a single extending end 102, 104. Preferably a LED indicator 112 is also provided at one of the extending ends 102, 104 e.g. for indicating the charge of the batteries and/or an active Bluetooth^® -type connection or any other information. The different types of information can be indicated using different LED colours.

A driver alert alarm - serving to provide periodical or random signals for keeping the driver awake - can form a part of the vehicle seat coat hanger 10 according to the present invention and said alert alarm can be advantageously integrated into the handsfree module 24. Suitable driver alert alarms are well known in the art and can be readily incorporated into the handsfree module 24 either as a separate device or in the form of a software.

The handsfree module 24 can be running from batteries. Alternatively or in addition the vehicle's cigar-lighter may serve as the power supply of the handsfree module 24.

The control button 110 allows for the easy and convenient operation of the handsfree module requiring no visual attention at all, hence the driver can stay focused on the road. An exemplary operation of the control button is as follows. The handsfree module 24 can be turned on and off by long pressing (pressing and, holding) the control button 110. The drive alert alarm can be activated or deactivated at the driver's option by short pressing the control button 110. The volume can be controlled by turning the control button 110 clockwise or anti-clockwise.

After turning on the handsfree module 24 it will automatically look for mobile phones within a short distance, e.g. 2 m. If the Bluetooth^® communication is enabled on the driver's (or passenger's) mobile phone the handsfree module 24 will automatically connect with the mobile phone and a corresponding message will appear on the mobile phone. In case of an incoming call only the receive call button tff the mobile phone need be pressed; after this the communication is performed via the microphone 108 and the speakers 106 of the handsfree module 24. To initiate a call the driver uses his mobile phone (either via the phone's keyboard or via voice control); from thereon only the handsfree module 24 is used.

When operating the control button 110 the handsfree module 24 may provide audio signals corresponding to the selected function.

With the help of the handsfree module 24 the driver's hands stay free when speaking over the mobile phone and at the same time good audibility is

_ ensured by providing the one or two speakers 106 close to the driver's ears.

This arrangements also enables other passengers to speak to each other or to listen to the car audio device.

It is to be appreciated that the inventive vehicle seat coat hanger 10 may be used in an office or in home environment as well, since armchairs and, office chairs are often equipped with similar types of headrests.

The above-described embodiments are intended only as illustrating examples and are not to be considered as- limiting the invention. Various modifications will be apparent to a person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of protection determined by the attached claims.

Claims

1. Vehicle seat coat hanger (10) suitable for fastening to the headrest mount (12) of a vehicle seat (14), the vehicle seat coat hanger (10) comprising a coat hanger part (22) and a support part (20), the support part (20) comprising fastening means for releasably fastening the support part (20) to the headrest mount (12), characterised in that the coat. hanger part (22) comprises a first mating element and the^" support part (20) comprises a second mating element for releasable engagement with the first mating element and the coat hanger part (22) comprises a bar hook (54).

2. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the coat hanger part (22) comprises a body (48) and a shoulder bar (52), and the hook (54) and the shoulder bar (52) are connected to the body (48).

3. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim 2, wherein the hook (54) has an open position in which a hook end (82) is spaced apart from the body (48) and a closed position, in which the hook end (82) connects to the body (48).

4. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim 3, wherein the hook (54) has a hook foot (80) connected to the body (48) and the body (48) between the hook foot (80) and the hook end (82) is recessed for forming a tubular. opening together with the hook (54) when the hook (54) is in its closed position.

5. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to any of claims 2, to 4, wherein a trouser bar (74) is connected to the shoulder bar (52) via trouser bar locking means (76).

6. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim 5, wherein the trouser bar locking means (76) comprises a skirt hook (78).

7. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the shoulder bar (52) is connected pivotably to the body (48).

8. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to any of claims 2 to 7, wherein the first mating element is a two-position connector portion (50) having a first closed position and a second engaging position, the connector portion (50) is pivotably attached to the body (48) via a shaft (56), and the body (48) comprises a recess (58) for receiving the connector portion (50) in its first closed position.

9. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the support part (20) comprises clamping means (40) for securing the support part (20) to one or more rod-like supports of the headrest mount (12).

10. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to any of claims 1 to 9, wherein the support part (20) comprises a mobile phone handsfree module (24) comprising at least one speaker (106) and at least one microphone (108).

11. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim 10, wherein a control button (110) is provided on the handsfree module (24).

12. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim -9 or 11, wherein the handsfree module (24) comprises a longitudinal body (90), which is substantially parallel to the upper edge (92) of the back-rest (94) of the vehicle seat (14) when the support part (20) is affixed to the headrest mount (12) of the vehicle seat (14).

13. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to claim 12, wherein the longitudinal body (90) extends from the headrest (16) in at least one lateral direction by an extending end (102, 104), and the control button (110) and the microphone (108) are provided at such an extending end (102, 104).

14. The vehicle seat coat hanger according to any of claims 10 to 12, wherein a driver alert alarm is integrated into the handsfree module (24).