阅读说明：本技术 一种防止掉落的儿科雾化治疗器 (Prevent paediatrics fog inhalation ware that drops ) 是由 陈俊玲 于 2019-11-22 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明实施例公开了一种防止掉落的儿科雾化治疗器,具体涉及医疗设备领域,包括机体和呼吸罩,所述机体内部设有安装仓,所述安装仓内部可拆卸连接有雾化机构,所述安装仓底部贯穿机体下表面以及顶端设有贯穿机体上表面的安装口,所述呼吸罩底部固定设有进气管,所述进气管底端通过连接头与安装口可拆卸连接。本发明通过连接带将机体固定于儿童胸前,通过松紧绑带将呼吸罩固定于儿童的头部,避免其掉落,整个装置佩戴方便,在进行雾化进药工作时,儿童可以不被拘束,可以很大限度的移动和玩耍,并且呼吸罩和雾化机构可以与机体可拆卸连接,储药盒与雾化头可以拆卸,便于呼吸罩的消毒清洗、雾化机构的拆卸换药和清洗等,使用非常方便。(The embodiment of the invention discloses a falling-prevention pediatric atomization therapeutic device, which particularly relates to the field of medical equipment and comprises a machine body and a respiratory mask, wherein an installation bin is arranged in the machine body, an atomization mechanism is detachably connected in the installation bin, the bottom of the installation bin penetrates through the lower surface of the machine body, an installation opening penetrating through the upper surface of the machine body is formed in the top end of the installation bin, an air inlet pipe is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the respiratory mask, and the bottom end of the air inlet pipe is detachably connected with the installation opening through a connector. The device has the advantages that the machine body is fixed in front of the chest of the child through the connecting belt, the breathing mask is fixed on the head of the child through the elastic binding band, the breathing mask is prevented from falling off, the whole device is convenient to wear, the child can move and play to a great extent without being restrained when atomization medicine feeding work is carried out, the breathing mask and the atomization mechanism can be detachably connected with the machine body, the medicine storage box and the atomization head can be detached, the breathing mask is convenient to disinfect and clean, the atomization mechanism is convenient to detach, medicine is convenient to replace and clean, and the like, and the use is very convenient.)

1. A pediatric aerosol therapy device that prevents dropping, comprising: the atomizing respirator comprises an airframe (1) and a respirator (2), wherein an installation bin (11) is arranged inside the airframe (1), an atomizing mechanism (3) is detachably connected inside the installation bin (11), the bottom of the installation bin (11) penetrates through the lower surface of the airframe (1), an installation opening (4) penetrating through the upper surface of the airframe (1) is formed in the top end of the installation bin (11), an air inlet pipe (5) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the respirator (2), and the bottom end of the air inlet pipe (5) is detachably connected with the installation opening (4) through a connector (6);

connecting bands (7) are fixedly arranged on two sides of the machine body (1) and used for fixing the machine body (1) in front of the chest of a child, and elastic binding bands (8) are fixedly arranged on the rear side of the respirator (2) and used for fixing the respirator (2) on the head of the child;

atomizing mechanism (3) are including atomising head (31), play pencil (32), drug pump (33), take out pencil (34) and drug storage box (35), it is linked together in atomising head (31) top and with the play fog mouth of atomising head (31) to go out pencil (32) fixed setting, it sets up in atomising head (31) bottom and sends the medicine for atomising head (31) through taking out pencil (33) to go out pencil (32) fixed, it extends to drug storage box (35) inside to take out pencil (34) bottom, drug storage box (35) top and atomising head (31) bottom threaded connection, atomizing mechanism (3) are installed in installation storehouse (11) inside and can be dismantled through play pencil (32) and installing port (4) and be connected.

2. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device as defined in claim 1, wherein: connector (6) set up to the tubulose, and top and intake pipe (5) fixed connection, connector (6) outer wall is equipped with the internal thread, installing port (4) inner wall is equipped with the internal thread, connector (6) and installing port (4) threaded connection, intake pipe (5) specifically are the bellows.

3. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the end part of the connecting belt (7) on one side of the machine body (1) is fixedly provided with a burr pad, the end part of the connecting belt (7) on the other side of the machine body (1) is fixedly provided with a burr pad, and the burr pad is connected with the burr pad in a bonding manner.

4. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the installation bin (11) is cylindrical, the atomization mechanism (3) is matched with the installation bin (11), and the medicine outlet pipe (32) is movably clamped with the installation opening (4).

5. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device as defined in claim 1, wherein: atomizing head (31) top bilateral symmetry is fixed and is equipped with top slide (9), installation storehouse (11) inner chamber top bilateral symmetry has seted up top spout (10), top spout (10) set up to the quarter annular, two top slide (9) slide respectively and set up inside two top spouts (10).

6. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the drug storage box is characterized in that bottom limiting assemblies (12) are symmetrically and fixedly arranged on two sides of the bottom end of the drug storage box (35), bottom sliding grooves (13) are symmetrically formed in two sides of the bottom end of an inner cavity of the installation bin (11), the bottom sliding grooves (13) are arranged in a quarter-ring shape, and the two bottom limiting assemblies (12) are slidably arranged inside the two bottom sliding grooves (13).

7. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device according to claim 6, wherein: two top slide (9) are corresponding with two end spacing subassemblies (12), installation storehouse (11) both sides intercommunication has confession top slide (9) and the gliding spout (14) of indulging of end spacing subassembly (12), two indulge spout (14) and communicate two top spouts (10) and two end spouts (13) that correspond from top to bottom respectively, and indulge spout (14) bottom and run through organism (1) lower surface.

8. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device according to claim 7, wherein: two bottom spout (13) outside all is equipped with movable spout (15), organism (1) lower surface is run through to activity spout (15) bottom, the inside slip of activity spout (15) is equipped with arm-tie (16), fixed smooth foot (17) that are equipped with in arm-tie (16) both sides, organism (1) bottom that smooth foot (17) correspond is equipped with slide rail (18), smooth foot (17) slide and set up inside slide rail (18), slide rail (18) opening is towards arm-tie (16).

9. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device according to claim 8, wherein: the bottom limiting assembly (12) comprises a bottom sliding plate (121), a spring (122) and a limiting head (123), the limiting head (123) is arranged on the outer side of the bottom sliding plate (121) and is fixedly connected with the bottom sliding plate (121) through the spring (122), and one end of the limiting head (123) penetrates through the longitudinal sliding groove (14) and the bottom sliding groove (13) and extends to the inner part of the movable sliding groove (15) to correspond to the pulling plate (16).

10. A drop prevention pediatric aerosol therapy device as defined in claim 9, wherein: the medicine spraying device is characterized in that a power button (19) is fixedly arranged at the end part of a top sliding groove (10) on one side of the installation bin (11), the power button (19) corresponds to the top sliding plate (9), the power button (19) is arranged on a connecting lead of the medicine pumping pump (33), the atomizing head (31) and the storage battery, and the storage battery is arranged inside the machine body (1).

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the field of medical equipment, in particular to a falling-preventing pediatric atomization therapy device.

Background

The medical atomizer is used for treating various upper and lower respiratory system diseases, such as common cold, fever, cough, asthma, sore throat, pharyngitis, rhinitis, bronchitis, pneumoconiosis, and other diseases in trachea, bronchus, alveolus, and thoracic cavity. The aerosol inhalation therapy is an important and effective treatment method in the treatment method of respiratory system diseases, the liquid medicine is atomized into tiny particles by adopting an aerosol inhaler, and the medicine enters the respiratory tract and the lung for deposition in a respiratory inhalation mode, so that the aim of painless, rapid and effective treatment is fulfilled.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the embodiment of the invention provides a falling-prevention pediatric atomization therapeutic device, a machine body is fixed in front of the chest of a child through a connecting belt, a respiratory mask is fixed on the head of the child through an elastic binding band, the respiratory mask is prevented from falling off, the whole device is convenient to wear, the child can not be restrained when atomization medicine feeding work is carried out, the child can move and play to a great extent, the use is very convenient, the respiratory mask and an atomization mechanism can be detachably connected with the machine body, a medicine storage box and an atomization head can be detached, the respiratory mask is convenient to disinfect and clean, the atomization mechanism is convenient to detach, change medicines and clean, and the like, the use is very convenient, and the problem of inconvenience in application caused by the fact that the atomization device is motionless due to the easiness of the child.

In order to achieve the above object, the embodiments of the present invention provide the following technical solutions: a falling-prevention pediatric atomization therapeutic device comprises a machine body and a respiratory mask, wherein an installation bin is arranged in the machine body, an atomization mechanism is detachably connected in the installation bin, the bottom of the installation bin penetrates through the lower surface of the machine body, an installation opening penetrating through the upper surface of the machine body is formed in the top end of the installation bin, an air inlet pipe is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the respiratory mask, and the bottom end of the air inlet pipe is detachably connected with the installation opening through a connector;

connecting bands are fixedly arranged on two sides of the machine body and used for fixing the machine body in front of the chest of the child, and elastic binding bands are fixedly arranged on the rear side of the breathing mask and used for fixing the breathing mask on the head of the child;

atomizing mechanism includes the atomising head, goes out the pencil, takes out the pencil and medicine storage box, it is fixed to set up in the atomising head top and is linked together with the play fog mouth of atomising head to go out the pencil, it is fixed to set up in the atomising head bottom and send the medicine for the atomising head through taking out the pencil, it extends to inside the medicine storage box to take out the pencil bottom, medicine storage box top and the first bottom threaded connection that atomizes, atomizing mechanism installs and can dismantle with the installing port in the installation storehouse inside and through going out the pencil and be connected.

Further, the connector sets up to the tubulose, and top and intake pipe fixed connection, the connector outer wall is equipped with the internal thread, the mounting hole inner wall is equipped with the internal thread, connector and mounting hole threaded connection, the intake pipe specifically is the bellows.

Further, the end part of the connecting belt at one side of the machine body is fixedly provided with a hair grinding pad, the end part of the connecting belt at the other side of the machine body is fixedly provided with a hair pricking pad, and the hair grinding pad is connected with the hair pricking pad in a bonding mode.

Further, the installation bin is set to be cylindrical, the atomization mechanism is matched with the installation bin, and the medicine outlet pipe is movably clamped with the installation opening.

Further, the atomizing head top bilateral symmetry is fixed and is equipped with a slide, the installation storehouse inner chamber top bilateral symmetry has seted up a spout, a spout sets up to the quarter annular, two slide respectively and set up in inside two spouts.

Furthermore, bottom limiting assemblies are symmetrically and fixedly arranged on two sides of the bottom end of the medicine storage box, bottom sliding grooves are symmetrically formed in two sides of the bottom end of the inner cavity of the installation bin, the bottom sliding grooves are in a quarter-ring shape, and the two bottom limiting assemblies are slidably arranged inside the two bottom sliding grooves.

Furthermore, the two top sliding plates correspond to the two bottom limiting assemblies, longitudinal sliding grooves for the top sliding plates and the bottom limiting assemblies to slide are communicated with two sides of the installation bin, the two longitudinal sliding grooves are respectively communicated with the two top sliding grooves and the two bottom sliding grooves which correspond up and down, and the bottom ends of the longitudinal sliding grooves penetrate through the lower surface of the machine body.

Further, two the end spout outside all is equipped with movable spout, the organism lower surface is run through to movable spout bottom, the inside slip of movable spout is equipped with the arm-tie, the fixed employed foot that is equipped with in arm-tie both sides, the organism bottom that the employed foot corresponds is equipped with the slide rail, the employed foot slides and sets up inside the slide rail, the slide rail opening is towards the arm-tie.

Further, end spacing subassembly includes end slide, spring and spacing head, the spacing head sets up in the end slide outside and through spring and end slide fixed connection, spacing head one end is run through vertical sliding groove and end sliding groove and is extended to the activity inside corresponding with the arm-tie of spout.

Further, the fixed power button that is equipped with in top spout tip of installation storehouse one side, power button is corresponding with top slide, power button sets up on the medicine pump and the connecting wire of atomising head and battery, the battery sets up inside the organism.

The embodiment of the invention has the following advantages:

1. when the device is used, the body can be fixed in front of the chest of a child through the connecting belt, the breathing mask is fixed on the head of the child through the elastic binding band, the breathing mask is prevented from falling off, the whole device is convenient to wear, the child can move and play to a great extent without being restrained when atomization medicine feeding work is carried out, the use is very convenient, the breathing mask and the atomization mechanism can be detachably connected with the body, the medicine storage box and the atomization head can be detached, the sterilization and cleaning of the breathing mask, the detachment and the medicine changing and cleaning of the atomization mechanism and the like are facilitated, and the use is very convenient;

2. according to the invention, the top sliding plate is matched with the top sliding groove, the bottom limiting assembly is matched with the bottom sliding groove, when the atomization mechanism is installed, the atomization mechanism can be rotated to realize the communication between the medicine outlet pipe at the top end of the atomization mechanism and the respirator and the fixed connection with the machine body, so that the atomization mechanism is prevented from falling off due to the actions of moving, playing and the like of children;

3. after the atomizing mechanism is turned to the bottom, the top sliding plate can press the power supply button, and the storage battery supplies power to the medicine pumping pump and the atomizing head to start working, so that the design is that the power supply button is positioned in a place which can not be touched by children forever, the power supply is stable and safe, and a doctor and parents can feel relieved for the children to play; atomizing mechanism sets up to the design in installing the storehouse from the below, can avoid children to touch, leads to atomizing mechanism not hard up etc..

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below. It should be apparent that the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary, and that other embodiments can be derived from the drawings provided by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort.

The structures, ratios, sizes, and the like shown in the present specification are only used for matching with the contents disclosed in the specification, so as to be understood and read by those skilled in the art, and are not used to limit the conditions that the present invention can be implemented, so that the present invention has no technical significance, and any structural modifications, changes in the ratio relationship, or adjustments of the sizes, without affecting the effects and the achievable by the present invention, should still fall within the range that the technical contents disclosed in the present invention can cover.

Fig. 1 is an overall front view provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of the housing and atomizing mechanism provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the atomizing mechanism according to embodiment 1 of the present invention when detached;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the top slide board provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention when the top slide board rotates to the bottom in the top chute;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the bottom limiting assembly provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention when the bottom limiting assembly rotates to the bottom in the bottom sliding chute;

fig. 6 is a bottom view of the machine body provided in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a portion a in fig. 6 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

in the figure: 1 organism, 2 respiratory mask, 3 atomizing mechanisms, 31 atomizing head, 32 play pencil, 33 pump, 34 pump, 35 medicine storage box, 4 installing ports, 5 intake pipe, 6 connectors, 7 connecting bands, 8 elasticity bandage, 9 top slide, 10 top chutes, 11 installation bins, 12 bottom spacing subassembly, 121 bottom slide, 122 spring, 123 spacing head, 13 bottom chutes, 14 vertical chutes, 15 movable chutes, 16 pulling plates, 17 sliding feet, 18 sliding rails, 19 power supply buttons.

Detailed Description

The present invention is described in terms of particular embodiments, other advantages and features of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, and it is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention and that it is not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiments disclosed. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to the attached drawings 1-3 in the specification, the falling-prevention pediatric atomization therapeutic device comprises a machine body 1 and a respiratory mask 2, wherein a mounting bin 11 is arranged inside the machine body 1, an atomization mechanism 3 is detachably connected inside the mounting bin 11, the bottom of the mounting bin 11 penetrates through the lower surface of the machine body 1, a mounting port 4 penetrating through the upper surface of the machine body 1 is formed in the top end of the mounting bin 11, an air inlet pipe 5 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the respiratory mask 2, and the bottom end of the air inlet pipe 5 is detachably connected with the mounting port 4 through a connector 6;

connecting bands 7 are fixedly arranged on two sides of the machine body 1 and used for fixing the machine body 1 in front of the chest of a child, and elastic binding bands 8 are fixedly arranged on the rear side of the breathing mask 2 and used for fixing the breathing mask 2 on the head of the child;

atomizing mechanism 3 includes atomising head 31, goes out pencil 32, pump 33, pump 34 and drug storage box 35, it is linked together to go out pencil 32 fixed set up in atomising head 31 top and with the first 31 outlet fog mouth that atomizes, it sets up in atomising head 31 bottom and sends the medicine for atomising head 31 through pump 33 to go out pencil 32 fixed, it extends to inside drug storage box 35 to take out pencil 34 bottom, 31 bottom threaded connection of drug storage box 35 top and atomising head, atomizing mechanism 3 installs and can dismantle in 11 insidely in installation storehouse and through a pencil 32 and installing port 4 and be connected to go out pencil 32.

Further, connector 6 sets up to tubulose, and top and 5 fixed connection of intake pipe, 6 outer walls of connector are equipped with the internal thread, 4 inner walls of installing port are equipped with the internal thread, connector 6 and 4 threaded connection of installing port, intake pipe 5 specifically is the bellows.

Further, a hair grinding pad is fixedly arranged at the end part of the connecting belt 7 on one side of the machine body 1, a hair pricking pad is fixedly arranged at the end part of the connecting belt 7 on the other side of the machine body 1, and the hair grinding pad is connected with the hair pricking pad in an adhesion mode.

Further, the installation bin 11 is set to be cylindrical, the atomization mechanism 3 is matched with the installation bin 11, and the medicine outlet pipe 32 is movably clamped with the installation opening 4.

The implementation scenario is specifically as follows: when the device is used, the machine body 1 can be fixed in front of the chest of a child through the connecting belt 7, the tightness can be adjusted by adopting a mode of bonding the hair grinding pad and the hair pricking pad, after the fixation, the breathing mask 2 is fixed on the head of the child through the elastic binding band 8, the child is prevented from falling off, the whole device is worn, when atomization medicine feeding work is carried out, the child can not be restrained, the child can move and play to a great extent, and the use is very convenient;

when the atomization medicine feeding work is carried out, the medicine pumping pump 33 pumps the medicine liquid inside the medicine storage box 35 through the medicine pumping pipe 34 and atomizes the medicine liquid through the atomizing head 31, and the atomized medicine mist enters the air inlet pipe 5 through the medicine outlet pipe 32 and is finally conveyed into the respirator 2.

Referring to the attached drawings 4-7 of the specification, top sliding plates 9 are symmetrically and fixedly arranged on two sides of the top end of the atomizing head 31, top sliding grooves 10 are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the top end of an inner cavity of the mounting bin 11, the top sliding grooves 10 are arranged in a quarter-ring shape, and the two top sliding plates 9 are respectively arranged inside the two top sliding grooves 10 in a sliding manner;

bottom limiting assemblies 12 are symmetrically and fixedly arranged on two sides of the bottom end of the medicine storage box 35, bottom sliding grooves 13 are symmetrically formed in two sides of the bottom end of the inner cavity of the installation bin 11, the bottom sliding grooves 13 are in a quarter-ring shape, and the two bottom limiting assemblies 12 are slidably arranged inside the two bottom sliding grooves 13.

Further, the two top sliding plates 9 correspond to the two bottom limiting assemblies 12, longitudinal sliding grooves 14 for the top sliding plates 9 and the bottom limiting assemblies 12 to slide are communicated with two sides of the mounting bin 11, the two longitudinal sliding grooves 14 are respectively communicated with the two top sliding grooves 10 and the two bottom sliding grooves 13 which correspond to each other up and down, and the bottom ends of the longitudinal sliding grooves 14 penetrate through the lower surface of the machine body 1.

Further, two the end spout 13 outside all is equipped with movable spout 1515, 1 lower surface of organism is run through to movable spout 1515 bottom, the inside slide of movable spout 1515 is equipped with arm-tie 16, the fixed smooth foot 17 that is equipped with in arm-tie 16 both sides, 1 bottom of organism that smooth foot 17 corresponds is equipped with slide rail 18, smooth foot 17 slides and sets up inside slide rail 18, slide rail 18 opening is towards arm-tie 16.

Further, the bottom limiting assembly 12 includes a bottom sliding plate 121, a spring 122 and a limiting head 123, the limiting head 123 is disposed outside the bottom sliding plate 121 and is fixedly connected to the bottom sliding plate 121 through the spring 122, and one end of the limiting head 123 extends through the longitudinal sliding groove 14 and the bottom sliding groove 13 to the inside of the movable sliding groove 1515 and corresponds to the pulling plate 16.

The implementation scenario is specifically as follows: before the whole atomization mechanism 3 is installed, the atomization head 31 and the medicine storage box 35 are unscrewed, the medicine is poured into the medicine storage box 35, then the atomizing head 31 is connected with the medicine storage box 35 by screw thread, the atomizing mechanism 3 which is connected into a whole is inserted into the installation bin 11, the top sliding plates 9 at the two ends of the top part are aligned to the two longitudinal sliding grooves 14, after the top sliding plates are inserted to the bottom, the medicine outlet pipe 32 is movably clamped and communicated with the mounting port 4, the top sliding plates 9 are positioned inside the top sliding grooves 10, the bottom limiting assemblies 12 are positioned in the bottom sliding grooves 13, the whole atomization mechanism 3 is rotated, the two top sliding plates 9 and the two bottom limiting assemblies 12 slide in the corresponding top sliding grooves 10 and the corresponding bottom sliding grooves 13 respectively, after the top sliding plates 9 and the bottom limiting assemblies 12 rotate for 90 degrees, the top sliding plates 9 and the bottom limiting assemblies 12 can be limited through the top sliding grooves 10 and the bottom sliding grooves 13, the atomization mechanism 3 is prevented from falling off, catching grooves can be formed in the bottom of the medicine storage box;

in addition, when the bottom limit component 12 is inserted, the limit head 123 is in an extension state, at the moment, the limit head 123 is compressed to be inserted into the longitudinal sliding groove 14, then the atomization mechanism 3 is pushed to move upwards continuously, when the limiting head 123 enters the longitudinal sliding groove 14 completely, the atomization mechanism 3 is rotated, when the handle is rotated to the bottom, the spring 122 drives the limiting head 123 to pop out to the movable chute 15, therefore, the atomization mechanism 3 is fixed, when the atomization mechanism 3 needs to be disassembled, the pulling plates 16 on the two sides are pulled, at the moment, the pulling plates 16 move in the sliding rails 18, the pulling plates 16 move inwards to compress the limiting heads 123 and the springs 122, at the moment, the atomization mechanism 3 is rotated in the reverse direction until the limiting heads 123 enter the bottom sliding grooves 13 and do not correspond to the movable sliding grooves 15, when the limiting heads rotate to correspond to the longitudinal sliding grooves 14, the limiting heads are pulled downwards, can realize the dismantlement of atomizing mechanism 3, cooperate through spacing head 123 and movable spout 15, atomizing mechanism 3 is difficult for the reversal to drop.

Referring to the attached figure 4 of the specification, a power button 19 is fixedly arranged at the end of the top chute 10 at one side of the installation bin 11, the power button 19 corresponds to the top sliding plate 9, the power button 19 is arranged on connecting wires of the medicine pump 33, the atomizing head 31 and a storage battery, and the storage battery is arranged inside the machine body 1.

The implementation scenario is specifically as follows: when the atomizing mechanism 3 is installed, after the top sliding plate 9 rotates to the bottom, the power button 19 can be pressed, the storage battery supplies power to the medicine pumping pump 33 and the atomizing head 31 to start working, the button is designed in a place where children can not touch the button ever, and the power is electrified stably and safely.

Although the invention has been described in detail above with reference to a general description and specific examples, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications or improvements may be made thereto based on the invention. Accordingly, such modifications and improvements are intended to be within the scope of the invention as claimed.