阅读说明：本技术 一种可以旋转打开的首饰盒 (Jewelry box capable of being opened in rotating mode ) 是由 张辉 陈涛 于 2021-11-16 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开一种可以旋转打开的首饰盒,包括支撑座、球罩同步开合机构和首饰举升机构,支撑座包括底座和与所述底座顶部垂直设置的支撑筒,所述支撑筒的侧边底部具有缺口,所述缺口内设置有与棘轮抵合的棘轮止回组件,球罩同步开合机构包括固定在所述底座的顶部且环绕包围支撑筒的环座、呈十字交叉设置在环座的顶部并可同步开合的两个球壳和可相对环座径向旋转以驱动两个所述球壳同步开合的外壳套,首饰举升机构包括固定在所述支撑筒内且靠近顶部位置的圆板、位于所述圆板的底部并与所述圆板同轴设置的旋转筒等,该种可以旋转打开的首饰盒,结构新奇精致,且在首饰打开时能够营造一种浪漫的气氛,满足消费者更高的需求。(The invention discloses a jewel case capable of being opened by rotation, which comprises a supporting seat, a ball cover synchronous opening and closing mechanism and a jewel lifting mechanism, wherein the supporting seat comprises a base and a supporting cylinder which is arranged vertically to the top of the base, the bottom of the side edge of the supporting cylinder is provided with a notch, a ratchet wheel check component which is abutted to a ratchet wheel is arranged in the notch, the ball cover synchronous opening and closing mechanism comprises a ring seat which is fixed to the top of the base and surrounds the supporting cylinder, two ball shells which are arranged on the top of the ring seat in a crossed manner and can be opened and closed synchronously and an outer shell sleeve which can rotate radially relative to the ring seat to drive the two ball shells to be opened and closed synchronously, the jewel lifting mechanism comprises a circular plate which is fixed in the supporting cylinder and is close to the top, a rotating cylinder which is arranged at the bottom of the circular plate and is coaxial with the circular plate and the like, the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation has a novel and exquisite structure, and a romantic atmosphere can be created when the jewelry is opened, so that higher requirements of consumers are met.)

1. A jewel case capable of being opened by rotation, comprising:

the supporting seat (100) comprises a base (100) and a supporting cylinder (120) which is perpendicular to the top of the base (100), a notch (120 a) is formed in the bottom of the side edge of the supporting cylinder (120), and a ratchet non-return assembly (130) which is abutted to a ratchet (330) is arranged in the notch (120 a);

the spherical cover synchronous opening and closing mechanism (200) comprises a ring seat (210) which is fixed on the top of the base (100) and surrounds the supporting cylinder (120), two spherical shells (220) which are arranged on the top of the ring seat (210) in a crossed manner and can be opened and closed synchronously, and an outer shell sleeve (230) which can rotate radially relative to the ring seat (210) to drive the two spherical shells (220) to be opened and closed synchronously;

the jewelry lifting mechanism (300) comprises a circular plate (310) which is fixed in the supporting cylinder (120) and is close to the top, a rotating cylinder (320) which is positioned at the bottom of the circular plate (310) and is coaxially arranged with the circular plate (310), a ratchet wheel (330) which is fixed at the bottom of the rotating cylinder (320), a scroll spring (340) which is arranged in the ratchet wheel (330) and the outer end of which is connected with the inner wall of the ratchet wheel (330), a screw rod (350) which penetrates through the scroll spring (340) from the center position of the bottom of the base (100) and extends into the rotating cylinder (320), a threaded cylinder (360) which is coaxially arranged with the screw rod (350) and can lift along the circular plate (310), and an opening and closing component (370) which can turn over relative to a jewelry tray (360 a) at the top of the threaded cylinder (360) to expose or hide jewelry;

wherein the inner end of the spiral spring (340) is connected with the screw (350); when the outer casing (230) rotates to drive the spherical shell (220) to be opened, the outer casing (230) simultaneously presses against the ratchet check assembly (130), so that the ratchet check assembly (130) is separated from the ratchet (330), and when the threaded cylinder (360) ascends along the circular plate (310), the opening and closing assembly (370) is turned and opened relative to the jewelry tray (360 a), so that the jewelry is exposed.

2. A rotary openable jewel case according to claim 1, characterized in that the top of said ring seat (210) has a spline (210 a);

the spherical shell (220) comprises two arc-shaped covers (220 a), one end of each of the two arc-shaped covers (220 a) is provided with two gears (220 b) which are separated and meshed with the tooth grooves (210 a), the other end of each of the two arc-shaped covers (220 a) is provided with a hinge ring (220 c), the hinge ring (220 c) of one arc-shaped cover (220 a) is positioned between the two gears (220 b) of the other arc-shaped cover (220 a) and is coaxially hinged through a shaft column (220 d), and the free end of the shaft column (220 d) extends through the side wall of the outer casing (230);

when the outer shell (230) rotates relative to the ring seat (210), the gear (220 b) moves relative to the tooth groove (210 a) so that the two arc covers (220 a) of the spherical shell (220) are separated or closed in relative rotation.

3. A rotary openable jewel case according to claim 2, characterized in that the outer wall of said outer case (230) has an axial hole adapted to said axial column (220 d).

4. A rotary-openable jewel case according to claim 1 or 2,

the bottom of the ring seat (210) is provided with a plurality of supporting blocks (210 b), and an arc-shaped groove is formed between every two adjacent supporting blocks;

the ratchet wheel check assembly (130) comprises a ring column (130 a) sleeved on the shaft rod at the central position of the gap (120 a), a feeler lever (130 b) connected with one side of the ring column (130 a), an abutting part (130 c) connected with the other side wall of the ring column (130 a) and abutted with the ratchet wheel (330), and a torsion spring (130 d) coaxially arranged with the ring column (130 a), one end of which is connected with the top of the feeler lever (130 b), and the other end of which is connected with the support cylinder (120);

the bottom of the outer shell (230) is provided with an interference part (230 a) which is positioned in one of the arc-shaped grooves and can be abutted with the end part of the contact rod (130 b).

5. A rotary-openable jewel case according to claim 4, characterized in that the bottom of said supporting cylinder (120) also has a stop (230 b) located in one of said arc-shaped slots;

wherein the blocking piece (230 b) is in contact with one of the supporting blocks (210 b) when the outer shell (230) drives the ball shell (220) to be in a fully closed state.

6. The jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to claim 4, characterized in that the top of said circular plate (310) is provided with a plurality of through channels (310 a) annularly surrounding said threaded cylinder (360);

the opening and closing assembly (370) comprises a plurality of leaves (370 a) which are in petal arrangement and hinged with the side edge of the jewelry tray (360 a) and pull rods (370 b) which are hinged with the bottoms of the leaves (370 a) and penetrate through the channels (310 a) in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and the bottoms of the pull rods (370 b) are provided with blocking parts (370 b-1) penetrating through the channels (310 a);

wherein when the blades (370 a) are in contact with each other, the blades (370 a) and the jewelry tray (360 a) enclose and hide jewelry.

7. A rotary openable jewel case according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom of said screw (350) has a knob handle (350 a).

8. The jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to claim 4, wherein the outer wall of the rotating cylinder (320) is provided with a plurality of contacts (320 a) arranged in a crisscross manner, the inner wall of the supporting cylinder (120) is provided with a music comb (120 b), and the music comb (120 b) is provided with a plurality of comb strips (120 b-1) capable of contacting with the contacts (320 a) to generate different sounds.

9. A rotary-openable jewellery box according to claim 9, wherein the hydrophobic strip (120 b) is made of a resilient metal material.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of jewel boxes, in particular to a jewel box capable of being opened in a rotating mode.

Background

Jewelry is always an important branch in the field of commodity consumption, and young people, as the mastery force army of jewelry consumption, not only pursue the design style of the jewelry, but also pay more attention to the external packaging of the jewelry. The jewelry box with fashionable appearance and exquisite structure can not only improve the value of a product, but also create a romantic atmosphere, invisibly stimulate the purchasing desire of consumers, promote consumption and promote economic growth.

At present, the jewel box on the market is mainly flip-open, has simple structure and single appearance, and can not meet the pursuit of consumers for the romantic atmosphere of jewels.

Disclosure of Invention

This section is for the purpose of summarizing some aspects of embodiments of the invention and to briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. In this section, as well as in the abstract and the title of the invention of this application, simplifications or omissions may be made to avoid obscuring the purpose of the section, the abstract and the title, and such simplifications or omissions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The present invention has been made in view of the above and/or other problems occurring in the prior art jewel case.

Therefore, the invention aims to provide a jewelry box capable of being opened in a rotating mode, which is novel and exquisite in structure, can create a romantic atmosphere when the jewelry is opened, and meets higher requirements of consumers.

To solve the above technical problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

a rotatably openable jewel case, comprising:

the supporting seat comprises a base and a supporting cylinder which is perpendicular to the top of the base, a notch is formed in the bottom of the side edge of the supporting cylinder, and a ratchet wheel check assembly which is abutted to a ratchet wheel is arranged in the notch;

the spherical cover synchronous opening and closing mechanism comprises a ring seat which is fixed on the top of the base and surrounds the supporting cylinder, two spherical shells which are arranged on the top of the ring seat in a crossed manner and can be opened and closed synchronously, and an outer shell sleeve which can rotate radially relative to the ring seat to drive the two spherical shells to be opened and closed synchronously;

the jewelry lifting mechanism comprises a circular plate which is fixed in the supporting cylinder and is close to the top, a rotating cylinder which is positioned at the bottom of the circular plate and is coaxially arranged with the circular plate, a ratchet wheel which is fixed at the bottom of the rotating cylinder, a volute spring which is arranged in the ratchet wheel and is connected with the inner wall of the ratchet wheel at the outer end, a screw rod which penetrates through the volute spring from the center of the bottom of the base and extends into the rotating cylinder, a threaded cylinder which is coaxially arranged with the screw rod and can lift along the circular plate, and an opening and closing component which can turn over relative to a jewelry tray at the top of the threaded cylinder to expose or hide jewelry;

wherein, the inner end of the scroll spring is connected with the screw rod; when the outer shell rotates to drive the spherical shell to be opened, the outer shell simultaneously supports and presses the ratchet non-return assembly, so that the ratchet non-return assembly is separated from the ratchet, and when the threaded cylinder ascends along the circular plate, the opening and closing assembly is turned and opened relative to the jewelry tray to expose the jewelry.

As a preferable aspect of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the present invention, wherein a top of the ring holder has a tooth groove;

the spherical shell comprises two arc-shaped covers, one ends of the two arc-shaped covers are respectively provided with two gears which are separated and meshed with the tooth grooves, the other ends of the two arc-shaped covers are provided with a hinge ring, the hinge ring of one arc-shaped cover is positioned between the two gears of the other arc-shaped cover and is coaxially hinged through a shaft column, and the free end of the shaft column extends through the side wall of the outer shell;

when the outer shell sleeve rotates relative to the ring seat, the gear moves relative to the tooth groove, so that the two arc covers of the spherical shell rotate relatively to be separated or closed.

As a preferable aspect of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the present invention, an outer wall of the outer case has a shaft hole adapted to the shaft post.

As a preferable scheme of the jewelry box capable of being opened in a rotating manner, the bottom of the ring seat is provided with a plurality of supporting blocks, and an arc-shaped groove is formed between every two adjacent supporting blocks;

the ratchet wheel non-return assembly comprises a ring column sleeved on a shaft lever at the central position of the gap, a feeler lever connected with one side of the ring column, an abutting part connected with the other side wall of the ring column and abutted with the ratchet wheel, and a torsion spring which is coaxially arranged with the ring column, one end of the torsion spring is connected with the top of the feeler lever, and the other end of the torsion spring is connected with the support cylinder;

the bottom of the outer shell is provided with an interference part which is positioned in one of the arc-shaped grooves and can be abutted with the end part of the feeler lever.

As a preferable aspect of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the present invention, wherein the bottom of the support cylinder further has a stopper in one of the arc-shaped grooves;

wherein the blocking block contacts one of the support blocks when the outer housing drives the ball housing in the fully closed state.

As a preferable scheme of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation, the top of the circular plate is provided with a plurality of through channels which annularly surround the threaded cylinder;

the opening and closing assembly comprises a plurality of petaloid blades hinged with the side edge of the jewelry tray and pull rods hinged with the bottoms of the blades and penetrating through the channels in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the bottoms of the pull rods are provided with blocking parts penetrating through the channels;

when the blades are in contact with each other, the blades and the jewelry tray surround and hide the jewelry.

As a preferable aspect of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the present invention, a knob handle is provided at the bottom of the screw.

As a preferable aspect of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the present invention, the outer wall of the rotation cylinder has contacts arranged in a staggered manner, the inner wall of the support cylinder has a music comb, and the music comb is provided with a plurality of comb strips capable of making contact with the contacts to generate different sounds.

As a preferable aspect of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the invention, the sparse strip is made of an elastic metal material.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the shell is rotated to drive the spherical shell to be opened, the shell simultaneously presses the ratchet wheel non-return assembly to separate the ratchet wheel non-return assembly from the ratchet wheel, the volute spring drives the ratchet wheel, the rotating cylinder and the screw rod to rotate due to resilience, the threaded cylinder is driven to ascend along the circular plate in the rotating process of the screw rod, and when the jewelry tray is about to ascend to the topmost end, the petal-shaped blades on the opening and closing assembly are separated and opened to expose the jewelry. Creates a romantic atmosphere, has novel and exquisite structure and meets higher requirements of consumers.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed embodiments, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without inventive exercise. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an integrated body of a jewel case capable of being opened by rotation in a closed state according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the jewelry box capable of being opened by rotation, with the outer shell removed, in a closed state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an integrated body of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation in an open state according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the jewelry box capable of being opened by rotation, with the outer case removed in an opened state;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a synchronous opening and closing mechanism for removing the ball cover when the rotary openable jewel case is in an open state;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the jewelry box capable of being opened by rotation, which is disassembled from the support base when the jewelry box is in a closed state;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a connection structure of a jewelry lifting mechanism and a music box of the jewelry box capable of being opened by rotation;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 7 of a pivotally openable jewel case of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a support base of a jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the present invention;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the spherical shell of a rotatably openable jewel case of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a ratchet check assembly of the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein for convenience of illustration, the cross-sectional view of the device structure is not enlarged partially according to the general scale, and the drawings are only examples, which should not limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, the three-dimensional dimensions of length, width and depth should be included in the actual fabrication.

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The jewelry box capable of being opened in a rotating mode is novel and exquisite in structure, a romantic atmosphere can be created when the jewelry is opened, and the requirements of consumers are met.

Fig. 1 to 11 show a schematic structural view of a first embodiment of the jewelry box capable of being opened by rotation according to the present invention, and referring to fig. 1 to 11, the jewelry box capable of being opened by rotation according to the present embodiment includes a support base 100, a ball cover synchronous opening and closing mechanism 200, and a jewelry lifting mechanism 300.

The supporting seat 100 includes a base 100 and a supporting cylinder 120 vertically arranged with the top of the base 100, the bottom of the side edge of the supporting cylinder 120 has a notch 120a, a ratchet check component 130 abutting against the ratchet 330 is arranged in the notch 120a, when the ratchet check component 130 abuts against the ratchet 330 on the jewelry lifting mechanism 300, the ratchet 330 cannot rotate. In this embodiment, the ratchet check assembly 130 includes a ring post 130a sleeved on the shaft rod of the central position of the notch 120a, a contact rod 130b connected to one side of the ring post 130a, an abutting portion 130c connected to the other side wall of the ring post 130a and abutting against the ratchet 330, and a torsion spring 130d coaxially disposed with the ring post 130a, having one end connected to the top of the contact rod 130b and the other end connected to the support cylinder 120. Preferably, the bottom of the support cylinder 120 further has a stopper 230b located in one of the arc-shaped grooves, and the stopper 230b contacts one of the support blocks 210b when the outer housing 230 drives the ball housing 220 in the fully closed state. So that the outer shell 230 does not continue to swivel.

The synchronous opening and closing mechanism 200 of the ball cover comprises a ring base 210 fixed on the top of the base 100 and surrounding the support cylinder 120, two ball housings 220 arranged on the top of the ring base 210 in a cross shape and capable of opening and closing synchronously, and an outer casing 230 capable of rotating radially relative to the ring base 210 to drive the two ball housings 220 to open and close synchronously. And the top of the ring seat 210 has a tooth slot 210a, the spherical shell 220 comprises two arc covers 220a, one end of each arc cover 220a has two gears 220b which are separated and meshed with the tooth slot 210a, the other end of each arc cover 220a has a hinge ring 220c, and the hinge ring 220c of one arc cover 220a is positioned between the two gears 220b of the other arc cover 220a and is coaxially hinged by a shaft column 220d, and the free end of the shaft column 220d extends through the side wall of the outer casing 230; when the outer casing 230 rotates relative to the ring base 210, the outer casing 230 drives the gear 220b to move relative to the tooth slot 210a through the shaft column 220d, so that the two arc covers 220a of the spherical shell 220 rotate relatively to be separated or closed. Meanwhile, when the outer casing 230 rotates relative to the ring seat 210 to open the ball shell 220, the abutting portion 230a of the outer casing 230 abuts against the contact rod 130d of the ratchet check assembly 130, so that the ratchet check assembly 130 rotates, and the abutting portion 130c is separated from the ratchet 330. Preferably, the outer wall of the outer housing 230 has a shaft hole that fits the shaft post 220 d.

The jewelry lifting mechanism 300 is used for lifting jewelry upwards, specifically, the jewelry lifting mechanism 300 comprises a circular plate 310 fixed in the support cylinder 120 and close to the top, a rotating cylinder 320 positioned at the bottom of the circular plate 310 and coaxially arranged with the circular plate 310, a ratchet wheel 330 fixed at the bottom of the rotating cylinder 320, a scroll spring 340 arranged in the ratchet wheel 330 and having an outer end connected with the inner wall of the ratchet wheel 330, a screw 350 penetrating through the scroll spring 340 from the bottom center of the base 100 and extending into the rotating cylinder 320, a threaded cylinder 360 coaxially arranged with the screw 350 and capable of lifting along the circular plate 310, and an opening and closing component 370 capable of turning over relative to a jewelry tray 360a at the top of the threaded cylinder 360 to expose or hide the jewelry, in the embodiment, a plurality of penetrating channels 310a annularly surrounding the threaded cylinder 360 are arranged at the top of the circular plate 310 and connecting the inner end of the scroll spring 340 with the screw 350, and the opening and closing component 370 comprises a plurality of petals hinged with the sides of the jewelry tray 360a and vanes 370a 370a, and a corresponding pull rod 370b extending through the channel 310a, the bottom of the pull rod 370b having a stop 370b-1 extending through the channel 310a, when ratchet check assembly 130 is disengaged from ratchet wheel 330, scroll spring 340 rotates ratchet wheel 330, rotary cylinder 320 and screw 350 due to the rebound, in the process of rotating the screw 350, the threaded cylinder 360 is driven to ascend along the circular plate 310 to lift the jewelry tray 360a upwards, and meanwhile, the opening and closing component 370 ascends along with the jewelry tray 360a, when the blocking portion 370b-1 of the bottom of the pull rod 370b of the opening and closing assembly 370 is brought into contact with the bottom of the circular plate 310, as the jewelry tray 360a continues to rise, the blades 370 of the opening and closing component 370 are pulled by the pull rod 370b, the petal-shaped blades 370a are separated and opened to expose the jewelry, wherein when the blades 370a contact each other, the blades 370a and the jewelry tray 360a enclose the jewelry to be hidden. Preferably, a knob handle 350a is provided at the bottom of the screw 350 to facilitate the knob of the screw 350 to force the spiral coil spring 340 to make the spiral coil spring 340 resilient again.

With reference to fig. 1 to 11, the jewel case capable of being opened by rotation according to the embodiment is specifically used as follows:

in an initial state, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, when the outer housing 230 rotates relative to the ring base 210, the outer housing 230 drives the gear 220b to move relative to the tooth slot 210a through the shaft column 220d, so that the two arc covers 220a of the spherical shell 220 rotate relatively to be separated or closed. Meanwhile, when the outer casing 230 rotates relative to the ring seat 210, and the spherical shell 220 is opened, the abutting part 230a of the outer casing 230 abuts against the contact rod 130d on the ratchet check assembly 130, so that the ratchet check assembly 130 rotates, the abutting part 130c is separated from the ratchet 330, at this time, the ratchet 330 is no longer subjected to the rotation abutting force of the ratchet check assembly 130, the scroll spring 340 drives the ratchet 330, the rotating cylinder 320 and the screw 350 to rotate due to rebounding, in the process of rotating the screw 350, the threaded cylinder 360 is driven to ascend along the circular plate 310, the jewelry tray 360a is lifted upwards, the opening and closing assembly 370 simultaneously ascends along with the jewelry tray 360a, when the blocking part 370b-1 at the bottom of the pull rod 370b of the opening and closing assembly 370 contacts with the bottom of the circular plate 310, the jewelry tray 360a continuously ascends, the blades 370 of the opening and closing assembly 370 are pulled by the pull rod 370b, and the petal-shaped blades 370a are separated and opened, the jewelry is exposed, and the state of the jewelry box which can be rotated and opened is shown in figures 3 and 4.

When the jewel case needs to be closed after being opened, the screw 350 is rotated, so that the screw 350 drives the threaded cylinder 360 to descend to the original state, meanwhile, due to the rotation of the screw 350, the spiral spring 340 generates elastic deformation and twists to drive the rotary cylinder 320 and the ratchet wheel 330 to rotate to the original state, then the outer shell 230 rotates, in the process of rotating the outer shell 230, the spherical shell 220 is gradually closed, after the outer shell 230 rotates in place, the abutting part 230a of the outer shell 230 is separated from the contact rod 130d on the wheel check assembly 130, and the abutting part 130c of the ratchet wheel check assembly 130 abuts against the ratchet wheel 330 due to the resilience effect of the torsion spring 130 d.

Fig. 7 and 9 show a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the jewelry box capable of being opened by rotation, please refer to fig. 7 and 9, and unlike the above embodiments, the rotary drum 320 of the present embodiment has contacts 320a arranged in a staggered manner on the outer wall, the music comb 120b is arranged on the inner wall of the support drum 120, and the music comb 120b is provided with a plurality of comb strips 120b capable of making different sounds by contacting with the contacts 320a, so that in the process of lifting and opening the jewelry lifting mechanism 300, the rotary drum 320 brings the contacts 320a and the comb strips 120b-1 on the music comb 120b to generate music sounds due to rotation, thereby creating a more sweet atmosphere. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the hydrophobic strips 120b-1 are made of a resilient metal material.

While the invention has been described above with reference to an embodiment, various modifications may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the various features of the disclosed embodiments of the invention may be used in any combination, provided that no structural conflict exists, and the combinations are not exhaustively described in this specification merely for the sake of brevity and resource conservation. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.