Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of United States Provisional Patent Application with Ser. No. 63/280,473 filed Nov. 17, 2021, by Florence Carter. The application is entitled “Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes”.

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to Interchangeable Bag Systems and devices. The present invention relates to handbags, purses, and similar containers for the carriage of personal articles. These purses include ones having a separable liner therewith so that the liner is interchangeable between purses. This invention relates to a quick-change bag insert or outside panels on a central core member. The present patent disclosure relates to handbags and purses. More particularly, and not by way of any limitation, the present patent disclosure is directed to a handbag or purse having removable insert disposed on the external surfaces to modify or change the aesthetics of the bag.

FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

None.

SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM

None.

BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION AND PRIOR ART

As far as known, there are no Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes or the like. It is believed that this product is unique in its design and technologies.

BACKGROUND

This background as purses and handbags should prove useful. Handbags, purses, and similar personal conveniences are very popular means of storing and carrying personal effects. These are often much more than mere convenience items, and often serve as prominent fashion elements in addition to their more utilitarian functions. In general, a handbag or purse will incorporate two or more separate pockets or compartments for storage of personal effects. When a different color or style is desired, the contents are changed or the person “switches purses”.

Women often have two or more purses, which they use for different occasions. A woman may own a plain purse for everyday use, a fancier purse for evening use or other social affairs, or a series of purses of different colors to coordinate with different apparel. Most women have a certain number of personal articles, e.g., wallet and identification, cosmetics, writing implements and notebooks, etc., which they always carry in the purse. When a woman requires a different purse, e.g., for a formal occasion or other social affair or to carry with a specific outfit, she must remove all the articles from one purse and place them individually in the other purse, an operation that is clearly tedious and time consuming. Oftentimes, the different purses may have different compartments for the storage of various articles therein, with the woman then needing to remove the various articles from the pockets or compartments of one purse and place them in the appropriate pockets or compartments of a different purse. The various pockets or compartments are certain to be arranged differently in the different purses, thus resulting in some delay in locating articles in different purses.

As a result, a number of purses or similar containers having removable or interchangeable liners have been developed in the past. Of these, many do not provide any real security for the liner when it is placed in the purse, with no means being provided to secure the liner positively within the purse. Of those purse and liner systems where the liner is positively retained within the purse, the fastening systems result in an unfinished appearance to the assembly, or do not provide the security desired, or both.

The present invention overcomes these problems with an interchangeable purse and exterior system in which the outside panels may be quickly and easily switched from a single core. The core remains and the panels change with the present system providing for the positive attachment of the panels to the core. The system is adapted, while also providing a finished appearance for the assembly when the outer panels are installed to a compatible core. A discussion of the related art of which the present inventor is aware, and its differences and distinctions from the present invention, is provided below.

Problem Solved

The improvement and problem solved as to bags and purse devices should be useful. A purse and bag may be used for casual, business, and formal occasions. Changing all the common items carried can be a task that takes time. In addition, having different colors, textures, and prints for all the variety of occasions can cost a lot of money. What is needed is a system that can solve the many problems. The Interchangeable Bag System should be Convenient for carrying all the common items, be a fast system for changing purses and bag straps, make switching a secure means for the common item; be universal i.e., the same system can be used for several bags; have easy attachment methods; use a combination of available materials and fasteners; and be more affordable or less expensive than all new purses or bags.

PRIOR ART

As far as known, there are no Interchangeable Bag System such as developed and described by Carter. It is believed that this product is unique in its design and technologies. A novelty search revealed:

• • A. US Patent Application 20060021684 provided by DeCoro called an Interchangeable purse and liner. This shows an interchangeable purse and liner provides a single liner or insert which may be interchangeably installed in any of a series of compatible handbags or the like. A person using the present purse and liner system may place all her normally carried personal articles (e.g., wallet, keys, cosmetics, notebook, and pen, etc.) in the insert, and merely remove the insert from one purse and place it in another when changing purses from, e.g., an everyday purse to an evening bag. The purse includes an upper flap which folds over the upper edge of the liner, to provide a finished appearance for the assembly. Two fastener sets (e.g., magnetic snaps, mechanical snaps, Velcro®, buttons, etc.) are used, with one set securing the flap to the inner surface of the liner along its upper edge, and the other set fastening between the liner and the inner surface of the purse.
  • B. U.S. Pat. No. 2,464,312 issued to Holden and named a Quick-change internal structure for handbags. Here is portrayed a quick-change bag insert and more particularly to an insert for a lady's handbag or similar bag which is provided with a plurality of article holding pockets or recesses and which can be quickly transferred to other bags with its contained articles without the necessity of individually transferring such articles.
  • C. U.S. Pat. No. 2,609,854 issued to Mitchell for interchangeable linings for pocketbooks. Demonstrated is the construction of a removable handbag lining in which attachment of the lining is accomplished without stitching, clamping, crimping or other mode of ‘attachment which involves permanent deformation of parts of the rigid frame forming part of the bag and employed at the top opening thereof Interchangeable.
  • D. U.S. Pat. No. 3,414,033 issued to Tucker for an Interchangeable purse insert. Provided by this patent is a purse insert that is constructed of a pliable, transparent plastic to display the contents there of, and is interiorly provided with document carrying pockets and cartridge-belt type loops in which lipstick tubes and the like are disposed
  • E. U.S. Pat. No. 6,029,723 issued to Baquero et al for an Interchangeable purse. This teaches a purse system comprising a purse housing having a plurality of fasteners on the exterior surface thereof that work in connection with a variety of cover members that snap-fit to the housing. In addition, a variety of straps and strap assemblies are also securable to the housing.
  • F. US Patent Application 20080295931 submitted by Meier et ai for a Handbag insert and method of use. Described is a removable handbag or purse insert for storage and removal of personal effects, to an assembly of the insert itself and a handbag, and to a method for use of the handbag and insert. The handbag insert is secured within a handbag by one of a number of securement features, which may be zippers, hooks, buttons, clips, clasps, catches or Velcro, as examples.

As can be observed, none of the prior art has anticipated or caused one skilled in the art of interchangeable type bags or purses systems and devices to see this invention by Florence Carter as obvious to a person skilled in the ordinary art of the industry. The Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes provides an answer to the problems that are shown above. The Carter invention addresses the shortfalls and solves them, unlike previous art in this industry.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is an Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes. Taught here are the ways a purse of bag and the like can be transformed easily by exchanging the exterior surfaces or inserts to change the look of the purse or bag or provide an exchangeable core that carries the common items. The preferred embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System configured with cover changes and insert changes, capable of being made of different materials, and comprised of: (a) a core section of the interchangeable bags system; (b) a pair of exterior surfaces of the core section; (c) a pair of interchangeable bag cover panels; (d) a means to attach the cover panels to the core section; and (e) a bag strap with a means to removably attach a strap to the core section wherein the interchangeable bag system has a variety of uses and wherein the system acts as a quick-change bag insert for organizing and carrying personal articles of a user.

The newly invented Interchangeable Bag System for various applications and uses can be manufactured at low volumes by very simple means and in high volume production by more complex and controlled systems.

OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES

There are several objects and advantages of the Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes. There are currently no purses, handbags, backpacks, luggage inserts and the like that are effective at providing the objects of this invention.

An Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes has various advantages and benefits:

Item	Advantages
1	Convenient for common items
2	Fast for changing purses and bag straps
3	Secure switching of common item
4	Universal - same system for many bags
5	Easy, simple, and convenient attachment methods
6	Combination of available materials and fasteners
7	Less expensive than all new purses or bags

Finally, other advantages and additional features of the present Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the full description of the device. For one skilled in the art of purses, bags and carrying devices, it is readily understood that the features shown in the examples with this product are readily adapted to other types of purse systems and devices.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS-FIGURES

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below explain the principles of the Interchangeable Bag System. It is understood, however, that the Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes provided here is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.

FIGS. 1A through 1 E are sketches of the general Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes.

FIGS. 2A through 2 D are sketches of the general interchangeable cover system with components and features noted.

FIGS. 3A through 3 D are sketches of the general interchangeable system featuring a print cover with the components and features shown from a top view.

FIGS. 4A through 4 D are sketches of the interchangeable system featuring the leather or vinyl covers with components and features noted.

FIGS. 5A through 5 D are sketches of the interchangeable system featuring the textured covers with components and features shown.

FIGS. 6A through 6 D are sketches of the interchangeable insert for common items with components and features shown.

FIGS. 7A through 7 F are sketches of the prior art of Interchangeable Purse Systems.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS—REFERENCE NUMERALS

The following list refers to the drawings:

TABLE B
Reference numbers

Ref #	Description
30	Interchangeable bag system 30
31	Small bag or clutch purse 31 using system 30
34	Design sketch 34 of interchangeable covers 40
35	Interchangeable insert 35 for common items
38	Core section 38 of interchangeable bags system 30
39	Exterior surface 39 of core section 38
40	Interchangeable bag cover panels 40 with surface 39
40A	Print cover 40A such as leopard, flowers, geometric
	designs (circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles,
	triangles, regular and irregular polygons, etc.)
40B	Leather or vinyl smooth cover surface 40B
40C	Textured/rough cover surface 40C
50	Means to attach 50 cover panels 40 to core 38
51	Button and buttonhole 51
52	Hook and loop 52 Velcro RTM
53	Snap system 53 with socket and cap
54	Magnet system 54 with magnet and plate
55	Zipper system 55 with slider, elements, and stop
57	Clasps and hoop combinations 57
60	Bag strap 60
63	Means to removably attach 63 strap 60 to core 38
69	Clutch system 69
70	Interchangeable Lip 70
71	Fastening means 71 like 50
72	Front surface 72 of clutch 69
75	Decorative magnets plate 75
76	Magnet receiver button 76
300	Prior Art 300 US Patent Application 20060021684
	provided by DeCoro called an Interchangeable
	purse and liner
301	Prior Art 301 U.S. Pat. No. 2,464,312 issued to
	Holden and named a Quick-change internal structure
	for handbags
302	Prior Art 302 U.S. Pat. No. 2,609,854 issued to
	Mitchell for an Interchangeable linings for
	pocketbooks
303	Prior Art 303 U.S. Pat. No. 3,414,033 issued to
	Tucker for an Interchangeable purse insert
304	Prior Art 304 U.S. Pat. No. 6,029,723 issued to
	Baquero et al for an Interchangeable purse
306	Prior Art 305 US Patent Application 2008/0295931
	issued to Meier et al for a Handbag insert and
	method of use

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

This invention relates to Interchangeable Bag Systems and devices. The present invention relates to handbags, purses, and similar containers for the carriage of personal articles. These purses include ones having a separable liner therewith so that the liner is interchangeable between purses. This invention relates to a quick-change bag insert or outside panels on a central core member. The present patent disclosure relates to handbags and purses. More particularly, and not by way of any limitation, the present patent disclosure is directed to a handbag or purse having removable insert disposed on the external surfaces to modify or change the aesthetics of the bag.

The advantages for the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes are listed above in the introduction. Succinctly the benefits are that the device:

• • A. Convenient for common items
  • B. Fast for changing purses and bag straps
  • C. Secure switching of common item
  • D. Universal—same system for many bags
  • E. Easy, simple, and convenient attachment methods
  • F. Combination of available materials and fasteners
  • G. Less expensive than all new purses or bags

The preferred embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 configured with cover changes and insert changes, capable of being made of different materials, and comprised of: (a) a core section 38 of the interchangeable bags system 30; (b) a pair of exterior surfaces 39 of the core section 38; (c) a pair of interchangeable bag cover panels 40; (d) a means 50 to attach the cover panels 40 to the core section 38; and (e) a bag strap 60 with a means 63 to removably attach a strap 60 to the core section 38 wherein the interchangeable bag system has a variety of uses and wherein the system acts as a quick-change bag insert for organizing and carrying personal articles of a user.

There is shown in FIGS. 1-7 a complete description and operative embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System 30. In the drawings and illustrations, one notes well that the FIGS. 1-7 demonstrate the general configuration and use of this product. The various example uses are in the operation and use section, below.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes that is preferred. The drawings together with the summary description given above and a detailed description given below explain the principles of the Interchangeable Bag System 30. It is understood, however, that the Interchangeable Bag System 30 is not limited to only the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown. Other examples of purses, bags, luggage, backpacks, and the like are still understood by one skilled in the art to be within the scope and spirit shown here.

FIGS. 1A through 1 E are sketches of the general Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes. Demonstrated on this leading sheet are:

an interchangeable bag system 30; a small bag or clutch purse 31 using system 30; a design sketch 34 of interchangeable covers 40; an interchangeable insert 35 for common items; a core section 38 of interchangeable bags system 30; and an interchangeable bag cover panel 40 with cover surfaces 39.

FIGS. 2A through 2 D are sketches of the general interchangeable cover system 38 with components and features noted. These sketches provide: an interchangeable bag system 30; a design sketch 34 of interchangeable covers 40 with cover surfaces 39; an interchangeable insert 35 for common items; a core section 38 of interchangeable bags system 30; an exterior surface 39 of core section 38; an interchangeable bag cover panels 40; a means to attach 50 cover panels 40 with cover surfaces 39 to core 38 are Button and buttonhole 51, Hook and loop 52 Velcro RTM, Snap system 53 with socket and cap, Magnet system 54 with magnet and plate, Zipper system 55 with slider, elements, and stop, and clasps and hoop combinations 57; a button and buttonhole 51; a hook and loop 52 Velcro RTM; a snap system 53 with socket and cap; a magnet system 54 with magnet and plate; a zipper system 55 with slider, elements, and stop; clasps and hoop combinations 57; and a bag strap 60.

FIGS. 3A through 3 D are sketches of the general interchangeable system 30 featuring a print cover 40A with the components and features shown from a top view. Shown in these views are: an interchangeable bag system 30; an interchangeable insert 35 for common items; a core section 38 of interchangeable bags system 30; an exterior surface 39 of core section 38; an interchangeable bag cover panels 40; a print cover 40A such as leopard flowers, geometric designs (circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, regular and irregular polygons, etc.); a leather or vinyl cover 40B; a textured cover 40C; a means to attach 50 covers 40 to core 38; a bag strap 60; and a means to removably attach 63 strap 60 to core 38.

FIGS. 4A through 4 D are sketches of the interchangeable system 30 featuring the leather or vinyl covers 40B with components and features noted. Again are shown: an interchangeable bag system 30; an interchangeable insert 35 for common items; a core section 38 of interchangeable bags system 30; an exterior surface 39 of core section 38; an interchangeable bag cover panels 40; a print cover 40A such as leopard flowers, geometric designs (circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, regular and irregular polygons, etc.); a leather or vinyl cover 40B; a textured cover 40C; a means to attach 50 cover panels 40 to core 38; a bag strap 60; and a means to removably attach 63 strap 60 to core 38.

FIGS. 5A through 5 D are sketches of the interchangeable system 30 featuring the textured covers 40C with components and features shown. Provided in these sketches are: an interchangeable bag system 30; an interchangeable insert 35 for common items; a core section 38 of interchangeable bags system 30; an exterior surface 39 of core section 38; an interchangeable bag cover panels 40; a print cover 40A such as leopard flowers, geometric designs (circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, regular and irregular polygons, etc.); a leather or vinyl cover 40B; a textured cover 40C; a means to attach 50 cover panels 40 to core 38; a bag strap 60; and a means to removably attach 63 strap 60 to core 38.

FIGS. 6A through 6 D are sketches of the interchangeable insert 35 for common items with components and features shown. Here the sketches provide: an interchangeable insert 35 for common items; a means to attach 50 covers 40 to core 38; a magnet system 54 with magnet and plate; a zipper system 55 with slider, elements, and stop; clasps and hoop combinations 57; a bag strap 60; a clutch system 69; an interchangeable Lip 70; a fastening means 71 similar to 50; a front surface 72 of clutch 69; a decorative magnets plate 75; and a magnet receiver button 76.

FIGS. 7A through 7 F are sketches of the prior art of Interchangeable Purse Systems 30. Here former patents and applications for various purse and bag systems are shown. These include: Prior Art 300 US Patent Application 2006/0021684 provided by DeCoro called an Interchangeable purse and liner; Prior Art 301 U.S. Pat. No. 2,464,312 issued to Holden and named a Quick-change internal structure for handbags; Prior Art 302 U.S. Pat. No. 2,609,854 issued to Mitchell for an Interchangeable linings for pocketbooks; Prior Art 303 U.S. Pat. No. 3,414,033 issued to Tucker for an Interchangeable purse insert; Prior Art 304 U.S. Pat. No. 6,029,723 issued to Baquero et al for an Interchangeable purse; and Prior Art 305 US Patent Application 2008/0295931 issued to Meier et ai for a Handbag insert and method of use. As can be seen, the Interchangeable Bag System for cover changes and insert changes are unique combinations and uses as described herein.

The anticipated materials for the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes include: various materials for the interchangeable covers 40 such as print cover 40A such as leopard flowers, geometric designs (circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, regular and irregular polygons, etc.), solid leather or vinyl cover 40B, or Textured cover 40C. The materials can be cotton, corduroy, leather, synthetic leather, vinyl, Cotton Canvas, Nylon Packcloth, Ripstop Nylon, Ballistic Nylon, Cordura, Denim, Straw, Neoprene, Mesh fabric, nylon or polyester, Vegan leather (also known as faux leather), and polyurethane. The various means to attach 50 the covers 40 to core 38 are Button and buttonhole 51, Hook and loop 52 Velcro RTM, Snap system 53 with socket and cap, Magnet system 54 with magnet and plate, Zipper system 55 with slider, elements, and stop, and clasps and hoop combinations 57. These means can be of metals —brass, steel, copper, or made of the various plastics and composites. The magnets can be natural iron magnets or the special metals for powder magnets—iron, nickel, cobalt, and some alloys of rare earth metals (Neodymium iron boron (NdFeB)—Permanent magnet, Samarium cobalt (SmCo)—Permanent magnet, Alnico—Permanent magnet, and Ceramic or ferrite magnets —Permanent magnet). As durable and composite materials are developed, it is anticipated they can replace some of the materials known today.

The details mentioned here are exemplary and not limiting. Other specific components and manners specific to describing an Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes may be added as a person having ordinary skill in the field of the art of purses, bags, luggage, backpacks and the like devices and their uses well appreciates.

Operation of the Preferred Embodiment

The Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes has been described in the above embodiment. The manner of how the device operates is described below. One notes well that the description above and the operation described here must be taken together to fully illustrate the concept of the Interchangeable Bag System 30. The preferred embodiment of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 configured with cover changes and insert changes, capable of being made of different materials, and comprised of: (a) a core section 38 of the interchangeable bags system 30; (b) a pair of exterior surfaces 39 of the core section 38; (c) a pair of interchangeable bag cover panels 40; (d) a means 50 to attach the cover panels 40 to the core section 38; and (e) a bag strap 60 with a means 63 to removably attach a strap 60 to the core section 38 wherein the interchangeable bag system has a variety of uses and wherein the system acts as a quick-change bag insert for organizing and carrying personal articles of a user.

The Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes is operated by interchanging the cover panels 40 that are removably secured to the core 38 when desired. The cover panels 40 can be of various designs such as shown in the FIGS. 3 through 5—a print cover 40A such as leopard flowers, geometric designs (circles, ellipses, squares, rectangles, triangles, regular and irregular polygons, etc.); a leather or vinyl cover 40B; and a textured cover 40C. The means to removably attach 50 cover panels 40 to core 38 is operated to attach or detach the pairs of cover panels 40. These means to attach 50 cover panels 40 to core 38 can be various types such as: a button and buttonhole 51; a hook and loop 52 Velcro RTM; a snap system 53 with socket and cap; a magnet system 54 with magnet and plate; and a zipper system 55 with slider, elements, and stop. An optional bag strap 60 is attached to the core 38 by a means 63 like a hook and loop or many types like those of the attachment means 50.

Many uses are anticipated for the Interchangeable Bag System 30. Some examples, and not limitations, are shown in the following Table.

Item	Uses
1	Purses
2	Gym bags
3	Backpacks
4	Luggage
5	Camping totes
6	School totes

With this description it is to be understood that the Interchangeable Bag System 30 for cover changes and insert changes is not to be limited to only the disclosed embodiment of product. The features of the Interchangeable Bag System 30 are intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the description.

While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention. Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which these inventions belong. Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the present inventions, the preferred methods and materials are now described above in the foregoing paragraphs.

Other embodiments of the invention are possible. Although the description above contains much specificity, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the inventions. It should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with or substituted for one another in order to form varying modes of the disclosed inventions. Thus, it is intended that the scope of at least some of the present inventions herein disclosed should not be limited by the particular disclosed embodiments described above.

The terms recited in the claims should be given their ordinary and customary meaning as determined by reference to relevant entries (e.g., definition of “plane” as a carpenter's tool would not be relevant to the use of the term “plane” when used to refer to an airplane, etc.) in dictionaries (e.g., widely used general reference dictionaries and/or relevant technical dictionaries), commonly understood meanings by those in the art, etc., with the understanding that the broadest meaning imparted by any one or combination of these sources should be given to the claim terms (e.g., two or more relevant dictionary entries should be combined to provide the broadest meaning of the combination of entries, etc.) subject only to the following exceptions: (a) if a term is used herein in a manner more expansive than its ordinary and customary meaning, the term should be given its ordinary and customary meaning plus the additional expansive meaning, or (b) if a term has been explicitly defined to have a different meaning by reciting the term followed by the phrase “as used herein shall mean” or similar language (e.g., “herein this term means,” “as defined herein,” “for the purposes of this disclosure [the term] shall mean,” etc.). References to specific examples, use of “i.e.,” use of the word “invention,” etc., are not meant to invoke exception (b) or otherwise restrict the scope of the recited claim terms. Other than situations where exception (b) applies, nothing contained herein should be considered a disclaimer or disavowal of claim scope. Accordingly, the subject matter recited in the claims is not coextensive with and should not be interpreted to be coextensive with any particular embodiment, feature, or combination of features shown herein. This is true even if only a single embodiment of the particular feature or combination of features is illustrated and described herein. Thus, the appended claims should be read to be given their broadest interpretation in view of the prior art and the ordinary meaning of the claim terms.

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers or expressions, such as those expressing dimensions, physical characteristics, etc. used in the specification (other than the claims) are understood as modified in all instances by the term “approximately.” At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the claims, each numerical parameter recited in the specification or claims which is modified by the term “approximately” should at least be construed in light of the number of recited significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques.

The present invention contemplates modifications as would occur to those skilled in the art. While the disclosure has been illustrated and described in detail the figures and the foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only selected embodiments have been shown and described and that all changes, modifications, and equivalents that come within the spirit of the disclosures described heretofore and or/defined by the following claims are desired to be protected.