U.S. patent application number 11/575263 was filed with the patent office on 2008-03-20 for panel installation set and method of installing panel using the same.
This patent application is currently assigned to LG CHEM, LTD.. Invention is credited to Keum-Shil Cho, Gil-Ho Kang, Kwang-Min Kim, Beom-Goo Son.
Application Number | 20080066407 11/575263 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 37865150 |
Filed Date | 2008-03-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080066407 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Son; Beom-Goo ; et
al. |
March 20, 2008 |
Panel Installation Set and Method of Installing Panel Using the
Same
Abstract
The present invention relates to a panel installation set used
to finish the surface of a building, and to a method of installing
panels using the panel installation set. The panel installation set
comprises a support member (10) having a coupling projection (15)
and a panel (20) having a coupling groove (25). The installation
method includes the steps of fixing a support member (10) having a
coupling projection to a building and assembling a panel (20)
having a coupling groove (25) to the support member (10) in a
manner such that the coupling projection (15) is inserted into the
coupling groove (25). According to the present invention, since
panels are assembled in a sliding manner, the panel installation
set has the advantage of enabling easy and simple assembly of the
panels, and reducing installation cost by reducing the use of
subsidiary material.
Inventors: |
Son; Beom-Goo;
(Chungcheongbuk-do, KR) ; Kang; Gil-Ho;
(Chungcheongbuk-do, KR) ; Cho; Keum-Shil;
(Chungcheongbuk-do, KR) ; Kim; Kwang-Min;
(Chungcheongbuk-do, KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
CANTOR COLBURN, LLP
20 Church Street
22nd Floor
Hartford
CT
06103
US
|
Assignee: |
LG CHEM, LTD.
20, Yoido-dong, youngdungpo-gu
Seoul
KR
150-721
|
Family ID: |
37865150 |
Appl. No.: |
11/575263 |
Filed: |
June 1, 2006 |
PCT Filed: |
June 1, 2006 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR06/02097 |
371 Date: |
March 14, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/364 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04F 13/0819 20130101;
E04F 13/0816 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
052/364 |
International
Class: |
E04B 2/82 20060101
E04B002/82 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 16, 2005 |
KR |
10-2005-0086904 |
Claims
1. A panel installation set, comprising: a support member having a
coupling projection; and a panel having a coupling groove to engage
with the coupling projection.
2. The panel installation set according to claim 1, wherein the
support member has a substrate having the coupling projection on
one surface thereof, and having an insertion hole through which a
coupling member is inserted.
3. The panel installation set according to claim 2, wherein the
coupling projection includes a connection part extending from a
surface of the substrate at a right angle, and an insertion part
which extends from the connection part in respective side
directions and is tapered.
4. The panel installation set according to claim 2, wherein the
coupling projection includes an insertion part extending from the
surface of the substrate and having tapered profiles at respective
sides, and a head part of the coupling member is inserted into the
insertion hole and is disposed in a guide groove in the insertion
hole.
5. The panel installation set according to claim 3, wherein the
support member has a support protrusion protruding from the surface
of the substrate in the direction in which the coupling projection
extends.
6. The panel installation set according to claim 1, wherein width
of an end of the coupling projection is the same as or smaller than
width of an entrance of the coupling groove, and a space remaining
in the coupling groove after the coupling projection has been
inserted into the coupling groove is packed with a packing
member.
7. The panel installation set according to claim 6, wherein the
packing member is a plastic bar.
8. The panel installation set according to claim 1, wherein the
coupling projection has a hollow.
9. The panel installation set according to claim 2, wherein the
coupling projection has a bar shape extending in a length direction
of the substrate.
10. A panel installation set, comprising: a support member having a
coupling groove; and a panel having a coupling projection to be
inserted into the coupling groove.
11. The panel installation set according to claim 10, wherein the
support member includes a substrate, a protrusion extending from a
surface of the substrate, and the coupling groove formed in the
protrusion, and the coupling projection extends from a main body of
the panel 20 and has an insertion part at respective sides having
tapered profiles.
12. A method of installing a panel, comprising: fixing a support
member having a coupling projection to a building; and assembling a
panel having a coupling groove to the support member in a manner
such that the coupling projection is inserted into the coupling
groove.
13. A method of installing a panel, comprising: fixing a support
member having a coupling groove to a building; and assembling a
panel having a coupling projection to the support member in a
manner such that the coupling projection is inserted into the
coupling groove.
14. A method of installing a panel, comprising: fixing a base frame
to a building; fixing a support member having a coupling projection
to the base frame; and assembling a panel having a coupling groove
to the support member in a manner such that the coupling projection
is inserted into the coupling groove.
15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising: attaching
a spacer to the base frame before the assembling the support member
and the panel.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the spacer has an
adhesive surface.
17. The method according to claim 12, wherein an adhesive is
applied into the coupling groove before the panel and the support
member are assembled.
18. The method according to claim 12, wherein width of an end of
the coupling projection is the same as or is smaller than width of
an entrance of the coupling groove, and a spacer remaining in the
coupling groove after the coupling projection is inserted into the
coupling groove is packed with a packing member 40.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a panel installation set
attached or installed onto a wall of a building, and a method of
installing the same. More particularly, the present invention
relates to a panel installation set and a method of installing the
same, having advantages of simply and easily installing panels to a
wall of a building by assembling the panels in a sliding manner,
and reducing installation cost by using minimal subsidiary material
when installing panels.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Generally, rectangular panels are attached to a wall, a
ceiling or a floor of a building as finishing material. In
particular, walls of buildings such as public houses, offices, and
commercial buildings are finished with panels that can give a good
appearance. The panels are installed through an attachment method
using an adhesive, through a coupling method using rivets or
screws, through a hanging method using a hanger, or through a
method combining two or more of the above methods.
[0003] Among them, the hanging method is the easiest and simplest.
The hanging method will be described below with reference to FIG. 1
and FIG. 2.
[0004] FIG. 1 is a perspective view and FIG. 2 is a sectional view
illustrating a method of installing panels according to the
conventional art.
[0005] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when installing a panel
installation set 1 onto a wall W of a building in a hanging manner,
a base frame F is first fixed to the wall W using brackets or
screws C, and a first hanging member 2 is then fixed to the base
frame F using screws C. Next, a second hanging member 3 is fixed to
the rear surface of the panel set 1, and the second hanging member
3 is hung from the first hanging member 2 in order to attach the
panel set 1 to the wall W of the building. In this instance,
coupling members 4 such as rivets or screws are used to fix the
second hanging member 3 to the panel set 1. The first hanging
member 2 and the second hanging member 3 are securely fixed using
the coupling members 4.
[0006] According to the conventional art, the panel installation is
difficult and complex and incurs a large installation cost because
it uses a lot of subsidiary material. For example, referring to
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the first hanging member 2, the second hanging
member 3, the coupling member 4 for coupling the first hanging
member 2 to the second hanging member 3, and the coupling member 4
for fixing the second hanging member 3 to the panel 1 are needed as
subsidiary material. Further, the conventional panel installation
set and the conventional panel installation method has the further
disadvantage of taking a long time of installation.
[0007] Referring to FIG. 2, when fixing the second hanging member 3
to the panel 1, the coupling member 4 is used. In this instance, if
the coupling member 4 is inserted too shallowly into a hole of the
panel 1, or the panel 1 has a hole having a shallow depth because
it is too thin, coupling force is tool weak, so that the panels 1
are easily separated from each other.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Technical Problem
[0008] Accordingly, the present invention has been devised in
consideration of the aforementioned problems and situations, and it
is an object of the present invention to provide a panel
installation set in which panels can be easily and securely
assembled and installed onto a wall of a building using relatively
little subsidiary material, and a method of installing panels using
the same.
[0009] Technical Solution
[0010] In order to achieve the above objects and advantages,
according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided
a panel installation set comprising: a support member having a
coupling projection; and a panel having a coupling groove into
which the coupling projection is inserted.
[0011] According to another aspect of the present invention, there
is provided a panel set comprising: a support member having a
coupling groove; and a panel having a coupling projection to be
inserted into the coupling groove.
[0012] The coupling protection and the coupling groove may have
opposite shapes so as to mate with each other. The coupling
projection and the coupling groove may have almost the same size,
or the size of the coupling projection may be smaller than that of
the coupling groove. In the case in which the coupling projection
has a smaller size than the coupling groove, a packing member is
used to fill a gap in the coupling groove after the coupling
projection is inserted into the coupling groove.
[0013] According to a further aspect of the present invention,
there is provided a method of installing a panel using the panel
installation set, comprising: fixing a support member having a
coupling projection to a building; and inserting the coupling
projection of the support member into a coupling groove of a
panel.
[0014] According to a still further aspect of the present
invention, there is provided a method of installing a panel using
the panel installation set, comprising: fixing a support member
having a coupling groove to a building; and inserting a coupling
projection of a panel into the coupling groove of the support
member.
[0015] The installation method may further comprise installing a
base frame to the building, in which case the support member is
fixed to the base frame.
[0016] Advantageous Effects
[0017] The panel set and the installation method of the panel set
according to the present invention have the following
advantages.
[0018] First, the panel installation set can be easily and simply
installed and assembled without using subsidiary materials by using
assembling structures provided to the support member and the
panel.
[0019] Second, the panel installation set can be assembled at low
installation cost because subsidiary material is not necessary.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a method of
installing a panel set according to the conventional art;
[0021] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view, taken along a vertical
sectional line in FIG. 1, illustrating a method of installing a
panel set according to the conventional art;
[0022] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a support member
of a panel installation set according to a first embodiment of the
present invention;
[0023] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a panel of the
panel installation set according to the first embodiment of the
present invention;
[0024] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the panel
installation set according to the first embodiment of the present
invention, the panel installation set being installed on a wall of
a building;
[0025] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the support
member shown in FIG. 3;
[0026] FIG. 7 through FIG. 9 are cross-sectional views illustrating
a variety of modifications of the support member;
[0027] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the panel
installation set installed using the support member shown in FIG.
9;
[0028] FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 illustrate a panel installation set
according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a panel of the panel
installation set, installed to a wall of a building, and FIG. 12 is
a cross-sectional view illustrating a support member and the panel
shown in FIG. 11; and
[0029] FIG. 13 through FIG. 16 illustrate a panel installation set
according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of
installing a support member and a panel of a panel installation
set, FIG. 14 is a front view illustrating a base frame and the
support member installed on a wall of a building, FIG. 15 is a
cross-sectional perspective view illustrating the panel and the
support member assembled with each other, and FIG. 16 is a
sectional view illustrating the panel and the support member
assembled with each other, the sectional view taken along a
direction different from the view in FIG. 15.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0030] Hereinafter, a panel installation set and a panel
installation method using the same will be described below. The
accompanying drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the
present invention, but must not be construed to limit the scope of
the present invention.
[0031] The present invention provides a panel installation set used
to assemble panels used as finishing materials of the surface, such
as a wall, a ceiling, or a floor of a building, and further
provides a method of installing panels using the panel installation
set. Embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent
from the following description with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
[0032] Referring to the accompanying drawings, the panel
installation set comprises a support member 10 and a panel 20.
Preferably, the panel installation set further comprises a base
frame F to be directly fixed to a building. The support member 10
and the panel 20 have respective coupling means that can be coupled
to each other in a sliding manner. The coupling means includes a
coupling projection 15 and a coupling groove 25 into which the
coupling projection 15 is inserted. As shown in FIG. 5, the
coupling projection 15 is provided to the support member 10, and
the coupling groove 25 is provided to the panel 20, or as shown in
FIG. 11, the coupling projection 15 is provided to the panel 20 and
the coupling groove 25 is provided to the support member 10.
[0033] FIG. 3 through FIG. 6 illustrate a panel installation set
according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a support member, FIG. 4
is a perspective view illustrating a panel, FIG. 5 is a sectional
view illustrating the panel installed on a wall of a building, and
FIG. 6 is a sectional view illustrating the support member shown in
FIG. 3.
[0034] Referring to FIG. 3 through FIG. 6, the support member 10 of
the panel installation set according to the first embodiment has a
coupling projection 15 serving as a coupling means. In more detail,
as shown in FIG. 3, the support member 10 includes a substrate 12,
at least one coupling projection 15 protruding from the surface of
the substrate 12, and a plurality of insertion holes 16 into which
coupling means 30 are inserted.
[0035] The panel 20 has a coupling groove 25 on the surface
thereof, the coupling groove 25 serving as a coupling means and
having a shape opposite to the shape of the coupling projection 15.
The coupling projections 15 of the support member 10 slide into
respective coupling grooves 25 of the panel 20 from a lateral
direction.
[0036] That is, the coupling projection 15 and the coupling groove
25 engage in a sliding manner, and the support member 10 and the
panel 20 are difficult to separate from each other in a horizontal
direction, the X direction in FIG. 5.
[0037] According to the preferred embodiment of the present
invention, the coupling projection 15 comprises a connection part
15a extending from the surface of the substrate 12 in the
perpendicular direction, and an insertion part 15b extending from
respective sides of the connection part 15a and having tapered
profiles at respective sides thereof, thereby forming a letter "T"
shape. The coupling projection 15 has a shape opposite the shape of
the coupling groove 25 formed in the panel 20. The coupling
projections 15 may continuously extend or may discontinuously
extend, forming an island arrangement. For example, the coupling
projections 15 can be discontinuously arranged having respective
gaps therebetween in the length direction, the left direction in
FIG. 3, or can be continuously arranged to form a bar shape
extending in the length direction. FIG. 3 illustrates the bar shape
coupling protrusion 15.
[0038] A panel installation method using the panel installation set
according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be
described with reference to FIG. 5.
[0039] First, a base frame F is fixed to a wall W of a building
using a coupling member 30. Next, a support member 10 is fixed to
the base frame F by the coupling member 30. A panel 20 is assembled
to the support member 10 by sliding the panel 20 in the left or
right direction so that the coupling projections 15 are inserted
into the coupling grooves 25. The support member 10 can be
assembled to the panel 20 before being fixed to the base frame F,
and then the assembly of the support member 10 and the panel 20 is
then fixed to the base frame F. When fixing the support member 10
to the base frame F in a direction rotated 90 degrees with respect
to the direction in FIG. 5, the panel 20 slides in a vertical
direction, that is, slides in up and down directions. The coupling
member 30 is a screw, a rivet or a bracket.
[0040] Referring to FIG. 5, the panel 20 is simply installed in a
sliding manner so as not to be easily separated in an X direction
in FIG. 5. The coupling projection 15 may have a connection part
15a to provide a gap so that a head part 35 of the coupling member
30 is disposed in the gap when the support member 10 and the panel
20 are assembled.
[0041] The above described method can further comprise a step of
applying an adhesive so that the support member 10 and the panel 20
are more securely attached. In more detail, an adhesive is applied
in the coupling groove 25 of the panel 20 before installing the
panel 20 on the support member 10, and then the panel 20 slides
along the coupling projection 15 so that the coupling projection 15
and the coupling groove 25 are fixed securely.
[0042] FIG. 7 through FIG. 9 illustrate modified examples of the
support member 10, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view illustrating the
panel 20 installed to a wall W of a building using the support
member 10.
[0043] Referring to FIG. 7, the support member 10 includes the
substrate 12 and the coupling projection 15, and the substrate 12
has a plurality of insertion holes 16 through which respective
coupling members 30 are inserted. Each insertion hole 16 has a
guide recess 16a.
[0044] In more detail, the support member 10 shown in FIG. 7 does
not have a connection part between the substrate 12 and an
insertion part 15b. The coupling projection 15 has only the
insertion part 15b which has tapered profiles at respective sides.
That is, the insertion part 15 has a letter "T" shape. The
insertion hole 16 has the guide recess 16a on which the head part
35 of the coupling member 30 is disposed. According to this
embodiment, since the head part 35 of the coupling member 30 is
disposed in the guide recess 16a as shown in FIG. 7, no gap is
formed between the support member 10 and the panel 20 when the
support member 10 and the panel 20 are assembled.
[0045] Referring to FIG. 8, the support member 10 can have a hollow
15c in the coupling projection 15. The hollow 15c is preferably
formed along the length of the coupling projection 15. Thanks to
the hollow 15c, the support member 10 becomes lighter and it is
possible to reduce the cost of the support member 10.
[0046] Referring to FIG. 9, the support member 10 can have support
protrusions 18 on the substrate 12. The support protrusions 18 are
formed to protrude from the substrate 12 in the direction along
which the coupling projection 15 extends at a right angle from the
surface of the substrate 12. The support protrusions 18 prevent the
panel 20 from becoming deformed. Referring to FIG. 10, when
assembling the support member 10 and the panel 20, there is a gap
between the support member 10 and the panel 20 due to the head part
35 of the coupling member 30. When the panel 20 is pressed with
pressure P, the panel 20 is bent, or merely pushed according to the
strength or the thickness of the panel 20 due to the protruding
head part 35 of the coupling member 30. In this instance, the
support protrusions 18 support the rear surface of the panel 20 to
prevent the panel 20 from becoming deformed.
[0047] FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 illustrate a panel installation set
according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11
is a sectional view illustrating a panel 20 installed on a wall W
of a building, and FIG. 12 is a sectional view illustrating the
support member 10 and the panel 20.
[0048] Referring to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, a coupling projection 15
for assembling a support member 10 and a panel 20 is integrated
with the panel 20 into a single body. A coupling groove 25 engaging
with the coupling projection 15 is provided to the support member
10. In more detail, the support member 10 comprises a substrate 12,
and a protrusion 14 integrated with the substrate 12, and the
coupling groove 25 is formed in the protrusion 14. The coupling
projection 15 to be inserted into the coupling groove 25 protrudes
from the surface of the panel 20 and has an insertion part 15b that
extends outward from a main body of the coupling projection 15 and
is tapered. The method of assembling the support member 10 and the
panel 20 are the same as the above described method. That is, the
support member 10 is fixed to the base frame F fixed to a wall W of
a building, and the panel 20 is then assembled to the support
member 10 by sliding the coupling projection 15 of the panel 20
into the coupling groove 25 of the support member 10.
[0049] FIG. 13 through FIG. 16 illustrate a panel installation set
according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13
is a sectional view illustrating the sequence of assembling a
support member 10 and a panel 20, FIG. 14 is a front view
illustrating the support member 10 fixed to a base frame F on a
wall of a building, FIG. 15 is a partial sectional view taken along
a first direction and illustrating the assembled panel 20 and the
support member 10, and FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along a
direction different from the view in FIG. 15.
[0050] Referring to FIG. 13, the support member 10 has a coupling
projection 15 and the panel 20 has a coupling groove 25. The
coupling projection 15 and the coupling groove 25 have a structure
such that the coupling projection 15 can be inserted into the
coupling groove 25 in the X direction. In more detail, the width D
of an end portion of the coupling projection 15 is the same as or
smaller than the width D of an entrance portion of the coupling
groove 25. In FIG. 13, D.sub.15<D.sub.25. Accordingly, the
coupling projection 15 can slide into the coupling groove 25 or can
be inserted into the coupling groove 25 by pushing the coupling
projection 15 toward the coupling groove 25 in the X direction.
[0051] In more detail, when assembling the panel 20 and the support
member 10 in a sliding manner, the panel 20 is inserted into the
support member 10 in a horizontal direction X, and is then moved
down, so that the panel 20 hangs from the support member 10 as
shown in the middle view in FIG. 13. In this instance, due to the
size difference between the coupling projection 15 and the coupling
groove 25, there remains a space S in the coupling groove 25 after
the coupling projection 15 has been inserted into the coupling
groove 25. Since the panel 20 moves in a vertical direction in the
space S, the space S is preferably removed.
[0052] That is, in order to remove the space S, a packing member 40
is used.
[0053] The packing member 40 can be any member as long as it can
prevent the panel 20 from moving in the space S. For example, the
packing member 40 may be made of wood, silicon, rubber, synthetic
resin molding body, or synthetic resin foam. As shown in FIG. 15, a
plastic bar can be also used as the packing member 40. The plastic
member 40 is preferably freely bendable. In order to tightly pack
the space S, the packing member 4 has a sectional shape
corresponding to the sectional shape of the space S.
[0054] In the panel installation set shown in FIG. 13, since the
support member 10 and the panel 20 can be assembled in a sliding
and inserting manner in the X direction in FIG. 13, the panel
installation set may be useful to install panels to a wall W of a
building, an end portion of a wall W of a building, a deeply
recessed wall, or a ceiling, that is, to objects to which it is
difficult to attach panels.
[0055] Referring to FIG. 14 through FIG. 16, a method of installing
panels 20 to a wall W of a building using the panel installation
set shown in FIG. 13 is described.
[0056] First, as shown in FIG. 14, the base frame F is fixed to a
wall W of a building. Next, a plurality of the support members 10
is fixed to the base frame F using coupling members 30 at regular
intervals. The panels 20 are assembled to the support members 10 in
a sliding manner or by pushing the panels 20 toward the support
members 10 in the X direction in FIG. 13. Next, the packing members
40 are provided in the spaces S in the coupling grooves 25 around
the coupling projections 15.
[0057] In the above described method, a spacer 50 is preferably
attached to the base frame F before the support members 10 and the
panels 20 are assembled.
[0058] The spacer 50 is disposed between the base frame F and the
panel 20, thereby preventing the panel 20 from bending when an
external force is applied to the panel 20. The spacer 50 may be
made of wood, metal, silicon, rubber, or synthetic resin foam. The
spacer 50 may have adhesiveness on the surface thereof to enhance
bonding force between the base frame F and the panel 20. For
example, the spacer 50 has a bar shape, and is coated with an
adhesive. The spacer 50 can also have adhesiveness by implementing
the spacer 50 using silicon having adhesiveness. The spacer 50 also
preferably has a hollow extending in the length direction thereof.
For example, the spacer 50 is made of wood, metal, molded PVC
extrusion, molded rubber, molded foamed rubber, silicon mold,
molded foamed silicon, molded plastic or molded foamed plastic, or
is coated with an adhesive.
[0059] As described above, the support member 10 and the panel 20
are made of metal, synthetic resin, wood, or combinations thereof.
In more detail, the support member 10 is made of aluminum alloy or
synthetic resin through an extrusion molding method. The panel 20
is made of veneer board, medium density fiberboard (MDF), high
pressure laminate (HPL), or a material manufactured using a mixture
of wood powder and synthetic resin binder. A decorative sheet that
can give a good appearance is preferably attached to the surface of
the panel 20.
[0060] Although the installation method includes the step of
installing the base frame F, this can be omitted if the
installation surface is planar.
[0061] That is, if the installation surface is a planar surface,
support members 10 are directly installed on a wall W of a
building, and panels 20 are assembled to the support members 10.
Accordingly, the panel installation set may comprise at least a
support member 10 and a panel 20, and in which case installation
method thereof comprises installing the support member 10 and
installing the panel 20. In the case in which the installation
surface is rough, the base frame is used in order to impart
flatness to the installation surface.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0062] The panel installation set is useful to finish the surface
of a building. As described above, since the panels 20 are
assembled in a sliding manner or an insertion manner, the panels
can be easily and simply assembled, and they are secured once they
are assembled. The panel installation set has further advantages of
reducing the cost of subsidiary material and the cost of
installation.
[0063] Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have
been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art
will appreciate that various modifications, additions and
substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and
spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying
claims.
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