U.S. patent application number 13/666084 was filed with the patent office on 2013-05-23 for refrigerator.
The applicant listed for this patent is Jungyeon Hwang, Seonkyu Kim, Daesung Lee, Woonkyu Seo, Seungjin Yoon. Invention is credited to Jungyeon Hwang, Seonkyu Kim, Daesung Lee, Woonkyu Seo, Seungjin Yoon.
Application Number | 20130127322 13/666084 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 47221079 |
Filed Date | 2013-05-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130127322 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Seo; Woonkyu ; et
al. |
May 23, 2013 |
REFRIGERATOR
Abstract
A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a
barrier that partitions an interior of the refrigerator into a
freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, a recess
formed in the barrier and having a predetermined depth, and a cover
for opening or closing a top of the recess. A seating step may be
formed at a peripheral portion of the recess to receive a
peripheral portion of the cover seated thereon. A guide groove may
extend from the seating step to guide movement of the cover.
Storage items may be stored in the recess independently of other
food articles.
Inventors: |
Seo; Woonkyu; (Changwon-si,
KR) ; Kim; Seonkyu; (Changwon-si, KR) ; Yoon;
Seungjin; (Changwon-si, KR) ; Hwang; Jungyeon;
(Changwon-si, KR) ; Lee; Daesung; (Changwon-si,
KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Seo; Woonkyu
Kim; Seonkyu
Yoon; Seungjin
Hwang; Jungyeon
Lee; Daesung |
Changwon-si
Changwon-si
Changwon-si
Changwon-si
Changwon-si |
|
KR
KR
KR
KR
KR |
|
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Family ID: |
47221079 |
Appl. No.: |
13/666084 |
Filed: |
November 1, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/404 ;
312/406 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F25D 25/00 20130101;
F25D 2331/807 20130101; F25D 23/069 20130101; F25D 2400/04
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
312/404 ;
312/406 |
International
Class: |
F25D 23/06 20060101
F25D023/06; F25D 23/00 20060101 F25D023/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 18, 2011 |
KR |
10-2011-0120777 |
Claims
1. A refrigerator, comprising: a barrier partitioning an interior
of the refrigerator into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating
compartment; a recess formed in the barrier and having a
predetermined depth; a cover selectively positioned across an open
top of the recess; a seating step formed along a peripheral portion
of the recess, wherein a corresponding peripheral portion of the
cover is seated on the seating step; and a guide groove extending
outward from the seating step along the barrier to guide a sliding
movement of the cover.
2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the predetermined depth of
the recess is greater than a thickness of the cover such that a
storage space is formed between a bottom of the recess and the
cover.
3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a distance between two
opposite outer peripheral edges of the seating step is equal to a
width of the guide groove.
4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the guide groove extends
from the peripheral portion of the recess toward a rear side of the
interior of the refrigerator.
5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the guide groove extends
from the peripheral portion of the recess toward a front side of
the interior of the refrigerator.
6. The refrigerator of claim 5, wherein the cover comprises a tray
that is slidably removable from and replaceable into the recess via
the guide groove.
7. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising: a plate
received in the recess, the plate having a plurality of grooves
formed therein for receiving storage items.
8. The refrigerator of claim 7, further comprising a handle that
protrudes upward from the plate.
9. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the barrier extends
horizontally to partition the interior of the refrigerator, with
the freezing compartment positioned below the refrigerating
compartment.
10. A refrigerator, comprising: a barrier partitioning an interior
of the refrigerator into two compartments; a recess formed in the
barrier and having a predetermined depth; a tray removably
positioned in the recess; and a guide groove extending from the
recess to guide a sliding movement of the tray.
11. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein a width of the guide
groove is equal to a width of the recess.
12. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the predetermined depth
of the recess is substantially equal to a thickness of the
tray.
13. A refrigerator, comprising: a body having a storage space
formed therein; at least one door coupled to the body to open and
close the storage space; a barrier extending horizontally in the
storage space and partitioning the storage space into two separate
compartments; and a recess formed in the barrier and having a
predetermined depth.
14. The refrigerator of claim 13, further comprising: a cover
removably positioned across an open top of the recess; and a guide
groove extending outward from a peripheral portion of the recess
and guiding movement of the cover.
15. The refrigerator of claim 13, wherein a distance between two
opposite peripheral edges of the cover is substantially equal to a
width of the guide groove.
16. The refrigerator of claim 14, further comprising a plate
removably received on a seating step extending along an interior
periphery of the recess, wherein a receiving space is formed
between the plate and the cover extending across the open top of
the recess.
17. The refrigerator of claim 16, wherein a width of the guide
groove corresponds to a width of the cover such that the cover is
slideable within the guide groove to selectively remove and replace
the cover for access into and sealing of the recess.
18. The refrigerator of claim 13, wherein the freezing compartment
is positioned below the barrier and the refrigerating compartment
is positioned above the barrier.
19. The refrigerator according to claim 13, further comprising: a
plate removably received in the recess and configured to receive
items thereon for storage.
20. The refrigerator of claim 19, wherein a thickness of the plate
is substantially equal to a thickness of the recess, and wherein
the plate is slidably removeable from and replaceable into the
recess via a guide groove extending outward from a peripheral
portion of the recess.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119
to Korean Application No. 10-2011-0120777 filed on Nov. 18, 2011,
whose entire disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field
[0003] This relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a
refrigerator efficiently utilizing interior space thereof.
[0004] 2. Background
[0005] Generally, a refrigerator stores items in a frozen or
refrigerated state by lowering an internal temperature of a
compartment thereof through discharge of cold air generated by a
refrigeration cycle including a compressor, a condenser, and an
expansion valve, and an evaporator. Such a refrigerator may include
a freezing compartment for storing items in a frozen state, and a
refrigerating compartment for storing items at low temperature. A
Kimchi refrigerator may store items such as Kimchi or vegetables in
a fresh state.
[0006] A refrigerator may include a plurality of doors, at least
one of the plurality of doors being connected to a refrigerator
body by hinges to open or close a front side of the refrigerator
body. In addition to the hinged door, the refrigerator may include
a drawer type door mounted to a front wall of a drawer slidably
installed in the refrigerator.
[0007] Items of various sizes and shapes may be stored in the
freezing and refrigerating compartments, which may include a
plurality of racks to vertically partition the storage compartment
to receive such items. Enhancing utility of the inner space of the
refrigerator may provide greater refrigerator capacity.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] The embodiments will be described in detail with reference
to the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to
like elements wherein:
[0009] FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to an
exemplary embodiment as broadly described herein;
[0010] FIG. 2 is a front view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1,
with its doors open;
[0011] FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views of an auxiliary storage
space formed in a barrier of a refrigerator, according to an
embodiment as broadly described herein;
[0012] FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views of an auxiliary storage
space formed in a barrier of a refrigerator, according to another
embodiment as broadly described herein; and
[0013] FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the refrigerator shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2, illustrating placement of a recess in a barrier.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments,
examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
[0015] In accordance with the refrigerator illustrated in the
embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator, which is
designated by reference numeral "10", is applicable not only to a
top mount type refrigerator in which the inner space of the
refrigerator is vertically partitioned to define a freezing
compartment and a refrigerating compartment such that the freezing
compartment is arranged above the refrigerating compartment, but
also to a side-by-side type refrigerator in which the inner space
of the refrigerator is laterally partitioned to define a freezing
compartment and a refrigerating compartment such that the freezing
compartment and refrigerating compartment are laterally arranged.
Simply for ease of discussion and illustration, embodiments will be
described in conjunction with a bottom freezer type refrigerator.
That is, the inner space of the exemplary refrigerator 10 is
vertically partitioned to define a freezing compartment 32
positioned below the refrigerating compartment 22.
[0016] Generally, the freezing compartment 32 may be maintained at
a sub-zero temperature, and the refrigerating compartment 22 may be
maintained at a temperature relatively higher than that of the
freezing compartment 32.
[0017] The refrigerator 10 may include a body which defines an
outer appearance of the refrigerator 10 while also protecting
mechanical devices received therein. The body of the refrigerator
10 may include an outer case 12 which defines an outer appearance
of the refrigerator 10, and an inner case 14 which defines storage
compartments therein, namely, the freezing compartment 32 and the
refrigerating compartment 22. A certain space may be defined
between the outer case 12 and the inner case 14. A passage for
circulation of cold air may be formed in the space.
[0018] A machinery chamber may be formed in the space between the
outer case 12 and the inner case 14 to accommodate a refrigerant
cycle device for generating cold air through circulation of a
refrigerant. Using the refrigerant cycle device, the interior of
the refrigerator 10 may be maintained at low temperature to keep a
desired freshness level of items stored in the refrigerator 10. The
refrigerant cycle device may include, for example, a compressor for
compressing a refrigerant, and an evaporator for changing the phase
of the refrigerant from liquid to gas, to cause the refrigerant to
exchange heat with the outside of the refrigerant cycle device.
[0019] The refrigerator 10 may include a freezing compartment door
30 for opening or closing the freezing compartment 32, and a
refrigerating compartment door 20 for opening or closing the
refrigerating compartment 22. Each of the freezing compartment door
30 and refrigerating compartment door 20 may be pivotally mounted
to the body of the refrigerator 10 at one end thereof by hinges.
Each of the freezing compartment door 30 and refrigerating
compartment door 20 may include a plurality of doors. That is, as
shown in FIG. 2, each of the freezing compartment door 30 and
refrigerating compartment door 20 may be configured such that it
opens forward while being pivotally moved about opposite lateral
edges of the refrigerator 10.
[0020] A barrier 16 may be positioned between the freezing
compartment 32 and the refrigerating compartment 22, to partition
the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment 22. The
barrier 16 may be formed at the inner case 14 such that it has a
certain thickness. The barrier 16 may extend horizontally to
vertically partition the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating
compartment 22 such that the freezing compartment 32 and
refrigerating compartment 22 are disposed below and above the
barrier 16, respectively.
[0021] A partition wall 18 may be positioned in the freezing
compartment 32, for example at a central portion thereof to
partition the freezing compartment 32 into two separate spaces. The
partition wall 18 may be vertically installed at the inner case 14
such that the freezing compartment 32 is divided into two laterally
arranged compartments. In this case, the freezing compartment door
30 may include two doors for opening or closing respective freezing
compartments 32.
[0022] In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, there is no
partition wall installed in the refrigerating compartment 22 to
laterally partition the refrigerating compartment 22. However, a
partition wall may be installed in the refrigerating compartment
22, as in the freezing compartment 32.
[0023] Racks, drawers, baskets, and the like may be disposed in
each of the freezing compartment 32 and refrigerating compartment
22, to store various items.
[0024] A drawer 40 may be mounted in the freezing compartment and
slidably extracted or retracted. Food and other such items may be
stored in the drawer 40. A vertically-extending cover may be
mounted to a front wall of the drawer 40 to preserve cold air in
the freezing compartment 32 even when the freezing compartment door
30 is opened.
[0025] A plurality of drawers 40 may be provided in the freezing
compartment 32. In this case, the drawers 40 may be arranged at
opposite sides of the partition wall 18, and stacked
vertically.
[0026] A light source 150 to emit light may be installed in the
freezing compartment 32 and/or refrigerating compartment 22. The
light source 150 may operate when the freezing compartment door 30
or refrigerating compartment door 20 is opened. The light source
150 may emit light toward the interior of the freezing compartment
32 and/or refrigerating compartment 22 to improve visibility
therein.
[0027] As shown in detail in FIGS. 3, 4 and 7, the refrigerator
shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in accordance with an embodiment as broadly
described herein, may include a recess 154 formed at the barrier
16, the barrier 16 extending horizontally in the inner case 14 to
partition the freezing and refrigerating compartments such that the
recess 154 may also extend horizontally and have a predetermined
depth. The refrigerator may also include a cover 160 for opening or
closing a top of the recess 154.
[0028] In certain embodiments, the depth of the recess 154 may be
greater than a thickness of the cover 160. Accordingly, when the
cover 160 is fitted in the recess 154, a space may be defined in
the interior of the recess 154, between the bottom of the recess
154 and the cover 160 to receive items therein for storage. A
maximum depth of the recess 154 may be less than a thickness of the
barrier 16. The recess 154 may have various different depths
depending on the kinds of items to be received in the recess 154
and the amount of space available in the barrier 16.
[0029] A seating step 156 may be formed at a peripheral portion of
the recess 154 on which a peripheral portion of the cover 160 may
be seated. The seating step 156 may be higher than the bottom of
the recess 154 while being lower than an upper surface portion of
the barrier 16 surrounding the seating step 156. A size and shape
of the seating step 156 may be the same as or similar to those of
the peripheral portion of the cover 160. For example, when the
cover 160 has a rectangular shape, the seating step 156 may have a
similar shape so that the cover 160 may be positioned to cover the
open top of the recess 154 simply by seating the cover 160 on the
seating step 156.
[0030] A guide groove 158 may extend rearward from the seating step
156, to guide movement of the cover 160. The guide groove 158 may
guide the cover 16 in a rear direction along a top of the barrier
16 (corresponding to an inside of the drawing shown in FIG. 3).
When the cover 160 moves toward the rear of the barrier 16, the
recess 154 may be opened/accessible. Thus, in this arrangement, the
cover 160 need not be fully separated from the barrier 16 in order
to provide access to the interior of the recess 154.
[0031] In alternative embodiments, it may be possible to form the
guide groove 158 such that it instead extends from the seating step
156 toward a front side of the barrier 16. In this case, the guide
groove 158 may extend forward from the seating step 156, to guide
the cover 16 160 toward the front side of the barrier 16. When the
cover 160 moves toward the front side of the barrier 16, the recess
154 may be opened/accessible. This configuration is considered an
alteration of the position of the guide groove 158, and, as such,
no further detailed description thereof will be provided with
reference to separate drawings.
[0032] The guide groove 158 may have substantially the same width
as the cover 160 to allow the cover 160 to stably move along the
guide groove 158. In certain embodiments, the guide groove 158 may
have a greater length than the cover 160 to allow the cover 160 to
move longitudinally along the guide groove 158 such that the cover
160 may be completely moved away from the recess 154 in the
longitudinal direction, thereby completely opening the recess
154.
[0033] In certain embodiments, the width of the seating step 156
defined between opposite lateral portions of the peripheral edge of
the seating step 156 may be the same as the width of the guide
groove 158. In this case, the cover 160 may smoothly move from the
seating step 156 to the guide groove 158 without being obstructed.
Thus, the guide groove 158 may have the same height as the seating
step 156 so that the cover 160 may easily move from the seating
step 156 to the guide groove 158 or from the guide groove 158 to
the seating step 156.
[0034] A plurality of aligned lugs may be provided at a boundary
between the guide groove 158 and the seating step 156. The lugs may
maintain the cover 160 positioned at the guide groove 158 or
positioned at the seating step 156, unless the user applies force
of a certain level or more to the cover 160.
[0035] When the cover 160 is guided along the guide groove 158
after being moved away from the seating step 156, the recess 154
may be opened and accessible to receive storage items. Thereafter,
the user may move the cover 160 back onto the seating step 156 to
close the recess 154.
[0036] In certain embodiments, a plate 162 having a plurality of
grooves 164, or openings 164, formed therein for receiving storage
items such as, for example, eggs may be received in the recess 154.
For example, each of the grooves 164 may have a truncated spherical
shape capable of receiving, for example, an egg. A shape of the
grooves 164 may be adjusted to receive particular storage items as
appropriate. As shown in FIG. 4, the plate 162 may be detachably
mounted in the recess 154. In order to fix the plate 162 at a
predetermined level in the recess 154, various level fixing
approaches may be used. For example, a plurality of fixing
protrusions may be formed on an inner surface of the recess 154 at
various levels to fix the plate 162 at a selected one of the
various levels.
[0037] A handle 168 may be provided at the plate 162, upwardly
protruded from the plate 162 to facilitate removal of the plate 162
from the recess 154. The handle 168 may have, for example, an
inverted-U shape, to allow a user to grasp a middle portion of the
handle 168. Other arrangements may also be appropriate.
[0038] Opposite ends of the handle 168 may be disposed at opposite
ends of the plate 162 so that, when the user lifts the handle 168,
force may uniformly transferred to the plate 162 and the plate 162
may be stably lifted. Other arrangements may also be
appropriate.
[0039] Since eggs may be easily broken, it may be difficult to
store eggs in a stacked state. Also, storage of eggs may require
careful attention, as compared to other items, due to propagation
of bacteria which may occur due to foreign matter attached to the
surfaces of eggs. To this end, the recess 154 may be sealed from
other spaces of the refrigerating compartment 22 by the cover 160
to effectively store eggs in the recess 154.
[0040] A knob 161 may be provided at an upper surface of the cover
160. The knob 161 may protrude upward to a certain height from the
cover 160 so that the user may move the cover 160 forward and
rearward along the guide groove 158 by grasping the knob 161. The
movement range of the cover 160 may be limited between a front edge
of the seating step 156 and a rear edge of the seating step 156,
from which the guide groove 158 extends.
[0041] The user may separate the cover 160 from the seating step
156 or guide groove 158 because the cover 160 may be simply
positioned on the seating step 156 or guide groove 158 without
using any additional mounting or securing members.
[0042] The cover 160 may be made of a transparent material so that
items received in the recess 154 may be identified even when the
cover 160 is closed, without moving the cover 160 to open the
recess 154.
[0043] In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a depth of the
recess 154 may be less than that of the embodiment of FIGS. 3 and 4
such that it may only receive a tray 160a. That is, a depth of the
recess 154 may be less than or equal to the thickness of the tray
160a, or equal to the depth of the seating step 156 of the
embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
[0044] In this embodiment, the previously discussed cover 160 may
take the form of the tray 160a, which may be slidably seated in the
recess 154. When items are to be removed from the refrigerator, the
items may be temporarily placed on the tray 160a, and then the tray
160a may be used to simultaneously move the items. For example, a
plurality of side dish containers received in the refrigerator may
be simultaneously moved to a desired place using the tray 160a.
[0045] The tray 160a may be formed, at an upper surface thereof,
with a flat surface having a sufficiently large area to allow a
plurality of articles to be laid thereon. Upwardly-protruded lugs
may be formed at the upper surface of the tray 160a, along a
peripheral portion of the tray 160a, in order to prevent articles
laid on the tray 160a from being separated from the tray 160a.
[0046] A guide groove 158 may extend from the recess 154, to guide
movement of the tray 160a. A depth of the guide groove 158 may be
equal to the depth of the recess 154. When the guide groove 158 and
recess 154 have the same depth, it may be possible to move the tray
160a along the guide groove 158 and recess 154.
[0047] The guide groove 158 may extend toward a front side of the
barrier 16 (corresponding to an outside of the drawing shown in
FIG. 5 or 6). A width of the guide groove 158 may be equal to the
width of the recess 154 while being similar to the width of the
tray 160a.
[0048] The tray 160a may be removed from the recess 154 along the
guide groove 158 and out of the refrigerator. Since the guide
groove 158 extends in the extraction direction of the tray 160a,
the user may easily extract the tray 160a after grasping one side
of the tray 160a when the tray 160a has been moved to the guide
groove 158. Since the tray 160a has a simple structure as described
above, the manufacture thereof may be easily achieved, and the
structure for receiving the tray 160a in/on the barrier 16 may also
be simplified.
[0049] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide groove 158 may extend
to a boundary of the barrier 16. That is, the recess 154 may
substantially extend to an end of the barrier 16 when the barrier
16 is viewed from the front side. In this case, the end of the
barrier 16 may be opened.
[0050] The guide groove 158 may have a rectangular shape, and may
have the same width as the tray 160a. The length of the guide
groove 158, perpendicular to the width of the guide groove 158, may
be shorter than the length of the tray 160a.
[0051] In alternative embodiments, the length of the guide groove
158 may be longer than the length of the tray 160a. When the tray
160a is long, it may be possible to position items on the tray 160a
after partially extracting the tray 160a, and then to move the tray
160a to a desired place.
[0052] Alternatively, the end of the barrier 16 may not be opened.
In this case, the guide groove 158 does not extend to the end of
the barrier 16. In this case, an inclined surface having a gentle
inclination may be formed at an end of the guide groove 158
adjacent to the end of the barrier 16. When the user extracts the
tray 160a from the recess 154, the tray 160a may be raised along
the inclined surface after passing the guide groove 158 so the user
may easily separate the tray 160a.
[0053] As apparent from the above description, the barrier may
include an auxiliary storage space capable of storing items such as
eggs independently of other items. Accordingly, it may be possible
to independently and individually store such items without undue
attention.
[0054] Also, a tray may be removably installed at the barrier, to
enable simultaneous movement of several items to enhance user
convenience.
[0055] A refrigerator is provided that is capable of using a
barrier, which partitions an internal space of the refrigerator
into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, to
provide additional storage space.
[0056] A refrigerator as embodied and broadly described herein may
include a barrier for partitioning an interior of the refrigerator
into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, a
recess formed at the barrier while having a predetermined depth, a
cover for opening or closing a top of the recess, a seating step
formed at a peripheral portion of the recess, to allow a peripheral
portion of the cover to be seated on the seating step, and a guide
groove extending from the seating step, to guide movement of the
cover.
[0057] The depth of the recess may be greater than a thickness of
the cover.
[0058] The seating step may have a width defined between opposite
portions of a peripheral edge of the seating step that is equal to
a width of the guide groove.
[0059] The guide groove may extend toward a rear side of the
freezing compartment or toward a rear side of the refrigerating
compartment.
[0060] The guide groove may extend toward a front side of the
freezing compartment or toward a front side of the refrigerating
compartment.
[0061] The refrigerator may further include a plate formed with a
plurality of grooves for receiving eggs, the plate being received
in the recess.
[0062] The plate may be provided with a handle upwardly protruded
from the plate.
[0063] The barrier may extend horizontally to partition the
freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment.
[0064] A refrigerator in accordance with another embodiment as
broadly described herein may include a barrier for partitioning an
interior of the refrigerator into a freezing compartment and a
refrigerating compartment, a recess formed at the barrier while
having a predetermined depth, a tray disposed on the recess, and a
guide groove extending from the recess, to guide movement of the
tray.
[0065] The guide groove may have a width equal to a width of the
recess.
[0066] The depth of the recess may be equal to a thickness of the
tray.
[0067] Any reference in this specification to "one embodiment," "an
embodiment," "example embodiment," etc., means that a particular
feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with
the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the
invention. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the
specification are not necessarily all referring to the same
embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or
characteristic is described in connection with any embodiment, it
is submitted that it is within the purview of one skilled in the
art to effect such feature, structure, or characteristic in
connection with other ones of the embodiments.
[0068] Although embodiments have been described with reference to a
number of illustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood
that numerous other modifications and embodiments can be devised by
those skilled in the art that will fall within the spirit and scope
of the principles of this disclosure. More particularly, various
variations and modifications are possible in the component parts
and/or arrangements of the subject combination arrangement within
the scope of the disclosure, the drawings and the appended claims.
In addition to variations and modifications in the component parts
and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also be apparent to
those skilled in the art.
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