Abstract:
A method for replacing a clincher anvil of a clincher assembly of a fastener driving tool is provided. The method includes removing a first connector connecting the mount to a connecting rod operatively connected to a motor of the fastener driving tool through a first aperture in the housing, aligning second connector connecting the clincher anvil to a portion of the clinching assembly with a second aperture in the housing, removing the second connector through the second aperture, removing the clincher arm from the fastener driving tool, aligning a replacement clincher arm with the portion of the clinching assembly, inserting the second connector through the second aperture, securing the replacement clincher arm to the portion of the clinching assembly, inserting the first connector through the first aperture and into the mount, and connecting the mount to the connecting rod.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application is a divisional of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 13/843,711, filed Mar. 15, 2013, which claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/665,516, filed Jun. 28, 2012, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/772,105, filed Mar. 4, 2013, the entire contents which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     
    
     FIELD 
       [0002]    This present patent application relates to fastener driving devices and more particularly to cordless fastener driving tools of the type including clinching mechanisms for securing cartons in a closed manner, as well as to a method for replacing a carton closer clinching member. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    Power operated fastener driving tools are traditionally used in industrial applications where compressed air provides a convenient power source. Because of the nature of the compressed air power source and the expense involved in heavy duty industrial fastener driving tools, such tools are generally not suitable for use in fastening jobs where maneuvering is required, space is limited, or compressed air is not available. Manually operated fastener driving tools are also used in industrial applications. However, in many of the jobs where manually operated fastener driving tools are used, considerable operator fatigue may be involved because a manual fastener driving tool requires a large user actuation force. 
         [0004]    Existing carton closing tools, due to their structural configuration, require significant tool disassembly to replace the clinching members of the tools. The level of disassembly needed for replacing the clinching member in existing tools is difficult and cumbersome, as disassembly involves removing numerous parts of the tool, even those parts that are remotely related to the clinching operations. In some instances, replacing the clinching members requires that the entire tool be disassembled. 
         [0005]    Replacement of clinching members is desirable in at least the following situations. Carton closing tools use different sized clinching members for different fastener applications. Therefore, replacing clinching members depending on the fastener applications is a common occurrence. Even if the same sized clinching member is used for a particular fastener application, clinching members are components that will undergo wear and need to be replaced during the life of the tool. 
         [0006]    As a result, there is a need in the art for a more efficient and less cumbersome way to replace clinching members for different fastener applications or when clinching members are worn. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0007]    As an alternative to some of these challenges, an electrically-operated fastener driving tool can be used. An electrically operated fastener driving tool avoids the inconvenience of the compressed air power source for power-operated tools in industrial applications. An electrically operated tool can use the electrical energization of a motor or solenoid to accomplish the driving action. Such a tool can be used commercially in work areas where it would constitute an inconvenience to provide a supply of compressed air or manual labor as sources of power. 
         [0008]    Accordingly, embodiments of the present patent disclosure include an electric fastener driving tool for driving staples to fasten carton flaps in a closed manner. In a further embodiment, the tool is a battery-powered fastener driving tool. The tool relies on a battery to supply energy to an electric motor when the trigger is actuated. The present patent disclosure thus obviates the disadvantages noted above. Thus, the fastener driving tool of the embodiments herein can function in the above-mentioned applications where prior art devices are inconvenient, as well as all other applications to which the prior art devices could be used. Also, the fastener driving tool is portable and thereby free from being tethered to a work area. As such, the tool can be used in a variety of locations with minimal set-up. 
         [0009]    According to an aspect of the present patent disclosure, there is provided a fastener driving tool that includes a housing, a drive track within the housing, a magazine connected to the housing and configured to hold a supply of fasteners and to provide a leading fastener to the drive track, a driver configured to move downward in the drive track and drive the leading fastener into a workpiece during a drive stroke, and upward in the drive track during a return stroke, a mount connected to the driver, and a clincher operatively connected to the housing and to the mount. The clincher is configured to engage the leading fastener during the drive stroke and move into a clinching position at the end of the drive stroke to clinch the fastener to the workpiece. The tool includes a motor configured to rotate a crank arm, and a connecting rod pivotably connected to the mount at one end portion thereof and pivotably connected to the crank arm at an opposite end portion thereof. The connecting rod is configured to pull the mount and the driver downward through the drive stroke when the crank arm rotates from a first position to a second position. 
         [0010]    In an embodiment, the mount is integral with the driver. 
         [0011]    In an embodiment, the connecting rod is configured to pull the mount and the driver upward through the return stroke when the crank arm rotates from the second position to the first position. 
         [0012]    In an embodiment, the first position and the second position are 180° from each other. 
         [0013]    In an embodiment, the clincher includes a first link pivotably connected to the mount, and a second link pivotably connected to the mount; a first clincher arm pivotably connected to the first link and pivotably connected to the housing, and a second clincher arm pivotably connected to the second link and pivotably connected to the housing; and a first clincher anvil connected to the first clincher arm at a first end thereof, and a second clincher anvil connected to the second clincher arm at a first end thereof, wherein a second end of the first clincher anvil and a second end of the second clincher anvil are each configured to move downwardly and inwardly towards each other to engage the leading fastener during the drive stroke and clinch the leading fastener to the workpiece at the end of the drive stroke. 
         [0014]    In an embodiment, the first clincher anvil is integral with the first clincher arm, and wherein the second clincher anvil is integral with the second clincher arm. 
         [0015]    In an embodiment, the fasteners are staples. Each staple includes a crown and two legs extending from the crown. The driver is configured to engage the crown and each of the second ends of the first and second clincher anvils is configured to engage one of the legs. 
         [0016]    In an embodiment, the first clincher anvil and the second clincher anvil each have an arcuate shape and extend arcuately downwardly from the respective second ends of the first clincher arm and the second clincher arm. 
         [0017]    In an embodiment, a distal tip of the first clincher anvil and a distal tip of the second clincher anvil are each configured to pierce through the workpiece as the first clincher anvil and the second clincher anvil move downwardly and inwardly into the clinching position. 
         [0018]    In an embodiment, the workpiece is a corrugated fiberboard container. 
         [0019]    In an embodiment, the fastener driving tool also includes a trigger mechanically coupled to a handle portion of the housing and electrically coupled to the motor, and an energy storage device connected to the handle portion. The trigger is configured to selectively provide electric power from the energy storage device to the motor when a user of the fastener driving tool operates the trigger while holding the handle portion. 
         [0020]    In an embodiment, the energy storage device includes a battery pack. 
         [0021]    According to an aspect of the present patent disclosure, there is provided a method for replacing a clincher anvil of a clincher assembly of a fastener driving tool. The fastener driving tool includes a housing, a drive track within the housing, a driver configured to move downward in the drive track and drive the leading fastener into a workpiece during a drive stroke, a mount operatively connected to the driver, and the clinching assembly connected to the mount and to the housing. The method includes removing a first connector connecting the mount to a connecting rod operatively connected to a motor of the fastener driving tool through a first aperture in the housing, moving the mount and the driver downward in the drive track, aligning second connector connecting the clincher anvil to a portion of the clinching assembly with a second aperture in the housing, removing the second connector through the second aperture, removing the clincher arm from the fastener driving tool, aligning a replacement clincher arm with the portion of the clinching assembly, inserting the second connector through the second aperture, securing the replacement clincher arm to the portion of the clinching assembly, moving the mount and the driver upward in the drive track, inserting the first connector through the first aperture and into the mount, and connecting the mount to the connecting rod. 
         [0022]    Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples in this summary are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, its application and/or uses in any way. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0023]    The numerous advantages of the present patent disclosure may be better understood by those skilled in the art by reference to the accompanying figures. In the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
           [0024]      FIG. 1  illustrates a cross-sectional view of an exemplary fastener driving tool constructed in accordance with embodiments of the present patent disclosure; 
           [0025]      FIG. 2  illustrates a fastener clinching assembly of the tool of  FIG. 1  in an upward and open position; 
           [0026]      FIG. 3  illustrates the fastener clinching assembly of  FIG. 2  at the beginning of actuation; 
           [0027]      FIG. 4  illustrates the fastener clinching assembly of  FIG. 2  in a downward and closed position; 
           [0028]      FIG. 5  illustrates a perspective view of the fastener driving tool of the embodiment of  FIG. 1  having a connector cover removed; 
           [0029]      FIG. 6  illustrates a perspective view of the fastener driving tool of  FIG. 5  with a connector removed; 
           [0030]      FIG. 7  illustrates a front view of the fastener driving tool of  FIG. 6  in which clinching members extend through the bottom of the tool; 
           [0031]      FIG. 8  illustrates a perspective view of the fastener driving tool of  FIG. 7  in which clinching member connectors are removed from the tool; and 
           [0032]      FIG. 9  illustrates a bottom perspective view of the fastener driving tool of  FIG. 8  after removal of the clinching members from the fastening driving tool. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0033]    Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the present patent disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 
         [0034]    Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown in  FIG. 1 , a cross-sectional side view of a fastener driving tool, generally indicated at  2 , which embodies the principles of the present patent disclosure. As shown, the tool is an electrically actuated portable-type tool capable of driving staples and clinching the same into workpieces, such as carton flaps and the like. The staples can be carried as a supply within the tool in the form of elongated preformed or non-preformed staples interconnected together in parallel relation and arranged linearly within a magazine or in a coil form in a coil magazine. 
         [0035]    As shown in  FIG. 1 , the tool  2  includes a housing section, generally indicated at  4 , which provides a handle portion  6  adapted to be gripped by the hand of a user, and a vertical section  8  extending forwardly and downwardly from the forward end of the handle  6 . The tool includes a tool base  3  that contacts a surface of a workpiece W during use. A magazine  10  is connected to the nose portion of the tool and a motor-transmission unit  12  is disposed between the magazine  10  and the handle  6 . The housing section  4  can be integral with the motor-transmission unit  12  and formed in a single casting. Alternatively, the housing section  4  and the motor-transmission unit  12  can be separately cast and the motor-transmission unit mounted onto the housing section  4 . The magazine  10  is provided for storing and arranging staples for delivery to a fastener driving assembly. The magazine  10  can be an elongated member as shown in  FIG. 1  in which staples are arranged linearly in parallel. Alternatively, the staples can be arranged in a coil for a more compact tool. The magazine includes a pusher  14  for pushing staples from an insertion end of the tool to a delivery end of the tool where the staples can be driven by a driver  23 , which may be in the form of a driver blade, of the driving assembly and embedded into the workpiece W. The magazine also includes a magazine release lever  24  to disconnect the magazine  10  from the tool  2  when a staple is jammed in the tool. 
         [0036]    In an embodiment, the handle  6  extends from the housing section  4  to a handle end portion  16  having an energy storage device, which may include a battery pack  18 . The battery pack  18  is configured to engage the handle end portion  16  and provide power to a motor  26  in the motor transmission unit  12  such that the tool  2  can drive one or more nails which are fed from the magazine  10 . Although the battery pack  18  is illustrated as being connected to the handle end portion  16 , the battery pack  18  can be located anywhere on the tool  2 . In addition, although the energy storage device is illustrated as being a battery pack, embodiments of the present patent disclosure are not limited to battery packs being the energy storage device. 
         [0037]    Provided in the vertical section  8  of the housing section  4  is the driver  23  of the fastener driving assembly. A driver mounting block, i.e. mount  22  is located in a drive channel and moves through successive operating cycles, each of which includes a downward drive stroke and an upward return stroke. The mount  22  has connected thereto, the driver  23 . Actuation of the driver  23  drives staples, which are sequentially fed from the magazine  10  to a drive track  20  within the housing  4 , into a clincher assembly  40 , which may also be referred to herein as a clincher, then into the workpiece W. As shown, the driver  23  is connected to the upper end of the mount  22  and is forced to follow the linear motion of the mount. In an embodiment, the mount is integral with the driver. 
         [0038]    As shown in  FIGS. 1-4 , and particularly in  FIGS. 2-4 , a connecting rod  36  is pivotably connected at a lower end  36   a  thereof through a lower pivot pin  35  to a crank arm  34 , which is connected to a crankshaft  32 . The connecting rod  36  is pivotably connected at an upper end  36   b  to the mount  22  through an upper pivot pin  37 . The connecting rod  36  pivots outwardly from the center line of the mount  22  as the crank arm  34  moves the lower end  36   a  of the connecting rod  36 . The connecting rod  36  pulls the mount  22  downward toward the nose through the drive stroke. Therefore, as the crank arm  34  rotates, the connecting rod  36  acts as a linear actuator by converting the rotational motion of the crank arm  24  into linear motion of the mount  22  through a drive stroke in the drive track  20 . One complete 360-degree rotation of the crankshaft  32  and therefore the crank arm  34  is equivalent to one complete downward and upward cycle of the mount  22 . 
         [0039]    The clincher assembly  40 , which is shown in more detail in  FIGS. 2-4 , is mounted proximal to the nose of the tool  2  in a position to define the lower portion of the drive track  20 . The clincher assembly  40  includes a pair of clincher linkages  42 , a pair of clincher arms  44 , and a pair of clincher anvils  46 . During the down stroke of the mount  22 , the driver  23  drives a staple into the workpiece W. The closing of the staple within the carton is achieved by the clincher assembly  40 . Upper ends of the clincher linkages  42  are pivotably connected to the mount  22  such that the downward movement or downstroke of the mount  22  moves the clincher linkages  42  downward. A lower end of each clincher linkage  42  is connected to a respective clincher arm  44 . The downward motion of the mount  22  causes the clincher arms  44  to rotate about a pivot pin  48 . The upstroke of mount  22  returns the driver  23  and the clincher arms  44  to the home or at-rest positions. 
         [0040]    As shown in  FIG. 2 , the clincher assembly  40  is shown in a retracted state. The clincher arms  44  are pivoted to the lower end of the housing section  4  by the pivot pin  48  and are further pivotable on the clincher linkage  42  by pivot members  43 . Each clincher arm  44  has mounted on the outer end thereof an arcuate clincher anvil  46  which, when the clincher assembly  40  is disposed in its retracted position, as shown in  FIG. 2 , extends arcuately downwardly from the end of the associated clincher arm  44 . In order to accomplish the clinching action, the clincher anvils  46  are moved downwardly and inwardly along an arcuate path into a clinching position. This movement is accomplished in response to the downward movement of the mount  22  by means of the connecting rod  36  being pivoted at its upper end through the upper pivot pin  37 , and at its lower end to the crank arm  34 . In an embodiment, each clincher anvil  46  is integral with a corresponding clincher arm  44 . 
         [0041]    The clincher assembly  40 , crank arm  34  and crankshaft  32  are actuated by a manual actuating mechanism or trigger assembly, generally indicated at  50 , shown in  FIG. 1 , which is operable to activate the motor  26 . As best shown in the Figure, the trigger assembly  50  includes a trigger member  52  which is adapted to be digitally engaged by a user grasping the housing handle portion  6 . 
         [0042]    The motor  26  is actuated by the trigger assembly  50 . The trigger assembly  50  is mechanically coupled to handle  6  and electrically coupled to motor  26  such that the trigger assembly selectively provides electric power to motor assembly. The motor  26  includes a rotatable output shaft  30  that extends into the gear reduction mechanism  28 , which reduces the rotational speed of the output shaft  30  and causes rotation of the crankshaft  32  at the reduced rotational speed. 
         [0043]    The electric motor  26  provides a power source to the tool  2  to operate the clincher assembly  40  as shown in  FIGS. 2-4 . In  FIG. 2 , the tool  2  is in a resting state. The mount  22  is in a top position before the actuating mechanism or trigger member  52  is engaged. In this state, the clincher anvils  46  are open. The leading staple S is in the magazine and connected to the remaining stick of staples. 
         [0044]    With the tool  2  provided with a staple supply in the manner indicated above, the staples being formed in a U-shaped or flat configuration; and with the leading staple S disposed within the drive track  20 , it will be understood that when the user actuates the trigger member  52 , the connecting rod  36  will be moved through a drive stroke carrying with it the mount  22 , and the clincher assembly  40 . 
         [0045]    Referring now more particularly to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the construction and operation of the clincher assembly  40  of the embodiments of the present patent disclosure is shown therein. 
         [0046]      FIG. 3  illustrates the initial actuation of the tool when the trigger  52  is actuated, which causes the mount  22  to move through the drive stroke. During the initial portion of the drive stroke, the lower end of the driver  23  engages the crown C of the staple within the drive track  20  and moves the same downwardly. In addition, the clincher assembly  40  is operated so that the clincher anvils  46  thereof are moved into a position to receive the free ends of the legs L of the staple being driven as the latter move outwardly of the lower end of the drive track and into the workpiece. The clincher anvils  46  contact with the legs L of the leading staple S which has been pushed to the delivery end of the tool  2  by the pusher  14  of the magazine  10 . At this stage, the legs L of the staple are being pushed into the workpiece W. In  FIG. 4 , the mount  22  is in a bottom position while the clincher anvils  46  are closed and fully pivoted toward each other, bending the legs L of the leading staple S toward each other. The clincher anvils  46  are also forced into the workpiece to press the legs L of the leading staple S toward each other. By the end of the drive stroke of the mount  22 , the legs of the driven staple are clinched on the clincher anvils  46 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
         [0047]    The body of the clincher arms  44  can be metallic and formed from steel, for example. Alternatively, the body of the clincher arms can be titanium or other rigid metal. Other materials that can be used to form the clincher arms include a rigid resin material, plastic or a composite material. Further, a combination of materials or material properties can be used for the clincher arms. 
         [0048]    The motor  26  drives the transmission or gear reduction mechanism  28 , which in turn can actuate and advance the mount  22  to cause the driver  23  to strike the crown C of the leading staple S shown in  FIGS. 2-4 . 
         [0049]    For the purpose of effecting the movement of the mount  22  through successive operative cycles of movement, the battery pack  18  supplies energy to an electric motor. The motor  26 , can be carried by the housing  4  or the motor-transmission unit  12  in a position parallel to the handle  6  and rearwardly of the housing section  4 . The gear reduction mechanism  28 , which may be a planetary gear reduction mechanism, is also carried by the housing  4  or motor-transmission unit  12 . The gear reduction mechanism  28  is rotatably connected to the motor  26  through the motor output shaft  30  so that the rotation of the motor output shaft  30  rotates the gear reduction mechanism  28 . The gear reduction mechanism  28  transmits a rotational force to the crankshaft  32 . The crankshaft  32  is rotatably connected to the crank arm  34 . The rotational energy of the motor  26  is transmitted through the gear reduction mechanism  28  to the crankshaft  32  to reduce the speed of rotation and increase the torque applied to the crank arm  34 . The crank arm  34  rotates along a circular path about the crankshaft  32 . When the trigger member  52  is actuated and the safety is engaged, a connection is made between the battery  18  and a microprocessor unit. If the voltage of the battery  18  is within predetermined operating limits (in terms of voltage, current and temperature) the microprocessor applies a voltage to the motor  26 , which begins the actuation sequence. The motor  26  will rotate the crankshaft  32 , which in turn simultaneously advances the mount  22  and extends the clincher arms  44  driving the staple into the carton or workpiece W. The motor  26  will then continue to turn, returning both the driver  23  and clincher arms  44  until the mount  22  is sensed by a proximity sensor signaling to the microprocessor that the cycle has concluded. At this point, the microprocessor sends a braking signal to the motor  26  and waits for the user to release and re-engage the trigger  52  prior to another cycle commencing. As a result, the torque is applied to the crank arm  34 . 
         [0050]    In the event the clincher anvils  46  are worn and need replacing, or a different size of clincher anvils  46  is desired, a method of replacing clincher anvils  46  in the tool  2  is provided by an embodiment of the present patent disclosure illustrated in  FIGS. 5-9 . The disclosed method is different and less cumbersome than that required for existing carton closing tools of this type. In an embodiment of the present patent disclosure, the method includes removing an upper pivot pin cover  60  from the vertical section  8  of the housing  4 , as illustrated in  FIG. 5 . Removing the upper pivot pin cover  60  from the housing  4  exposes the upper pivot pin  37  through an aperture  62 . In an embodiment of the tool  2  of the present patent disclosure, the upper pivot pin cover  60  is a resilient rubber plug that can be removed by being pried off, such as with a flat blade screwdriver. In an embodiment of the tool  2  of the present patent disclosure, the upper pivot bolt cover  60  may be a threaded plug and/or a rigid plug. 
         [0051]    After the upper pivot pin cover  60  has been removed from the housing  4 , the exposed upper pivot pin  37  may be removed from the housing  4 , as illustrated in  FIG. 6 . As described above, the mount  22  is connected to the connecting rod  36  through the upper pivot pin  37 . Therefore, when the upper pivot pin  37  is removed from the tool  2 , the mount  22  is free to move from an upper position of the drive stroke vertically downward to a bottom position of the drive stroke of the driver  23 , which will cause the clincher assembly  40  to also move vertically downward. 
         [0052]    As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the downward movement of the clincher assembly  40  causes the distal ends of the clincher anvils  46  to extend out of the vertical section  8  of the housing.  FIG. 7  also illustrates two connectors  45 , which may be bolts, that connect the clincher anvils  46  to the clincher arms  44  are now coaxial with apertures  70  through the vertical section  8  of the housing. This alignment of the bolts  45  with the apertures  70  allows the bolts  45  to be removed through the apertures  70 , as illustrated in  FIG. 8 . 
         [0053]    Upon removing the bolts  45  from the tool  2 , the clincher anvils  46  are freed from the rest of the clinching assembly  40  and may be removed from the tool, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 . In order to install new clincher anvils in the tool  2 , the method described above with respect to  FIGS. 5-9  may be reversed. 
         [0054]    For example, replacement clincher anvils may be aligned with their respective clincher arms  44 , and the bolts  45  that were removed may be inserted through the apertures  70  in the housing  4 . The replacement clincher anvils may then be secured to the clincher arms  44 . After the replacement clincher anvils are secured to the clincher arms  44 , the mount  22  and the driver  23  may be moved upward in the drive track  20 . The pivot pin  37  may then be inserted through the aperture  62  in the housing  4  and into the mount  22  and the connecting rod  36 , thereby connecting the mount  22  to the connecting rod  36 . 
         [0055]    As a result of embodiments of the present patent disclosure, the method of replacing the clincher anvils  46  is more user-friendly. In addition, the disclosed method of clincher member replacement minimizes the number of parts that need to be removed from the tool for access to the clincher anvils  46 . 
         [0056]    While the fastener driving tool is illustrated as being battery-powered, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present patent disclosure, in its broader aspects, may be constructed somewhat differently and that aspects of the present patent disclosure may have applicability to other electrically powered driving tools, such as those powered by solar energy. In addition, to electronic powered tools, the tool can also be powered by gas-combustion, or hand-operated with a lower mechanical advantage. 
         [0057]    Although staples are illustrated, the embodiments described herein include, but are not limited to, nails, brads, clips or any such suitable fastener that could be driven into the workpiece. 
         [0058]    Furthermore, while aspects of the present patent disclosure are described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in the context of a fastener driving tool, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the present patent disclosure, in its broadest aspects, has further applicability. 
         [0059]    It will be appreciated that the above description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, its application or uses. While specific examples have been described in the specification and illustrated in the drawings, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as defined in the claims. Furthermore, the mixing and matching of features, elements and/or functions between various examples is expressly contemplated herein, even if not specifically shown or described, so that one of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate from this disclosure that features, elements and/or functions of one example may be incorporated into another example as appropriate, unless described otherwise, above. Moreover, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present disclosure without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure not be limited to the particular examples illustrated by the drawings and described in the specification as the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the teachings of the present disclosure, but that the scope of the present disclosure will include any embodiments falling within the foregoing description and the appended claims.