Patent Publication Number: US-2017370119-A1

Title: Portable foldable barriers and methods to produce and use the same

Description:
PRIORITY 
     The present application is related to, and claims the priority benefit of, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/353,975, filed Jun. 23, 2016, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein expressly and by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Various portable barriers currently on the market may be sufficient for some purposes, but not for all purposes due to the size, weight, configurations, and/or cost of the same. 
     The present disclosure provides disclosure of relatively inexpensive, lightweight, and portable barriers suitable for a number of purposes including, but not limited to, as portable barriers used in connection with ping pong (table tennis) play. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, comprising a first panel; a second panel connected to the first panel using a first connector; wherein the first panel and the second panel each have a first surface and an opposing second surface; and wherein the first connector connects the first surface of the first panel and the first surface of the second panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, comprising a first panel; a second panel connected to the first panel using a first connector; a third panel connected to the second panel using a second connector; wherein the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel each have a first surface and an opposing second surface; wherein the first connector connects the first surface of the first panel and the first surface of the second panel; and wherein the second connector connects the second surface of the second panel and the second surface of the third panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a fourth panel connected to the third panel using a third connector; wherein the fourth panel also has a first surface and an opposing second surface; and wherein the third connector connects the first surface of the third panel to the first surface of the fourth panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a fifth panel connected to the fourth panel using a fourth connector; and a sixth panel connected to the fifth panel using a fifth connector; wherein the fifth panel and the sixth panel also each have a first surface and an opposing second surface; wherein the fourth connector connects the second surface of the fourth panel and the second surface of the fifth panel; and wherein the fifth connector connects the first surface of the fifth panel to the first surface of the sixth panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein the first connector and the second connector each comprise tape. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein the first connector and the second connector are each selected from the group consisting of a sticker and a hinge. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a grip portion applied to at least one of the first panel and/or the third panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein the grip portion comprises a quantity of sandpaper. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein the grip portion comprises an aperture defined with each of the first panel and the second panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein the first panel, the second panel, and the third panel each comprise a foam section/layer, a first paper substrate adhered to a first side of each of the foam sections/layers, and a second paper substrate adhered to an opposing second side of each of the foam sections/layers. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein at least one of the first panel, the second panel, and/or the third panel has/have a plurality of openings defined therein. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein the first connector, the second connector, and the third connection each comprise tape. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a grip portion applied to the first panel and the fourth panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein each grip portion comprises a quantity of sandpaper. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a grip aperture defined within each of the first panel, the second panel, the third panel, and the fourth panel. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, wherein the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector, the fourth connector, and the fifth connector each comprise tape. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a grip portion applied to the first panel and the sixth panel 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, comprising a first panel, comprising a first cardboard panel/sheet; a second cardboard panel/sheet connected to the first cardboard panel/sheet; a first cut/notch defined within the first cardboard panel/sheet to allow the second cardboard panel/sheet to be folded at the first cut/notch in a first direction; and a second cut/notch defined within the second cardboard panel/sheet to allow the first cardboard panel/sheet to be folded at the second cut/notch in a second direction opposite the first direction. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a first quantity of tape applied to the second cardboard panel/sheet adjacent to the first cut/notch; and a second quantity of tape applied to the first cardboard panel/sheet adjacent to the second cut/notch. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, comprising a first panel, comprising a first cardboard panel/sheet; a second cardboard panel/sheet connected to the first cardboard panel/sheet; a third cardboard panel/sheet connected to the second cardboard panel/sheet; a first cut/notch defined within the first cardboard panel/sheet and the second cardboard panel/sheet to allow the third cardboard panel/sheet to be folded at the first cut/notch in a first direction; a second cut/notch defined within the second cardboard panel/sheet and the third cardboard panel/sheet to allow the first cardboard panel/sheet to be folded at the second cut/notch in a second direction opposite the first direction; and a third cut/notch defined within the first cardboard panel/sheet and the second cardboard panel/sheet to allow the third cardboard panel/sheet to be folded at the third cut/notch in the first direction. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of an exemplary portable barrier, further comprising a first quantity of tape applied to the third cardboard panel/sheet adjacent to the first cut/notch; and a second quantity of tape applied to the first cardboard panel/sheet adjacent to the second cut/notch; and a third quantity of tape applied to the third cardboard panel/sheet adjacent to the third cut/notch. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of portable barriers, as shown and described herein. 
     The present disclosure includes disclosure of methods to produce and/or use portable barriers, as shown and described herein. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosed embodiments and other features, advantages, and disclosures contained herein, and the matter of attaining them, will become apparent and the present disclosure will be better understood by reference to the following description of various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  shows a portable barrier in an open configuration, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  shows an opposite side of the portable barrier of  FIG. 1  in an open configuration, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  shows a portable barrier in an open configuration, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  shows the portable barrier of  FIG. 1  in a closed/folded configuration, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  shows the portable barrier of  FIG. 3  in a closed/folded configuration, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  shows a panel comprising foam core, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7A  shows a top view of a two-ply cardboard panel, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7B  shows a top view of a three-ply cardboard panel, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  shows a panel having various openings defined therein/therethrough, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9  shows a top view of a three-ply cardboard panel, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 10  shows a panel showing the first planar side and the opposing second planar side, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     An overview of the features, functions and/or configurations of the components depicted in the various figures will now be presented. It should be appreciated that not all of the features of the components of the figures are necessarily described. Some of these non-discussed features, such as various couplers, etc., as well as discussed features are inherent from the figures themselves. Other non-discussed features may be inherent in component geometry and/or configuration. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of this disclosure is thereby intended. 
     An exemplary portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure is shown in  FIG. 1 , as a front perspective view, positioned upon a substrate  50 , such as a floor or table. As shown in  FIG. 1 , an exemplary portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure comprises a plurality (at least two) panels  102 , each panel  102  having a height  104 , a width  106 , and a thickness  108 . The portable barrier  100  shown in  FIG. 1  comprises four panels  102 , labeled as panels  102   a ,  102   b ,  102   c , and  102   d . In various embodiments, portable barriers  100  can comprise two, three, four, five, six, or more panels  102 . Other embodiments, such as shown in  FIGS. 7A and 7B , can comprise a single panel  102  having one or more panel cuts/notches defined therein, as discussed in further detail herein. 
     Panels  102 , as shown in  FIG. 1 , can be effectively connected to one another using one or more connectors  110 . In at least one embodiment, and as shown in  FIG. 1 , connectors  110  comprise quantities of tape  112  (such as duct tape, masking tape, packing tape, and the like), whereby a first portion of tape  112 , for example, is applied to a side or portion of a first panel  102   a , and whereby a second portion of tape  112 , for example, is applied to a side or portion of an adjacent second panel  102   b . A first portion of another quantity of tape  112 , for example, is applied to a side or portion of a third panel  102   c , and a second portion of that quantity of tape  112 , for example, is applied to a side or portion of an adjacent second panel  102   d , in this exemplary embodiment. Tape  112  can span the height  104  of said panels  102 , or one or more portions of said height  104  of said panels  102 . Exemplary connectors  110  of the present disclosure may include, but are not limited to, duct tape  122 , other types of adhesive tape, stickers, other adhesive materials and/or materials used with an adhesive, hinges, and the like, whereby said hinges, for example, could be positioned upon and/or embedded within portions of panels  102 . 
     The “side or portion” of panels  102  referenced above and herein may refer to a first side  1002  or an opposing second side  1004  of a panel, as shown in  FIG. 10 . First side  1002  is considered as a first planar side of a panel  102 , such as a first planar surface, and opposing second side  1004  is considered as a second opposing planar side of the same panel  102 , such as a second planar surface. In view of the same, and as shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 , and  FIG. 10  when considered together, a first connector  110  is applied to a first side  1002  of panel  102   a  and a first side  1002  of panel  102   b , a second connector  110  is applied to a second side  1004  of panel  102   b  and a second side  1004  of panel  102   c , and a third connector  110  is applied to a first side  1002  of panel  102   c  and a first side  1002  of panel  102   d.    
     Exemplary portable barriers  100  of the present disclosure can further comprise one or more grip portions  120 , such as shown in  FIG. 1 . As shown therein, grip portion  120  comprises a quantity of sandpaper  122 , such as adhesive sandpaper or sandpaper used within adhesive, whereby sandpaper  122  is positioned upon at least part of one or more panels  102 . The exemplary portable barrier  100  shown in  FIG. 1  comprises two grip portions  120  as adhesive sandpaper  122 , where portions of adhesive sandpaper  122  are positioned around portions of the two outer panels  102   a ,  102   d , such as at a relative top (as shown in  FIG. 1 ), and/or a relative side or a relative bottom of said panels  102 . Sandpaper  122  can, in various embodiments, be positioned only on a relative outside of one or more exemplary panels  102 , such as on panels  102   a ,  102   d  as shown in  FIG. 2  (which also wrap around to the opposite sides of panels  102 , but which is not necessary). Exemplary grip portions  120  of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to, adhesive sandpaper  122  (or sandpaper used with an adhesive to bind to panel  102 ), one or more grip apertures  124  (described in further detail herein), one or more handles, one or more loops, and the like, providing means for a user to grip an exemplary portable barrier  100  aside from grasping the two relative outside panels of an exemplary barrier  100  when in a folded configuration. Using adhesive sandpaper  122  as a grip portion  120 , for example, permits portable barrier  100  can be readily carried, such as when a user grasps a relative front and back of a portable device  100  at the adhesive sandpaper  122  portions. Various panels  102  of the present disclosure can be relatively smooth (low friction) and therefore not permitting an easy grip, and use of adhesive sandpaper  122  (providing higher friction between a hand and portable barrier  100 ) and/or grip apertures  124  as exemplary grip portions  120  allows easy carrying of a portable barrier  100 , when portable barrier  100  is in a folded configuration. 
       FIG. 2  shows the portable barrier  100  shown in  FIG. 1 , but as a rear perspective view, positioned upon a substrate  50 . As shown therein, a first portion of a quantity of tape  112  is applied to a portion of second panel  102   b , and a second portion of a quantity of tape  112  is applied to a portion of third panel  102   c . As such, and in this exemplary portable barrier  100  embodiment, three separate pieces of duct tape  122  can be used, a first piece applied to a front of portable barrier  100  to connect panel  102   a  to panel  102   b , a second piece applied to a back of portable barrier  100  to connect panel  102   b  to panel  102   c , and a third piece applied to a front of portable barrier  100  to connect panel  102   c  to  102   d . Phrased differently, pieces of duct tape  122  can be used to connect pairs of panels  102  on a front of said panels  102  and to connect said pairs to one another on a back of said panels  102 . Duct tape  122  can be used as desired to connect various panels  102   a ,  102   b ,  102   c ,  102   d , and/or other panels  102 , to one another, on a front and/or back of portable barrier  100 . 
       FIG. 3  shows a front perspective view of an exemplary portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure positioned upon a substrate  50 . As shown therein, such an embodiment comprises six panels  102   a ,  102   b ,  102   c ,  102   d ,  102   e ,  102   f , whereby duct tape is used connect panel  102   a  to panel  102   b , to connect panel  102   b  to  102   c  (not shown; duct tape  122  positioned on the opposite side, such as shown in  FIG. 2 ), to connect panel  102   c  to panel  102   d , to connect panel  102   d  to panel  102   e  (not shown; duct tape  122  positioned on the opposite side, such as shown in  FIG. 2 ), and to connect panel  102   e  to panel  102   f.    
     In view of the same, and as shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3 , and  FIG. 10  when considered together and the contextual description provided above, a first connector  110  is applied to a first side  1002  of panel  102   a  and a first side  1002  of panel  102   b , a second connector  110  is applied to a second side  1004  of panel  102   b  and a second side  1004  of panel  102   c , a third connector  110  is applied to a first side  1002  of panel  102   c  and a first side  1002  of panel  102   d , a fourth connector  110  is applied to a second side  1004  of panel  102   d  and a second side  1004  of panel  102   e , and a fifth connector  110  is applied to a first side  1002  of panel  102   e  and a first side  1002  of panel  102   f.    
       FIG. 3  also shows an embodiment of a portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure, whereby grip portion  120  is a grip aperture  124  defined within various panels  100 . Grip apertures  124 , as shown in  FIG. 3 , can be defined within each panel  102  of portable barrier  100 , either at once (such as when panels  102  without grip apertures  124  are stacked on top of one another, such as when portable barrier  100  is in a folded configuration), or separately, such as when forming each panel  102  or otherwise preparing each panel  102  for use as part of a portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure. Grip aperture  124 , in various embodiments, is sized and shaped to permit a user&#39;s palm to fit within said grip aperture  124 , so that portable barrier  100  can be readily carried, with a portion if the user&#39;s hand within said grip aperture  124 , when portable barrier  100  is in a folded configuration. 
       FIG. 4  shows an exemplary embodiment of a portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure in a folded configuration, such as a portable barrier  100  embodiment shown in  FIGS. 1 and/or 2 . As shown in  FIG. 4 , portable barrier  100  can comprise two grip portions  120  as adhesive sandpaper  122 , one on a first panel  102  (panel  102   a  as shown) and another on a fourth panel  102  (panel  102   d  as shown), so that when portable barrier  100  is folded (as shown in  FIG. 4 ), it can be readily carried by gripping the two adhesive sandpaper  122  elements with one hand. 
       FIG. 5  shows an exemplary embodiment of a portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure in a folded configuration, such as a portable barrier  100  embodiment shown in  FIG. 4 . As shown in  FIG. 5 , portable barrier  100  can comprise grip portions  120  as grip apertures  124  defined within each panel  102  (panels  102   a ,  102   b ,  102   c ,  102   d ,  102   e , and  102   f , as shown) and defined so that each grip aperture  124  aligns with one another, so that when portable barrier  100  is folded (as shown in  FIG. 5 ), it can be readily carried by placing portions of a hand within each grip aperture  124 . 
     In various portable barrier  100  embodiments of the present disclosure, panels  102  can comprise various materials, including, but not limited to, foam core board, cardboard, wood, metal, plastic, and the like.  FIG. 6  shows an exemplary panel  102  of the present disclosure configured as foam core board, comprising a foam section/layer  600 , a first paper substrate  602  adhered to a first side of foam section/layer  600 , and a second paper substrate  604  adhered to an opposing second side of foam section/layer  600 . 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B  show top views of portable barrier  100  embodiments of the present disclosure comprising a single panel  102 , but cut/notched so to be able to readily folded, such as with the embodiments of portable barriers  100  shown in  FIGS. 1-5  having multiple panels  102 . As shown in  FIG. 7A , panel  102  is configured as cardboard having a first cardboard layer  700  and a second cardboard layer  702 . First cardboard layer  700  can be defined as the region between first cardboard panel/sheet  750  and second cardboard panel/sheet  752 , and second cardboard layer  702  can be defined as the region between second cardboard panel/sheet  752  and third card cardboard panel/sheet  754 , for example. A first cut/notch  704   a  can be defined within first cardboard layer  700  effectively cutting through first cardboard panel/sheet  750 , so to allow panel  102  to be easily folded at said cut/notch  704   a . A third cut/notch  704   c  can also be defined within first cardboard layer  700  effectively cutting through first cardboard panel/sheet  750 , so to allow panel  102  to be easily folded at said cut/notch  704   c . First cut/notch  704   a  and third cut/notch  704   c  can be on a relative first side of panel  102 , while a second cut/notch  704   b  can be on a relative opposing second side of panel  102 , whereby second cut/notch  704   b  can be defined within second cardboard layer  702  effectively cutting through third cardboard panel/sheet  754 . Optional tape  112 , such as shown in  FIG. 7A  (and also as applicable to  FIG. 7B ), can be positioned upon panel  102  on opposite sides of cuts/notches  704   a ,  704   b , and/or  704   c , so to reinforce panel  102  at said cuts/notches  704   a ,  704   b , and/or  704   c  while allowing panel  102  to readily fold flat. 
     The portable barrier  100  embodiment shown in  FIG. 7A  can be considered as a “two-ply cardboard” embodiment.  FIG. 7B  shows a “three-ply cardboard” embodiment of a portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 7A , panel  102  is configured as cardboard having a first cardboard layer  700 , a second cardboard layer  702 , and a third cardboard layer  706 . First cardboard layer  700  can be defined as the region between first cardboard panel/sheet  750  and second cardboard panel/sheet  752 , second cardboard layer  702  can be defined as the region between second cardboard panel/sheet  752  and third card cardboard panel/sheet  754 , and third cardboard layer  706  can be defined as the region between third cardboard panel/sheet  754  and fourth cardboard panel/sheet  756 , for example. A first cut/notch  704   a  can be defined within first cardboard layer  700  and second cardboard layer  702  effectively cutting through first cardboard panel/sheet  750  and second cardboard panel/sheet  752 , so to allow panel  102  to be easily folded at said cut/notch  704   a . A third cut/notch  704   c  can also be defined within first cardboard layer  700  and second cardboard layer  702  effectively cutting through first cardboard panel/sheet  750  and second cardboard panel/sheet  752 , so to allow panel  102  to be easily folded at said cut/notch  704   c . First cut/notch  704   a  and third cut/notch  704   c  can be on a relative first side of panel  102 , while a second cut/notch  704   b  can be on a relative opposing second side of panel  102 , whereby second cut/notch  704   b  can be defined within second cardboard layer  702  and third cardboard layer  706 , effectively cutting through third cardboard panel/sheet  754  and fourth cardboard panel/sheet  756 . Optional tape  112  (an exemplary connector  110 ), such as shown in  FIG. 7A , can be positioned upon panel  102  on opposite sides of cuts/notches  704   a ,  704   b , and/or  704   c , so to reinforce panel  102  at said cuts/notches  704   a ,  704   b , and/or  704   c  while allowing panel  102  to readily fold flat. 
     Various panels  102  of the present disclosure can have one, two, three, four, or more cuts/notches  704   a ,  704   b ,  704   c , and the like, as may be desired. It is noted that said cuts/notches  704   a ,  704 ,  704   c , and the like, can effectively alternate sides of said panel  102 , such as shown in  FIGS. 7A and 7B , to permit easy fan-folding of said panel  102 . 
     Panels  102  of the present disclosure can comprise any number of sizes effective for use as barriers for various purposes. For example, and in at least one embodiment, each panel  102  of a portable barrier  100  can be at or about 18″ wide (a 18″ width  106 ) by at or about 30″ tall (a 30″ height  104 ). Other embodiments can be at our about 20″ wide (a 20″ width  106 ) by at or about 30″ tall (a 30″ height  104 ). Other sizes, such as widths  106  of 10″, 12″, 14″, 22″, 24″, or larger or smaller, and heights  104  of 10″, 12″, 14″, 16″, 18″, 20″, 24″, 28″, 32″, 36″, 48″, or larger or smaller, are within the scope of the present disclosure. 
     Exemplary portable barriers  100  of the present disclosure can be used for various purposes, such as ping pong (table tennis) barriers, golf putting barriers, swimming pool barriers, stanchions, room dividers, and/or other uses as may be desired. 
       FIG. 8  shows an exemplary panel  102  of the present disclosure having openings  800  defined therein. In various embodiments of panels  102  of the present disclosure, said panels  102  can have one, two, three, four, or more openings  800  defined therein, so to reduce weight of panels  102 , for example. Openings  800 , in various embodiments, have diameters smaller than a diameter of a standard ping pong (table tennis) ball, such as having diameters less than 40 mm. 
       FIG. 9  shows a portion of another exemplary “three-ply cardboard” embodiment of a portable barrier  100  of the present disclosure. As shown in  FIG. 9 , panel  102  is configured as cardboard having a first cardboard layer  700 , a second cardboard layer  702 , and a third cardboard layer  706 . First cardboard layer  700  can be defined as the region between first cardboard panel/sheet  750  and second cardboard panel/sheet  752 , second cardboard layer  702  can be defined as the region between second cardboard panel/sheet  752  and third card cardboard panel/sheet  754 , and third cardboard layer  706  can be defined as the region between third cardboard panel/sheet  754  and fourth cardboard panel/sheet  756 , for example. As shown in this example, panel  102  comprises corrugated cardboard, whereby a first corrugation layer  900  is present between a first cardboard panel/sheet  750  and a second cardboard panel/sheet  752 , a second corrugation layer  902  is present between second cardboard panel/sheet  752  and a third cardboard panel/sheet  754 , and a third corrugation layer  904  is present between third cardboard panel/sheet  754  and a fourth cardboard panel/sheet  756 . 
     A first cut/notch  704   a  can be defined within first cardboard layer  700 , second cardboard layer  702 , and part of third cardboard layer  706 , effectively cutting through first cardboard panel/sheet  750 , second cardboard panel/sheet  752  third cardboard panel/sheet  754 , first corrugation layer  900 , and second corrugation layer  902 , so to allow panel  102  to be easily folded at said cut/notch  704   a . A second cut/notch  704   b  can be on a relative opposing second side of panel  102 , whereby second cut/notch  704   b  can be defined within second cardboard layer  702  and third cardboard layer  706 , effectively cutting through second cardboard panel/sheet  752 , third cardboard panel/sheet  754 , fourth cardboard panel/sheet  756 , second corrugation layer  902 , and third corrugation layer  904 . Other cuts/notches  704  can be defined therein as may be desired, in various embodiments. 
     While various embodiments of portable foldable barriers and methods for producing and using the same have been described in considerable detail herein, the embodiments are merely offered as non-limiting examples of the disclosure described herein. It will therefore be understood that various changes and modifications may be made, and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or limiting with respect to the content thereof. 
     Further, in describing representative embodiments, the present disclosure may have presented a method and/or a process as a particular sequence of steps. However, to the extent that the method or process does not rely on the particular order of steps set forth therein, the method or process should not be limited to the particular sequence of steps described, as other sequences of steps may be possible. Therefore, the particular order of the steps disclosed herein should not be construed as limitations of the present disclosure. In addition, disclosure directed to a method and/or process should not be limited to the performance of their steps in the order written. Such sequences may be varied and still remain within the scope of the present disclosure.