Patent Publication Number: US-9837729-B2

Title: HDMI DIY connector kit and method of assembling HDMI DIY connector

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     Field of Invention 
     The present invention relates to a signal connector, and more particular to a HDMI DIY (Do-It-Yourself) connector kit and a method of assembling a HDMI DIY connector, which is easy to assemble without increasing the overall size of the connector. 
     Description of Related Arts 
     HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring digital audio/video data from a source to an output device in a high transmission speed. Through the connection of HDMI cable, the source, such as game console or a “blue-ray” player, can transmit the uncompressed audio/video to the data output, such as television or computer monitor, to minimize any signal interference. 
     Generally, the HDMI cable comprises a cable body comprising a plurality of wires (such as 19 lines with or without a ground line), and a cable connector having a plurality of corresponding terminals provided therein, wherein the cable connector is connected to one end of the cable body in order to connect the wires with the terminals respectively. Each wire comprises a wire conductor enclosed within an insulating sleeve, wherein a portion of the insulating sleeve is cut off to expose the wire conductor in order to connect the wire conductor with the terminal. 
     The HDMI cables in different lengths can be easily found in the market. The user can select the HDMI cable from 1-meter long to 10-meter long depending the distance between the source and the output. This factory pre-made HDMI cable has a major advantage that the cable connector of the HDMI cable is relatively small because all the wires are pre-arranged and sealed at the cable connector to connect with the terminals by machine. However, it is difficult to extend the length of the HDMI cable by connecting two or more HDMI cables via an adapter or a plug. 
     Therefore, many installers would like to run the cable body itself inside the wall or tube. For example, the installer can run the cable body from one room to another room and manually connect the cable connector to the cable body afterwards. In other words, the installer can custom-make the HDMI cable with a desired length. The major backward of the DIY (Do-It-yourself) HDMI cable is that the installer must properly align the wires with the terminals. Accordingly, the connection of the wires to the terminals is complicated in comparison with other signal cable, such that any improper connection of the wire will affect the quality of the HDMI cable. 
     Accordingly, in order to ensure the proper alignment of the wires, the cable connector of such non-factory HDMI cable comprises a front connector portion where the terminals are located, and a rear wire holding portion having a plurality of wire alignment holes extended to the terminals respectively. The wires are guided to insert into the wire alignment holes to contact with the terminals respectively. The cable connector further comprises an outer adapter coupled at the connector portion to affix the wire conductors at the terminals and to hold the wires at the wire alignment holes respectively. As a result, the overall size of the cable connector is relatively bulky comparing with the cable connector of the factory HDMI cable because the wires are held at the wire alignment holes to connect with the terminals in the structure of the cable connector of the factory HDMI cable. 
     It is worth mentioning that the wires are thin. The size of wire holding portion must be big enough for the wires to insert into the wire alignment holes respectively. Unlike the factory HDMI cable, the installer must insert the wires into the wire alignment holes one by one for the non-factory HDMI cable. Therefore, there must be a space between every two adjacent holes in order to organize all the wires at the cable connector in a pre-determined order with respect to the terminals. In addition, the installer must have enough experience for inserting into the wire alignment hole in order to contact with the terminal. If one of the wires does not contact the terminal properly, the HDMI cable will not be functioned properly. Once the outer adapter is coupled at the connector portion, the wires are permanently affixed at the terminals. Any improper connection of the wire to the terminal will cause the installer to cut off the cable connector from the cable body and to re-connect a new cable connector with the cable body. 
     SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     The invention is advantageous in that it provides a HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) DIY (Do-It-Yourself) connector, wherein the wire alignment structure is not built-in with the connector so as to substantially reduce the overall size of the connector. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a HDMI DIY connector, which is a non-factory HDMI connector to enable the installer to run the cable and connect the connector at one end of the cable. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a HDMI DIY connector, wherein the wires of the HDMI cable are guided by a wire alignment unit to ensure the wire conductors to be secured at the alignment slots of the wire terminal. After the wire conductors are secured at the wire coupling slots, the wire alignment unit can be removed from the wire terminal to reduce the overall size of the connector. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a HDMI DIY connector, wherein an entrance of each alignment slot has a chamfered edge for enabling the wire conductor to be easily inserted thereinto. In addition, the diameter of each alignment slot is gradually reduced from the entrance thereof, such that the diameter of each alignment slot is reduced to match with the diameter of the wire conductor in order to secure the wire at the wire coupling slot. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a HDMI DIY connector, wherein the wire terminal is coupled with the connector head via a terminal connector in order to ensure the wire conductors to be connected at the terminals respectively. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a HDMI DIY connector, wherein the wire conductors are connected at the terminals respectively without soldering or welding. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a method of assembling a HDMI DIY connector, which is easy to assemble without increasing the overall size of the connector. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a HDMI DIY connector kit, which does not require to alter the original structural design of the HDMI cable, so as to minimize the manufacturing cost of the connector incorporating with the HDMI cable. 
     Another advantage of the invention is to provide a HDMI DIY connector kit, wherein no expensive or complicated structure is required to employ in the present invention in order to achieve the above mentioned objects. Therefore, the present invention successfully provides an economic and efficient solution for providing a secure configuration for connecting wires of the HDMI cable with the connector without substantially increasing the overall size thereof and for providing a simple wire alignment structure to guide and correct the alignment of each wire to be connected to the corresponding terminal. 
     Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, and may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particular point out in the appended claims. 
     According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by a HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) DIY (Do-It-Yourself) connector for connecting wires of a HDMI cable, comprising: 
     a connector head which comprises a plurality of terminals; 
     a wire terminal having a plurality of wire coupling slots for enabling the wires to be inserted thereinto respectively; and 
     a terminal connector coupled the wire terminal with the connector head for affixing wire conductors of the wires at the terminals respectively. Thereby, the wires are alignedly inserted into the wire coupling slots via a wire alignment unit. Once the wires are secured at the wire coupling slots, the wire alignment unit is detached from the wire terminal. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the present invention comprises a method of assembling a HDMI DIY connector, which comprises a connector head and a wire terminal, with wires of a HDMI cable, comprising the following steps. 
     (A) Insert the wires into a plurality of wire coupling slots of the wire terminal via a wire alignment unit by the steps of: 
     (A.1) disposing the wire terminal at a guider holder of the wire alignment unit to align a plurality of wire alignment slots of the wire alignment unit with the wire coupling slots respectively; 
     (A.2) inserting the wires into the wire coupling slots through the wire alignment slots respectively; and 
     (A.3) detaching the wire alignment unit from the wire terminal to disengage the wires from the wire alignment slots respectively, such that the wires are retained at the wire coupling slots respectively. 
     (B) Affix the wire terminal to the connector head for contacting wire conductors of the wires at the terminals respectively. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the present invention further comprises a HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) DIY (Do-It-Yourself) connector kit for connecting wires of a HDMI cable, comprising: 
     a connector head which comprises a plurality of terminals; 
     a wire terminal having a plurality of wire coupling slots for enabling the wires to be inserted thereinto respectively, wherein the wire terminal is coupled with the connector head for conductively connecting wire conductors of the wires with the terminals respectively; and 
     a wire alignment unit which comprises a guider holder detachably holding the wire terminal in position, and a plurality of wire alignment slots aligned with the wire coupling slots respectively when the wire terminal is disposed at the guider holder, wherein each of the wire alignment slots is arranged for retaining the wire in position when the wire is inserted into the corresponding wire coupling slot. Once the wires are retained at the wire coupling slots, the wire terminal is detached from the guider holder for disengaging the wires from the wire alignment slots respectively so as to ensure the wires to be retained at the wire coupling slots respectively. 
     Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings. 
     These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a HDMI DIY connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of the connector head, the wire terminals, and the terminal connectors of the HDMI DIY connector according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a sectional view of the HDMI DIY connector according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of the wire terminals of the HDMI DIY connector according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a sectional view of the wire terminal of the HDMI DIY connector according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view of a wire alignment unit of a HDMI DIY connector kit according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view of the wire alignment unit of the HDMI DIY connector kit according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the hood covers being folded to open the wire alignment slots. 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the wire alignment unit of the HDMI DIY connector kit according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the wire terminals being coupled with the wire alignment unit. 
         FIG. 9  is a front sectional view of the wire alignment unit of the HDMI DIY connector kit according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a top sectional view of the wire alignment unit of the HDMI DIY connector kit according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the alignment between the wire coupling slots and the wire alignment slots. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 9 , a HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) DIY (Do-It-Yourself) connector kit for a HDMI cable is illustrated. Accordingly, the HDMI cable  90  generally comprises a shield sleeve  91  and a plurality of wires  92  received in and extended along the shield sleeve  91 , wherein each of the wires  92  comprises an insulating sleeve  921  and a wire conductor  922  received in and extended along the insulating sleeve  921 . For example, the HDMI cable  90  comprises 19 wires  92  configured in different color codes. 
     According to the preferred embodiment, the HDMI cable connector kit comprises a HDMI cable connector and a wire alignment unit  40 , wherein the installer is able to run the HDMI cable  90  at any place and to connect the end portion of the HDMI cable  90  to the HDMI DIY connector. 
     The HDMI DIY connector comprises a connector head  10  and a wire terminal  20 . The connector head  10  comprises a plurality of terminals  11 , a HDMI plug  12 , and a circuit board  13  rearwardly extended from the HDMI plug  12 , wherein the terminals  11  are spacedly provided at top and bottom sides of the circuit board  13 . 
     The wire terminal  20  has a plurality of wire coupling slots  21  for enabling the wires  92  to be inserted thereinto respectively, wherein the wire terminal  20  is coupled with the connector head  10  for conductively connecting the wire conductors  922  of the wires  92  with the terminals  11  respectively. 
     According to the preferred embodiment, two wire terminals  20 , i.e. upper and lower wire terminals, are used for retaining the wires  92 , wherein the circuit board  13  is sandwiched between the two wire terminals  20  to connect the wire conductors  922  of the wires  92  with the terminals  11  at the top and bottom sides of the circuit board  13 . Preferably, the upper wire terminals  20  contains ten wire coupling slots  21  while the lower wire terminals  20  contains nine wire coupling slots  21 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , each of the wire terminals  20  comprises a lower guiding platform  22  and an upper guiding platform  23  to define the wire coupling slots  21  therebetween for securely retaining the wires  92  at the wire coupling slots  21  respectively. Each of the wire terminals  20  further has a plurality of guiding slots  24  spacedly formed at a bottom side of the lower guiding platform  22  to align with the wire coupling slots  21  respectively. The two wire terminals  20  are interlocked with each other, wherein one of the wire terminals  20  comprises a first interlocker  261  at the upper guiding platform  23  thereof, and another wire terminal  20  comprises a first interlocking slot  262  upper guiding platform  23  thereof, such that when the first interlocker  261  is interlocked and engaged with the first interlocking slot  262 , the two wire terminals  20  are interlocked with each other. 
     Each of the wire coupling slots  21  has an entrance  211  for the wire  92  inserting thereinto and define an elongated wire coupling channel  212  extended from the entrance  211  to retain the wire  92  in position. As shown in  FIG. 5 , the entrance  211  of each of the wire coupling slots  21  has a chamfered edge to guide the wire  92  inserting into the wire coupling channel  212 . A diameter of at least one of the wire coupling slots  21  is gradually reduced from the entrance  211  until the diameter of the wire coupling slots  21  matches with a diameter of the wire  92 . In other words, a diameter of the coupling channel  212  matches with the diameter of the wire  92 . 
     According to the preferred embodiment, the HDMI DIY connector further comprises a terminal connector  30  coupled each of the wire terminals with the connector head  10  for affixing the wire conductors  922  of the wires  92  at the terminals  11  respectively. Each of the terminal connector  30  is coupled between the wire terminal  20  and the connector head  10  for affixing the wire conductors  922  at the terminals  11  respectively, as shown in  FIG. 2 , wherein the terminal connectors  30  are interlocked with each other to sandwich the circuit board  13  between the terminal connectors  30 . 
     Each of the terminal connectors  30  comprises a plurality of conducting probes  31 , each of the conducting probes  31  having a terminal end  311  contacted with the corresponding terminal  11  and an affixing end  312  for affixing to the corresponding wire conductor  922 . When the terminal connectors  30  are interlocked with each other and are affixed to the connector head  10 , the terminal ends  311  of the conducting probes  31  contact with the terminals  11  at the top and bottom sides of the circuit board  13  respectively, as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     The terminal connectors  30  are sandwiched between the wire terminals  20 , wherein when the wire terminal  20  is coupled at the respective terminal connector  30 , the affixing ends  312  of the conducting probes  31  are inserted into the guiding slots  24  of the wire terminal  20  respectively for affixing the affixing ends  312  of the conducting probes  31  at the wire conductors  922  respectively. In particular, the affixing end  312  of each of the conducting probes  312  has a Y-shaped configuration and defines two penetrating arms, wherein when the affixing end  312  of the conducting probe  31  is inserted into the guiding slot  24 , the penetrating arms arrange for penetrating into the wire  92  through the insulating sleeve  921  to connect with the wire conductor  922  thereof so as to securely connect the wire conductor  922  between the penetrating arms of the conducting probe  31 . 
     The HDMI DIY connector comprises a casing  50  for housing the connector head  10 , the wire terminals  20 , and the terminal connectors  30 . The casing  50  comprises upper and lower casing bodies  51 ,  52  detachably coupled via screws in order to secure the connector head  10 , the wire terminals  20 , and the terminal connectors  30  between the upper and lower casing bodies  51 ,  52 , so as to secure the HDMI cable  90  with respect to the connector head  10 . 
     According to the preferred embodiment, the wires  92  are guided and aligned to be inserted into the wire coupling slots  21  of the wire terminal  20  via the wire alignment unit  40 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 6 to 10 , the wire alignment unit  40 , which is a wire glider, comprises a guider holder  41  detachably holding the wire terminal  20  in position, and a plurality of wire alignment slots  42  aligned with the wire coupling slots  21  respectively when the wire terminal  20  is disposed at the guider holder  41 , wherein each of the wire alignment slots  42  is arranged for retaining the wire  92  in position when the wire  92  is inserted into the corresponding wire coupling slot  21 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 6 and 7 , the wire alignment unit  40  further comprises a base member  43  and two hood covers  44  foldably coupled with the base member  43 . The guider holder  41 , which is formed as an indention, formed at a front portion of the base member  43  at each of the upper and bottom sides thereof for receiving the wire terminal  20 . The wire alignment slots  42  are spacedly formed at a rear portion of the base member  43  at each of the upper and bottom sides thereof for receiving the wires  92 . In other words, the two wire terminals  20  are disposed at the guider holders  41  at the upper and bottom sides of the base member  43  respectively. 
     Accordingly, each of the wire terminals  20  further comprises a guiding base  25  downwardly extended from the lower guiding platform  22 , wherein the guiding base  25  is disposed at the guider holder  41 . In particular, when the guiding base  25  is disposed at the guider holder  41 , the wire coupling slots  21  are located above the upper or bottom side of the base member  43 . Therefore, the wires  92  can extend through the wire coupling slots  21  when the wire terminal  20  is held by the wire alignment unit  40 . 
     Each of the wire alignment slots  42  has an entrance  421  and an exit  422 , and defines an alignment channel  423  between the entrance  421  and the exit  422 , as shown in  FIG. 9 , wherein the exit  422  of the wire alignment slot  42  is coaxially aligned with the entrance  211  of the corresponding wire coupling slot  21 . In other words, the wire alignment slots  42  are aligned with the wire coupling slots  21  end-to-end. In particular, the entrance  421  of each of the wire alignment slots  42  has a chamfered edge such that the wire  92  can be easily inserted into the alignment channel  423  through the entrance  421 . A diameter of at least one of the wire alignment slots  42  are gradually reduced from the entrance  421  thereof. Preferably, the diameter of the alignment channel  423  matches with the diameter of the wire  92 . Therefore, when the wire  92  is slid at the wire alignment slots  42  until the wire  92  is inserted into the corresponding wire coupling slot  21 . 
     The hood covers  44  are pivotally coupled at two opposed sides of the base member  43  respectively, wherein the hood covers  44  are integrally and pivotally folded to hood cover on the upper and lower sides of the base member  43  respectively. Accordingly, when the hood covers  44  are folded on the upper and bottom sides of the base member  43 , the guider holders  41  and the wire alignment slots  42  are hood covered by the hood covers  44 . In particular, each of the hood covers  44  has a folding edge pivotally extended from one side of the base member  43  and a locking edge detachably coupled at an opposed side of the base member  43 . 
     In addition, each of the hood covers  44  has a wire holding grid  441  integrally protruded from an inner side thereof to align with the wire alignment slots  42 . Accordingly, after the wires  92  are slid at the wire alignment slots  42  at a position that the wires  92  are inserted into the wire coupling slots  21  respectively, the corresponding hood cover  44  is folded to hood cover on the base member  43  for retaining the wire terminal  20  at the guider holder  41 . At the same time, the wire holding grid  441  is pressed on the wires  92  to retain the wires  92  at the wire alignment slots  42 . Therefore, the wires  92  are locked by the wire holding grid  441  along the wire alignment slots  422  to retain the distance between the wires and the wire terminal  20 . It is worth mentioning that each of the wire alignment slots  422  has a top opening formed between the entrance  421  and the exit  422  to open up the alignment channel  432 , wherein the wire holding grid  441  matches with the top openings of the wire alignment slots  422  to close the alignment channel  432  when the hood cover  44  is folded to cover at the base member  43 . 
     When one of the hood covers  44  is folded to hood cover at the upper side of the base member  43 , i.e. the wires  92  are already inserted into the wire coupling slots  21 , the base member  43  can be flipped up-side-down in order to complete another wire alignment process at the bottom side of the base member  43 . It is worth mentioning that two wire terminals  20  are supported at the upper and bottom sides of the base member  43  respectively. Therefore, the installer is able to insert the first set of the wires  92  into the wire coupling slots  21  at one of the wire terminals  20  and then to insert the second set of the wires  92  into the wire coupling slots  21  at another wire terminal  20 . When the wires  92  are inserted into the wire coupling slots  21  of the two wire terminals  20 , the wire terminals  20  are retained in a proper position corresponding to each other. Therefore, the two wire terminals  20  can be coupled to the terminal connectors  30  correspondingly. 
     Once the wires  92  are retained at the wire coupling slots  21 , the wire terminal  20  is detached from the guider holder  41  for disengaging the wires  92  from the wire alignment slots  42  respectively so as to ensure the wires  92  to be retained at the wire coupling slots  21  respectively. In particular, the wires  92  are ensured to be retained with a predetermined distance with respect to the wire terminals  20 . After the wire terminals  20  are detached from the wire alignment unit  40 , the wire terminals  20  can be affixed to the connector head  10  via the terminal connectors  30 . 
     According to the preferred embodiment, the present invention further comprises a method assembling the HDMI DIY connector with the HDMI cable, which comprises the following steps. 
     (1) Insert the wires  92  into the wire coupling slots  21  of the wire terminal  20  via the wire alignment unit  40  by the wire alignment process. 
     (2) Affix the wire terminal  20  to the connector head  10  for contacting the wire conductors  922  of the wires  92  at the terminals  11  respectively. 
     Before, the step (1), a portion of the shield sleeve  91  is removed in order to expose the end portions of the wires  92 . Preferably, the exposed breading and drain wire are trimmed off for neat and clean termination. Then, the wires  92  can be separated into two sets according to the color code settings. 
     Accordingly, the wire alignment process comprises the following the steps. 
     (1.1) Dispose the guiding base  25  of the wire terminal  20  at the guider holder  41  on the upper side of the base member  43  to align the wire alignment slots  42  of the wire alignment unit  40  with the wire coupling slots  21  respectively. 
     (1.2) Insert the first set of the wires  92  into the wire coupling slots  21  through the wire alignment slots  42  respectively. 
     (1.3) Fold the corresponding hood cover  44  to hood cover on the upper side of the base member  43  in order to retain the wire terminal  20  and the wires  92  thereat. 
     (1.4) Flip the base member  43  up-side-down. 
     (1.5) Dispose the guiding base  25  of the wire terminal  20  at the guider holder  41  on the bottom side of the base member  43  to align the wire alignment slots  42  of the wire alignment unit  40  with the wire coupling slots  21  respectively. 
     (1.6) Insert the second set of the wires  92  into the wire coupling slots  21  through the wire alignment slots  42  respectively. 
     (1.7) Fold the corresponding hood cover  44  to hood cover on the bottom side of the base member  43  in order to retain the wire terminal  20  and the wires  92  thereat. Therefore, the wires  92  are already inserted into the wire coupling slots  21  of the wire terminals  20  with a proper distance. 
     It is worth mentioning that after feeding through all the wires  92  into the wire coupling slots  21  of the wire terminals  20 , the installer can trim off the excessive wires  92  out of the exits of the wire coupling slots  21  for an even parallel alignment. 
     (1.8) Detach the wire alignment unit  40  from the wire terminals  20  to disengage the wires  92  from the wire alignment slots  42  respectively, such that the wires  92  are retained at the wire coupling slots  21  respectively. Accordingly, by unfolding the hood covers  40 , the wire terminals  20  can be easily removed from the wire alignment unit  40  at the upper and bottom sides thereof. 
     Accordingly, in the step (2), the wire terminals  20  are affixed to the connector head  10  via the terminal connectors  30  by the following steps. 
     (2.1) Configure the conducting probes  31  at the terminal connector  30  for conducting the wire conductors  922  with the terminals  11  respectively. 
     (2.2) Contact the terminal ends  311  of the conducting probes  31  with the terminals  11  when the terminal connector  30  is coupled at the connector head  10 . 
     (2.3) Affix the affixing end  312  of the conducting probes  31  at the wire conductors  922  when the terminal connector  30  is coupled at the wire terminal  20 . Accordingly, the affixing ends  312  of the conducting probes  31  are inserted into the guiding slots  24  of the wire terminal  20  respectively for affixing the affixing ends  312  of the conducting probes  31  at the wire conductors  922  respectively. 
     Accordingly, the wire terminals  20  can be affixed to the terminal connectors  30  via a crimping tool to complete the termination. Then, the wire connection is completed and the connector can be secured in the casing  50 . 
     One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting. 
     It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.