Abstract:
A phallic device mount for operably securing a conventional hand-held phallic device thereto while still allowing activation of a rotary switch on the phallic device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a ring is operably secured to the rotary switch and slidably received within a recess on the mount to define a pivot axis, thereby allowing a user to adjust the rotary switch by turning the ring about the pivot axis. Accordingly, the mount provides hands-free use of all available features of the phallic device.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS  
       [0001]     This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/850,287 filed on May 19, 2004. This application also claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/532,501, filed on Dec. 24, 2003, and 60/541,030, filed on Feb. 1, 2004. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD  
       [0002]     This invention relates to mounts to facilitate use of phallic devices such as penis substitutes, elongate sexual devices, dildos, vibrators, and the like.  
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0003]     Phallic devices have been used for many years primarily for sexual pleasure both by couples and by people who do not have a sex partner. The phallic device is an elongate object sized and shaped to be inserted into the vagina of a woman and/or the anus of a person. Usually, phallic devices are either a smooth edged contoured cylinder or they are shaped to resemble either an erect or flaccid human penis. More recently, modern fabrication methods and materials allow phallic devices to be formed into any shape, size, or texture.  
         [0004]     The use of phallic devices for obtaining sexual pleasure is gaining popularity along with social acceptance. This increased popularity is due to a number of social and environmental factors including: 1) an increase in sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS and the like; 2) an increasingly open attitude towards human sexuality within our society; and 3) a desire for couples and people who do not have a sex partner to privately and safely explore a wide variety of sexual experiences.  
         [0005]     Despite increasing social acceptance of phallic devices, most users prefer to keep them, and any related structures associated with using them, concealed when not in use.  
         [0006]     Historically, most phallic devices are held by the user themselves or by a sexual partner during use. Unfortunately, the number of sexual activities that may be simulated or performed by a user is necessarily limited by the phallic device holders&#39; reach and the holder&#39;s range of movement available. Moreover, physically challenged individuals may not have the capacity to properly hold the phallic device for use. Accordingly, their ability to enjoy the benefits of these devices is limited.  
         [0007]     Recently, efforts have been made to provide hands-free use of phallic devices. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,690,604 to Barnett (“Barnett”) discloses mounting a phallic device to a C-shaped clamp. The C-shaped clamp may then be secured by a user to a support structure, such as a bedpost or the like. Similarly, U.S. Pat. No. 5,127,396 to McAllister (“McAllister”) discloses mounting a phallic device to a universal mount. The universal mount may then be strapped around a wearer&#39;s torso, thereby allowing the wearer to insert the phallic device into their partner and simulate thrusting movements normally associated with performing the sexual act.  
         [0008]     Despite the benefits offered by these types of phallic device mounting structures, they have several drawbacks. For example, a hand-tightened clamp on a bed frame is often insufficient to withstand the forces generated during use of the phallic device. Accordingly, the phallic device may tend to move or detach from the bed frame during use. Such movement can damage the bed frame, or worse yet, injure a user.  
         [0009]     Moreover, the mounting structure in Barnett requires a user to have a suitably sized support structure for engaging the C-shaped clamp positioned at substantially the same height where the phallic device must be positioned for use. In practice, this positioning for the support structure is difficult to find in a suitably private environment sufficient for using the phallic device therein.  
         [0010]     Similarly, while the strap on mounting structure in McAllister may offer sexual partners an opportunity to engage in a new sexual experience together, it does not allow hands free use of the phallic device by a single user. Also, both the C-shaped clamp in Barnett and the strap on mounting structure in McAllister are not particularly aesthetically pleasing, nor do they allow for easy concealment and storage when not in use.  
         [0011]     In addition, rigidly mounted phallic devices require the user to physically move themselves about the phallic device, usually by standing or kneeling adjacent to the phallic device and thrusting themselves against the phallic device. Such actions can be awkward and/or painful. Moreover, physically challenged individuals my not have the physical ability to easily perform these types of maneuvers.  
         [0012]     Also, most known phallic device mounts do not allow a user to detachably secure a common hand-held vibrator or the like thereto, much less providing easy activation of any rotary switches on such devices.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0013]     Accordingly, despite the available phallic device mounting structures, there remains a need for phallic device mount that allows a user to mount a common hand-held phallic device thereto so as to provide hands-free use of the phallic device, that allows easy activation of any activation or adjustment switches attached to the phallic device, that is easy to assemble, adjust and use, and that provides rigid support for the phallic device during use, and that may be easily concealed and stored when not in use.  
         [0014]     More preferably, the phallic device is detachably secured to the mount so as to extend substantially horizontally above a substantially horizontal surface. Preferably, the phallic device is a common hand-held elongate vibrator with a rotary activation switch operably secured at one distal end. A resilient phallic device shaft mount is secured to the shaft of the phallic device and then detachably secured within a slot of the mount. The rotary switch of the phallic device is snuggly received within a ring that is inserted within a recess in the mount between a planar surface and the mount thereby allowing the rotary switch to be activated while the phallic device is secured within the mount simply by moving the right either clockwise or counterclockwise as needed.  
         [0015]     In one disclosed embodiment, a dolly sized to support a user lying on their back slides substantially along the horizontal surface thereby allowing the user to use the phallic device by sliding themselves on the dolly repeatedly toward and away from the phallic device. Even more preferably, the dolly is biased to a neutral position and operably secured to one or more rails thereby maintaining proper alignment during use and offering a pleasing returning force urging the user toward the phallic device during use.  
         [0016]     In addition to other benefits that will become apparent in the following disclosure, the present invention fulfills these needs. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0017]      FIG. 1  is an isometric, front view of a phallic device mount in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention showing a possible in-use position and a possible orientation with respect to a bed.  
         [0018]      FIG. 2  is an isometric, back view of the phallic device mount structure of  FIG. 1  showing a possible retracted position.  
         [0019]      FIG. 3  is an exploded, isometric view of the phallic device mount of  FIG. 1 .  
         [0020]      FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view of the phallic device mount of  FIG. 1  taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 1 .  
         [0021]      FIG. 5  is an isometric, front view of a phallic device mount in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention showing a possible in-use position and a possible orientation with respect to a bed.  
         [0022]      FIG. 6  is an isometric, back view of the phallic device mount structure of  FIG. 5  showing possible movement of a bed-mounting portion.  
         [0023]      FIG. 7  is a cross sectional view of the phallic device mount of  FIG. 5  taken along line  7 - 7  of  FIG. 6 .  
         [0024]      FIG. 8  is an isometric view of a phallic device mounting portion of an embodiment of the present invention used in a possible alternative mounting to an auxiliary support structure in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0025]      FIG. 9  is a section view of the phallic device-mounting portion of  FIG. 8  taken along line  9 - 9  of  FIG. 8 .  
         [0026]      FIG. 10  is an isometric view of the phallic device mount of  FIG. 1  positioned adjacent to a dolly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention showing a possible neutral position of the dolly relative to the phallic device mount.  
         [0027]      FIG. 11  is an exploded view of the dolly of  FIG. 10  in the possible neutral position.  
         [0028]      FIG. 12  is a top view of the unassembled components forming an embodiment of the phallic device mount with a commercially available hand-held vibrator having a rotary activation switch thereon.  
         [0029]      FIG. 13  is an enlarged isometric view of the components of  FIG. 13  showing a possible assembled view in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0030]      FIG. 14  is a lower, isometric view of the assembled components of  FIG. 13 .  
         [0031]      FIG. 15  is a lower, isometric view showing a possible installation of ring  412  into recess  60 .  
         [0032]      FIG. 16  is a lower, isometric view showing possible installation of the phallic device  22 ′ secured to the ring  412  with the phallic device shaft mount  404  positioned for installation on the shaft  408  of the phallic device  22 ′. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
       [0033]     A mount  20  for a phallic device  22  is shown in  FIGS. 1-7  and  12 - 16 . The mount  20  preferably includes a height adjustable phallic device mounting portion  24  ( FIGS. 1, 3 ,  4 , &amp;  5 ) and  24 ′ ( FIGS. 12-16 ) and a height adjustable bed-mounting portion  26 .  
         [0000]     A. General Assembly of One Possible Phallic Device Mount  
         [0034]     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 3 , the mount  20  preferably includes a substantially planar base  28  defining a front side  30 , back side  32 , left side  34 , right side  36 , upper edge  38 , lower edge  40 , and left and right edges  42 ,  44 , respectively. Feet  46 , preferably having anti-slip material  48  such as rubber or the like on their lower sides  50 , are secured to the lower edge  40  of the substantially planar base  28 .  
         [0035]     The phallic device mounting portion  24  includes a structure  52  for mounting a phallic device  22  such as a penis substitute, elongate sexual device, dildos, vibrators, or the like, thereto. Preferably, the phallic device mounting portion  24  includes a substantially planar front surface  54  with the phallic device  22  extending substantially perpendicular thereto. More preferably, the phallic device mounting portion  24  is substantially planar and includes a face member  56  and a substantially planar base member  58 . The face member  56  is formed to define a recess  60  therein that is open along a top edge  62 . The recess  60  is preferably sized to detachably receive a substantially planar base portion  64  of the phallic device  22 . An opening  66  extending from the upper edge  38  of the face member  56  through the front surface  54  allows the phallic device  22  to extend therethrough.  
         [0036]     More preferably, the phallic device  22  includes a universal mounting portion  22 ′ that is detachably secured to the phallic device mounting portion  24 , and a plurality of different phallic devices (not shown) each of which is adapted to be installed, one at a time, onto the universal mounting portion  22 ′. Such universal mounting portions  22 ′ are known. One such universal mounting portion is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,127,396 to McAllister, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.  
         [0037]     The phallic device mounting portion  24  is preferably slidably secured to the front side  30  of the base  28 . One possible sliding structure  70  includes positioning a left and right substantially planar member  72 ,  74 , respectively, along the left and right sides  34 ,  36 , respectively, of the substantially planar base  28  to define a substantially vertical channel  78  therebetween. The edges  80 ,  82  of the substantially planar members  72 ,  74 , respectively, directed toward the channel  78  each include a lip  84 , or flange, extending toward the channel  78 . Mating recesses  86 ,  88  extending along the left and right sides of the phallic device mounting portion  24  slidably engage the lips  84  on the left and right substantially planar members  72 ,  74  thereby allowing the phallic device mounting portion  24  to slide substantially vertically in the direction of arrows  90  shown in  FIG. 1 .  
         [0038]     Preferably, the phallic device mounting portion  24  includes a locking system  92  for allowing a user to select a desired height of the phallic device  22  relative to the base  28  and secure the phallic device mounting portion  24  at that height. One known locking system  92  is best shown in  FIG. 3 . The edges of the channel  78  include a plurality of vertically-aligned, spaced apart openings  94 . The phallic device mounting portion  24  includes substantially horizontal levers  96 ,  98  slidably secured thereto with handle portions  100 ,  102 , respectively, extending through parallel-aligned slots  104 ,  106  in the face member  56 . Each lever  96 ,  98  includes a protrusion  108 ,  110 , respectively, extending therefrom for matingly engaging one of the plurality of openings  94  in the edges of the channel  78 . The levers  96 ,  98  are preferably biased to an extended position wherein the protrusions  108 ,  110  engage one of the openings  94 . Such biasing is preferably accomplished with a spring  112  extending between the levers  96 ,  98  thereby urging them apart. More preferably, the spring  112  is operably secured to each lever  96 ,  98  by pins  114 ,  116  extending from each lever  96 ,  98  toward the spring  112  as best shown in  FIG. 4 .  
         [0039]     A user adjusts the height of the phallic device mounting portion  24  by moving the handle portions  100 ,  102  of each lever  96 ,  98  towards each other, thereby disengaging the protrusions  108 ,  110  from their mating openings  94 . The user slides the phallic device mounting portion  24  along the channel  78  to the desired height and then releases the handle portion  100 ,  102 . The spring  112  urges the levers  96 ,  98  to extend the protrusions  108 ,  110  toward the edge of the channel  78 . Accordingly, the protrusions  108 ,  110  are operably received within the adjacent openings  94  thereby securing the phallic device mounting portion  24  at the selected height.  
         [0040]     The height adjustable bed mounting portion  26  preferably includes a substantially planar bed engaging portion  120  that is operably secured to a base engaging portion  122 . Preferably, the base engaging portion  122  is slidably secured to the back side  32  of the base  28 . More preferably, the bed engaging portion  120  is pivotally secured at a first end  124  to the base engaging portion  122  such that the bed mounting portion  26  moves with respect to the base  28  in the direction of arrows  126  ( FIG. 1 ) to define a retracted position  130  ( FIG. 2 ) in which the bed engaging portion  120  is positioned substantially parallel to and substantially adjacent to the base  28 , and an in-use position  132  ( FIG. 1 ) in which the bed engaging portion  120  is positioned substantially perpendicular to the base  28  as best shown in  FIG. 1 .  
         [0041]     Even more preferably, the bed engaging portion  120  is pivotally secured to the base  28  with an elongate hinge  138 , and anti-slip material  140 , such as rubber or the like is positioned on the bed engaging portion  120  toward the opposite second end  142  of the bed engaging portion  120 . In order to reduce the overall weight of the phallic device mount  20 , the bed engaging portion  120  may also include a large opening  144  therein as best shown in  FIG. 3 .  
         [0042]     One possible structure for slidably securing the base engaging portion  122  to the base  28  includes securing left and right rails  150 ,  152 , respectively, each having a lip  154 , or flange, extending therefrom to define a substantially vertical bed mounting portion channel  156  therebetween. Mating recesses  158  in the base engaging portion  122  operably engage the lips  154  thereby allowing the base engaging portion  122  to slide in the direction of arrows  160  ( FIG. 1 ).  
         [0043]     Preferably, the base engaging portion  122  includes a locking system  162  for allowing a user to select a desired height of the bed mounting portion  26  relative to the base  28  and then secure the base engaging portion  122  at that height. One known locking system  162  is best shown in  FIG. 3 . The rails  150 ,  152  include a plurality of vertically-aligned, spaced apart openings  164 . The base engaging portion  122  includes substantially horizontal levers  166 ,  168  slidably secured thereto with handle portions  170 ,  172  extending through slots  174 ,  176  in the face of the base engaging portion  122 . Each lever  166 ,  168  includes a protrusion  178 ,  180  extending therefrom for matingly engaging one of the plurality of openings  164 . The levers  166 ,  168  are preferably biased to an extended position wherein the protrusions  178 ,  180  engage one of the openings  164 . Such biasing is preferably accomplished with a spring  190  extending between the levers  166 ,  168  thereby urging them apart. More preferably, the spring  190  is operably secured to each lever  166 ,  168  by rods  192 ,  194  extending from each lever  166 ,  168  toward the spring  190  as best shown in  FIG. 4 .  
         [0044]     A user adjusts the height of the bed mounting portion  26  by moving the handle portions  170 ,  172  of each lever  166 ,  168  towards each other, thereby disengaging the protrusions from their mating openings. The user slides the base engaging portion  122  to the desired height and then released the handle portions  170 ,  172 . The spring  190  urges the levers  166 ,  168  to extend the protrusions  178 ,  180  toward the openings  164 . Accordingly, the protrusions  178 ,  180  are operably received within the adjacent openings  164  thereby securing the bed mounting portion  26  at the selected height.  
         [0000]     B. Alternative Possible Phallic Device Mount  
         [0045]     Referring to  FIGS. 12-16 , an alternative possible phallic device mounting portion  24 ′ for securing a phallic device  22 ′ is disclosed. In this embodiment, the phallic device  22 ′ is preferably a common hand-held elongate vibrator  22 ′ with a rotary activation switch  402  operably secured at one distal end. Usually, this switch  402  activates and/or adjusts the vibration feature of the vibrator  22 ′ when a user rotates the switch about the longitudinal centerline of the phallic device  22 ′.  
         [0046]     Preferably, the phallic device mounting portion  24 ′ includes a resilient phallic device shaft mount  404  detachably securing the phallic device  22 ′ to the phallic device mounting portion  24 ′. For example, the phallic device shaft mount  404  preferably has a collar  406  for snuggly engaging the shaft  408  of the phallic device  22 ′ and an opening engaging portion  410  for snuggly engaging the opening  66  within the face member  56  for the phallic device mounting portion  24 ′. Accordingly, the phallic device  22 ′ may be snugly, but detachably, secured to the phallic device mounting portion  24 ′ by securing the phallic device  22 ′ within the collar  406  and then wedging the opening engaging portion  410  within the opening  66 .  
         [0047]     The rotary switch  402  of the phallic device  22 ′ is preferably snuggly received within a mating opening  413  ( FIG. 12 ) in a substantially planar ring  412 . The outer diameter of the ring  412  sized so as to be received within the recess  60  formed between the face member  56  and the substantially planar base member  58  of the phallic device mounting portion  24 ′ when the opening engaging portion  410  of the phallic device shaft mount  404  is wedged within the opening  66  on the face member  56 . If desired, the outer diameter of the ring may include notches  414  or the like to facilitate a user&#39;s ability to rotate the ring  412  as described. Accordingly, the ring  412  may be rotated about axis  416  in the direction of arrows  418  ( FIG. 13 ), thereby allowing the rotary switch  402  on the phallic device  22 ′ to be activated and/or adjusted as needed during use and without the need to remove the phallic device from the mount.  
         [0000]     C. General Assembly of Dolly  
         [0048]     Referring to  FIGS. 10 and 11 , a dolly  300  for use with a phallic device  22  is disclosed. Preferably, the phallic device  22  is rigidly mounted to extend substantially horizontally above a substantially horizontal surface. Even more preferably, the dolly  300  is used with the phallic device mount  20 .  
         [0049]     The dolly  300  is preferably sized to support a user lying on their back, and the dolly  300  slides substantially along the horizontal surface thereby allowing the user to use the phallic device  22  by sliding themselves on the dolly repeatedly toward and away from the phallic device  22 .  
         [0050]     Even more preferably, the dolly  300  is biased to a neutral position and operably secured to one or more dolly rails  302  thereby maintaining proper alignment during use and offering a pleasing returning force urging the user toward the phallic device  22  during use. For example, the dolly  300  preferably includes a substantially horizontally aligned and substantially planar base  304  with a pair of parallel-aligned dolly rails  302  secured thereto. A user support  306  preferably has a top surface  308  contoured to comfortably support the user&#39;s back and head. A plurality of guide wheels  310  are pivotally secured to the backside  312  of the user support  306  to ride along the dolly rails  302  as best shown in  FIG. 11 . Accordingly, the user support  306  moves along the rails  302  and substantially parallel to the substantially planar base  304 . Preferably, the range of movement  314  of the user support  306  along the rails  302  is about 6 to 10 inches.  
         [0051]     Preferably, one or more resilient biasing members  316  extend between the substantially planar base  304  and user support  306  to as to bias the user support  306  toward a neutral position  320  ( FIG. 10 ). More preferably, this neutral position is when the forward end  322  of the user support  306  is closest to the phallic device mount  30  as shown in  FIG. 10 . As the user support is moved along the dolly rails  302  away from the phallic device mount  20 , the resilient biasing members  316  urge the user support  306  back toward the phallic device mount  20 .  
         [0052]     A pair of handles  330 , one mounted on each side of the user support  306 , preferably extends substantially perpendicular from the planar base  304 . More preferably, the position of the handles  330  relative to the phallic device mount  20  is adjustable; say for example, by slidably securing each handle  330  to a handle rail  332  containing a plurality of spaced apart positioning holes  334  therein. A desired location of each handle  330  may be selected by aligning each handle  330  with a desired positioning hole  334  and extending a pin  336  through the handle  330  and desired positioning hole  334 . Preferably, the handle  336  is positioned substantially mid-way along the range of movement  314  of the user support  306 .  
         [0000]     D. Use and Operation  
         [0053]     A user uses the phallic device mount  20  by attaching a phallic device  22  to the phallic device-mounting portion  24  and positioning the base  28  substantially vertically next to a bed  200  as shown in  FIG. 1 . The user then adjusts the height of the bed mounting portion  26  so that the hinge  138  is substantially at the same height as a substantially horizontal surface  202  of the bed  200 , such as the break between the box springs  204  and mattress  206 . The user then moves the bed mounting portion  26  from its retracted position  130  ( FIG. 2 ) to its in use position  132  ( FIG. 1 ) and slides the bed engaging portion  120  between the box springs  204  and mattress  206  as shown thereby securing the base  28  to the bed  200 . The weight of the mattress  206  on the bed engaging portion  120  combined with the anti-slip material  140  on the bed engaging portion  120  further secure the base  28  in place. The user then adjusts the height of the phallic device  22  by adjusting the phallic device mounting portion  24  to the desired vertical height.  
         [0054]     Preferably, the channel  78  is sized so as to allow the phallic device  22  to be positioned substantially anywhere along the vertical length of the base  28  including being substantially close to the lower edge  40  of the base  28  and the upper edge  38  of the base  28 . Accordingly, a user can use the phallic device  22  by either lying on their back on the floor adjacent to the phallic device mount  20 , or, if applicable, the dolly  300 , in which case the phallic device mounting portion  24  is positioned toward the lower edge  40  of the base  28 , or by resting on all fours facing away from the phallic device mounting portion  24  such that their buttocks and/or vagina is aligned with the phallic device  22 .  
         [0055]     In cases where the embodiment shown in  FIGS. 12-16  is installed, the user can activate the phallic device  22 ′ by rotating the ring  412  in the direction of arrows  418  ( FIG. 13 ) without removing the phallic device  22 ′ from its mounted position on the phallic device mounting portion  24 ′.  
         [0000]     E. Additional Features and Embodiments  
         [0056]     In view of the wide variety of embodiments to which the principles of the invention can be applied, it should be apparent that the detailed embodiments are illustrative only and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention. For example, the embodiment disclosed in  FIGS. 1-4  discloses the base  28  and bed mounting portion  26  to be substantially rectangular. This allows the bed mounting portion  26  to be received within the base  28  for easy storage and concealment of the mount  20  when not in use.  FIGS. 5-7  disclose different shaped structures. In this alternative embodiment, the base  28 ′ is much narrower thereby allowing a user&#39;s legs to pass-by on either side easily during use. Also, the bed engaging portion  120 ′ includes a flared outer portion  220 , which preferably includes strips of anti-slip material  140  thereon, to thereby increase the surface area of the bed engaging portion  120 ′ and improve the rigidity and stability of the mount  20 ′ during use.  
         [0057]     Also, as shown in  FIGS. 8 &amp; 9 , the phallic device mounting portion  24  may be completely detached from the base  28  and used as a stand-alone phallic device mount. For example, a strap  260  can be secured to the phallic device  22  and wrapped around an auxiliary support structure  162 , such as a door or the like, to allow a user additional opportunities to use their phallic device  22 . In such case, the phallic device mount  20  can include one or more slots  264  for allowing the strap  260  to be passed therethrough. The strap  260  preferably includes securing structures such as a buckle or hook and loop material  266 , thereby allowing a user to detachably secure just the phallic device mounting portion  24  to an auxiliary support structure  262 .  
         [0058]     In addition, the phallic device mount  20  of the present invention may be used in other ways as well. For example, the base  28  may be positioned substantially horizontally extending between the seats of two chairs or the like or resting flat on a substantially horizontal surface such as a bed. In such case, the bed mounting portion  26  preferably remains in its retracted position  130  ( FIG. 2 ).  
         [0059]     It can be appreciated that the mount  20  and/or dolly  300  can also be used to assist paraplegics, quadriplegics, and others with conditions that limit their movement, to simulate normal sexual intercourse with a partner. The adjustability of the mount  20  allows the phallic device mounting portion to be laid over, on, under or attached to a wheelchair, hospital bed or other assistive device thereby allowing such individuals to engage in a large variety of sexual experiences. In addition, the mount  20  may stand alone to allow and individual with a disfiguring condition to simulate the experience of sexual intercourse without a partner. Also, since the user support may be moved simply by a user resting on it and using their arms to move it, a paraplegic or the like can easily use the phallic device even if he or she doesn&#39;t have the physical dexterity or ability to physically thrust against it using conventional maneuvers.  
         [0060]     In light of these additional embodiments and methods of use, the claimed invention includes all such modifications as may come within the scope of the following claims and equivalents thereto.