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US3389493A
US3389493A US537211A US53721166A US3389493A US 3389493 A US3389493 A US 3389493A US 537211 A US537211 A US 537211A US 53721166 A US53721166 A US 53721166A US 3389493 A US3389493 A US 3389493A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails
    • A63H33/088—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails with holes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A63H33/065—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements using elastic deformation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails

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  • the present invention relates to a building block toy set of the type comprising generally cube-shaped elements which are connectible with each other to form a variety of differently shaped structures.
  • the elements comprise solid blocks provided with recesses or blind holes in all six sides thereof for receiving separate pins or plugs interconnecting the elements.
  • said recesses are in the form of bores which extend all way through the elements along the three principal axes thereof.
  • connection pins are generally of small diameter and of a length merely corresponding to twice the wall thickness of the hollow elements which makes for unsatisfactory connection between the elements and undue wear of the pins and elements.
  • the present invention eliminates the above-mentioned, and other, disadvantages by providing a building block toy set which requires a minimum of material and is inexpensive to manufacture, yet satisfies high requirements as to strength, durability and effectiveness of connection between the elements without loss of variety in respect of combination possibilities.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a building block toy set of the general type indicated which comprises a plurality of equi-sized blocks of thermoplastic die-cast material, each consisting of a tubular element of square cross-section having open ends spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the side of the square cross-section, thus constituting a substantially cubeshaped block.
  • a socket extends inwardly from each side surface of said tubular element concentrically with the central perpendicular axis of the respective side surface and has a wall thickness substantially equal to that of the tubular element.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a building block toy set of the kind indicated in which a first number of said tubular elements each has a centrally located passage therethrough from end to end of each tubular element, a second number of said tubular elements each has a hollow socket pin extending centrally therethrough from end to end of the tubular member and being provided with an extension at each end of a length at least equal to the diameter of said socket pin, and a third number of said tubular elements each has one end formed as an end of said first number of tubular elements and the other end formed as an end of said second number of tubular elements, each of said socket pin extensions fitting snugly in any one of said sockets and passages.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a building block toy set of the kind indicated in which the hollow socket pins are provided with a longitudinal slot that extends from their free end to the vicinity of the pin root.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a building block toy set of the kind indicated which includes plate-like cover elements of uniform thickness for closing the open ends of said tubular elements, and
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section through a plurality of assembled elements
  • FIG. 2 is an elevation of one of said elements with a portion of one side cut away
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the element shown in FIG. 2, and
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an exemplary structure assembled from elements shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.
  • the building block toy set comprises any desired number of tubular elements of three different types, designated A, B and C, respectively.
  • Each such element is made in one piece from thermoplastic material through a die-casting process.
  • Each is tubular in shape with a square cross-section and has a length between its ends 2 equal to the side of the square cross-section, thus forming a cube-shaped block, as shown.
  • Said sockets 3 are cylindrical blind recesses having a tubular wall 4 the thickness of which is substantially equal to that of the side walls 1 so that a tube-wall cross structure is formed within the tubular element, as clearly shown in FIG. 3.
  • each of the elements A there is at each end a longitudinal central projection 5 which extends from the above-mentioned cross structure outwardly to the level of the respective end 2 of the element.
  • a central passage 6 extends through said projections 5 and also through the cross structure in which said passage 6 is separated from the sockets 3 by walls 7.
  • a hollow socket pin 8 extends from the cross structure outwardly at both ends of the element and projects beyond the end surfaces 2 a distance b that is at least as great as the diameter d of the projecting portion of the socket pin 8. Said diameter d is somewhat less than that of the inner portion of the socket pin 8, so that an annular shoulder 9 is formed in the plane of the end surface 2.
  • the hollow cylindrical space 10 within the. socket pins 8 extends continuously through the cross structure and is separated from the sockets 3- by walls 11.
  • a central projection 12 which corresponds to the projections 5 of the elements A and extends inwardly through the cross structure where its recess 14 is separated :from the sockets 3 by walls 15.
  • a socket pin 13 which corresponds to the socket pins 8 in the elements B.
  • the hollow interior 16 of said socket pin 13 communicates with the recess 14.
  • the socket pin 13 has an external shoulder 9 corresponding to the shoulders of the socket pins 8.
  • the socket pins 8 and 13, respectively are preferably provided with a longitudinal slot 17 which extends from the free end of the pin to the vicinity of the inner end of the socket pin.
  • the diameter d of the protruding portion of the socket pins 8 and 13 is slightly larger than the diameter of the sockets 3 land 14, so that thanks to the resilience of the socket pins 8 and 13 which is appreciably increased by the longitudinal slots 17, there is obtained a good frictional engagement that will be maintained even after prolonged used.
  • toy set also includes a plurality of plate-like cover elements D which are square in contour and of uniform thickness. Said cover elements D fit snugly in the ends of the elements A, B, C Where they are supported with their outer surface flush with the end surfaces 2 by interior corner projections 19 in the elements A, B, C which form shoulders 18 at a distance from the end surfaces 2 that is equal to the thickness of the cover elements D.
  • Other shoulders 20 for supporting the cover elements D are formed on the outer circumference of the projections 5 of the elements A and the projections 12 of the elements C.
  • a central hole 21 in each cover element D fits snugly on the end portion of the projections 5, 12 outside of the shoulder 20.
  • the shoulders 20 could, of course, be replaced by shoulders similar to the shoulders 18 formed on projecting ribs (not shown) on the outside of the projections 5, 12.
  • cover element D could be made without the central hole 21 in which case the projections 5, 12 would be made shorter by an amount equal to the thickness of the cover element D.
  • a plurality of equi-sized blocks of thermoplastic die-cast material each comprising a tubular element of square cross-section and having open ends spaced from each other a distance substantially equal to the side of the square cross-section, a socket extending inwardly from each side surface of said tubular element concentrically with the central perpendicular axis of the respective side surface and having a Wall thickness substantially equal to that of the tubular element, a first number of said tubular elements each having a centrally located passage therethrough from end to end of each tubular element, a second number of said tubular elements each having a hollow socket pin extending centrally therethrough from end to end of the tubular member and being provided with an extension at each end of a length at least equal to the diameter of said socket pin, and a third number of said tubular elements each having one end formed as an end of said first number of tubular elements and the other end formed as an end of said second number of tubular elements, each of said socket pin extensions fitting snugly in any

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US3905150A (en) * 1971-12-16 1975-09-16 Perry Ltd E S Blocks having sockets and projections with interference fit
US4026065A (en) * 1975-01-06 1977-05-31 Walter Dick Polyhedral elements with undercut recesses and cylindrical connectors having collars
US4091746A (en) * 1976-10-18 1978-05-30 James Alvin Kimbrough Article of furniture
US4254574A (en) * 1979-02-12 1981-03-10 Robert Stock Hollow form, polyhedron block element formed of sheet material
US4258497A (en) * 1975-12-03 1981-03-31 Ellison Donald R Educational building blocks
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US5106093A (en) * 1991-01-07 1992-04-21 Engel Douglas A Puzzle amusement device
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US5154656A (en) * 1991-05-09 1992-10-13 Linda Milstein Multi-connecting building blocks
US5176577A (en) * 1990-07-09 1993-01-05 Clyde Pollock Rectangular blocks for teaching arithmetic have uniform size joinability and transparency
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US3905150A (en) * 1971-12-16 1975-09-16 Perry Ltd E S Blocks having sockets and projections with interference fit
US3822499A (en) * 1972-05-30 1974-07-09 Vos J De Toy building block suitable for a pad, raft or the like
US4026065A (en) * 1975-01-06 1977-05-31 Walter Dick Polyhedral elements with undercut recesses and cylindrical connectors having collars
US4258497A (en) * 1975-12-03 1981-03-31 Ellison Donald R Educational building blocks
US4091746A (en) * 1976-10-18 1978-05-30 James Alvin Kimbrough Article of furniture
US4254574A (en) * 1979-02-12 1981-03-10 Robert Stock Hollow form, polyhedron block element formed of sheet material
EP0092542A1 (de) * 1981-10-23 1983-11-02 Generalimpex Hungarian Foreign Trade Company Aus festen bauteilen bestehendes verdreh-spielzeug, mit dem unterschiedliche flächen- und raumanordnungen erzielt werden können
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US5137452A (en) * 1990-07-09 1992-08-11 Clyde Pollock Base--ten blocks employing single, attachable blocks of one color row of ten blocks of different color
US5176577A (en) * 1990-07-09 1993-01-05 Clyde Pollock Rectangular blocks for teaching arithmetic have uniform size joinability and transparency
US5238408A (en) * 1990-07-09 1993-08-24 Clyde Pollock Row of joined arithmetic blocks with common walls which are double end wall thickness
US5106093A (en) * 1991-01-07 1992-04-21 Engel Douglas A Puzzle amusement device
US5154656A (en) * 1991-05-09 1992-10-13 Linda Milstein Multi-connecting building blocks
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WO1997018877A1 (es) * 1995-11-20 1997-05-29 Santiago Laserna Fernandez Juego de construccion didactico
USD422036S (en) * 1997-11-25 2000-03-28 Santiago Laserna Fernandez Toy block
US7192328B2 (en) 2003-12-23 2007-03-20 Tangle Inc. Toy for simulating character motion
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US7661896B2 (en) 2005-06-13 2010-02-16 Tangle, Inc. Therapeutic writing instrument devices and methods
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BE693408A (de) 1967-07-03
DK123145B (da) 1972-05-23
DE1603668A1 (de) 1971-04-01
SE302908B (de) 1968-08-05
FR1510591A (fr) 1968-01-19
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