US3461602A - Self-supporting roofing elements with connecting means - Google Patents

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US3461602A
US3461602A US431648A US3461602DA US3461602A US 3461602 A US3461602 A US 3461602A US 431648 A US431648 A US 431648A US 3461602D A US3461602D A US 3461602DA US 3461602 A US3461602 A US 3461602A
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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
    • 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
    • A63H33/062—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements with clip or snap mechanisms
    • 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
    • A63H33/084—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 grooves

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  • the present invention relates to roofing tiles for the assembly of roots, especially for toy buildings which are assembled of individual components.
  • roofing tiles which are presently known for this purpose consist of a plate of plastic which is embossed on the upper side in accordance with the shape of the individual tiles.
  • the embossed parts are produced by providing the mold with corresponding recesses.
  • roofing tiles are also known, they usually have a triangular or smiliar cross section and are combined with each other to form a tiled roof by being fitted upon the supporting components.
  • Such roof structures have likewise an unrealistic appearance and are furthermore dependent upon a certain roof inclination.
  • the invention provides that the individual roofing tiles are substantially h-shaped, as seen in side elevation, and that the hook portion is provided on the inside of the tile and in the form of a resilient tongue.
  • FIGURE 1 shows a side view of a tile according to the invention
  • FIGURE 2 shows a perspective top view thereof
  • FIGURE 3 shows a perspective bottom view thereof
  • FIGURE 4 shows an end view, as seen in the direction A in FIGURE 2;
  • FIGURE 5 shows an end view, as seen in the direction B in FIGURE 2;
  • FIGURE 6 shows a perspective top view of two tiles partly on each other
  • FIGURE 7 shows a diagrammatic illustration of a roof structure
  • FIGURE 8 shows a perspective top view of a ridge tile
  • FIGURE 9 shows a perspective top view of another ridge tile which is to be associated with the ridge tile according to FIGURE 8; while FIGURE 10 shows a perspective view of a complete ridge tile which is assembled of the two tiles according to FIGURES 8 and 9.
  • the under-surface of the roofing tile, or upper portion of the toy building element according to the invention is provided with a hook-shaped part 2 which forms a resilient tongue, connected by a web portion or connecting part 7 to the upper portion, the major portion of the resilient tongue extending below the upper portion of the element in spaced parallel relation thereto.
  • This tongue is provided with a slot 3 extending longitudinally from the free edge of the resilient tongue, which partly divides the tongue into two tongue portions which are independently movable to a limited extent and render the tongue structure very elastic.
  • the tile, or the upper portion of the toy building element according to the invention has a symmetrical shape and is provided with embossed angularly-shaped configurations or, more specifically, U-shaped parts 5 and 6 which extend longitudinally from one end of the tile to the other.
  • the connecting part 7 of the resilient tongue 2 which extends substantially vertical to the plane of the tile also serves as a stop for limiting the distance along which one tile may be slipped over the end of another tile.
  • the resilient tongue 2 is embossed so as to have angularly-shaped configuration or U-shaped parts 5 and 6' at each side of the slot 3, having a. configuration like those of the tile or upper portion of the toy building element itself, and these U-shaped parts of the tile and of the tongue part are exactly superimposed to each other.
  • each building element defines spaces therebetween adapted for receiving mating portions of other toy building elements.
  • the tiles are slipped over each other in the manner as indicated diagrammatically in FIGURE 7 and in perspective in FIGURE 6.
  • a roof structure which is thus formed is self-supporting.
  • each ridge tile is composed of two parts 9 and 13 each of which is provided with a cylindrical end portion 10 or 12, respectively, which has a length equal to one half of the width of the tile part 9 or 13 and is laterally offset relative to the cylindrical end portion on the other tile part.
  • one of the cylindrical end portions is provided with a bore 11 and the other with a pin 14 which is inserted into the bore 11 in the direction of the arrow as shown between FIGURES 8 and 9.
  • FIGURE 10 illustrates the two tile parts in the connected position.
  • each of these tile parts of one ridge tile is also provided with a hook-shaped tongue like the tongue 2 on a normal tile as shown in FIGURES l, 3, and 5, they may be slipped over and thus connected to the adjacent outer tiles and the adjacent complete ridge tiles will thus also be connected to each other, as indicated in the dotted lines in FIGURE 10.
  • the two sides of the complete roof may be pivoted relative to each other about the common. axis of the bores 11 and pins 14 of all of the ridge tiles, and the roof may thus be adjusted to have any desired inclination.
  • a toy building element for the construction of selfsupporting roof structures comprising an upper portion, means for securing the upper portion of a similar element, said means including a tongue depending from the under-surface of said upper portion in spaced parallel relation thereto, said tongue having a longitudinal slot extending to its free edge, said tongue and upper portion having matching angularly-shaped configurations at each side of said slot defining spaces adapted to receive mating portions of said similar elements.

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