CA1078183A - Matable modular elements for toy, display and model applications utilizing paired rib structure - Google Patents

Matable modular elements for toy, display and model applications utilizing paired rib structure

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CA1078183A
CA1078183A CA280,638A CA280638A CA1078183A CA 1078183 A CA1078183 A CA 1078183A CA 280638 A CA280638 A CA 280638A CA 1078183 A CA1078183 A CA 1078183A
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matable
modular element
recited
rib
modular
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French (fr)
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Helmut Eppich
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Ebco Industries Ltd
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Ebco Industries Ltd
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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
    • A63H33/065—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements using elastic deformation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/07—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
CA280,638A 1976-12-10 1977-06-16 Matable modular elements for toy, display and model applications utilizing paired rib structure Expired CA1078183A (en)

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US05/749,345 US4147007A (en) 1976-12-10 1976-12-10 Matable modular elements for toy, display and model applications utilizing paired rib structure

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US (1) US4147007A (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS5383843A (OSRAM)
BR (1) BR7705311A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1078183A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE2744938A1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2373311A1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB1577469A (OSRAM)
MX (1) MX145675A (OSRAM)

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DE2744938A1 (de) 1978-06-15
FR2373311A1 (fr) 1978-07-07
MX145675A (es) 1982-03-19
FR2373311B1 (OSRAM) 1983-02-18
US4147007A (en) 1979-04-03
BR7705311A (pt) 1978-08-01
JPS5383843A (en) 1978-07-24
GB1577469A (en) 1980-10-22

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