EP0144037B1 - Functional construction element for articles such as playthings, presents or for publicity - Google Patents

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EP0144037B1
EP0144037B1 EP84114021A EP84114021A EP0144037B1 EP 0144037 B1 EP0144037 B1 EP 0144037B1 EP 84114021 A EP84114021 A EP 84114021A EP 84114021 A EP84114021 A EP 84114021A EP 0144037 B1 EP0144037 B1 EP 0144037B1
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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
    • A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
    • A63H33/102—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements using elastic deformation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/30—Trim molding fastener
    • Y10T24/309—Plastic type
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45602—Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity
    • Y10T24/45775—Receiving member includes either movable connection between interlocking components or variable configuration cavity having resiliently biased interlocking component or segment
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45958—Plural distinct cavities or projections

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  • the invention relates to a kit for a toy, gift or promotional item, in which three-dimensional molded parts formed in different geometric shapes can be assembled using flexible functional shape design strips of flat material with a uniform material thickness to form a three-dimensional body with relatively movable and fixed molded components, wherein the design strips are rectangular to oblong-oval and are provided along their main axis with two spaced through holes through which they can be fixed by means of fastening parts which can be inserted into the holes in the molded components.
  • a kit for toys of the type mentioned is known, in which rectangular to oval shape strips are provided from a flexible flat material.
  • Each of these shaping strips is provided along its main axis with two spaced-apart holes of such dimensions that it can be mounted over these holes on retaining grooves on integrated projections of the individual mold components of the kit.
  • the flexible design strips only have a connection function there and can neither be used as a hinge nor as spring elements.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a kit of the type specified, the shape of the design strips in addition to a connection function can also simulate the function of joints, hinges or spring elements and together with the fasteners a simple, for children in the age group of 5 to 12 Years of suitable handling when assembling the molded parts of the kit.
  • the design strips consist of a plastic that is resettable and stretchable along the main axis, and that the fastening parts are designed as push buttons, each having a spherical end face and a flat back part have larger than the diameter of the through holes of the mold strips and can be inserted with a shaft part into the holes of the mold components.
  • the design strip according to the invention thus represents a connecting strap to be fastened to the individual molded components of the kit by means of the push buttons, with which two molded components can either be relatively movable in the manner of a joint or hinge or largely rigidly connected to one another by bridging a parting line.
  • these design strips thus give less the impression of a technical-functional perfectionism than a layman-like and childlike imitation of an environmental-related model.
  • the tab-shaped design strips that individualize themselves in this concept can be used by the manufacturer, in addition to kits for toys, for kits of comparable gift or promotional items.
  • Fig. 4 of the drawing an article designed as a vehicle is shown, which is assembled from individual three-dimensional molded components of a kit.
  • the individual molded components preferably consist of plastics of different hardness, which are processed in injection molding, including a different color, with a material thickness between approximately 3 mm and 5 mm.
  • the visible surface of the individual molded components should be matt and, if necessary, grained or otherwise roughened in order to individualize the overall aesthetic impression of the game article.
  • the molded components assembled as doors 1 and trunk lid 2 are relatively movably attached to a respectively assigned body part 3, 4 by a tab-shaped design strip 5, 6 and two push buttons 7, 8 each.
  • Further design strips 9, 10 bridge parting lines which are present between relatively firmly assembled further body parts 11, 13 and 12, 14.
  • the design strips 9, 10 are also each fastened with two push buttons 15, 16 arranged on both sides of such parting lines.
  • the design strip marked there with the reference number 17 has a rectangular to elongated oval outline and a uniform material thickness and contains along its main axis A-A two spaced through holes for a push button each of the design shown in FIG. 3.
  • the shaping strip 17 is made of a plastic which is flexible and resilient at least in the area between the two push-through holes and is extensible along its main axis A-A.
  • a flexible sheet 17a or a flexible wire 17b can also be embedded in the plastic.
  • the design strips thus simulate the functional presence of either joints or hinges on the finished structure or of rigid connections each bridging a separating joint.
  • This functional purpose can be given a black design of the design stripes, an overemphasis on the design compared to the different colored visible surfaces of the individual molded components.
  • the two push buttons of the design strips are also made of plastic and each have a head part 22 and a shaft part 23 according to FIG. 3.
  • the head part 22 is provided with a spherical end face 24, which merges via a rounded edge 25 into a flat rear side serving as a contact surface on the shaping strip 17.
  • the shaft part 23 is hollow at least over a part length and is provided with at least one axially parallel expansion slot 26 along this part length.
  • the expansion slot 26 has an extension 27 at its end in order to improve the expansion behavior of the shaft part 23 with respect to a circumferential reinforcing collar 28 which is formed at the free end of the shaft part 23.
  • the shaft part 23 has a somewhat greater length than the material thickness of the shaping strips 17, so that the push buttons with a diameter of the shaft part 23 which is simultaneously adapted to the push-through holes, as shown in FIG. 1, by the interaction of the head part 22 and the reinforcing collar 28 as one captive unit are held together with the design strip 17.
  • the shaping strips can thus be pressed into a plug hole 28 'via the reinforcing collar 28 of the push buttons by exerting a finger pressure on their head part, a relatively firm plug connection then being obtained in cooperation with the expansion slot 26.
  • buttons can also be provided with a solid shaft part.
  • the above-mentioned design strips are primarily designed for kits of toys for children from the age group of 5 to 12 years. They can also be used as technically functional and at the same time aesthetic aids for kits of gift or promotional items, for which a can is shown as an example in FIG.
  • the design strips 29, 30 are fastened to molded components 31, 32 and 32, 33 by means of push buttons 34, 35.
  • the molded component 31 resulting in a lid of the can can be folded up around the other molded design strip by releasing the plug connection on one of the two molded design strips 29.

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A functional design element for use with a toy or toy-like assembly set comprises a substantially rectangular material strip being formed with two openings at its opposed longitudinal ends for two push-button-like fasteners whereby the material strip is formed either of a resiliently pliable or of a rigid synthetic resin within two respective groups of different functional design elements for obtaining technical-functional and at the same time esthetical different impressions for the visible surface of the assembled design body.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Bausatz für einen Spiel-, Geschenk- oder Werbeartikel, bei dem dreidimensionale, in unterschiedlichen geometrischen Formen ausgebildete Formbauteile unter Verwendung von biegsamen funktionalen Formgestaltungsstreifen aus Flachmaterial mit einheitlicher Materialdicke zu einem dreidimensionalen Körper mit zueinander relativ beweglichen und festen Formbauteilen zusammenbaubar sind, wobei die Formgestaltungsstreifen rechteckig bis länglich-oval ausgebildet und längs ihrer Hauptachse mit zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordneten Durchstecklöchern versehen sind, an denen sie mittels in Stecklöcher der Formbauteile einsteckbaren Befestigungsteilen festlegbar sind. Aus der US-A-4 170 083 ist ein Bausatz für Spielartikel der eingangs angegebenen Art bekannt, bei dem rechteckige bis ovale Formgestaltungsstreifen aus einem biegsamen Flachmaterial vorgesehen sind. Jeder dieser Formgestaltungsstreifen ist längs seiner Hauptachse mit zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordneten Löchern solcher Abmessungen versehen, daß er zu seiner Befestigung über diese Löcher auf Halterillen an integrierten Vorsprüngen der einzelnen Formbauteile des Bausatzes aufgezogen werden kann. Die biegsamen Formgestaltungsstreifen haben dort ausschließlich eine Verbindungsfunktion und sind weder als Scharnier noch als Federelemente einsetzbar.The invention relates to a kit for a toy, gift or promotional item, in which three-dimensional molded parts formed in different geometric shapes can be assembled using flexible functional shape design strips of flat material with a uniform material thickness to form a three-dimensional body with relatively movable and fixed molded components, wherein the design strips are rectangular to oblong-oval and are provided along their main axis with two spaced through holes through which they can be fixed by means of fastening parts which can be inserted into the holes in the molded components. From US-A-4 170 083 a kit for toys of the type mentioned is known, in which rectangular to oval shape strips are provided from a flexible flat material. Each of these shaping strips is provided along its main axis with two spaced-apart holes of such dimensions that it can be mounted over these holes on retaining grooves on integrated projections of the individual mold components of the kit. The flexible design strips only have a connection function there and can neither be used as a hinge nor as spring elements.

Weiter ist es aus der US-A-2 885 822 bei einem Bausatz für Spielartikel an sich bekannt, zum lösbaren Verbinden zweier Formbauteile neben anderen Steckverbindungen auch Druckknöpfe zu verwenden, die jeweils aus einem Kopfteil größer als der Durchmesser von Durchstecklöchem der Formbauteile und aus einem massiven Schaftteil bestehen. Der Schaftteil wird dort durch einen Dehnungsschlitz in zwei Hälften gespreizt, die sich zu einem Durchmesser des Schaftteils kleiner als der Durchmesser der Durchstecklöcher der Formbauteile des Bausatzes zusammendrücken läßt. Der Schaftteil der Druckknöpfe weist außerdem eine Länge auf, die etwas größer als die gemeinsame Dicke von zwei mit den Druckknöpfen zu verbindenden Formbauteilen ist, wobei eine am freien Ende des Schaftteils noch ausgebildete Materialverdickung ein zu leichtes Lösen der Steckverbindung verhindern soll.Furthermore, it is known from US-A-2 885 822 for a kit for toys to use detachable connection of two molded components in addition to other plug connections and push buttons, each of a head part larger than the diameter of the through holes of the molded components and from one massive shaft part exist. The shaft part is spread there by an expansion slot in two halves, which can be compressed to a diameter of the shaft part smaller than the diameter of the through holes of the molded components of the kit. The shaft part of the push buttons also has a length which is somewhat greater than the common thickness of two molded components to be connected to the push buttons, a material thickening which is still formed at the free end of the shaft part being intended to prevent the plug connection from being loosened too easily.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Bausatz der eingangs angegebenen Art zu schaffen, dessen Formgestaltungsstreifen neben einer Verbindungsfunktion auch die Funktion von Gelenken, Scharnieren oder Federelementen zu simulieren vermögen und die zusammen mit den Befestigungsteilen eine einfache, für Kinder der Altersgruppe von 5 bis 12 Jahren geeignete Handhabung beim Zusammenbau der Formbauteile des Bausatzes gewährleisten.The invention has for its object to provide a kit of the type specified, the shape of the design strips in addition to a connection function can also simulate the function of joints, hinges or spring elements and together with the fasteners a simple, for children in the age group of 5 to 12 Years of suitable handling when assembling the molded parts of the kit.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung vorgeschlagen, daß die Formgestaltungsstreifen aus einem Kunststoff bestehen, der rückstellbar und längs der Hauptachse dehnbar eingestellt ist, und daß die Befestigungsteile als Druckknöpfe ausgebildet sind, welche jeweils einen mit einer balligen Stirnfläche und einer ebenen Rückseite versehenen Kopfteil größer als der Durchmesser der Durchstecklöcher der Formgestaltungsstreifen aufweisen und mit einem Schaftteil in die Stecklöcher der Formbauteile einsteckbar sind.To achieve this object, it is proposed according to the invention that the design strips consist of a plastic that is resettable and stretchable along the main axis, and that the fastening parts are designed as push buttons, each having a spherical end face and a flat back part have larger than the diameter of the through holes of the mold strips and can be inserted with a shaft part into the holes of the mold components.

Der erfindungsgemäße Formgestaltungsstreifen stellt also prinzipiell eine mittels der Druckknöpfe an den einzelnen Formbauteilen des Bausatzes zu befestigende Verbindungslasche dar, mit der zwei Formbauteile entweder nach Art eines Gelenks oder Scharniers relativ beweglich oder durch Überbrückung einer Trennfuge auch weitgehend starr miteinander verbunden werden können. Am fertigen Baukörper erwecken diese Formgestaltungsstreifen damit weniger den Eindruck eines technisch-funktionellen Perfektionismus als vielmehr einer laienhaften und kindlichen Nachahmung eines umweltbezogenen Vorbildes. Der sich in diesem Konzept individualisierende laschenförmige Formgestaltungsstreifen kann herstellerseitig außer für Bausätze von Spielartikein auch für Bausätze von damit vergleichbaren Geschenk- oder Werbeartikeln verwendet werden.In principle, the design strip according to the invention thus represents a connecting strap to be fastened to the individual molded components of the kit by means of the push buttons, with which two molded components can either be relatively movable in the manner of a joint or hinge or largely rigidly connected to one another by bridging a parting line. On the finished building, these design strips thus give less the impression of a technical-functional perfectionism than a layman-like and childlike imitation of an environmental-related model. In this concept, the tab-shaped design strips that individualize themselves in this concept can be used by the manufacturer, in addition to kits for toys, for kits of comparable gift or promotional items.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand der in der Zeichnung in schematischer Weise dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiele näher erläutert. Es zeigen

  • Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Formgestaltungsstreifens mit Druckknöpfen ;
  • Fig. 2a und 2b einen Schnitt entlang der Schnittlinie I-I der Fig. 1 durch Formgestaltungsstreifen in zwei alternativen Ausführungsformen ;
  • Fig. 3 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Druckknopfes nach Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 4 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines unter Verwendung von Formgestaltungsstreifen nach Fig. 1 hergestellten Spielartikels ;
  • Fig. 4a einen Schnitt entlang der Schnittlinie IV-IV der Fig. 4 ;
  • Fig. 5 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines unter Verwendung der Formgestaltungsstreifen nach
  • Fig. 1 hergestellten, als Dose ausgeführten Geschenk- oder Werbeartikels.
The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of the exemplary embodiments shown schematically in the drawing. Show it
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a design strip with snaps.
  • 2a and 2b show a section along the section line II of FIG. 1 through shaping strips in two alternative embodiments;
  • 3 shows a perspective view of a push button according to FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a game article manufactured using the shaping strips according to FIG. 1;
  • 4a shows a section along the section line IV-IV of FIG. 4;
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one using the mold strips according to
  • Fig. 1 manufactured, designed as a gift or promotional item.

In Fig. 4 der Zeichnung ist ein als Fahrzeug ausgeführter Spiel artikel dargestellt, der aus einzelnen dreidimensionalen Formbauteilen eines Bausatzes zusammengefügt ist. Die einzelnen Formbauteile bestehen dabei vorzugsweise aus unterschiedlich hart eingestellten Kunststoffen, die im Spritzguß unter Einbeziehung auch einer unterschiedlichen Farbgebung mit einer Materialdicke zwischen etwa 3 mm und 5-mm verarbeitet sind. Die Sichtfläche der einzelnen Formbauteile sollte matt und gegebenenfalls gekörnt oder sonstwie aufgerauht sein, um damit den ästhetischen Gesamteindruck des Spiel artikels zu individualisieren.In Fig. 4 of the drawing, an article designed as a vehicle is shown, which is assembled from individual three-dimensional molded components of a kit. The individual molded components preferably consist of plastics of different hardness, which are processed in injection molding, including a different color, with a material thickness between approximately 3 mm and 5 mm. The visible surface of the individual molded components should be matt and, if necessary, grained or otherwise roughened in order to individualize the overall aesthetic impression of the game article.

Die als Türen 1 und Kofferraumdeckel 2 relativ beweglich zusammengebauten Formbauteile sind an einem jeweils zugeordneten Karosserieteil 3, 4 durch je einen laschenförmigen Formgestaltungsstreifen 5, 6 und zwei Druckknöpfe 7, 8 befestigt. Weitere Formgestaltungsstreifen 9, 10 überbrücken Trennfugen, die zwischen relativ fest zusammengebauten weiteren Karossierteilen 11, 13 und 12, 14 vorhanden sind. Auch die Formgestaltungsstreifen 9, 10 sind jeweils mit zwei zu beiden Seiten solcher Trennfugen angeordneten Druckknöpfe 15, 16 befestigt.The molded components assembled as doors 1 and trunk lid 2 are relatively movably attached to a respectively assigned body part 3, 4 by a tab-shaped design strip 5, 6 and two push buttons 7, 8 each. Further design strips 9, 10 bridge parting lines which are present between relatively firmly assembled further body parts 11, 13 and 12, 14. The design strips 9, 10 are also each fastened with two push buttons 15, 16 arranged on both sides of such parting lines.

Die Formgestaltungsstreifen 5, 6 und 9, 10 sowie die Druckknöpfe 7, 8 und 15, 16 sind in denThe design strips 5, 6 and 9, 10 and the push buttons 7, 8 and 15, 16 are in the

Fig. 1 bis 3 in verschiedenen Ansichten vergrößert dargestellt. Der dort mit dem Bezugszeichen 17 gekennzeichnete Formgestaltungsstreifen weist einen rechteckigen bis länglich-ovalen Umriß und eine einheitliche Materialdicke auf und enthält längs seiner Hauptachse A-A zwei im Abstand voneinander angeordnete Durchstecklöcher für je einen Druckknopf der in Fig. 3 gezeigten Ausbildung.1 to 3 are shown enlarged in various views. The design strip marked there with the reference number 17 has a rectangular to elongated oval outline and a uniform material thickness and contains along its main axis A-A two spaced through holes for a push button each of the design shown in FIG. 3.

Der Formgestaltungsstreifen 17 ist aus einem Kunststoff hergestellt, der wenigstens im Bereich zwischen den beiden Durchstecklöchem biegeweich und rückstellbar sowie längs seiner Hauptachse A-A dehnbar eingestellt ist. In den Kunststoff kann dabei auch ein flexibles Blech 17a oder ein flexibler Draht 17b eingebettet sein.The shaping strip 17 is made of a plastic which is flexible and resilient at least in the area between the two push-through holes and is extensible along its main axis A-A. A flexible sheet 17a or a flexible wire 17b can also be embedded in the plastic.

Die Formgestaltungsstreifen simulieren damit an dem fertigen Baukörper das funktionale Vorhandensein entweder von Gelenken bzw. Scharnieren oder von jeweils eine Trennfuge überbrückenden starren Verbindungen. Diese funktionale Zweckbestimmung kann noch mit einer schwarzen Farbgebung der Formgestaltungsstreifen eine formgestalterische Überbetonung gegenüber den andersfarbigen Sichtflächen der einzelen Forinbauteile erhalten.The design strips thus simulate the functional presence of either joints or hinges on the finished structure or of rigid connections each bridging a separating joint. This functional purpose can be given a black design of the design stripes, an overemphasis on the design compared to the different colored visible surfaces of the individual molded components.

Die beiden Druckknöpfe der Formgestaltungsstreifen sind ebenfalls aus Kunststoff hergestellt und weisen nach Fig. 3 jeweils ein Kopfteil 22 und ein Schaftteil 23 auf. Das Kopfteil 22 ist mit einer balligen Stimfläche 24 versehen, die über einen abgerundeten Rand 25 in eine als Anlagefläche an dem Formgestaltungsstreifen 17 dienende ebene Rückseite übergeht. Das Schaftteil 23 ist wenigstens über eine Teillänge hohl ausgebildet und längs dieser Teillänge mit wenigstens einem achsparallelen Dehnungsschlitz 26 versehen. Der Dehnungsschlitz 26 weist an seinem Ende eine Erweiterung 27 auf, um damit das Dehnungsverhalten des Schaftteils 23 bezüglich eines umlaufenden Verstärkungsbundes 28 zu verbessern, der am freien Ende des Schaftteils 23 ausgebildet ist.The two push buttons of the design strips are also made of plastic and each have a head part 22 and a shaft part 23 according to FIG. 3. The head part 22 is provided with a spherical end face 24, which merges via a rounded edge 25 into a flat rear side serving as a contact surface on the shaping strip 17. The shaft part 23 is hollow at least over a part length and is provided with at least one axially parallel expansion slot 26 along this part length. The expansion slot 26 has an extension 27 at its end in order to improve the expansion behavior of the shaft part 23 with respect to a circumferential reinforcing collar 28 which is formed at the free end of the shaft part 23.

Der Schaftteil 23 weist eine gegenüber der Materialdicke der Formgestaltungsstreifen 17 etwas größere Länge auf, so daß die Druckknöpfe mit einem gleichzeitig an die Durchstecklöcher angepaßten Durchmesser des Schaftteils 23 entsprechend der Darstellung in Fig. 1 durch das Zusammenwirken des Kopfteils 22 und des Verstärkungsbundes 28 als eine unverlierbare Einheit mit dem Formgestaltungsstreifen 17 zusammengehalten werden. Die Formgestaltungsstreifen können damit über den Verstärkungsbund 28 der Druckknöpfe jeweils durch Ausüben eines Fingerdrucks auf ihren Kopfteil in ein Steckloch 28' eingedrückt werden, wobei dann im Zusammenwirken mit dem Dehnungsschlitz 26 eine relativ feste Steckverbindung erhalten wird.The shaft part 23 has a somewhat greater length than the material thickness of the shaping strips 17, so that the push buttons with a diameter of the shaft part 23 which is simultaneously adapted to the push-through holes, as shown in FIG. 1, by the interaction of the head part 22 and the reinforcing collar 28 as one captive unit are held together with the design strip 17. The shaping strips can thus be pressed into a plug hole 28 'via the reinforcing collar 28 of the push buttons by exerting a finger pressure on their head part, a relatively firm plug connection then being obtained in cooperation with the expansion slot 26.

Die Druckknöpfe können alternativ auch mit einem massiv ausgebildeten Schaftteil versehen sein.Alternatively, the push buttons can also be provided with a solid shaft part.

Die vorbeschriebenen Formgestaltungsstreifen sind vorrrangig für Bausätze von Spielartikein für Kinder der Altersgruppe von 5 bis 12 Jahren konzipiert. Sie können als technischfunktionelle und gleichzeitig ästhetische Hilfsmittel auch für Bausätze von Geschenk- oder Werbeartikeln verwendet werden, wofür als ein Beispiel in Fig.5 eine Dose dargestellt ist. Bei dieser Dose sind die Formgestaltungsstreifen 29, 30 an Formbauteilen 31, 32 bzw. 32, 33 mittels Druckknöpfen 34, 35 befestigt. Das einen Deckel der Dose ergebende Formbauteil 31 kann durch das Lösen der Steckverbindung an einem der beiden Formgestaltungsstreifen 29 um den anderen Formgestaltungsstreifen hochgeklappt werden.The above-mentioned design strips are primarily designed for kits of toys for children from the age group of 5 to 12 years. They can also be used as technically functional and at the same time aesthetic aids for kits of gift or promotional items, for which a can is shown as an example in FIG. In this box, the design strips 29, 30 are fastened to molded components 31, 32 and 32, 33 by means of push buttons 34, 35. The molded component 31 resulting in a lid of the can can be folded up around the other molded design strip by releasing the plug connection on one of the two molded design strips 29.

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1. Construction kit for toys gift or promotional articles in which three-dimensional moulded parts (1-4; 11-14; 31-33) in various geometric shapes can be assembled into a three-dimensional body with rigid moulded parts that are relatively mobile with respect to one another, using flexible functional construction strips (5, 6, 9, 10, 17, 29, 30) made from flat material of uniform thickness, said construction strips being an oblong to elongate oval shape and provided along their main axis with two through-holes spaced apart from one another, at which they can be fixed by means of fastening members which can be pushed into peg-holes (28') in the moulded parts, characterised by making the construction strips (5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 17, 29, 30) from a plastic that recovers and is ductile along their main axis (A-A), and making the fastening members in the form of pushbuttons (7, 8, 15, 16), each of which has a head portion (22) provided with a dome-shaped front face (24) and a plane rear face and larger than the diameter of the through-holes of the construction strips (5, 6, 9, 10, 17) and can be inserted by a shank portion (23) into the peg-holes (28') of the moulded parts (1-4; 11-14).
2. Kit according to claim 1, characterised in that overall the construction strip (17) consists of a soft plastic in which a flexible plate (17a) or flexible wire (17b) is embedded in the region between the two throughholes.
3. Kit according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the shank portion (23) of each pushbutton (7, 8, 15, 16 ; 34, 35) is hollow over at least part of its length and along this part is provided with at least one axially parallel expansion s!ot (26).
4. Kit according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the free end of the shank portion (23) of each pushbutton (7, 8, 15, 16 ; 34, 35) is provided with a circumferential strengthening collar (28) adapted to the diameter and the drilling depth of the peg-holes (28') to achieve a press-fit or to alternatively provide an adhesive surface is provided with a plane and, if appropriate, somewhat convex front face.
5. Kit according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the head portion (22) of each pushbutton (7, 8, 15, 16; 34, 35) consists of a softer plastic than the shank portion (23) thereof and has a rounded rim (25) at the interface of the dome-shaped front face (24) and the plane rear face.
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