EP1629872A1 - Spielbaustein - Google Patents

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EP1629872A1
EP1629872A1 EP05016512A EP05016512A EP1629872A1 EP 1629872 A1 EP1629872 A1 EP 1629872A1 EP 05016512 A EP05016512 A EP 05016512A EP 05016512 A EP05016512 A EP 05016512A EP 1629872 A1 EP1629872 A1 EP 1629872A1
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Giancarlo Piretti
Marco Pallottino
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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
    • A63H33/086—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 primary projections fitting by friction in complementary spaces between secondary projections, e.g. sidewalls
    • 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
    • A63H33/046—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts comprising magnetic interaction means, e.g. holding together by magnetic attraction

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  • the present invention relates to a toy building block.
  • the present invention was developed to provide building blocks with large dimensions, e.g. prismatic blocks in which each side has a length of several centimetres.
  • the present invention could be used to obtain prismatic building blocks whose dimensions are multiples of 40 mm, e.g. 80x80x40 mm or 80x160x40 mm.
  • the object of the present invention is a toy building block having the characteristics set out in the claims.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of an element for forming a building block according to the present invention.
  • the pliable element 10 is constituted by mouldable plastic material and it is obtained by injection or compression moulding.
  • the pliable element 10 has a perimeter whose shape corresponds to the planar development of the building block.
  • the element 10 comprises a plurality of portions 12, each of which is connected to the adjacent portions by means of a hinge 14. Each portion 12 is to form a face of the building block.
  • the hinges 14 are formed by substantially V shaped grooves which extend along the junction line between two adjacent sides of the portions 12.
  • the pliable element 10 forms a hollow parallelepiped structure and it is thus provided with six portions 12 intended to form the six faces of the parallelepiped structure.
  • the present invention could be used to obtain building blocks with different shapes from the parallelepiped shape, e.g. pyramidal, pentagonal, etc.
  • the number, the shape and the arrangement of the portions 12 of the pliable element 10 varies according to the shape of the building block. Each portion 12 will in any case have the shape of one of the faces of the block.
  • the element 10 is provided planar, substantially in the form of a plate, with the portions 12 substantially coplanar to each other. After purchasing the toy package, the user assembles the building blocks by folding the portions 12 along the respective hinges 14 and mutually fastening the portions 12 in the manner described below.
  • Each pliable portion 12 is provided with fastening means that allow to fasten at least one side of a portion 12 to at least one corresponding side of a portion 12 which forms an adjacent face in the three-dimensional structure.
  • the fastening means comprise a plurality of teeth 16 able to be inserted in snap-in fashion into complementary grooves 18.
  • the fastening means are provided on at least one side of a portion 12 and they comprise a rectilinear back formed by alternating teeth 16 and grooves 1.8.
  • Each tooth 16 is preferably provided with a widened head 20 with a triangular profile able to be inserted in snap-in fashion into a groove 18 of the complementary fastening means.
  • each groove 18 is formed in a substantially fork-shaped element, delimited by two lateral cuts 22 which allow the outwards deformation of the walls delimiting the groove 18.
  • the array of fastening means 18, 20 preferably extends along an edge of a portion 12.
  • the edges of the portions 12 are preferably provided with inclined bearing surfaces 24 ( Figure 4) which bear against complementary bearing portions of a portion 12 which forms an adjacent face in the three-dimensional structure.
  • Figures 7, 8 and 9 show a building block 26 obtained after the relative fastening of the initially coplanar pliable portions 12 of the element 10.
  • the building block 26 comprises a hollow three-dimensional structure that, in the example illustrated in Figures 7 through 9, has a parallelepiped shape with square base.
  • the hollow three-dimensional structure of the building block 26 has a parallelepiped shape with rectangular base.
  • the dimensions of the building blocks illustrated in Figures 8 through 9 and 10 through 12 may be multiples of the length of the smaller side of the structure.
  • the dimensions of the block illustrated in Figures 7 through 9 could be 80x80x40 mm, whilst the dimensions of the block illustrated in Figures 10 through 12 could be 80x160x40 mm.
  • these measurements are provided purely by way of example and they in no way exclude the application of the invention to blocks with different dimensions.
  • Each building block 26 is provided with engagement means able to co-operate with corresponding engagement means of another block to connect the blocks to each other in stable, disengageable fashion.
  • the engagement means comprise permanent magnets 28 positioned on at least one face of the block.
  • the permanent magnets 28 are positioned on the two main opposite faces 30 of the block.
  • a single permanent magnet 28 is provided on each main face 30 of the block 26 whilst in the version illustrated in Figures 10 through 12 two permanent magnets 28 are provided on each main face 30.
  • the permanent magnets 28 can have substantially disk shape and they are preferably housed in lowered seats, so that the outer surface of the magnets 28 is substantially flush with the outer surface of the respective face.
  • positioning means can be provided, constituted by projecting portions 32 on one of the main faces 30 and recessed seats 34 whose shape corresponds to the projections 32 formed on the other main face 30.
  • the projections 32 and the recessed seats 34 may have hemispherical shape.
  • the engagement means achieve a mechanical type of engagement.
  • projections 36 with cylindrical shape and on the other main face 30 are provided recessed seats 38 whose shape and dimensions are complementary to those of the projecting portions 36.
  • the projecting portions 36 have an annular rib 40 whilst the recessed seats 38 are provided with annular grooves 42 with complementary shape relative to the ribs 40.
  • the ribs 40 of the first block engage in snap-in fashion the grooves 42 of the second block.

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IT000578A ITTO20040578A1 (it) 2004-08-31 2004-08-31 Blocco per costruzioni da gioco

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NL2005423C2 (nl) * 2010-09-29 2012-04-02 Hans Veltman Spelinrichting.
WO2014125490A3 (en) * 2013-02-13 2014-10-09 Jardin Netherlands B.V. Building block
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WO2011066988A1 (de) * 2009-12-03 2011-06-09 Valdimarsson, Sveinn, Kari Puzzlespiel mit einem oder mehreren knickbaren puzzleteilen
NL2005423C2 (nl) * 2010-09-29 2012-04-02 Hans Veltman Spelinrichting.
WO2012044158A1 (en) * 2010-09-29 2012-04-05 Hans Veltman Game device for a puzzle-like game or an ornament with bodies and coupling elements
WO2014125490A3 (en) * 2013-02-13 2014-10-09 Jardin Netherlands B.V. Building block
WO2015141927A1 (ko) * 2014-03-21 2015-09-24 최소영 자석이 내장된 블록완구의 블록 간 접합을 위한 표면구조
DE102017123852A1 (de) * 2017-10-13 2019-04-18 Schoeller Group Gmbh Spielzeugverpackung für Spielzeug-Bausteine mit Stecknoppen und Steckaufnahmen für einen Steckverbund der Bausteine
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