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Claims (15)

A transforming toy component interconnectable with one or more other toy components;
The transforming toy component includes one or more coupling connectors and a plurality of movable mounting members;
The toy component can be transformed between a contracted state and one or more expanded states by manipulating one or more of the movable mounting members, and the transforming toy component Is in the form of a block in the contracted state and in the form of a toy figure in at least one of the one or more expanded states;
When the transforming toy component is at least one of the contracted state and the one or more expanded states, the transforming toy component is the one or more other toys. The transforming toy component that is interconnectable with the component.   One or more coupling connectors are each independently selected from a stud and a recess shaped to releasably couple to the stud, wherein the stud is the one or more separate Is adapted to releasably couple with a complementary recess on a toy component of the other, the recess being releasably coupled with a complementary stud on the one or more other toy components. The transforming toy component according to claim 1, which is adapted. The transformation according to claim 2, wherein the stud is a flattened, disk-shaped protrusion having a round cross-section, and the stud and the recess are adapted to releasably couple to each other with a sliding friction fit. Toy component. 4. A transforming toy component according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein one or more other toy components comprise standard interconnectable building blocks. The transformation according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the operation includes at least one of pivoting, rotating, sliding, extending, storing, folding, unfolding, stretching, bending, and tilting. Toy component. If the transformation toy component is in a contracted state and one or more expanded states, the transformation toy component can be interconnected with one or more other transformation toy components. The transformation toy component as described in any one of Claims 1-5. A transforming toy component according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the operation results in a rearrangement of one or more movable mounting members to form a toy figure. A transforming toy component according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the operation results in an opening or expansion of the transforming toy component to make the toy figure form visible. A kit comprising a plurality of interconnectable toy components comprising at least one transforming toy component according to any one of claims 1-8 . 9. A method of assembling a transforming toy component according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising attaching a plurality of members together to form a transforming toy component, The method, wherein the member includes one or more attachment mechanisms for intermovable attachment, wherein at least one of the plurality of members is movably attached to at least one other of the plurality of members. At least one of the plurality of members is adapted to be pivotable, rotated, slidable, extended, stowed, folded, expanded, stretched, curved, or inclined with respect to at least one other of the plurality of members 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein: 12. Each of the one or more attachment mechanisms is selected from a hinge, a pivot pivot, a ball and socket coupling, a flexible expandable tube, a rotation mechanism, a sliding mechanism, and a telescopic mechanism. The method described. 12. A method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the one or more attachment mechanisms comprise one or more ball and socket joints. A kit for assembling a transforming toy component according to any one of claims 1 to 8 by the method according to any one of claims 10 to 13, comprising a plurality of members and a plurality of members. The kit comprising one or more attachment mechanisms for intermovable attachment. 15. The kit of claim 14, further comprising instructions for assembling the transforming toy component.