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US20240216827A1
US20240216827A1 US18/557,571 US202118557571A US2024216827A1 US 20240216827 A1 US20240216827 A1 US 20240216827A1 US 202118557571 A US202118557571 A US 202118557571A US 2024216827 A1 US2024216827 A1 US 2024216827A1
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Jong-Ill CHOI
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/04—Dolls with deformable framework
    • 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
    • A63H33/042—Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements; Motors
    • 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
    • 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
    • A63H33/067—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements with rotation or translation, e.g. of keyhole or bayonet type
    • 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
    • A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
    • A63H33/105—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements with grooves, e.g. dovetails
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/16—Dolls made of parts that can be put together
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/36—Details; Accessories
    • A63H3/46—Connections for limbs

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  • a toy having joint portions is configured such that the joint portions are made round to enable movement of joints similar to the structure of the human body.
  • Toys using magnets use the principle that blocks can be coupled by using attractive forces of different poles.
  • Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide a building-block toy that may be freely connected and rotated and that may be fixed to maintain an angle (e.g., a predetermined angle) at a specific position, such that a specific posture or shape of the building-block toy may be maintained.
  • an angle e.g., a predetermined angle
  • the connector may be made of a spherical magnetic material, and at least one of the first body or the second body may include a magnet that forms a magnetic field with the connector.
  • the second body may include a second body coupling portion configured to be coupled to the first body, a seating groove provided inside the second body coupling portion to allow a portion of the connector penetrating the first body to be seated therein, and a magnet provided in the seating groove to form a magnetic attraction with the connector.
  • the connector may be installed at one end of the first body and the second body may be installed at an opposite end from the one end of the first body.
  • the first body coupling portion may include a plurality of second body fixing portions provided at an interval to be coupled with at least a portion of the second body coupling portion to fix the second body at an angle.
  • the first body coupling portion may be coupled to be rotatable around a longitudinal rotation axis of the first body.
  • the first body coupling portion may further include a first body fixing portion coupled to the first body to limit a rotation range of the first body.
  • the second body coupling portion may include at least one second body fixing portion coupled to either the first body or the first body coupling portion.
  • the magnet may form a magnetic field with the connector and may be attached to the connector in a state of protruding to one end of the second body, the second body and the connector may come into contact with an inner surface of the first body to be limited in a rotation range or to be fixed at an angle.
  • the second body and the connector When the magnet is attached to the connector in a state of being accommodated inside the second body, the second body and the connector may be disposed at a distance from the inner surface of the first body and may be coupled to be freely rotatable.
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 2 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 is an exemplary view illustrating a block toy, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the block toy of FIG. 5 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 5 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a block toy, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the block toy of FIG. 8 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a block toy, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the block toy of FIG. 10 .
  • FIG. 12 is another perspective view illustrating the block toy according to the embodiment of FIG. 10 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 10 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 14 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 16 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 18 is a perspective view illustrating a block toy, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 18 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 23 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 22 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 26 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the configuration of the block toy of FIG. 24 , according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the block toy using magnets have a problem in that it is difficult to maintain a set posture or shape when the magnetic force between the magnets and the connector 30 is weak or the weights of the first body 10 and the second body 20 are heavy.
  • a block toy 100 may include a first body 110 , a second body 120 , and a connector 130 .
  • the first body 110 is a member configured in a shape such as a sphere, a circular cylinder, a cylinder, or a polyhedron shape such as a tetrahedron or hexahedron, wherein the first body 110 may be fabricated as a partial component of a joint structure such as a hand, a wrist, a foot, an ankle, an arm, an elbow, a leg, a knee, a torso, a head, a shoulder, a waist, or a pelvis in a jointed toy such as a doll or a figure.
  • the first body 110 may include a guide portion 112 , which is in contact (e.g., close contact) with at least a portion of the outer surface of the connector 130 along the outer peripheral edge of the first body coupling portion 111 so that the connector 130 is supported, and a through hole 113 which is bored such that the connector 130 partially penetrates the guide portion 112 .
  • a guide portion 112 which is in contact (e.g., close contact) with at least a portion of the outer surface of the connector 130 along the outer peripheral edge of the first body coupling portion 111 so that the connector 130 is supported, and a through hole 113 which is bored such that the connector 130 partially penetrates the guide portion 112 .
  • the configuration using the toothed engagement groove 114 is described as an example for convenience of explanation, but is not limited thereto.
  • the first body 110 and the second body 120 may be provided with materials for increasing frictional force, such as rubber and silicone, on the outer surfaces thereof such that the first body 110 and the second body 120 can maintain a position (e.g., a predetermined position) or an angle (e.g., a predetermined angle).
  • the second body 120 is a member that is installed to be in contact (e.g., close contact) with or separable from the first body and is configured in a shape such as a sphere, a circular cylinder, a cylinder, or a polyhedron shape such as a tetrahedron or hexahedron, wherein the second body may be fabricated as a partial component of a joint structure such as a hand, a wrist, a foot, an ankle, an arm, an elbow, a leg, a knee, a torso, a head, a shoulder, a waist, or a pelvis in a jointed toy such as a doll or a figure.
  • the first body 110 and the second body 120 may be provided with materials for increasing frictional force, such as rubber and silicone, on the outer surfaces thereof such that the first body 110 and the second body 120 can maintain a position (e.g., a predetermined position) or an angle (e.g., a predetermined angle).
  • the second body 120 may have a magnet 124 installed at the center of the seating groove 122 to form a magnetic attraction with the connector 130 .
  • the connector 130 is installed on one side (e.g., on or at one end) of the first body 110
  • the second body 120 is installed on the other side (e.g., on or at another end) of the first body 110
  • the magnet 124 installed on the second body 120 forms a magnetic attraction with the connector 130 , so that the first body 110 and the second body 120 can maintain a contact (e.g., close contact) state while maintaining an angle (e.g., a predetermined angle).
  • the connector 130 is a member installed between the first body 110 and the second body 120 .
  • the connector 130 may have a spherical shape, and more preferably, the connector 130 may be made of a metallic magnetic material to be capable of forming a magnetic field with the magnet 124 of the second body 120 .
  • the connector 130 is installed on the other side of the first body 110 such that the first body 110 and the second body 120 are fixed in the state of forming an angle (e.g., a predetermined angle) therebetween via a magnetic field with the magnet 124 of the second body 120 .
  • an angle e.g., a predetermined angle
  • FIG. 5 is an exemplary view illustrating a block toy according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the block toy according to the embodiment of FIG. 5
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the block toy according to the embodiment of FIG. 5 .
  • the block toy 100 a includes a first body 110 a , a second body 120 a , and a connector 130 a.
  • the first body 110 a includes first body coupling portions 111 a , which allow the second body 120 a to be rotatably coupled to one side (e.g., one end) of the first body 110 a via a connector 130 a and fixedly supports the second body 120 a in the state in which the first body 110 a and the second body 120 a maintain an position (e.g., an arbitrary position) or an angle (e.g., a predetermined angle).
  • first body coupling portions 111 a which allow the second body 120 a to be rotatably coupled to one side (e.g., one end) of the first body 110 a via a connector 130 a and fixedly supports the second body 120 a in the state in which the first body 110 a and the second body 120 a maintain an position (e.g., an arbitrary position) or an angle (e.g., a predetermined angle).
  • the second body coupling portion 121 b according to the third embodiment has a hemispherical shape configured to partially accommodate the connector 130 b , and a magnet 122 b is installed on one side of the second body coupling portion 121 b to form a magnetic field with the connector 130 b.
  • the connector 130 c may be configured to be freely detachable from the first body 110 c and the second body 120 c and may allow the first body 110 c or the second body 120 c attached thereto to be freely rotatable via the spherical outer shape thereof.
  • the first body coupling portion 111 f may include a protrusion 111 f ′ protruding by a length (e.g., a predetermined length) toward the second body 120 f , and coupling grooves 111 f ′′ may be provided at regular intervals along the circumference of the outer surface of the protrusion 111 f.
  • the first body 110 g may include, on one side, a first body coupling portion 111 g having a flap rotatable via a hinge portion 110 g′.
  • the first body coupling portions 111 i are arranged to form a U shape, and a through hole is provided therebetween so that the slide portion 110 i ′ can be pulled out through the through hole.
  • the connector 130 i is a member installed between the first body 110 i and the second body 120 i , and may be made of a metallic magnetic material in a spherical shape.

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