US3838535A - Toy blocks dimensioned and configured for plural connections - Google Patents

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US3838535A
US3838535A US00312988A US31298872A US3838535A US 3838535 A US3838535 A US 3838535A US 00312988 A US00312988 A US 00312988A US 31298872 A US31298872 A US 31298872A US 3838535 A US3838535 A US 3838535A
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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
    • A63H33/084—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 grooves

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  • the invention relates to toy building brick of rectangular cross-section 2a X a and any arbitrary length X 52] US. Cl 46/25, 52/593, 52/606, X These bricks are Characterized by Cube-Shaped 52 09 openings of the volume a X a X a between the two [51] Int. Cl A63h 33/08 broad Sides X The bricks am also Characterized 58 Field of Search 46/25, 28, 23; 52/606, y webs Of the Cross-Section a X l remaining 52/609 503 between these openings.
  • the bricks are also characterized by 2 cross bars of the cross-section a X a/2 and [56] References Ci the length (n n1/2)a, n being a whole number of at UNITED STATES PATENTS least 1,894,605 1/1933 Wright 46/25 5 Claims, 18 Drawing Figures G n 26 G 2 (1+ 2 G f/L till; UI 35:] l
  • the invention relates to a toy building brick from which it is possible to construct a wide variety ofdifferent objects by fitting together identical building bricks.
  • the object of the present invention is a building brick for a universal system of playing, which fulfills the following three preliminary conditions:
  • the external dimensions of the building brick are to conform to the following ratios: the length is to be equal to twice the width and the width is to be equal to twice the thickness of the building brick, so that a maximum of possibilities of combinations are provided.
  • the length is to be equal to twice the width and the width is to be equal to twice the thickness of the building brick, so that a maximum of possibilities of combinations are provided.
  • Two building bricks must be able to be held together with a tight joint by a third in a positive manner in preferably two but at least one stressing direction;
  • the openings and recesses on the building brick. which are necessary according to Point 2 in addition permit the insertion of rods of any desired legnth and of circular or square cross-section with the same thickness in at least two planes of the building brick, and all side surfaces of the building brick should be an even multiple of this thickness.
  • a building brick which has a rectangular crosssection 2a X a and an arbitrary length X X a, a being any arbitrary length unit, and which is characterized by:
  • the length of the building brick is preferably 4a, i.e., the brick is twice as long as it is wide and twice as wide as it is thick.
  • FIG. 7 shows a preferred building brick 10 of the invention with the length 4a and in the normal form. i.e.. without additional recesses.
  • the brick comprises cross bars ll, 12 and webs l3, 14.
  • FIGS. 2 to 10 shows some possibilities of, combinations of the brick of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 11 shows a modified building brick 16 in which recesses are provided on the two webs 17, 18, which recesses extend from the broad side 2a X 4a to the height of the longitudinal axis of the brick. so that these webs are reduced to the cross-section (1/2 X a/Z:
  • the brick 16 has cross bars 19, 20;
  • FIGS. 12 to 15 show possible combinations withsuch building bricks according to FIG. 11;
  • FIG. 16 shows a modified brick 23 in which recesses are arranged between the webs 24, 25 on the cross bars 26, 27, which recesses extend from the broad side 2a X 4a of the building brick to the height of the. longitudinal axis of the brick. so that the cross bars 24-, 25 are reduced at this position to the cross-sectiona/Z X a/2;
  • FIG. 17 shows a possibility of combinations when using bricks according to FIG. 16, and
  • FIG. 18 shows a modified building brick 30 which has the features of the brick l6 and the brick 2 3.
  • a set of bricks according to claim 1 characterized in that at least 2 webs on the same broad side 2a by. Xa of the building brick are reduced to.the height of the longitudinal axis of the building brick, i.e., tothe crosssection a/2 by a/2.
  • n is an integer at least equal to 3.
  • a set of bricks according to claim 1 characterized b. (nl) webs connecting facing surfaces of the first in that n has the value 3. 5 and second cross bars wherein said webs and said 5.
  • a set of toy building bricks of rectangular crosscross bars define cube-shaped openings of height a section 2a by a and any arbitrary length Xa. compriswidth a and length a ing: c. n cube-shaped openings of the volume a by a by a a. first and second cross bars having a cross section opening through the two broad sides having the dia by 0/2 and a length Xa wherein: it) mensions 2a by Xa.
  • Xa (n+n-l/2)a UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE PATENT NO.

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US4381619A (en) * 1980-08-04 1983-05-03 Griffin David J Building block
US4582496A (en) * 1983-12-17 1986-04-15 Peter Larws Socketed building block
US4633639A (en) * 1983-12-05 1987-01-06 Deimen Michael L Construction block
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US5378185A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-01-03 Book Loan Publishing Co., Ltd. Building blocks
US5391103A (en) * 1992-02-24 1995-02-21 Mak; Dong K. Building block configured for plural connections
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USD826771S1 (en) * 2016-12-19 2018-08-28 Kelly Ellingson Belt clip
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USD832365S1 (en) * 2015-10-20 2018-10-30 Guidecraft, Inc. Set of building blocks
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USD246470S (en) * 1975-12-29 1977-11-22 Mitsuru Sato Building block
US4361303A (en) * 1980-07-15 1982-11-30 Lanphear Marvin P Chain-link construction for elongated structural components
US4381619A (en) * 1980-08-04 1983-05-03 Griffin David J Building block
US4633639A (en) * 1983-12-05 1987-01-06 Deimen Michael L Construction block
US4582496A (en) * 1983-12-17 1986-04-15 Peter Larws Socketed building block
US4740188A (en) * 1986-07-31 1988-04-26 Coster Theo M S Toy construction element
US5421270A (en) * 1991-02-06 1995-06-06 Angeles Group, Inc. Base panel for building blocks
US5391103A (en) * 1992-02-24 1995-02-21 Mak; Dong K. Building block configured for plural connections
US5378185A (en) * 1993-11-15 1995-01-03 Book Loan Publishing Co., Ltd. Building blocks
US5704186A (en) * 1995-01-24 1998-01-06 Tiltan 3 Dimensional Technologies Ltd. Construction element
US5876262A (en) * 1996-03-11 1999-03-02 Angeles Group, Inc. Light table
WO1998036136A1 (fr) * 1997-02-18 1998-08-20 Handelman, Joseph, H. Element de construction
US6641452B2 (en) 2001-09-05 2003-11-04 Susan J. Racine Building block
US20130145713A1 (en) * 2007-05-09 2013-06-13 Paul Wennberg Building structured material using cell geometry
US9222258B2 (en) * 2007-05-09 2015-12-29 Paul Wennberg Building structured material using cell geometry
US8793957B2 (en) * 2007-05-09 2014-08-05 Paul Wennberg Building structured material using cell geometry
US20140298748A1 (en) * 2007-05-09 2014-10-09 Paul Wennberg Building structured material using cell geometry
US20090113815A1 (en) * 2007-10-26 2009-05-07 Terah Earl Woodcock Tapered Hexagon Building Block
US20150367457A1 (en) * 2010-10-19 2015-12-24 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Methods for Digital Composites
JP2014104258A (ja) * 2012-11-29 2014-06-09 Bl Holdings Co Ltd ブロックおもちゃ
US20170121973A1 (en) * 2014-06-20 2017-05-04 Miguel BRANDAO Interlocking building blocks for changeable modular assemblies
US10724240B2 (en) * 2014-06-20 2020-07-28 Miguel BRANDAO Interlocking building blocks for changeable modular assemblies
USD765797S1 (en) * 2014-08-19 2016-09-06 Matej Banik Set of building blocks
USD832365S1 (en) * 2015-10-20 2018-10-30 Guidecraft, Inc. Set of building blocks
USD826771S1 (en) * 2016-12-19 2018-08-28 Kelly Ellingson Belt clip
US20180256999A1 (en) * 2017-03-13 2018-09-13 Yush Gupta Block-based construction system
USD820359S1 (en) * 2017-04-25 2018-06-12 Brett A. Deemer Toy construction connector kit
USD857111S1 (en) * 2018-03-01 2019-08-20 Plus-Plus A/S Base plate with brick
USD849851S1 (en) * 2018-03-27 2019-05-28 Plus-Plus A/S Base plate with giraffe
US11511210B2 (en) * 2018-06-24 2022-11-29 Daniel Gat Cubic element for construction toys and a method for forming same
USD920772S1 (en) * 2019-04-04 2021-06-01 David L. McClung Clamping assembly
US10926185B1 (en) * 2019-10-02 2021-02-23 Plus-Plus A/S Toy building blocks
US11779852B2 (en) 2019-10-02 2023-10-10 Plus-Plus A/S Toy building blocks
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GB1406065A (en) 1975-09-10
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CH554694A (de) 1974-10-15
AT323023B (de) 1975-06-25
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