WO1999013953A1 - A thermoformed toy building plate - Google Patents

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WO1999013953A1
WO1999013953A1 PCT/DK1998/000398 DK9800398W WO9913953A1 WO 1999013953 A1 WO1999013953 A1 WO 1999013953A1 DK 9800398 W DK9800398 W DK 9800398W WO 9913953 A1 WO9913953 A1 WO 9913953A1
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toy building
building plate
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Carsten Peter Michaelsen
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Lego A/S
Interlego Ag
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Priority to AU91531/98A priority Critical patent/AU9153198A/en
Priority to EP98943715A priority patent/EP1015085A1/en
Priority to KR1020007002818A priority patent/KR100592447B1/en
Priority to US09/508,808 priority patent/US6634920B1/en
Priority to JP2000511560A priority patent/JP4243917B2/en
Priority to CA002303535A priority patent/CA2303535C/en
Priority to PL98339337A priority patent/PL189738B1/en
Publication of WO1999013953A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999013953A1/en

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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
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a vacuum-shaped toy building plate with a substantially plane building surface provide ⁇ with coupling means for being interconnected with toy building elements with complementary coupling means, said toy building plate also being provided with downwardly protruding spacer elements m the form of respective skirts which are, at their downmost ends, closed and, at their uppermost ends, open for imparting a certain height to said toy building plate.
  • Vacuum-snaped toy building plates are generally known I ⁇ a form where most often they have a plane underside and a top surface provided with coupling means, e.g. m the form of cylindrical coupling studs. During play, these toy building plates are positioned on a plane support while being used as a basis for the construction of more comprehensive structures consisting of further to ⁇ building elements.
  • the plares are made of a comparatively readily bendable plastics material which is suitable for vacuum-shaping and since they are made with a comparatively small material thickness m order to maintain adequate tolerance on the coupling studs, the finished plates are also readily bendable.
  • Vacuum-shaping is a comparatively inexpensive manufacturing method and it is desired to be able to employ such process for the manufacture toy building plates which do not only consist of a plane surface with upwardly protruding coupling studs but also have a certain height and rigidity.
  • Such toy building plates would provide a good alternative or supplement to other toy building elements that are typically made by injection moulding.
  • DK-B-129,080 teaches a toy building plate made of a thin plastics material, said toy building plate being provided with coupling means m the form of cylindrical coupling studs that protrude from both sides.
  • This prior art toy building plate is primarily intended for being cut into smaller portions to form smaller toy building elements. Since the material thickness is small, the toy building elements made will be comparatively easily bent which is also one of the objects of these prior art toy building elements.
  • the coupling studs of the toy building plate are arranged m regular rows which means that plane areas are provided between the rows that inherently serve as bending lines which make the cut-out toy building elements easy to bend along said plane areas between the rows of coupling studs.
  • the downwardly protruding coupling studs impart a certain height to the plate/element but there is a risk that the plate/element tips if building is performed close to the edge of the plate/element since there are no supports along the edge but only further towards the centre of the plate/element.
  • toy building plate that exhibits a higher degree of rigidity than the prior art toy building plates and which is also more stable for building purposes since the downwardly protruding flange and the spacer elements have the same extent downwards which means that the interior edge of the toy building plate as well as its exterior edge are supported when used on a plane support.
  • said coupling means in the building surface of the toy building plate are arranged in rows and the downwardly protruding spacer elements are so positioned that at least some of the natural bending lines, i.e. the plane areas between the rows of coupling means, are interrupted.
  • said coupling means in the building surface of the toy building plate are arranged in rows and the downwardly protruding spacer elements are so positioned that at least some of the natural bending lines, i.e. the plane areas between the rows of coupling means, are interrupted.
  • further rigidity is imparted to the toy building plate.
  • the downwardly protruding spacer elements are in the form of coupling studs for interconnecting with toy building elements having complementary coupling means.
  • Such downwardly protruding spacer elements enable novel building opportunities since the toy building plates may hereby be mounted on top of other toy building elements.
  • the coupling means in the building surface of the toy building plate are preferably each in the form of a cylindrical coupling stud or one central coupling stud with an outer coupling area situated around same.
  • Figure 1 is a partially sectional view of a prior art toy building plate
  • Figure 2 is a partially sectional view of the toy building plate according to the invention.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a further, alternative embodiment of a toy building plate according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a vacuum-shaped toy building plate 1 as taught by DK-A-129, 080 wherein a corner has been cut off to allow a cross sectional view of the toy building plate 1.
  • the toy building plate 1 comprises a building surface 2 provided with upwardly protruding coupling means in the form of coupling studs 3 and with corresponding downwardly protruding coupling studs 4.
  • the coupling studs 3,4 are arranged in rows and are positioned equidistantly with regard to the respective rows as well as to the individual coupling studs 3,4 in each row.
  • the building plate 2 as such is constituted by the plate material between the coupling studs 3,4 and as indicated by the hatched belt, uninterrupted belts of plane regions 5 occur between the rows of coupling studs 3,4.
  • the toy building plate 1 is made of a comparatively thin plastics material and therefore it is readily bent along the plane areas 5 that constitute natural bending lines for the toy building plate.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a toy building plate 6 according to the invention.
  • the toy building plate 6 comprises a building surface 7 provided with upwardly protruding coupling means m the form of coupling studs 8 and with downwardly protruding spacer elements 9 that may be provided m the form of actual coupling studs which feature, however, is not decisive to the invention.
  • the toy building plate 6 is provided with a downwardly protruding flange 10 along its periphery, and the downward extent of this flange 10 corresponds to the extent of the spacer elements 9 thereby allowing the toy building plate 6 to use its flange 10 as well as its spacer elements 9 as support when arranged on a plane support which will often be the case during play with the toy building plate.
  • the flange 10 along the periphery imparts increased rigidity to the toy building plate 6 compared to the toy building plate 1 according to the prior art.
  • the flange 10 has a stabilising effect when the toy building plate 6 is used as support when other toy building elements are used for building purposes, since it establishes support along the entire periphery thereby preventing the toy building plate 6 from tipping about the outermost downwardly protruding spacer elements 9.
  • the downwardly protruding spacer elements 9 are so arranged that at least some of the plane areas 5 known from the prior art shown in Figure 1 are interrupted by the spacer elements 8.
  • increased rigidity is imparted to tne t ⁇ ⁇ building plate 6, since one or more of the natural bending lines is/are hereby interrupted.
  • the spacer elements 9 are arranged in the diagonal between the upwardly protruding coupling studs 8. This positioning serves to ensure that each of the spacer elements interrupts a through-going plane area 5 in two mutually perpendicular directions .
  • the diameter of the spacer elements 9 is so dimensioned that their vertical wall portions 11 continue upwards into - or at least substantially continue upwards into - the vertical wall portions 12 of the coupling studs 8 as shown in the cross section of Figure 2.
  • This configuration of the toy building plate 6 means that no uninterrupted plane areas occur in the diagonal direction between the coupling studs 8.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an alternative toy building plate 13 in which the positioning and dimensions of the spacer elements 9 have been changed, each of them having a smaller diameter and being arranged between two coupling- studs in the same row. This positioning of the spacer elements 9 interrupts the through-going plane areas 5, too, thereby imparting increased rigidity to the toy building plate 13.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a further alternative embodiment of the toy building plate 14 according to the invention.
  • the coupling studs on the top surface of the toy building plate 14 have a configuration that differs substantially from the embodiments shown in Figures 1-4.
  • the coupling studs consist of a central coupling stud 15 and an outer coupling area 16 located about same.
  • the spacer elements 9 are arranged between the outer coupling areas 16 and with the diameter shown of the spacer elements 9, the plane areas 5 have been interrupted.
  • the spacer elements 9 may of course be varied as desired, their primary object being to create a distance to the support when the toy building plate is used. If a higher degree of rigidity is desired than the one imparted to the toy building plate by the flange 10 along its periphery, the spacer elements 9 may advantageously be so configured and positioned that their extent interrupt the plane areas 5 known from the prior art.
  • the examples exclusively feature circular spacer elements 9 but, of course, they may also have other configurations, e.g. be in the shape of elongated areas between the coupling studs.

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A vacuum-shaped toy building plate with a substantially plane building surface (7) arranged with coupling means for being interconnected with toy building elements having complementary coupling means. The toy building plate is also provided with downwardly protruding spacer elements (9) intended for imparting to said toy building plate a certain height. Along its periphery the toy building plate is also provided with a downwardly protruding flange (10) having the same downward extent as said spacer elements (9).

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A thermoformed toy building plate
The invention relates to a vacuum-shaped toy building plate with a substantially plane building surface provideα with coupling means for being interconnected with toy building elements with complementary coupling means, said toy building plate also being provided with downwardly protruding spacer elements m the form of respective skirts which are, at their downmost ends, closed and, at their uppermost ends, open for imparting a certain height to said toy building plate.
Vacuum-snaped toy building plates are generally known IΓ a form where most often they have a plane underside and a top surface provided with coupling means, e.g. m the form of cylindrical coupling studs. During play, these toy building plates are positioned on a plane support while being used as a basis for the construction of more comprehensive structures consisting of further to^ building elements.
The plares are made of a comparatively readily bendable plastics material which is suitable for vacuum-shaping and since they are made with a comparatively small material thickness m order to maintain adequate tolerance on the coupling studs, the finished plates are also readily bendable.
Vacuum-shaping is a comparatively inexpensive manufacturing method and it is desired to be able to employ such process for the manufacture toy building plates which do not only consist of a plane surface with upwardly protruding coupling studs but also have a certain height and rigidity. Such toy building plates would provide a good alternative or supplement to other toy building elements that are typically made by injection moulding.
DK-B-129,080 teaches a toy building plate made of a thin plastics material, said toy building plate being provided with coupling means m the form of cylindrical coupling studs that protrude from both sides. This prior art toy building plate is primarily intended for being cut into smaller portions to form smaller toy building elements. Since the material thickness is small, the toy building elements made will be comparatively easily bent which is also one of the objects of these prior art toy building elements. The coupling studs of the toy building plate are arranged m regular rows which means that plane areas are provided between the rows that inherently serve as bending lines which make the cut-out toy building elements easy to bend along said plane areas between the rows of coupling studs.
If a toy building plate or toy building elements made from the toy building plate is/are used on a plane support, the downwardly protruding coupling studs impart a certain height to the plate/element but there is a risk that the plate/element tips if building is performed close to the edge of the plate/element since there are no supports along the edge but only further towards the centre of the plate/element.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a vacuum-shaped toy building plate of a certain height and exhibiting an increased rigidity compared to vacuum- shaped toy building plates known m the art, and which is stable no matter where on the building surface building is carried out. This is obtained by configuring the toy building plate featured in the introductory part in such a manner that, along its periphery, the toy building plate is provided with a downwardly protruding flange having the same downward extent as said spacer elements .
Hereby a toy building plate is obtained that exhibits a higher degree of rigidity than the prior art toy building plates and which is also more stable for building purposes since the downwardly protruding flange and the spacer elements have the same extent downwards which means that the interior edge of the toy building plate as well as its exterior edge are supported when used on a plane support.
Preferably said coupling means in the building surface of the toy building plate are arranged in rows and the downwardly protruding spacer elements are so positioned that at least some of the natural bending lines, i.e. the plane areas between the rows of coupling means, are interrupted. Hereby further rigidity is imparted to the toy building plate.
According to a further embodiment, the downwardly protruding spacer elements are in the form of coupling studs for interconnecting with toy building elements having complementary coupling means. Such downwardly protruding spacer elements enable novel building opportunities since the toy building plates may hereby be mounted on top of other toy building elements.
The coupling means in the building surface of the toy building plate are preferably each in the form of a cylindrical coupling stud or one central coupling stud with an outer coupling area situated around same. The invention will now be explained in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein
Figure 1 is a partially sectional view of a prior art toy building plate,
Figure 2 is a partially sectional view of the toy building plate according to the invention,
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3 and 4 illustrate various positionings for the downwardly facing spacer elements, and
Figure 5 illustrates a further, alternative embodiment of a toy building plate according to the invention.
Figure 1 illustrates a vacuum-shaped toy building plate 1 as taught by DK-A-129, 080 wherein a corner has been cut off to allow a cross sectional view of the toy building plate 1.
The toy building plate 1 comprises a building surface 2 provided with upwardly protruding coupling means in the form of coupling studs 3 and with corresponding downwardly protruding coupling studs 4. The coupling studs 3,4 are arranged in rows and are positioned equidistantly with regard to the respective rows as well as to the individual coupling studs 3,4 in each row. The building plate 2 as such is constituted by the plate material between the coupling studs 3,4 and as indicated by the hatched belt, uninterrupted belts of plane regions 5 occur between the rows of coupling studs 3,4. The toy building plate 1 is made of a comparatively thin plastics material and therefore it is readily bent along the plane areas 5 that constitute natural bending lines for the toy building plate.
Figure 2 illustrates a toy building plate 6 according to the invention. Like the toy building plate 1 shown m Figure 1, the toy building plate 6 comprises a building surface 7 provided with upwardly protruding coupling means m the form of coupling studs 8 and with downwardly protruding spacer elements 9 that may be provided m the form of actual coupling studs which feature, however, is not decisive to the invention.
As will appear, the toy building plate 6 is provided with a downwardly protruding flange 10 along its periphery, and the downward extent of this flange 10 corresponds to the extent of the spacer elements 9 thereby allowing the toy building plate 6 to use its flange 10 as well as its spacer elements 9 as support when arranged on a plane support which will often be the case during play with the toy building plate.
The flange 10 along the periphery imparts increased rigidity to the toy building plate 6 compared to the toy building plate 1 according to the prior art. In addition to this, the flange 10 has a stabilising effect when the toy building plate 6 is used as support when other toy building elements are used for building purposes, since it establishes support along the entire periphery thereby preventing the toy building plate 6 from tipping about the outermost downwardly protruding spacer elements 9.
According to a preferred embodiment, the downwardly protruding spacer elements 9 are so arranged that at least some of the plane areas 5 known from the prior art shown in Figure 1 are interrupted by the spacer elements 8. Hereby increased rigidity is imparted to tne tθ\ building plate 6, since one or more of the natural bending lines is/are hereby interrupted.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the spacer elements 9 are arranged in the diagonal between the upwardly protruding coupling studs 8. This positioning serves to ensure that each of the spacer elements interrupts a through-going plane area 5 in two mutually perpendicular directions .
Moreover the diameter of the spacer elements 9 is so dimensioned that their vertical wall portions 11 continue upwards into - or at least substantially continue upwards into - the vertical wall portions 12 of the coupling studs 8 as shown in the cross section of Figure 2. This configuration of the toy building plate 6 means that no uninterrupted plane areas occur in the diagonal direction between the coupling studs 8.
In Figure 3, the toy building plate 6 is illustrated from above, and the building surface 7, the coupling studs 8 and the spacer elements 9 will appear clearly. The regular distribution of the spacer elements 9 across the toy building plate 6 will appear clearly since they are arranged in the diagonal direction between the coupling studs 8. This positioning in combination with their diameters mean that no plane areas 5 that extend all the way across the toy building plate 6 between the rows of coupling studs 8, a feature that imparts a considerably increased rigidity to the toy building plate 6.
Figure 4 illustrates an alternative toy building plate 13 in which the positioning and dimensions of the spacer elements 9 have been changed, each of them having a smaller diameter and being arranged between two coupling- studs in the same row. This positioning of the spacer elements 9 interrupts the through-going plane areas 5, too, thereby imparting increased rigidity to the toy building plate 13.
Figure 5 illustrates a further alternative embodiment of the toy building plate 14 according to the invention. In this embodiment, the coupling studs on the top surface of the toy building plate 14 have a configuration that differs substantially from the embodiments shown in Figures 1-4. Here the coupling studs consist of a central coupling stud 15 and an outer coupling area 16 located about same. The spacer elements 9 are arranged between the outer coupling areas 16 and with the diameter shown of the spacer elements 9, the plane areas 5 have been interrupted.
The positioning and dimensions of the spacer elements 9 may of course be varied as desired, their primary object being to create a distance to the support when the toy building plate is used. If a higher degree of rigidity is desired than the one imparted to the toy building plate by the flange 10 along its periphery, the spacer elements 9 may advantageously be so configured and positioned that their extent interrupt the plane areas 5 known from the prior art.
The examples exclusively feature circular spacer elements 9 but, of course, they may also have other configurations, e.g. be in the shape of elongated areas between the coupling studs.

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1. A vacuum-shaped toy building plate with a substantially plane building surface (7) arranged with coupling means for being interconnected with toy building elements with complementary coupling means, said toy building plate also being provided with downwardly protruding spacer elements (9) in the form of respective cylindrical skirts which are, at their downmost ends, closed and, at their uppermost ends, open for imparting a certain height to the toy building plate, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that, along its periphery, the toy building plate is provided with a downwardly protruding flange (10) having the same downward extent as said spacer elements (9) .
2. A vacuum-shaped toy building plate according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that said coupling means in the building surface (7) of the toy building plate are arranged in rows, and that the downwardly protruding spacer elements (9) are so arranged that at least some of the plane areas (5) between the rows of coupling means have been interrupted.
3. A vacuum-shaped toy building plate according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the downwardly protruding spacer elements (9) are in the form of coupling studs for being interconnected with toy building elements having complementary coupling means.
4. A vacuum-shaped toy building plate according to any one of claims 1-3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that each of said coupling means in the building surface (7) of the toy building plate is in the form of a cylindrical coupling stud (8).
5. A vacuum-shaped toy building plate according to any one of claims 1-3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that each of said coupling means in the building surface (7) of the toy building plate consists of a central coupling stud (15) and an outer coupling area (16) arranged about same.
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EP98943715A EP1015085A1 (en) 1997-09-18 1998-09-17 A thermoformed toy building plate
KR1020007002818A KR100592447B1 (en) 1997-09-18 1998-09-17 A thermoformed toy building plate
US09/508,808 US6634920B1 (en) 1997-09-10 1998-09-17 Thermoformed toy building plate
JP2000511560A JP4243917B2 (en) 1997-09-18 1998-09-17 Thermoformed toy assembly board
CA002303535A CA2303535C (en) 1997-09-18 1998-09-17 A thermoformed toy building plate
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