WO2013066230A1 - A toy system and a toy article - Google Patents

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WO2013066230A1
WO2013066230A1 PCT/SE2012/000174 SE2012000174W WO2013066230A1 WO 2013066230 A1 WO2013066230 A1 WO 2013066230A1 SE 2012000174 W SE2012000174 W SE 2012000174W WO 2013066230 A1 WO2013066230 A1 WO 2013066230A1
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Mikael CRONA
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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
    • A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
    • A63H33/12—Perforated strips or the like assembled by rods, bolts, or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a toy system according to the introductory portion of the accompanying claim 1.
  • the present invention also relates to a toy article according to the accompanying claim 1 1.
  • Meccano® Previously known since long is a toy system, known under the name Meccano®, the system comprising, preferably, metallic sheet metal components like plates, beams etc provided with holes and arranged to be built together by means of screws and nuts, the system further being intended to comprise other components, machine elements, e. g. axes, wheels, gear-wheels etc, the components being reusable.
  • Meccano® Previously known since long is a toy system, known under the name Meccano®, the system comprising, preferably, metallic sheet metal components like plates, beams etc provided with holes and arranged to be built together by means of screws and nuts, the system further being intended to comprise other components, machine elements, e. g. axes, wheels, gear-wheels etc, the components being reusable.
  • This prior art is described in GB 190100587.
  • a problem with this known system is that the sheet metal components are flat and thin, which implies that the constructions built, e. g. a car, a
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a solution to, primarily, the problem de- scribed.
  • FIG. 1 diagrammatically shows a system element with an applied additional element of a first embodiment of a portion of a system according to the present invention seen towards the main extension plane of the system element;
  • FIG. 2 shows a section A-A of fig. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 shows the system portion of fig. 1 seen from the left in fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 4 shows the element of fig.l seen from above in fig.1 ;
  • FIG. 5 shows a section B-B of fig. 4 seen from above in fig. 4
  • FIG. 6 shows the element of fig. 4 seen from above in fig.4 and
  • Fig. 7 shows two system elements connected by a bolt joint and seen in their width direction.
  • a toy system comprises at least one system element 10, fig. 1 and 2, having at least one flat portion 11 with at least one mounting hole 12 running substantially perpendicular to the main extension plane of said flat portion.
  • the system elements of the system may be of various length and are, generally of a so called Meccano® type.
  • said system elements are preferably metallic and made of sheet metal.
  • Said at least one hole is arranged for receiving a joint element, normally a screw of a bolt joint 13, fig. 7, for fastening and, thus adding, another system element 14, fig. 7, e. g. an angle element, having a corresponding mounting hole, by means of a nut of the bolt joint.
  • system elements are provided having multiple mounting holes 12 equidistantly distributed along the system element center line.
  • the mounting holes are of a predetermined shape.
  • said mounting holes are circular of a predetermined diameter or, for oblong holes, width, and preferably one and the same diameter or width.
  • the toy system comprises at least one additional element 15, fig 1-6, comprising at least one protrusion 16 arranged to fit in a mounting hole 12 of a system element for fastening said additional element, said addi- tional element being configured to provide a shape differing, in many applications considerably, from the system element shape to the combination of the system element and the additional element as can be seen in the example shown in fig. 1-6, an additional element 15 being applied to a system element 10 as can be seen in fig. 1.
  • additional elements provide a cover to a system element construction, the additional elements providing, primarily, a more real thing shape and appearance to a built article.
  • a framework for a desired toy article or object e. g. a car or a motorcycle
  • the framework is then intended to, to a desired extent, be combined, e. g. covered, with additional elements to provide a more real thing, e. g. car like or motorcycle like, shape and appearance to the desired toy article.
  • articles or ob- jects to be built by means of a system according to the present invention are other types of vehicles, fantasy characters, animals, dinosaurs or any other desired object.
  • additional elements of the system are made of plastic.
  • the additional elements are, thus, preferably configured to add a consider- ably more real thing shape and appearance to an article comprising a framework comprising said system elements, plastic offering a possibility to produce even complicated shapes for the additional elements to a comparatively low cost.
  • the additional elements of plastic offer extensive possibilities to add very detailed shape or appearance to the desired article or object to be built to a comparatively low cost. Thus, even such details that differ between different manufacturing years for a certain car model may easily be provided by means of said additional elements.
  • additional elements comprising more than one protrusion arranged to co-act with multiple mounting holes of a system ele- ment.
  • said protrusions are arranged mutually equi- distantly and to correspond to equidistantly arranged holes of a system element for co- action.
  • said additional elements comprise at least one protrusion on one planar side 17 and an element portion 18 on the opposite side, said element portion being designed to provide said shape differing from the sys- tern element shape to said combination of the system element and the additional element.
  • said additional elements are of a color adapted to the article to be constructed or built.
  • said additional elements comprise at desired portions patterns or ornaments.
  • Said additional elements are according to preferred embodiments LEGO®-like and may be configured substantially like LEGO® parts and not compact but to a great extent hollow to keep the amount of plastic down.
  • the protrusions may be arranged on an inner framework of said additional elements.
  • said additional elements may be made of another material than plastic, e.g. a rubber based material, such as neoprene
  • the elements of the toy system are preferably reusable and releasable to be assembled into new configurations.

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Abstract

A toy system comprising at least one system element (10), having at least one portion (11) with at least one mounting hole (12). The toy system is especially characterized in at least one additional element (15) comprising at least one protrusion arranged to fit in a mounting hole (12) of a system element (10) for fastening said additional element, said additional element being configured to provide a shape differing from the system element shape to the combination of the system element and the additional element.

Description

A toy system and a toy article
Technical field The present invention relates to a toy system according to the introductory portion of the accompanying claim 1.
The present invention also relates to a toy article according to the accompanying claim 1 1.
Background
Previously known since long is a toy system, known under the name Meccano®, the system comprising, preferably, metallic sheet metal components like plates, beams etc provided with holes and arranged to be built together by means of screws and nuts, the system further being intended to comprise other components, machine elements, e. g. axes, wheels, gear-wheels etc, the components being reusable. This prior art is described in GB 190100587. A problem with this known system is that the sheet metal components are flat and thin, which implies that the constructions built, e. g. a car, a motorcycle etc., has the function of the intended construction but it does not really look like the real thing.
An object of the present invention is to provide a solution to, primarily, the problem de- scribed.
Summary of the invention
This and further objects of the present invention are obtained with a toy system accord- ing to the accompanying claims 1 and 11.
Further advantages are obtained by what is specified in the accompanying dependent claims. Brief descriptions of the drawings
A better understanding of the present invention will be had by reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like details are designated with like designations and in which
- Fig. 1 diagrammatically shows a system element with an applied additional element of a first embodiment of a portion of a system according to the present invention seen towards the main extension plane of the system element;
- Fig. 2 shows a section A-A of fig. 1 ;
- Fig. 3 shows the system portion of fig. 1 seen from the left in fig. 1 ;
- Fig. 4 shows the element of fig.l seen from above in fig.1 ;
- Fig. 5 shows a section B-B of fig. 4 seen from above in fig. 4
- Fig. 6 shows the element of fig. 4 seen from above in fig.4 and
- Fig. 7 shows two system elements connected by a bolt joint and seen in their width direction.
Detailed description of preferred embodiments
A toy system according to the present invention comprises at least one system element 10, fig. 1 and 2, having at least one flat portion 11 with at least one mounting hole 12 running substantially perpendicular to the main extension plane of said flat portion. The system elements of the system may be of various length and are, generally of a so called Meccano® type. Thus, said system elements are preferably metallic and made of sheet metal. Said at least one hole is arranged for receiving a joint element, normally a screw of a bolt joint 13, fig. 7, for fastening and, thus adding, another system element 14, fig. 7, e. g. an angle element, having a corresponding mounting hole, by means of a nut of the bolt joint. Preferably, system elements are provided having multiple mounting holes 12 equidistantly distributed along the system element center line.
Preferably the mounting holes are of a predetermined shape. Preferably, said mounting holes are circular of a predetermined diameter or, for oblong holes, width, and preferably one and the same diameter or width.
Further, according to the present invention, the toy system comprises at least one additional element 15, fig 1-6, comprising at least one protrusion 16 arranged to fit in a mounting hole 12 of a system element for fastening said additional element, said addi- tional element being configured to provide a shape differing, in many applications considerably, from the system element shape to the combination of the system element and the additional element as can be seen in the example shown in fig. 1-6, an additional element 15 being applied to a system element 10 as can be seen in fig. 1.
According to the present invention additional elements provide a cover to a system element construction, the additional elements providing, primarily, a more real thing shape and appearance to a built article. Thus, in a toy system according to the present invention a framework for a desired toy article or object, e. g. a car or a motorcycle, is intended to be built of said system elements. The framework is then intended to, to a desired extent, be combined, e. g. covered, with additional elements to provide a more real thing, e. g. car like or motorcycle like, shape and appearance to the desired toy article. Other examples of articles or ob- jects to be built by means of a system according to the present invention are other types of vehicles, fantasy characters, animals, dinosaurs or any other desired object.
Preferably, additional elements of the system are made of plastic. According to the present invention the additional elements are, thus, preferably configured to add a consider- ably more real thing shape and appearance to an article comprising a framework comprising said system elements, plastic offering a possibility to produce even complicated shapes for the additional elements to a comparatively low cost. The additional elements of plastic offer extensive possibilities to add very detailed shape or appearance to the desired article or object to be built to a comparatively low cost. Thus, even such details that differ between different manufacturing years for a certain car model may easily be provided by means of said additional elements.
According to preferred embodiments additional elements are provided comprising more than one protrusion arranged to co-act with multiple mounting holes of a system ele- ment. According to preferred embodiments said protrusions are arranged mutually equi- distantly and to correspond to equidistantly arranged holes of a system element for co- action.
Further, according to preferred embodiments, fig. 3-6, said additional elements comprise at least one protrusion on one planar side 17 and an element portion 18 on the opposite side, said element portion being designed to provide said shape differing from the sys- tern element shape to said combination of the system element and the additional element.
According to preferred embodiments said additional elements are of a color adapted to the article to be constructed or built. For the same purpose said additional elements comprise at desired portions patterns or ornaments.
Above, the function of the toy system according to the present invention should to a considerable and sufficient extent have been made clear.
Further, the present invention has been described in association with examples and preferred embodiments. Of course further examples and embodiments may of course be imagined without departing from the basic inventive idea. Thus, there are a number of system elements of Meccano® type to be used for constructing article frameworks and article functions, such elements being wheels, gearwheels, shafts etc. Traditionally such elements are metallic but such elements may be made of plastic and the system according to the present invention may comprise metallic system elements as well as system elements made of plastic.
Said additional elements are according to preferred embodiments LEGO®-like and may be configured substantially like LEGO® parts and not compact but to a great extent hollow to keep the amount of plastic down. Thus, the protrusions may be arranged on an inner framework of said additional elements.
Further, said additional elements may be made of another material than plastic, e.g. a rubber based material, such as neoprene
According to the general idea according to the present invention the elements of the toy system are preferably reusable and releasable to be assembled into new configurations.
Thus, the invention should not be considered to be limited to the embodiments shown but may be varied within the scope of the accompanying claims.

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1. A toy system comprising at least one system element having at least one portion with at least one mounting hole and further comprising at least one additional element comprising at least one protrusion arranged to fit in a mounting hole of a system element for fastening said additional element, characterized in that said additional element (15) is configured to provide a cover to the system element (10) and thereby provide a shape to the combination of the system element and the additional element differing considerably from the system element shape.
2. A toy system according to claim 1 , wherein a framework for a desired toy article or object is intended to be built of system elements and to a desired extent be combined, e. g. covered, with additional elements to provide a more real thing shape and appearance to said desired toy article or object.
3. A toy system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the toy system comprises elements for building desired toy articles or objects in the form of e. g. cars, motor cycles, other types of vehicles, fantasy characters, animals and dinosaurs.
4. A toy system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said system elements are of a flat sheet like configuration, system elements being intended to be mutually connected by means of screw and nut bolt joints.
5. A toy system according to anyone of claims 1 to 4, wherein said system elements are metallic and made of sheet metal.
6. A toy system according to anyone of claims 1 to 5, wherein said mounting holes are of a predetermined shape, preferably round with a predetermined diameter or, for oblong holes, predetermined width and preferably one and the same diameter or width.
7. A toy system according to anyone of claims 1 to 5, wherein additional elements of the system made of plastic are provided.
8. A toy system according to anyone of claims 1 to 7, wherein additional elements are provided comprising more than one protrusion arranged to co-act with multiple mount- ing holes of a system element.
9. A toy system according to claim 8, wherein said protrusions are arranged mutually equidistantly and to correspond to equidistantly arranged holes of a system element for co-action.
10. A toy system according to anyone of claims 1 to 9, wherein said additional elements comprise at least one protrusion on one side (17) and an element portion (18) on the opposite side, said element portion being designed to provide said shape differing considerably from the system element shape to said combination of the system element and the additional element.
1 1. A toy system according to anyone of claims 1 -9, wherein system elements made of plastic are provided.
12. A toy article, characterized in that it comprises a toy system according to anyone of claims 1 to 1 1.
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EP1803492A1 (en) * 2005-12-28 2007-07-04 Meccano Construction game for young children
WO2011089228A1 (en) * 2010-01-25 2011-07-28 Claudio Vicentelli Magnetic joint device for a modular toy assembly
DE102010020660A1 (en) * 2010-05-03 2011-11-03 Kristian Jülich Toy building block set for setting up of buildings, has coupling units provided at coupling section and formed as raisers, where main section and coupling section are firmly connected with one another

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US2013771A (en) * 1934-01-20 1935-09-10 Rubber Specialties Company Inc Model and toy building and construction elements therefor
FR2563746A1 (en) * 1984-05-02 1985-11-08 Albert Jean Paul Connection element for construction games (sets)
EP1557212A1 (en) * 2002-06-10 2005-07-27 Akiko Ishikawa House-building toy
EP1803492A1 (en) * 2005-12-28 2007-07-04 Meccano Construction game for young children
WO2011089228A1 (en) * 2010-01-25 2011-07-28 Claudio Vicentelli Magnetic joint device for a modular toy assembly
DE102010020660A1 (en) * 2010-05-03 2011-11-03 Kristian Jülich Toy building block set for setting up of buildings, has coupling units provided at coupling section and formed as raisers, where main section and coupling section are firmly connected with one another

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