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US 12,280,319 B2Granted
Interlocking disc toy
AssigneeViahart LLC
InventorsMolson Hart, Dileep Prabhakaran, Cheong Choon Ng
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Abstract
An interlocking disc includes a hub with an inner circular area with an inner thickness and a circular step. A plurality of petals circumferentially spaced apart extend radially outward from the outer area of the hub. Each of the plurality of petals are disposed within a common plane and include a catch on each of side of each petal. The catch is engageable to a circular stop of another interlocking disc to inhibit disassembly.
Claims20
An interlocking disc comprising:
- a hub comprising an inner area, an outer area, and a circular step between the inner area and the outer area;
- a plurality of petals circumferentially spaced apart and extending radially outward from the hub;
- a plurality of notches defined between sides of the plurality of petals;
- a catch disposed on each of the plurality of petals configured to engage a circular step of another interlocking disc to inhibit disassembly, wherein each of the plurality of petals are disposed within a common plane;
- a plurality of ramps disposed circumferentially aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of notches, and the plurality of ramps are disposed within the outer area of the hub;
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- a node disposed on each of the sides of the plurality of petals between the catch and the outer area of the hub.
4 more elements
An interlocking disc comprising:
- a hub;
- a plurality of petals circumferentially spaced apart and extending radially outward from the hub;
- a plurality of notches defined between a plurality of sides of the plurality of petals;
- a catch on each of the plurality of sides of the plurality of petals, the catch is spaced a first radial distance from a radially inner end of a corresponding notch of the plurality of notches;
- and
- at least one indentation on at least one surface of a petal of the plurality of petals for receiving the catch of the petal of a second disc that is structurally identical to the interlocking disc, the at least one indentation comprises a bottom wall, a radially distal end, and a plurality of perimeter walls, the plurality of perimeter walls define an enclosed perimeter of the indentation, the plurality of perimeter walls comprise a distal end wall, the radially distal end comprises the distal end wall, the bottom wall meets the distal end wall at an angular intersection, the at least one surface is transverse to at least one side of the plurality of sides, and a distal end portion of the petal from a radial end of the petal to the distal end wall of the indentation is sized to occupy substantially all of the first radial distance of the notch of the second disc.
3 more elements
An interlocking disc comprising:
- a hub comprising a stop;
- a plurality of petals extending radially outward from the hub;
- a plurality of notches defined between sides of the plurality of petals;
- a catch disposed on each of the plurality of petals, each catch facing the hub and defining a portion of a corresponding notch of the plurality of notches;
- and
- a plurality of ramps disposed within the hub and aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of notches, each of the plurality of ramps comprise an entrance and an end, the end has a greater thickness than the entrance, each entrance is between the corresponding end and a corresponding one of the plurality of notches.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.