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US 12,594,509 B2Granted
Interconnecting methods and systems for posable bendable building block toys
AssigneeFarco ToyCo LLC
InventorsJoseph Farco, Daniele Benedettelli
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Abstract
An exemplary toy construction may comprise a posable building block whereby a portion of the posable building block is coupled by a clutch having at least one opening with a first central axis, and a lock having at least one opening with a second central axis, and the first central axis and the second central axis may not be colinear. The exemplary toy construction creates numerous types of joints between the posable building block and the clutch and lock, including a universal joint.
Claims12
A toy construction, comprising:
- a posable metal component having a first terminus and a second terminus;
- a first rigid component comprised of a material embedded in the first terminus;
- a second rigid component comprised of the material;
- a clutch having at least one opening with a first central axis;
- a lock having at least one opening with a second central axis, wherein the first central axis and the second central axis are not colinear,
- wherein the first rigid component is disposed in the at least one opening in the clutch and the second rigid component is disposed adjacent the at least one opening in the lock,
- wherein a portion of the posable metal component between the first rigid component and the second rigid component is configured to be bent with respect to one of the clutch and the lock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.