Building block
OwnerFrancisco Pachecoinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides such a spherical block structure wherein each spherical block is made up of three intersecting rings corresponding to the three axes (x, y and z) of the sphere. Each ring comprises eight subunits with two of those subunits being shared with each of the other two rings. The spherical block structure created by the intersecting rings results in a hollow center with eight cavities radiating outward, the cavities providing a location for the disposition of a connection means whereby individual spherical blocks may be releasably connected to form larger structures.
Claims16
A building block toy comprising a body of substantially spherical shape, said body comprising a plurality of subunits each comprising a pair of square panels, each panel measuring ⅛ of the circumference of said spherical body and joined in cooperating spaced pairs to form said subunit having a semispherical upper surface and a substantially flat lower surface with angular faces therebetween, and whereby a plurality of said subunits are joined at adjacent angular faces to form said substantially spherical body wherein said semispherical upper surfaces are outermost.
The building block toy of claim 11 further comprising said subunits being joined along diagonals of said upper surface at adjacent opposite angular faces of said second panel whereby said semispherical upper surfaces are outermost and form the outer surface of said rings and said substantially flat lower surfaces are innermost and form the inner surface of said rings.
A spherical building block toy comprising a substantially spherical body comprising three intersecting rings about three axes x, y and z, said rings defining a plurality of cavities therebetween, said cavities extending inward of said spherical body and having releasable connection means therein whereby a plurality of said substantially spherical bodies are releasably connectable.
A toy building set comprising a plurality of building blocks of substantially spherical shape, each building block comprising three intersecting rings located along X, Y and Z axes of said spherical shape building block, each ring comprising a plurality of subunits, each subunit having a semispherical upper surface with a substantially square perimeter joined along diagonals of said upper surface, said rings defining a plurality of cavities therebetween, and releasable connection means disposed within said cavities cooperable with connection means of adjacent building blocks whereby said plurality of building blocks are releasably connectable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.