US 2012/0222989 A1 · PLAY CONSTRUCTION KIT

Abstract

A play construction kit includes modules, connector parts and a storage box. The modules may be sized so that a child or adult requires two hands to move a module while in another embodiment, the modules may be sized so a small child can play with the modules at a desk or somewhere inside a room. The modules are either primary modules or secondary modules. Primary modules have at least one full aperture or at least one half-aperture. The primary modules have an aperture diameter that ranges in size but is sufficient to allow the connector part to pass through. The connector part may fit in any aperture diameter with or without friction. Secondary modules serve to support or work with said primary modules or connector parts.

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Dependent claims

A play construction kit comprising:

at least one module having a size and a shape, said module having at least one aperture defined on the module, said aperture having a first end and a second end, said aperture having an aperture diameter;
and
at least one connector part, said connector part being flexible, said connector part having a connector diameter and a length, said connector diameter of said connector part being able to fit in the aperture diameter of the module.

A play construction kit comprising:

at least one module having a size and a shape, said module having at least one aperture defined on the module, said aperture having a first end and a second end, said aperture having an aperture diameter;
and
a box having:
a body defining a center open-faced cabinet, a first door defining a first open-faced cabinet and a second door defining a second open-faced cabinet,
said body having a body-back wall with a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge,
a body-top piece being disposed at the top edge of the body-back wall,
a body-bottom piece disposed at the bottom edge of the body-back wall,
a body-first side wall disposed at the first side edge of the body-back wall, said body-first side wall having a front edge, at least one first body connector being disposed on the front edge of the body-first side wall, and
a body-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the body-back wall, said body-second side wall having a front edge, at least one second body connector being disposed on the front edge of the body-second side wall, and
said first door defining a first open-faced cabinet having a first door-back wall with a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge,
a first door-top piece being disposed at the top edge of the first door-back wall,
a first door-bottom piece disposed at the bottom edge of the first door-back wall,
a first door-first side wall disposed at the first side edge of the first door-back wall, and
a first door-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the first door-back wall, at least one matching first door connector being disposed where said first door-second side wall meets the second side edge of the first door-back wall, said matching first door connector corresponding to the first body connector of the body, when said box is in a closed position, said first door-second side wall conceals half of said center open-faced cabinet of the body, and
said second door defining a second open-faced cabinet having a second door-back wall having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge,
a second door-top piece being disposed at the top edge of the second door-back wall,
a second door-bottom piece disposed at the bottom edge of the second door-back wall,
a second door-first side wall disposed at the first side edge of the second door-back wall, at least one matching second door connector being disposed where said second door-first side wall meets the first side edge of the second door-back wall, said matching second door connector corresponding to the second body connector of the body, and
a second door-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the back wall, when said box is in a closed position said second door-first side wall conceals a remaining half of said center open-faced cabinet of the body defining a rear concealed compartment and when said box is in a closed position said first open faced cabinet of said first door abuts said second open faced cabinet of said second door forming a front concealed compartment, said front concealed compartment being separate from said rear concealed compartment;
wherein said box is dimensioned and configured to hold said module,
wherein said first door is movably connected to said body of the box, and
wherein said second door is movably connected to said body of the box.

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A play construction kit comprising:

at least one primary module having a size and a shape, said primary module having at least one aperture defined on the primary module, said aperture being a passageway having and connecting a first opening to a second opening, said aperture having an aperture diameter;
at least one connector part, said connector part being flexible, said connector part having a connector diameter and a length, said connector diameter of said connector part being able to fit inside the aperture diameter of the primary module;
at least one secondary module having a size and a shape, said secondary module being absent said aperture of said primary module;
and
a box having:
a body defining a center open-faced cabinet, a first door defining a first open-faced cabinet and a second door defining a second open-faced cabinet,
said body having a body-back wall with a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge,
a body-top piece being disposed at the top edge of the body-back wall,
a body-bottom piece disposed at the bottom edge of the body-back wall,
a body-first side wall disposed at the first side edge of the body-back wall, said body-first side wall having a front edge, at least one first body connector being disposed on the front edge of the body-first side wall, and
a body-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the body-back wall, said body-second side wall having a front edge, at least one second body connector being disposed on the front edge of the body-second side wall, and
said first door having a first door-back wall with a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge,
a first door-top piece being disposed at the top edge of the first door-back wall,
a first door-bottom piece disposed at the bottom edge of the first door-back wall,
a first door-first side wall disposed at the first side edge of the first door-back wall, and
a first door-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the first door-back wall, at least one matching first door connector being disposed at a corner, said corner formed where said first door-second side wall meets the second side edge of the first door-back wall, said matching first door connector corresponding to the first body connector of the body, when said box is in a closed position, said first door-second side wall conceals half of said center open-faced cabinet of the body, and
said second door having a second door-back wall having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge,
a second door-top piece being disposed at the top edge of the second door-back wall,
a second door-bottom piece disposed at the bottom edge of the second door-back wall,
a second door-first side wall disposed at the first side edge of the second door-back wall, at least one matching second door connector being disposed at a corner, said corner formed where said second door-first side wall meets the first side edge of the second door-back wall, said matching second door connector corresponding to the second body connector of the body, and
a second door-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the back wall, when said box is in a closed position said second door-first side wall conceals a remaining half of said center open-faced cabinet of the body defining a rear concealed compartment and when said box is in a closed position said first open faced cabinet of said first door abuts said second open faced cabinet of said second door forming a front concealed compartment, said front concealed compartment being separate from said rear concealed compartment;
wherein said box is dimensioned and configured to hold said module,
wherein said first door is movably connected to said body of the box,
wherein said second door is movably connected to said body of the box,
wherein said box is dimensioned and configured to hold said primary module, said secondary module and said connector part.

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A play construction kit comprising:

at least one module having a size and a shape, said module having at least one aperture defined on the module, said aperture having a first end and a second end, said aperture having an aperture diameter;
and
a box having:
a body defining a center open-faced cabinet, a first door defining a first open-faced cabinet and a second door defining a second open-faced cabinet,
said body having a body-back wall with a first side edge and a second side edge,
a body-first side wall disposed at the first side edge of the body-back wall, said body-first side wall having a front edge, at least one first body connector being disposed on the front edge of the body-first side wall, and
a body-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the body-back wall, said body-second side wall having a front edge, at least one second body connector being disposed on the front edge of the body-second side wall, and
said first door having a first door-back wall with a second side edge,
a first door-second side wall disposed at the second side edge of the first door-back wall, at least one matching first door connector being disposed at a corner, said corner formed where said first door-second side wall meets the second side edge of the first door-back wall, said matching first door connector corresponding to the first body connector of the body, an exterior of said first door-second side wall conceals half said center open-faced cabinet when said box is in a closed position, and
said second door having a second door-back wall having a first side edge,
a second door-first side wall disposed at a first side edge of the second door-back wall, at least one matching second door connector being disposed at a corner, said corner formed where said second door-first side wall meets the first side edge of the second door-back wall, said matching second door connector corresponding to the second body connector of the body, an exterior of said second door-first side wall conceals a remaining half of said center open-faced cabinet when said box is in a closed position defining a rear concealed compartment, when said box is in a closed position said first open faced cabinet of said first door abuts said second open faced cabinet of said second door forming a front concealed compartment, said front concealed compartment being separate from said rear concealed compartment
wherein said box is dimensioned and configured to hold said module,
wherein said first door is movably and matingly connected to said body of the box,
wherein said second door is movably and matingly connected to said body of the box.

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