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US 2025/0065243 A1Published application
Toys configured for use with other toy systems
OwnerTeresa Lucille ENGELHARD, Marco SEBASTIANIinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are toy building units of a toy building set. The building units comprise a sheet of a material that defines a net of a polyhedron, the sheet having a plurality of sections, each section being connected to another section with a hinge.
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A building unit of a toy building set, the building unit comprising:
- a first material forming at least four sections, each comprising a plurality of edges;
- a second material laminating the first material over a first surface;
- a first portion of the plurality of edges comprising a plurality of integral hinges connecting the at least four sections, the building unit configured to fold and unfold over multiple cycles at the plurality of integral hinges from a flat position into a closed position which is a polyhedron with a hollow interior, wherein the integral hinges comprise a cut at least partially through the first material on a second surface opposite the first surface;
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- a second portion of the plurality of edges comprising integral teeth and recesses, the integral teeth comprising a tip and at least one recess-adjacent surface, the integral teeth of a first of the plurality of edges configured to fit with the recesses of a second of the plurality of edges in a closed position.
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A method of manufacturing a toy building unit, the method comprising:
- adhering a second material to a first surface of a first material;
- cutting through the first material and second material to form a second portion of a plurality of edges comprising integral teeth and recesses, the integral teeth comprising a tip and at least one recess-adjacent surface, the integral teeth of a first of the plurality of edges configured to fit with the recesses of a second of the plurality of edges in a closed position;
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- cutting at least partially through the first material on a second surface to form a first portion of the plurality of edges comprising a plurality of integral hinges connecting at least four sections, the building unit configured to fold and unfold over multiple cycles at the plurality of integral hinges from a flat position into a closed position which is a polyhedron with a hollow interior, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.