Toy comprising interconnecting rods

An amusement apparatus comprising a plurality of rod-like elements adapted to be linked up serially to form a chain by a user holding one element in his or her hand, linking the one element to a second element of the chain, and repeating the link-up procedure with successive elements until the supply of elements is depleted or until the chain is broken, each element having an opening at one end and an elongate portion at the other end adapted to be received through the opening of an adjacent element in the chain to form an over-and-under connection between the elements, wherein said opening in each element is defined by a ring at said one end of the element, said elongate portion of each element comprising a substantially linear cranked portion of the element, and wherein, with the cranked portion received through the ring of said adjacent element, a bend defining the cranked portion rests on the ring of said adjacent element with the extremity of the cranked portion engaging under a surface of the adjacent element from which the ring extends.

A rod-like element for use in amusement apparatus with further like elements to form a chain by serially linking the elements end-to-end, said element having a ring at one end and a cranked portion at the other end, the cranked portion being adapted for receipt through the ring of an adjacent element in the chain to provide an over-and-under connection between the elements, with a bend defining the cranked portion resting on the ring of the adjacent element, and the extremity of the cranked portion engaging under a surface of the adjacent element from which the ring extends wherein the element includes a flange between the ring and the cranked portion for orienting the element on a support surface in a manner facilitating link-up with a preceding element in the chain.

A rod-like element for use in amusement apparatus with further like elements to form a chain by serially linking the elements end-to-end, said element having a ring at one end and a cranked portion at the other end, the cranked portion being adapted for receipt through the ring of an adjacent element in the chain to provide an over-and-under connection between the elements, with a bend defining the cranked portion resting on the ring of the adjacent element, and the extremity of the cranked portion engaging under a surface of the adjacent element from which the ring extends wherein in the element includes a flat portion from which the ring extends and against which the extremity of an adjacent element engages when the elements are linked together.