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US 4,629,192 AGranted
Interlocking puzzle blocks
OwnerFranklin Nicholsinventor
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Abstract
A building puzzle block includes an elongated body portion in the form of a rectangular parallelepipedon. Spheres are attached to the body portion along edges thereof and at spaced distances. An equal number of receiving sockets are formed at spaced distances. An equal number of receiving sockets are formed at spaced distances on the edges of the body portion for interconnecting the blocks with other similar blocks.
Claims17
A building or puzzle block comprising:
- a body portion,
- spheres attached to said body portion at selected corners thereof such that the center of each said sphere lies on an extension of the respective corner defining edges of said body portion, and
- receiving sockets formed on corners of said member, other than those on which the spheres are attached, for interconnecting receipt of spheres on other blocks.
A building block comprising:
- a member in the form of a rectangular parallelepipedon, the sides of said parallelepipedon being rectangular with the height of each side being equal to one-third of the length of each said side,
- spheres of different colors attached to said member on non-adjacent corners,
- spheres of different colors attached to said member at spaced distances along the long edges thereof, separated by corresponding indentions at equal distances along the long edge thereof, and
- receiving indentions formed on the corners of said member, other than those of which the spheres are attached, for inter-connecting receipt of spheres on other building blocks.
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A puzzle block comprising:
- an elongated body portion in the form of a rectangular parallelepipedon,
- spheres attached to said body portion along edges thereof and at spaced distances, said spheres being attached to said body portions such that the center of each said sphere lies on an extension of the edge of said body portion, and
- an equal number of receiving voids formed at spaced distances on said edges for inter-connecting said block with other similar blocks.
A puzzle block, said block having coupling means for inter-connection with other blocks, comprising:
- an elongated body portion having a substantially square cross-section and a length at least as long as the dimension of one side of said square cross-section,
- spheres attached to said body portion along edges thereof, said spheres being attached to said body portions such that the center of each said sphere lies on an extension of the edge of said body portion, and
- voids formed at spaced distances on said edges for receiving said spheres to inter-connect said block with other similar block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.