Interlocking toy components

Interlocking toy components for the releasable construction of structures defining various geometric configurations, said components comprising:

• a first component including an elongated cylindrical trunk portion having first and second end portions, and defining a selected diameter and a longitudinal axis, said first component including a protruding member along said longitudinal axis and extending outwardly from said first end portion of said trunk portion in substantially coaxial alignment, said trunk portion of said first component being provided at said second end portion with a substantially coaxial first receptor defining a selected perimeter for releasably receiving said protruding members of other said first components, said trunk portion of said first component also being provided proximate said second end portion with four further receptors radially disposed and equally spaced about said trunk portion of said first component for releasably receiving said protruding members of other said first components, each of said further receptors defining a selected perimeter substantially similar to said selected perimeter defined by said first receptor, said longitudinal axis of said first component and said longitudinal axis of another said first component being substantially fixed in relation to each other when said protruding member of said first component is selectively received in any of said first receptor and said further receptors of said other first component, said protruding member defining an outboard end portion provided with a circumscribing rim defining an outer perimeter which is greater than said perimeters of said receptor and said further receptors so as to provide for force-fit reception of said protruding member into said first receptor and said further receptors;
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• a second component including an elongated cylindrical trunk portion having first and second end portions and defining a longitudinal axis and a diameter substantially equal to said diameter of said trunk portion of said first component, said second component including a protruding member along said longitudinal axis and extending outwardly from said first end portion of said trunk portion of said second component in substantially coaxial alignment therewith for being releasably and selectively received in said first receptor and said further receptors of one of said first component, said longitudinal axis of said first embodiment and said longitudinal axis of said protruding member being substantially fixed in relation to each other when said further protruding member is selectively received in any of said first receptor and said further receptors, and said second component including a further protruding member along said longitudinal axis and extending from said second end portion of said trunk portion of said second component in substantially coaxial alignment therewith for being releasably and selectively received in said first receptor and said further receptors of one said first component, said longitudinal axis of said first component and said longitudinal axis of said further protruding member being substantially fixed in relation to each other when said further protruding member is selectively received in any of said first receptor and said further receptors, said protruding member and said further protruding member each defining an outboard end portion provided with a circumscribing rim defining an outer perimeter which is greater than said perimeters of said receptor and said further receptors of said first component so as to provide for force-fit reception of said protruding member and said further protruding member into said first receptor and said further receptors wherein all said receptors are placed to allow each of said first components to receive a plurality of other said first or second components in an orthogonal orientation and a longitudinal orientation simultaneously.