Flexible foam construction toy and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeHandsOnToys, Inc.
InventorArthur M. Ganson
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Abstract
A flexible foam construction toy, comprising: an elongated foam body having a central aperture with a first diameter; a flexible wire, with a second diameter approximately equal to the first diameter, .+-.20%, and located along the central aperture of the foam body such that its ends are within a distance no greater than the diameter of the foam body (or the diameter of the largest circle that can be drawn completely within a non-cylindrical foam body) from either end of the foam body; and adhesive between the wire and the foam body for assisting to maintain the wire within the foam body.
Claims12
A flexible foam construction toy set including a number of elongated bendable tubular toy pieces that are interconnectable by wrapping around one another, at least one said toy piece comprising:
- an elongated regularly-shaped foam body having ends, with a length to width ratio of at least about thirty six, and having a central full-length aperture with first diameter;
- a flexible wire with a second diameter, said second diameter essentially equal to said first diameter, wherein said wire has two enlarged ends, is shorter than said foam body, and is located completely within, and along said central aperture of, said foam body;
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- an adhesive substance between said wire and said foam body to anchor said wire within said foam body;
- wherein said foam body ends are closed around said central aperture to fully encapsulate said wire.
The flexible foam construction toy set of claim in which the adhesive substance is one of glue, epoxy, and heat activated adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.