Constructional toy with deformable joints
AssigneePatent Category Corp.
InventorYu Zheng
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Abstract
A constructional toy system provides a plurality of pieces that can be used to construct an object. Each piece has at least one section having opposing first and second notches, and a tongue defining a neck between the first and second notches, the tongue having a width and opposing first and second flaps. Each piece further includes at least one aperture having an edge and having a dimension which is substantially smaller than the width of the tongue so that the opposing flaps of the tongue of one of the sections of the instant piece or another piece must be bent to insert the tongue through the aperture to effectuate a connection of the section with the instant piece at the location of the aperture.
Claims14
An object assembled by interconnecting a plurality of pieces, the plurality of pieces including a first piece and a second piece, each of the first and second pieces including:
- a section comprising opposing first and second notches and a tongue defining a neck between the first and second notches, the tongue having a width and opposing first and second flaps, and the neck having a width;
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- an aperture having a dimension which is smaller than the width of the tongue and a widest dimension of about half of the width of the tongue, and a dimension which is the same as or smaller than the width of the neck;
- wherein the opposing flaps of the tongue of the sections of the first piece must be bent to insert the tongue of the first piece through the aperture of the second piece to effectuate a connection of the section of the first piece at the location of the aperture of the second piece, with the neck of the section of the first piece held inside the aperture of the second piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.