Toy construction kit with interconnecting building pieces

A toy construction kit comprising a plurality of modular components each having a central longitudinal axis for building three dimensional structures with a plurality of adjacent components interconnected to each other, said three dimensional structures including regular and Archimedean polyhedrons, the modular components comprising a plurality of different blocks including a sufficient selection of the following different interlockable blocks to enable the building of said three dimensional structures:

• (i) a plurality of primary blocks, in which said primary blocks each comprise prismatic blocks, each said prismatic block having four sidewalls, with each sidewall having a fixed length, said sidewalls each defining a dovetail connecting element extending parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said primary block, said ends of said sidewalls and of said dovetail elements defining first and second end faces, with said dovetail connecting elements extending between said first end face and said second end face, said dovetail connecting elements comprising at least one dovetail recess and at least one dovetail tongue, said end faces including interior boundary walls which extend parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said primary block, said interior boundary walls support a central hollow cylindrical member, said central hollow cylindrical member and said interior boundary walls being no longer than said fixed length of said sidewalls;
• (ii) a plurality of vertex blocks, in which said vertex blocks each comprise prismatic blocks, each said prismatic block having four sidewalls, with each sidewall having a fixed length, said sidewalls each defining a dovetail connecting element extending parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said vertex block, said ends of said sidewalls and of said dovetail elements defining first and second end faces, with said dovetail connecting elements extending between said first end face and said second end face, said dovetail connecting elements each comprising dovetail recesses, said end faces including interior boundary walls which extend parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said vertex block, said interior boundary walls supporting a central hollow cylindrical member, said central hollow cylindrical member and said interior boundary walls being no longer than said fixed length of said sidewalls;
• (iii) a plurality of hub blocks, with each of said hub blocks having a base end surface and a spaced-apart end surface, each said hub block having relatively-thin plastic exterior walls with three planar side surfaces defining three male dovetail tongues, said planar side surfaces being mutually-angularly-disposed about said central longitudinal axis of said hub block by a selected edge angle, said end surfaces including interior boundary walls which extend parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said hub block, said interior boundary walls supporting a central hollow cylindrical member, said central hollow cylindrical member and said interior boundary walls being no longer than said length between said base end surface and said spaced-apart end surface;
• (iv) a plurality of wedge blocks, in which each said wedge block has a base end surface and a spaced-apart end surface, said wedge blocks having relatively-thin plastic exterior walls with two planar front and rear surfaces and two planar side surfaces, said two planar side surfaces defining male dovetail tongues, said planar side surfaces being mutually-angularly-disposed about said central longitudinal axis of said wedge block, and converging towards each other at an acute angle with respect to said base end surface, said planar side surfaces also defining axes which intersect at an imaginary apex point, so that said spaced-apart end surface is located between said base end and said imaginary apex point, said wedge block further including a recess which is provided between said base end surface and said spaced apart end surface and which is bounded by said two planar front and rear surfaces and two planar side surfaces;
• (v) a plurality of three-way tapered hub blocks, with each said three-way tapered hub block having a base end surface and a spaced-apart end surface, each said three-way tapered hub block having relatively-thin plastic exterior walls with three planar side surfaces defining three male dovetail tongues, said planar side surfaces being mutually-angularly-disposed about said central longitudinal axis of said three-way tapered hub block by a selected edge angle, said planar side surfaces converging at an acute selected wedge angle with respect to said base end surface, said planar side surfaces also defining axes which intersect at an imaginary vertex point, so that said spaced-apart end surface is located between said base end and said imaginary vertex point, said end surfaces including interior boundary walls which extend parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said three-way tapered hub block, said interior boundary walls supporting a central hollow cylindrical member, said central hollow cylindrical member and said interior boundary walls being no longer than said length between said base end surface and said spaced-apart end surface;
• (vi) a plurality of four-way tapered hub blocks, with each said four-way tapered hub block having a base end surface and a spaced-apart end surface, each said four-way tapered hub block has relatively-thin plastic exterior walls with four planar side surfaces, said four planar side surfaces defining four male dovetail tongues, said planar side surfaces being mutually-angularly-disposed about said central longitudinal axis of said four-way tapered hub block by a selected edge angle, said planar side surfaces converging at an acute selected wedge angle with respect to said base end surface, said planar side surfaces also defining axes which intersect at an imaginary vertex point, so that said spaced-apart end surface is located between said base end and said imaginary vertex point, said end surfaces including interior boundary walls which extend parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said four-way tapered hub block, said interior boundary walls supporting a central hollow cylindrical member, said central hollow cylindrical member and said interior boundary walls being no longer than said length between said base end surface and said spaced-apart end surface;
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• (vi) a plurality of five-way tapered hub blocks, with each said five-way tapered hub block having a base end surface and a spaced-apart end surface, each said five-way tapered hub block having relatively-thin plastic exterior walls with five planar side surfaces, said five planar side surfaces defining five male dovetail tongues, said planar side surfaces being mutually-angularly-disposed about said central longitudinal axis of said five-way tapered hub block by a selected edge angle, said planar side surfaces converging at an acute selected wedge angle with respect to said base end surface, said planar side surfaces also defining axes which intersect at an imaginary vertex point, so that said spaced-apart end surface is located between said base end and said imaginary vertex point, said end surfaces including interior boundary walls which extend parallel to said central longitudinal axis of said five-way tapered hub block, said interior boundary walls supporting a central hollow cylindrical member, said central hollow cylindrical member and said interior boundary walls being no longer than said length between said base end surface and said spaced-apart end surface.

A toy construction kit comprising a plurality of modular components each having a central longitudinal axis for building three dimensional structures with a plurality of adjacent components interconnected to each other, said three dimensional structures including regular and Archimedean polyhedrons, said modular components comprising:

• a prismatic block having a plurality of sidewalls with each side having a fixed length, said sides defining a plurality of dovetail connecting elements extending parallel to said central longitudinal axis, said sides and dovetail elements defining first and second end faces, with a perimeter of at least said first end face defining a minimum of three recesses running towards said second end face, said recesses being separated by interior boundary walls which extend parallel to said central longitudinal axis, said interior boundary walls being at least part of the fixed length of said sidewalls;
• a second set of elements selected from at least one of the group consisting of:
• (i) a wedge block having a base end surface and a spaced apart end surface, said block having relatively thin plastic exterior walls with two planar side surfaces defining male dovetail connection elements, said planar side surfaces being mutually angularly disposed about said central longitudinal axis and said planar side surfaces converging at an acute angle with respect to said base end surface, said planar side surfaces defining axes which intersect at an apex point, said spaced apart end surface being located between said base end and said apex point, said wedge block further including a recess provided between said base end surface and said spaced apart end surface;
• (ii) a tapered hub block having a base end surface and a spaced apart end surface, said block having relatively thin plastic exterior walls with at least three planar side surfaces defining male dovetail connection elements, said planar side surfaces being mutually angularly disposed about said central longitudinal axis and said planar side surfaces converging at an acute angle with respect to said base end surface, said planar side surfaces defining axes which intersect at a vertex point, said spaced apart end surface being located between said base end and said vertex point, said tapered hub further including a recess provided between said base end surface and said spaced apart end surface;
• (iii) a six sided block composed of four lateral sides, first and second end surfaces, each side lateral side defining dovetail connecting elements running parallel to said central longitudinal axis and extending to each of said first and second end surfaces, said end surfaces of said block defining at least three recesses running from one of said first and second end surfaces towards the other of said end surfaces, said recesses being separated by interior boundary walls and extended parallel to said central longitudinal axis, one of the said recesses being cylindrical, the walls of the said cylindrical recess further including at least two radially extending longitudinal slots, said recess being configured for mating with an axial connecting member.