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US 6,482,063 B1Granted
Articulating blocks toy
OwnerCharles Raymond Frigardinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a toy that can be manipulated to form various configurations. The toy include a plurality of blocks, many of which have a combination of slots with or without holes and are held together by an elastic cord. The combination of slots and holes together with the elastic nature of the cord allows the user to change the relative relationship of any given block to the block adjacent to it.
Claims18
A toy comprising:
- at least five blocks, each said block having a first slot that lies in a first plane, and a second slot that is interconnected with the first slot and lies in a second plane that intersects the first plane;
- at least one elastic cord that maintain said at least five blocks in an interrelated and moveable relationship to each other;
- at least two end blocks having at least one slot and having at least one countersunk hole, wherein said at least one countersunk hole extends into at least one slot of said end blocks;
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- at least one base block comprising;
- a first slot that lies in a first plane;
- a second slot that lies in a second plane generally parallel with the first plane;
- a third slot that lies in a third plane generally parallel with the first plane;
- first countersunk hole located in the first plane that extends into the first slot;
- a second countersunk hole located in the second plane that extends into the second slot;
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- a third countersunk hole located in the third plane that extends into the third slot.
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A toy comprising:
- (i) a first block comprising a slot and an aperture that extends into the slot;
- (ii) a second block comprising a first slot located on a first face of the second block, a second slot located on a second face of the second block, the second face being generally perpendicular to the first face, a third slot located on a third face of the second block, the third face being generally perpendicular to the first face, and generally parallel to the second face, a first aperture extending from a fourth face of the second block to the first slot, the fourth face being generally parallel to the first face and generally perpendicular to the second face, a second aperture extending from the second slot to the first slot, and a third aperture extending from the third slot to the first slot;
- (iii) a third block comprising a first face and a second face being generally parallel to each other, and three apertures extending between the first face and second face, wherein the apertures lie in three separate planes generally parallel to each other;
- (iv) a fourth block comprising a first slot located on a first face of the fourth block and lying in a first plane, and a second slot located on a second face of the fourth block, the sect slot being interconnected with and lying in a second plane that intersects the first plane, the second face of the fourth block being generally parallel with the first face of the fourth block;
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- (v) an elastic cord which keeps the blocks in an interrelated and moveable relationship to each other.
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A toy consisting essentially of:
- (i) five first blocks, each first block having a slot and having a countersunk hole, wherein said countersunk hole extends into said slot;
- (ii) a second block having a first slot located on a first face of the second block, a second slot located on a second face of the second block, the second face being generally perpendicular to the first face, a third slot located on a third face of the second block, the third face being generally perpendicular to the first face and generally parallel to the second face, a first aperture extending from a fourth face of the second block to the first slot, the fourth face being generally parallel to the first face and generally perpendicular to the second face, a second aperture extending from the second slot to the first slot, and a third aperture extending from the third slot to the first slot;
- (iii) a third block having a first slot that lies in a first plane, a second slot that lies in a second plane generally parallel with the first plane, a third slot that lies in a third plane generally parallel with the first plane, a first countersunk hole located in the first plane that extends into the first slot, a second countersunk hole located in the second plane that extends into the second slot, and a third countersunk hole located in the third plane that extends into the third slot;
- (iv) twelve fourth blocks, each fourth block having a first slot located on a first face of the fourth block and lying in a first plane, and a second slot located on a second face of the fourth block, the second slot being interconnected with and lying in a second plane that intersects the first plane, the second face of the fourth block being generally parallel with the first face of the fourth block;
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- (v) at least one elastic cord which keeps the blocks in an interrelated and moveable relationship to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.