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US 6,783,420 B2Granted
Building toy kit, component thereof, method of enhancing the glow, method of packaging, and package thereof
OwnerPhilip N. Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
A toy component can be made of a fluorescent material, such as fluorescent acrylic, where the property of the material is such that the peripheral end glows when light is incident on the planar surface. To enhance the glow effect, the peripheral end is routed smooth and/or flame polished. The toy component can have various configurations, including an angled configuration, which can be formed by bending a planar acrylic sheet with heat. The toy components can be packaged economically and compactly.
Claims8
A building toy kit comprising:
- at least two differently shaped independent objects, at least one of the objects being a planar member, and at least one of the object being an angled member including a pair of planar sections extending outwardly from one another at an angle;
- wherein the planar member includes first and second planar surfaces and exposed peripheral ends;
- wherein each of the planar sections of the angled member includes first and second planar surfaces and exposed peripheral ends;
- and
- wherein the planar member and the angled member are formed of a material that propagates light incident on their respective planar surfaces to the peripheral ends thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.