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US 7,066,778 B2Granted
Construction kit
AssigneeMega Bloks International S.A.R.L.
InventorMichael Kretzschmar
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Abstract
Construction kit with two- and/or three-dimensional construction elements (1, 9) with magnetic elements (4) in the corners and/or sides and ferromagnetic spheres (11), which can be placed between the magnetic elements (4) of adjacent construction elements (1, 9) to connect the construction elements (1, 9) together using a magnetic bond so that they can be detached.
Claims20
A construction kit comprising:
- a two-dimensional construction element having a polygonal shape, the construction element comprising:
- a first face;
- a second face opposite the first face;
- a perimeter edge disposed between the first face and the second face around the polygonal shape of the construction element, the first face and the second face having a beveled corner when viewed in a direction facing the first face;
- and
- a magnet disposed proximate to the beveled corner, the magnet having an outer surface portion that is cylindrical about a longitudinal axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis of the magnet bisecting the beveled corner when viewed in a direction facing the first face.
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A two- to three-dimensional construction element, the construction element comprising:
- a first face;
- a second face opposite the first face, the first face and the second face having a beveled corner when viewed in a direction facing the first face;
- a perimeter face disposed between the first face and the second face around the construction element, the construction element having a first bevel between the first face and the perimeter face and a second bevel between the second face and the perimeter race;
- and
- a magnet disposed proximate to the beveled corner.
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A construction kit comprising:
- a construction element having:
- a body, the body having an outer surface formed of a nonmagnetic material, and
- a magnet recessed into the body, the magnet having an outer surface portion that is cylindrical about a longitudinal axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the magnet being recessed into the body such that only the planar face of the magnet is exposed and the planar face is recessed into and below the outer surface of the body such that the nonmagnetic material of the body defines a recess above the planar surface, and the recess being shaped to contact a sphere along a circumferential line;
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- a ferromagnetic ball held by the magnet against the recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.