US 9,427,675 B2Granted

Hexagonal block and its stand

AssigneeMei-Tru Lin

InventorMu-Chien Yang

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Abstract

The present invention is related to a hexagonal block and its stand consistent of various three-dimensional blocks and each of the blocks including one to multiply hexagonal elements constituted by multiply layers of connection in horizontal and vertical directions. Thereby the same blocks can be stacked in either vertical direction in accordance with the corresponding stand with a recess or horizontal direction in accordance with a switched stand with a recess. The blocks are in hexagonal forms at a fixed quantity such that a stacking sequence is required to complete a three-dimensional assembly without vacancy. Therefore certain difficulty is included in order to achieve the training of logic thinking.

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A hexagonal block system, consisting of:

a stand;
and
exactly seven three-dimensional blocks which includes a first block, a second block, a third block, a fourth block, a fifth block, a sixth block and a seventh block;
each of said blocks being respectively composed of exactly four elements which includes a first element, a second element, a third element and a fourth element;
each of said elements being hexagonal in shape and having a top, a bottom opposite to the top, and six sides connecting the top and the bottom;
each of said elements being exactly the same shape and size with each other;
each of said elements being fixed to at least one neighboring element of the same block in such a manner that, the four elements of the same block cannot be detached;
configurations of the seven blocks being different from each other;
wherein:
the first block has a first configuration that, the four elements of the first block are all located on a horizontal plane in such a manner that, a first side of the first element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, two neighboring sides of the third element are fixedly attached to a second side of the first element and a second side of the second element horizontally respectively, two neighboring sides of the fourth element are fixedly attached to a third side of the first element and a third side of the second element horizontally respectively;
the second block has a second configuration that, the four elements of the second block are all located on a vertical plane in such a manner that, a first side of the first element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, a top of the third element is fixedly attached to a bottom of the first element vertically, a top of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a bottom of the second element vertically while having a first side of the fourth element being fixedly attached to a first side of the third element horizontally;
the third block has a third configuration that, the four elements of the third block are all located on the vertical plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a bottom of the second element is fixedly attached to a top of the third element vertically, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the first element horizontally;
the fourth block has a fourth configuration that, the four elements of the fourth block are all located on the vertical plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a bottom of the third element is fixedly attached to a top of the fourth element vertically, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the first element horizontally, there is no direct contact between the second element and the third element;
the fifth block has a fifth configuration that, the four elements of the fifth block are all located on the vertical plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a bottom of the second element is fixedly attached to a top of the third element vertically, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally;
the sixth block has a sixth configuration that, the four elements of the sixth block are not located on the same plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a first side of the third element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the first element horizontally, the fourth element is not located on a vertical plane defined by the first, second and third elements, there is no direct contact between the third element and the fourth element;
the seventh block has a seventh configuration that, the four elements of the seventh block are not located on the same plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a first side of the third element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, two neighboring sides of the fourth element are fixedly attached to a second side of the second element and a second side of the third element horizontally respectively;
the first to seven blocks are combinable with each other to form a detachable combination comprising four layers that are vertically stacked, each of the four layers comprises exactly seven elements located on the horizontal plane so that the combination comprises exactly twenty-eight elements in total;
and
the stand has a recess which is sized and shaped for accommodating a portion of the combination of the first to seventh blocks.

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Abstract

A hexagonal block system, consisting of:

a stand;
and
exactly seven three-dimensional blocks which includes a first block, a second block, a third block, a fourth block, a fifth block, a sixth block and a seventh block;
each of said blocks being respectively composed of exactly four elements which includes a first element, a second element, a third element and a fourth element;
each of said elements being hexagonal in shape and having a top, a bottom opposite to the top, and six sides connecting the top and the bottom;
each of said elements being exactly the same shape and size with each other;
each of said elements being fixed to at least one neighboring element of the same block in such a manner that, the four elements of the same block cannot be detached;
configurations of the seven blocks being different from each other;
wherein:
the first block has a first configuration that, the four elements of the first block are all located on a horizontal plane in such a manner that, a first side of the first element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, two neighboring sides of the third element are fixedly attached to a second side of the first element and a second side of the second element horizontally respectively, two neighboring sides of the fourth element are fixedly attached to a third side of the first element and a third side of the second element horizontally respectively;
the second block has a second configuration that, the four elements of the second block are all located on a vertical plane in such a manner that, a first side of the first element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, a top of the third element is fixedly attached to a bottom of the first element vertically, a top of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a bottom of the second element vertically while having a first side of the fourth element being fixedly attached to a first side of the third element horizontally;
the third block has a third configuration that, the four elements of the third block are all located on the vertical plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a bottom of the second element is fixedly attached to a top of the third element vertically, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the first element horizontally;
the fourth block has a fourth configuration that, the four elements of the fourth block are all located on the vertical plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a bottom of the third element is fixedly attached to a top of the fourth element vertically, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the first element horizontally, there is no direct contact between the second element and the third element;
the fifth block has a fifth configuration that, the four elements of the fifth block are all located on the vertical plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a bottom of the second element is fixedly attached to a top of the third element vertically, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally;
the sixth block has a sixth configuration that, the four elements of the sixth block are not located on the same plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a first side of the third element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, a first side of the fourth element is fixedly attached to a first side of the first element horizontally, the fourth element is not located on a vertical plane defined by the first, second and third elements, there is no direct contact between the third element and the fourth element;
the seventh block has a seventh configuration that, the four elements of the seventh block are not located on the same plane in such a manner that, a bottom of the first element is fixedly attached to a top of the second element vertically, a first side of the third element is fixedly attached to a first side of the second element horizontally, two neighboring sides of the fourth element are fixedly attached to a second side of the second element and a second side of the third element horizontally respectively;
the first to seven blocks are combinable with each other to form a detachable combination comprising four layers that are vertically stacked, each of the four layers comprises exactly seven elements located on the horizontal plane so that the combination comprises exactly twenty-eight elements in total;
and
the stand has a recess which is sized and shaped for accommodating a portion of the combination of the first to seventh blocks.

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