EP1852168A4 - Polyhedral toy - Google Patents

Polyhedral toy

Info

Publication number: EP1852168A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: polyhedral toy; polyhedral; toy
Prior art date: 2004-12-03
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP05809693A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1852168B1 (en

EP1852168A1 (en

Inventor

Yasushi Ochi

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

BLD Oriental Co Ltd

Original Assignee

BLD Oriental Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2004-12-03

Filing date

2005-11-24

Publication date

2008-12-31

2005-11-24 Application filed by BLD Oriental Co Ltd filed Critical BLD Oriental Co Ltd

2007-11-07 Publication of EP1852168A1 publication Critical patent/EP1852168A1/en

2008-12-31 Publication of EP1852168A4 publication Critical patent/EP1852168A4/en

2011-03-02 Application granted granted Critical

2011-03-02 Publication of EP1852168B1 publication Critical patent/EP1852168B1/en

2025-11-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H33/00—Other toys
- A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
- A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
- A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails
- A63H33/086—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails with primary projections fitting by friction in complementary spaces between secondary projections, e.g. sidewalls
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H33/00—Other toys
- A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
- A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
- A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H33/00—Other toys
- A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
- A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
- A63H33/062—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements with clip or snap mechanisms

EP05809693A 2004-12-03 2005-11-24 Polyhedral toy Expired - Lifetime EP1852168B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2004351311		2004-12-03
PCT/JP2005/021547 WO2006059527A1 (en)	2004-12-03	2005-11-24	Polyhedral toy

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1852168A1 EP1852168A1 (en)	2007-11-07
EP1852168A4 true EP1852168A4 (en)	2008-12-31
EP1852168B1 EP1852168B1 (en)	2011-03-02

Family

ID=36564961

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05809693A Expired - Lifetime EP1852168B1 (en)	2004-12-03	2005-11-24	Polyhedral toy

Country Status (11)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20090298382A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1852168B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPWO2006059527A1 (en)
KR (1)	KR20070092247A (en)
CN (1)	CN101068607A (en)
AU (1)	AU2005310758A1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2589472A1 (en)
DE (1)	DE602005026720D1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2361756T3 (en)
TW (1)	TW200628207A (en)
WO (1)	WO2006059527A1 (en)

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2005
- 2005-11-24 DE DE602005026720T patent/DE602005026720D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2005-11-24 WO PCT/JP2005/021547 patent/WO2006059527A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2005-11-24 AU AU2005310758A patent/AU2005310758A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2005-11-24 EP EP05809693A patent/EP1852168B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2005-11-24 CN CNA2005800414773A patent/CN101068607A/en active Pending
- 2005-11-24 ES ES05809693T patent/ES2361756T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2005-11-24 CA CA002589472A patent/CA2589472A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2005-11-24 JP JP2006547814A patent/JPWO2006059527A1/en active Pending
- 2005-11-24 US US11/719,853 patent/US20090298382A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2005-11-24 KR KR1020077014816A patent/KR20070092247A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2005-12-01 TW TW094142277A patent/TW200628207A/en unknown

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US20090298382A1 (en)	2009-12-03
TW200628207A (en)	2006-08-16
JPWO2006059527A1 (en)	2008-06-05
WO2006059527A1 (en)	2006-06-08
DE602005026720D1 (en)	2011-04-14
CN101068607A (en)	2007-11-07
AU2005310758A1 (en)	2006-06-08
ES2361756T3 (en)	2011-06-21
KR20070092247A (en)	2007-09-12
EP1852168B1 (en)	2011-03-02
CA2589472A1 (en)	2006-06-08
EP1852168A1 (en)	2007-11-07

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GB0404257D0 (en)	2004-03-31	Toy
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