EP4376968A4 - BUILDING BLOCK BASE PLATE WITH CONNECTING CLAMP - Google Patents

BUILDING BLOCK BASE PLATE WITH CONNECTING CLAMP

Info

Publication number: EP4376968A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: base plate; building block; block base; connecting clamp; clamp
Prior art date: 2021-07-29
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.): Pending

Application number

EP22850528.5A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4376968A1 (en

Inventor

Robert Lyle Thompson

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.)

Slab Dream Lab LLC

Original Assignee

Slab Dream Lab LLC

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.)

2021-07-29

Filing date

2022-07-28

Publication date

2025-06-11

2022-07-28 Application filed by Slab Dream Lab LLC filed Critical Slab Dream Lab LLC

2024-06-05 Publication of EP4376968A1 publication Critical patent/EP4376968A1/en

2025-06-11 Publication of EP4376968A4 publication Critical patent/EP4376968A4/en

Status Pending 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
- A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
- A63H33/105—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements with grooves, 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
- A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
- A63H33/101—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements with clip or snap mechanism
- 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

EP22850528.5A 2021-07-29 2022-07-28 BUILDING BLOCK BASE PLATE WITH CONNECTING CLAMP Pending EP4376968A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US202163227068P	2021-07-29	2021-07-29
PCT/US2022/074275 WO2023010092A1 (en)	2021-07-29	2022-07-28	Building block baseplate with connector clip

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4376968A1 EP4376968A1 (en)	2024-06-05
EP4376968A4 true EP4376968A4 (en)	2025-06-11

Family

ID=85087348

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22850528.5A Pending EP4376968A4 (en)	2021-07-29	2022-07-28	BUILDING BLOCK BASE PLATE WITH CONNECTING CLAMP

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20240325941A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP4376968A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2024528116A (en)
AU (1)	AU2022317136A1 (en)
CA (1)	CA3226959A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2023010092A1 (en)

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- 2022-07-28 CA CA3226959A patent/CA3226959A1/en active Pending
- 2022-07-28 AU AU2022317136A patent/AU2022317136A1/en active Pending
- 2022-07-28 EP EP22850528.5A patent/EP4376968A4/en active Pending
- 2022-07-28 JP JP2024505520A patent/JP2024528116A/en active Pending
- 2022-07-28 WO PCT/US2022/074275 patent/WO2023010092A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2022-07-28 US US18/291,732 patent/US20240325941A1/en active Pending

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KR200322977Y1 (en) *	2003-04-18	2003-08-14	서병만	A game assembly for a baby
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See also references of WO2023010092A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JP2024528116A (en)	2024-07-26
CA3226959A1 (en)	2023-02-02
WO2023010092A1 (en)	2023-02-02
AU2022317136A1 (en)	2024-02-15
US20240325941A1 (en)	2024-10-03
EP4376968A1 (en)	2024-06-05

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