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WO1999047224A1
WO1999047224A1 PCT/DK1999/000142 DK9900142W WO9947224A1 WO 1999047224 A1 WO1999047224 A1 WO 1999047224A1 DK 9900142 W DK9900142 W DK 9900142W WO 9947224 A1 WO9947224 A1 WO 9947224A1
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Ricco Reinholdt Krog
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    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a toy construction system that comprises two types of building elements.
  • Building elements of the first type have a pair of opposed walls that define a space, wherein the space has, at free edges of the opposed walls, an open end and an open side, and wherein the walls have, on the sides facing the space, protruding ribs.
  • Building elements of the second type have a coupling head that may, by a snap-fit effect with protruding ribs, be received and releasably secured in the space between the walls on a building element of the first type.
  • toy building elements of the one type can be structural elements
  • building elements of the other of said types can be connectors for connecting two or more structural elements.
  • the connectors may have relatively small dimensions whereas the structural elements have relatively large dimensions.
  • the structural elements may be straight or arched bars of different lengths, or they may define or expand large or small surfaces that are used for imparting its structure to the construction built.
  • Such toy construction system allows for easy and expedient building of large constructions .
  • US-A-5 061 219 teaches a toy construction system of the type described herein, and US-A-4 044 097 discloses a similar toy construction system.
  • Both of these systems feature elongate, bar-shaped structural elements, and the latter patent also features arched structural elements, and in addition to the structural elements, both publications also describe connectors used for connecting two or more structural elements. In these known systems the connectors serve as nodal elements.
  • These known toy construction systems allow for easy and expedient building of large and quite crude constructions that are comparatively voluminous but do not feature particularly many details.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a building element of a first type and a building element of a second type
  • Figure 2 illustrates the building elements shown in Figure 1 when interconnecting in the axial direction
  • Figure 3 illustrates the building elements shown in Figure 1 when interconnecting in the lateral direction
  • Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the building elements shown in Figures 1-3 in their assembled state and seen in two different views;
  • Figure 6 illustrates an end portion of a building element of the first type
  • Figure 7 is a sectional view of the building element shown in Figure 6 along the line VII-VII;
  • Figure 8 is a sectional view of the building element shown in Figure 6 along the line IXX-IXX; and Figure 9 is a large-scale view of the building elements shown in Figure 4;
  • Figure 10 illustrates a building element of the first type and a building element of a third type
  • FIG 11 illustrates the building elements shown in Figure 10 in their interconnected state
  • Figure 12 is a sectional view through the building elements shown in Figure 10 along the line XII-XII;
  • Figure 13 is a sectional view through the building elements shown in Figure 10 along the line XIII-XIII,
  • Figure 14 illustrates a building element of the first type and two building elements of the third type
  • Figure 15 illustrates the building elements shown in Figure 14 when interconnected
  • Figure 16 is a sectional view through the combined building elements shown in Figure 15;
  • Figure 17 shows a building element of the second type in an alternative embodiment
  • Figure 18 shows the building element in Figure 17 from the opposite side.
  • FIGS 1-9 illustrate an end portion of a building element 10 of a first type that is made of plastics.
  • the building element 10 of the first type is elongate and has a substantially square outer configuration.
  • the building element 10 has a pair of protruding walls or arms 11 that are identical.
  • Each of the walls 11 has two free, longitudinally extending edges 12 that are parallel with the longitudinal direction of the building element 10, and a free, transversally extending end edge 13 that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
  • Between the walls 11 is a space 14 with two open sides at the longitudinally extending edges 12, and an open end at the transversally extending edges 13.
  • a longitudinally extending rib 15 is provided at the one of the two longitudinally extending edges 12, and a transversally extending rib 16 along the end edge 13.
  • Figures 1-9 also illustrate a building element 20 of a second type that is also made of plastics.
  • the building element of the second type has a base portion with an outer wall of a generally octagonal shape, as will appear most clearly from Figures 2 and 4.
  • a square, through-going opening 24 is provided that allows a building element 20 of the first type to pass through said opening.
  • the outer wall of the building element 20 has four square faces 25, and centrally on each of the square faces 25, a coupling head 21 protrudes.
  • the four coupling heads are identical, and each coupling head consists of a frustum of a pyramid 22 on a shank or a neck 23 with a square cross section.
  • the frustums of a pyramid 22 are identical and have an octagonal cross section with four large faces 26 and four small faces 28.
  • Figures 2-3 illustrate two different ways of combining a building element 10 of the first type with a building element 20 of the second type.
  • a coupling head 21 is introduced onto the building element 20 between the walls 11 on the building element 10 as shown, in the directions of the arrows.
  • the walls are resilient and may be flexed outwards.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the building element 10 and the building element 20 when interconnecting in an end-to-end relationship in the longitudinal direction of the building element 10.
  • this direction is designated the axial direction.
  • Interconnecting in the axial direction will cause two opposed large faces 26 on the coupling 21 to first come into contact with the two transversal ribs 16 at the free ends of arms 11 on the building element 10.
  • the large inclined faces 26 on the coupling head 21 that touch the ribs 16 on the building element 10 will force the arms 11 with the ribs apart, thereby enabling the coupling head 21 to be introduced between the ribs 16.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the building element 10 and the building element 20 when joining from the side or transversally to the longitudinal direction of the building element 10.
  • this direction will be designated lateral direction.
  • Joining in the lateral direction entails that the two small faces 28 on the coupling head 21 will first touch the longitudinally extending rib 15 on the one of the arms 11 and the longitudinal edge on the building element 10.
  • the small inclined faces 28 on the coupling head 21 will, in the same manner as in case of joining in the axial direction, force the arms 11 apart, and hereby the coupling head 21 can be conveyed in between the arms 11.
  • Figures 4-5 and 9 show the building elements 10 and 20 in their interconnected state. Whether the joining has been effected axially like in Figure 2 or laterally like in Figure 3, the same state is obtained as shown in Figures 4-5 and 9, where the frustum of the pyramid 22 is in contact with two longitudinally extending ribs 15 on each their wall 11, the two transversal ribs 16 also on each their wall 11, and finally also abuts on those sides 19 of the walls 11 that face towards the space 14. These sides of the walls 11 are inclined relative to the longitudinal direction of the building element 10 and has an inclination that corresponds to the inclination of the large faces 26 of the frustum of a pyramid 22, thereby establishing surface contact in their interconnected state. Finally, there is, in the interconnected state, contact between the transversal end edges 13 of the building element 10 and the square face 25 with the coupling head 21 on the building element 20. This ensures completely stable connection between the interconnected building elements 10 and 20.
  • Figure 9 illustrates the interconnected building elements 10 and 20. It will appear that the transversal rib 16 at the outer edge 13 of the building element 10 has a rounded outer edge or front edge 17 and an inner edge or rear edge 18 which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the building element 10. It will also appear that, in addition to the inclined face 26, the frustum of a pyramid 22 of the coupling head has a rear edge that constitutes the large base area of the frustum and that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the building element 10. Joining in the axial direction like in Figure 2 will mean that the inclined face 26 first touches the front edge 17 of the rib 16, and owing to the angulations of these faces relative to the longitudinal direction of the building element 10, joining of the building elements as described above is readily accomplished.
  • the snap-mechanism In the axial direction the snap-mechanism is thus asymmetrical whereby easy joining in the axial direction is accomplished whereas separation in the axial direction is counter-acted.
  • Figures 7-8 are two different sectional views of the building element 10 shown in Figure 6.
  • a dotted line defines the outline of a frustum of a pyramid 22 to indicate the location of said frustum in the space 14 between the walls 11 in the assembled state.
  • the small inclined faces 28 are in contact with the inclined inner faces 41 of the longitudinally extending ribs 15.
  • Separation of the combined building elements 10 and 20 can be accomplished in the lateral direction, i.e. in a direction opposite that of the assembly direction shown in Figure 3.
  • the small inclined faces 28 of the coupling head will press on the inclined inner faces 41 of the longitudinally extending 15 and hereby force the two walls 11 apart whereby they open and leave space for separating the building elements 10 and 20.
  • Separation of the combined building elements 10 and 20 can also be accomplished by tilting or capsizing the two building elements relative to each other around one of the end edges 13 on the arms 11.
  • the coupling head will force the arms 11 apart, and the coupling head will be released from its engagement between the arms 11 and the ribs 16.
  • separation may also be accomplished by the building elements being rotated or twisted 45° relative to each other about the longitudinal axis. Since the width of the coupling head measured between two opposed, small, inclined faces 28 exceeds the width measured between two large, opposed faces 26, the arms 11 will also hereby be forced apart, and the coupling head may be released laterally.
  • Figure 10 illustrates a building element of the first type and a known building element 30 of a third type.
  • the building element 30 of the third type is known from toy building sets of the brand LEGO TECHNIC.
  • the building element 30 On its top surface, the building element 30 has cylindrical protrusions or coupling studs 31 which in a manner known per se is used for interconnecting building elements of the third type by the coupling studs 31 being received in corresponding cavities in the undersides of the building elements where they frictionally engage with the insides of the walls.
  • the building element 30 is provided with through-going cylindrical holes or openings 33 in their sides. At their ends, the holes 33 have a slightly expanded diameter.
  • the building element 10 is elongate and has a number of through-going holes 43 with the same configuration as the through-going holes 33 in the building element 30. Between each neighbouring pair of through-going holes 43, a cavity 44 is provided which is not through-going but has a bottom wall 45 situated centrally in the building element to which a H-profile is hereby imparted consisting of the two parallel opposed walls 46 and the bottom wall 45, as will appear most clearly from Figure 13.
  • the holes 33 and 43 have a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the coupling studs 31, and the distance between two neighbouring holes 43 is exactly double the distance between two neighbouring coupling studs 31.
  • the two parallel walls 46 have a distance that corresponds to the diameter of the coupling studs 31.
  • the building elements 10 and 30 may be interconnected as shown in Figures 11-13 where the coupling studs 31 on the building element 30 is alternately received in through-going holes 43 and cavities 44.
  • the diameter of the holes 43 and the distance between the walls 46 are so adapted that the coupling studs 31 can be received in the holes 43 or in the cavities 44 with a suitable friction, thereby allowing the building elements to be interconnected and separated by using a suitable force which is, in this context, designated coupling force.
  • the coupling force entails that the building elements are secured relative to each other for later separation.
  • Figure 11 illustrates the interconnected building elements 10 and 30 wherein the building element 10 is shown in a partially sectional view. It will appear from this figure as well as from Figure 12 that a coupling stud 31a has been received in one of the through-going holes 43 where the inside of the hole encloses the coupling stud 31a in a frictional engagement. Furthermore, Figures 11 and 13 will show that a coupling stud 31b has been received in a cavity 44 where the coupling stud 31b touches the insides of the walls 46 in a frictional engagement.
  • Figures 14-16 show the building element 10 and two known building elements 30a and 30b of the same type as the building element 30 known from the toy building set of the brand LEGO TECHNIC. They also show two connectors 50 that are also known the toy building set of the brand LEGO TECHNIC.
  • the connectors 50 are tubular and on their outsides, they are provided with a collar or a rib 51 at each end, and a flange 52 at the middle.
  • FIG. 51 have a snap-effect.
  • two or more building elements of the third type can, in a manner known per se, be interconnected side by side since each connector engages a hole 33 in each of the building elements and thereby keep them together.
  • the building elements are easily connected and disconnected.
  • the holes 43 in the building element 10 correspond to the holes 33 in the building element 30a and this enables the building elements 10 and 30a to be connected in a manner corresponding to the known connecting described above in connection with two building elements of the third type. This is shown in Figures 15 and 16 where Figure 16 is a vertical sectional view through the interconnected building elements 10 and 30a and the connector 50 that keeps them together.
  • the building element 30a and 30b are merely representative of toy building sets of the brand LEGO TECHNIC whereby even very detailed and authentic toy models with many functional details can be constructed.
  • the building element 10 is also only representative of a toy building set comprising a large number of building elements of the first type and the second type.
  • Building elements of the first type and the second type can of course also be provided with coupling studs just like the building elements of the third type, whereby said building elements can be interconnected in the same manner as shown in Figures 10 and 11.
  • the connectors shown can also be permanently integrated parts of building elements of any of the three types shown. In that case the building elements will only include half a connector that protrudes from a surface of the building element.
  • FIG 15 the building element 10 and the building element 30a are interconnected by means of two connectors 50.
  • a rigid connection between the interconnected building elements is accomplished.
  • interconnected building elements will be able to rotate or tilt relative to each other.
  • Several interconnected building elements that constitute a partial construction wherein one or more connectors have a common axis may thus rotate or tilt relative to each other.
  • FIGS 17 and 18 show a building element 20a, which is an alternative embodiment of the building element 20 of the second type.
  • the building element 20a can be viewed as a combination of six elements 20 arranged in a 2*3 configuration and interconnected by a plate-shaped portion 29.
  • the element 20a thus has six square, through- going openings 24, and on the free sides adjacent to the through-going openings 24 there are square faces 25 each having a protruding coupling head 21.
  • the building element 20a thus has ten coupling heads 21, whereas the element 20 has four coupling heads 21.
  • the element 20a On its upper side shown in Figure 17 the element 20a has protruding cylindrical coupling studs 35 arranged in orthogonal rows.
  • the coupling studs 35 correspond to the coupling studs 31 on the elements 30, 30a and 30b in Figures 10, 14 and 15 and are arranged with the same modular distance, ie the distance between the centres of adjacent studs.
  • the element 20a On its lower side shown in Figure 18 the element 20a has wall 36 defining a cavity 37. In the cavity there are protruding tubular elements 38.
  • the cavity 37 can receive coupling studs 31 or 35 on other building elements in a frictional engagement, whereby two elements 20a can be interconnected in a stacking relationship, and building elements 30, 30a and 30b of the third type can be built on the upper surface of the element 20a with the studs 35 received in the bottom cavities of the elements 30, 30a and 30b in a frictional engagement.
  • building elements 30, 30a and 30b of the third type can be built on to the lower side of the element 20a with their coupling studs 31 received in the cavity 37 in frictional engagement with the wall 36 and the tubes 38.
  • an element 10 of the first type can be built on the upper side of the element 20a corresponding to the situation shown in Figures 10-13, with the studs 35 on the element 20a received alternatingly in holes 43 and cavities 44 of the element 10.
  • an element like the element 20a will have holes 33 for interconnecting such element with elements of the first type and of the third type.
  • One such hole 39 is shown.

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La présente invention concerne un système de jeu de construction comprenant: des éléments de construction d'un premier type comportant deux parois opposées qui définissent un espace situé entre ces parois opposées, les côtés des parois faisant face à l'espace défini présentant des nervures en saillie; et des éléments de construction d'un deuxième type comportant une tête de couplage pouvant, par effet d'encliquetage avec les nervures en saillie, pénétrer et se fixer libérable dans l'espace situé entre les parois de l'élément de construction du premier type. Le système comprend en outre des éléments de construction d'un troisième type dotés de chevilles de couplage, les éléments de construction du premier ou du deuxième type comportant une cavité de réception et de fixation libérables des chevilles de couplage se trouvant sur les éléments de construction du troisième type.
PCT/DK1999/000142 1998-03-18 1999-03-17 Systeme de jeu de construction Ceased WO1999047224A1 (fr)

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AU27151/99A AU2715199A (en) 1998-03-18 1999-03-17 A toy construction system
EP99907349A EP1064061A1 (fr) 1998-03-18 1999-03-17 Systeme de jeu de construction
JP2000536453A JP2002506706A (ja) 1998-03-18 1999-03-17 玩具構成システム

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