WO2009008691A1 - Part for three-dimensional assembly for construction of toys - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention concerns a part for assembling three-dimensional toys in the shape of a hollow hexagonal prism, with a hollow cylinder in one of the two ends thereof and three flanges or tenons and three channels or grooves along all six flanks or walls or sides in the shape of truncated triangles or in trapezoidal shape. If they are flanges or tenons, they will form the hollow hexagon in the outer portion thereof of the part. If they are channels or grooves, they will form the inner portions of the walls or flanks of the part. The parts interact as their ends combine, interconnect and dovetail due to the“'female' and 'male' arrangement and slide apart and also connecting, combining and dovetailing parts with similar parts by the flanks or walls or sides, creating adjustable three-dimensional volumes for assembling a wide range of toys.

Description

 THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSEMBLY PART

OF TOYS

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a part model for three-dimensional assembly of toy construction.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

At present, the great majority of the pieces for three-dimensional assembly of toy construction is characterized in that they require several different pieces for the construction of toys such as, for example, Interlego, which has registered more than a hundred models, including records of models 3572, 3571, 3570, 3568, 3583, 4335, 2823, 3877, 3870, 3804, 4250, 5324, 5325 or the models of pieces for assembled toys of the German Anton Meyer, with registers of model 4104, 4103, 4102, 4093, 4092, 4091. The piece that is intended to be protected by the present invention is entirely different from those known to date, characterized by its novel practical design and improvements that gives it a completely peculiar and proper appearance and has been conceived so that with only one piece, you can to build a number of toys, its production being less expensive, having only one mold and what is more important, being a single piece, demands more from the child's creativity to develop figures and not so much to have figures already made as Longterm. With one piece, you can create the figures that are made with interleague.

Another unique feature of the piece for three-dimensional assembly of the present invention is that they can slide together, with other equal pieces, by means of tabs or spikes and channels or boxes and by their hexagonal shape, more and more can be added volume to the figures that is further increased by its other union that is generated by its upper and lower ends by a female and male coupling that allows you to turn 360 degrees. All this set of advantages creates a unique piece for the construction of very versatile and stable toys with a very marked three-dimensionality.

There are pieces registered with channels - tabs and hexagonal shape, but they are not unique pieces and depend on other pieces to create figures such as, for example, can be found in American patent no. US 5,057,049, denominated, block for the construction of toys in hexagonal form or American patent no. US 4,964,835, called interconnected block set, based on triangles The previous prior art documents are the most relevant since they contemplate a basic piece for assembling toys in hexagonal form, but not unique. On the other hand, said American patents do not contemplate or suggest protrusions for coupling purposes on the side or side walls of the piece for assembling toy construction. In addition, said American patents do not anticipate or suggest protrusions for coupling purposes on the side or side walls of the piece in the form of a truncated triangle or in a trapezoidal shape, but rather protrusions in the form of tubes or nails.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, the present description is attached, as an integral part of it, the drawings in which, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, represented as follows:

Figure 1 shows an isometric perspective view of the upper part, where the "male" can be seen in a cylindrical shape, which is connected by the lower part of another equal piece, due to the three contact points that are generated by the internal parts of the three walls that make up the boxes or channels at the same time that it is also connected - embonement - assembled, by its sides by channels - boxes and spikes.

Figure 2 shows a symmetrical perspective view of the lower part, where the "female" can be seen, which is generated by the three contact points formed by the three walls of the boxes or channels, which by the upper part of another equal piece, is connected to the one that is also connected - embonement - assembled, by its sides by channels - boxes and spikes.

Figure 3 shows a front view of the upper part, where you can see the "male" (central circle), which is connected by the lower part of another equal piece, as it is also connected by its sides by channels - boxes and pins (perimeter contour of the figure).

Figure 4 shows a rear view of the lower part, where you can see the "female" (three points formed by the three walls of the channels - boxes), which the upper part of another equal piece is connected to the time you see It is also connected - packed - assembled, by its sides by channels - boxes and spikes. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As can be seen in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, the three-dimensional assembly piece for the construction of toys in the form of a hollow hexagonal prism is formed by the combination of the perimeter walls or sides of the hollow hexagonal prism, generated by both the three walls of the three boxes or channels, as of the three walls of the three tabs or spikes (1) in the form of a truncated triangle or in a trapezoidal shape all along the sides or walls of the hexagonal prism, which work by sliding inside of the three truncated or trapezoidal triangular boxes or channels (2), also all along the walls of the hexagonal prism. These together make up the six sides or walls of the hollow hexagonal prism; The union of the pieces by their two ends, upper and lower; one formed by the three lateral perimeter walls of the hollow hexagonal prism that form the channels or boxes and the other end; the upper one, consisting of a hollow cylinder; This connection - embone - assembly is carried out with the "male" in a cylindrical shape (3) generated in the upper part of the hollow hexagonal prism, and the "female" that accommodates the crank of the cylindrical "male" by means of the three contact points generated by the part internal of the three walls or sides of the three channels or boxes (5).

Claims

1.- A unique piece of toy construction comprising: a hollow hexagonal prism, which at one of its two ends has a cylinder that fits with another equal piece at its bottom by three contact points generated by the internal part of some three walls or sides of some channels or boxes. 2. The piece of claim 1, wherein the piece is a hollow hexagonal prism that, by its six sides or walls, joins and moves other equal pieces, by about three tabs - spikes that enter, embed, assemble in its three channels or boxes. 3.- The piece of claim 1, wherein the piece is a hollow hexagonal prism, which in its lower and upper parts, allow, apart from its construction, 360-degree turns and assemblies or embones by its sides or walls or sides allow landslides that cause volume to figures to be done and thus have unlimited possibilities of stronger results to build toys.