WO2000041792A1 - Toy building set with interconnection by means of tenons with snap - Google Patents
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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
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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 present invention relates to a toy building set with box-shaped building elements having, in a horizontal plane defined by two directions perpendicular to each other, dimensions that are integer multiples of a first module and having, in a third direction perpendicular to this plane, a third dimension, ie the height, which is between one time and twice the first module .
- At least one of the building elements has a tubular opening in a first lateral face, and elements are provided that have a tenon that can be introduced into the tubular opening by a snap-effect .
- the length of the tenons is in accordance with the module of the building elements in the two directions perpendicular to each other, and interconnecting of two or more building elements by means of connecting tenons occurs only in this plane whereby building elements are interconnected side by side.
- US 2 885 822 discloses a toy construction set of hollow blocks .
- the walls have openings giving access to the interior of the blocks.
- Interconnecting clips have split opposite ends with snap beads for inserting into openings in the walls of two blocks and releasably securing the blocks adjacent each other.
- EP 228 103 discloses hollow stackable building elements with coupling studs and an opposed cavity for receiving coupling studs on another element.
- the coupling studs have an opening for receiving a coupling pin.
- the coupling pin extends through the element and engages the coupling stud on another element.
- the present invention eliminates this problem in that the vertically extending tubular openings feature an internal flange at a distance from the ends of the openings corresponding to the first module from the first end of the tubular openings.
- building elements can be interconnected horizontally as well as vertically by means of the same type of connecting bushings with tenons, and interconnecting in the vertical direction can be combined with the known interconnecting by means of studs in purely frictional engagement with the walls of a cavity.
- particularly strong interconnecting with increased resistance to separation is accomplished.
- the toy building set according to the invention also allows the novel building elements to be interconnected with the known LEGO TECHNIC building elements in a position where they have been pivoted by 90° whereby the coupling studs have a horizontal orientation. Now, it is possible to build horizontally with the known elements with studs in purely frictional engagement with the walls of a cavity.
- two building elements according to the invention can be interconnected with their cavities facing each other and their coupling studs facing in opposite directions .
- Figure 1 is a perspective, top plan view of a known toy building element
- Figure 2 is a perspective, bottom plan view of the known building element shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 3 illustrates prior art building elements in a known toy building set marketed under the trade name LEGO TECHNIC;
- Figure 4 is a sectional view of the prior art building elements shown in Figure 3, in their interconnected state;
- Figures 4A and 4B each show a known toy building element
- Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of a toy building set according to the invention
- Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view of two building elements like in Figure 5, interconnected to be on top of each other;
- Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view of the two building elements shown in Figure 6 with a connecting tenon.
- Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view of two building elements like in Figure 5, interconnected in an alternative manner and using a connecting tenon.
- Figures 1 and 2 illustrate prior art toy building elements having an outer shape like rectangular boxes with square horizontal contour with an edge length 2L and the height H.
- These building elements have on their top face four cylindrical coupling studs 10 so arranged that the centres of said coupling studs form a square having an edge length L.
- the elements are, at their bottom end, open with access to a cavity 11 within the elements.
- These prior art building elements can be interconnected by the two elements being arranged on top of each other so as to cause the coupling studs 10 on one of the elements to enter the cavity 11 within the second element whereby the coupling studs frictionally engage with the lateral walls of the cavity and with a tubular coupling element 12 centrally in said cavity 11. This is described in US patent No 3 005 282.
- Figure 3 illustrates other known toy building elements .
- a box-shaped building element 15 with width L and length six times the width L has, on its top face, a row of six tubular coupling studs 16 with the same outer diameter as the coupling studs 10 on the elements shown in Figures 1 and 2.
- a second box-shaped building element 17 has the width L and a length twice the width L and has two tubular coupling studs 16 on its top face. The distance between the centres of the coupling studs on the building elements 15 and 17 is the same as the width of the building elements, viz L.
- the building elements 15 and 17 both have a (not shown) cavity at the bottom thereof that is able to receive coupling studs 10 or 16 on another building element.
- the building element 17 is, in Figure 3, built on top of the building element 15, and two of the coupling studs 16 on the element 15 have thus been received in the cavity within the element 17.
- the prior art building elements 15 and 17 shown in Figure 3 have one and five, respectively, through-going openings 18 with circular cross-section and extending between two opposite sides.
- Each of the openings 18 have at both ends, ie at the respective sides of the building elements, a recess 19, which is a short portion where the opening has a slightly increased diameter.
- FIG 3 also shows two prior art connecting bushings 20.
- the connecting bushings 20 are tubular and at their central portion they have a protruding, annular flange or collar 21, and on the two sides of the flange 21, the connecting bushings have two oppositely oriented tubular tenons .
- Each of the two tenons of the connecting bushings has, at its free end, two axially extending slots 22 that extend from the ends of the tenon and a distance inwards from said ends.
- two ribs or beads 23 are provided that extend annula ly and substantially between the slots 22.
- the slots 22 enable the ends of the tenons to flex in the radial direction.
- the tenons of the connecting bushings can be introduced into the openings 18 whereby the connecting bushings 20 can be used to interconnect two building elements of the shown type.
- the beads 23 impart to the end of the tenon a thickness, which slightly exceeds the diameter of the through-going openings 18.
- Introduction of the end of a tenon into an opening 18 will cause the beads 23 - that have a rounded profile - to initially touch the recess 19 when it reaches the transition to the tubular portion of the opening 18.
- the two parts of the tenon end will be pressed together to allow the tenon to be introduced into the opening 18, and the beads 23 will slide across the inside of the tubular flange portion of the opening 18.
- the tenon flange 21 will hereby be caused to engage with the recess 19 and prevent the tenon from being conveyed completely through the opening, and the beads 23 will be caused to engage with the recess 19 at the opposite end of the opening 18 which means that the flexing ends of the tenons will expand again with a snap-effect, and here the beads 23 will counteract withdrawal of the tenon.
- FIG. 4 This has been shown in Figure 4 wherein two building elements 15a and 15b are positioned next to each other in such a manner that their openings 18 are aligned and with a connecting bushing 20 in an opening 18 on each of the building elements 15a and 15b.
- the flange 21 of the connecting bushing is located in the two recesses 19 that are adjacent, and the beads 23 of the tenon are in located in each of their respective recesses 19 at the free sides of the elements.
- the two building elements 15a and 15b are thus interconnected by means of a connecting bushing 20.
- the interconnected elements can readily be separated by pulling apart whereby the flexing ends of the connecting bushing 20 are compressed, and the beads
- the known toy building elements in figures 4A and 4B each have a protruding bushing corresponding to one half of the bushing 20 integrated on an outer wall.
- the protruding bushings are thus inseparable parts of the elements .
- Figure 5 shows a toy building element 30 according to the invention having the same outer dimensions as the known building element shown in Figures 1 and 2 , viz height H and edge lengths 2L.
- the building element 30 On its top face the building element 30 has cylindrical coupling studs 31 of the same type as the studs 10 on the elements shown in Figures 1 and 2.
- the element 30 has a cavity 32 at the bottom and a centrally arranged coupling tube 33 in permanent connection with the upper wall that constitutes the upward delimitation of the cavity.
- the coupling tube 33 on the building element 30 has a through-going opening 34, and the coupling tube 33 is thus open at its bottom end 35 as well as at its upper end 36, which is situated centrally in the square defined by the four coupling studs 31.
- the coupling tube 33 can receive a tenon or connecting bushing in its interior in a manner corresponding to that of the openings 18 in the building elements shown in Figures 3 and 4.
- FIG 6 shows two building elements 30a and 30b that are identical with the building element 30.
- the building elements 30a and 30b are interconnected to be on top of each other in the same known manner in which two building elements like the ones shown in Figures 1 and 2 can be interconnected.
- the four coupling studs 31a on the building element 30a have been received in the cavity 32b in the building element 30b in such a manner that the coupling studs 31a are in frictional contact with the inner walls that surround the cavity 32b, and with the outside of the coupling tube 33b as described in US patent No 3 005 282.
- Figure 5 also illustrates how the coupling tube 33 has sections with different diameters.
- a central section 37 has the smallest diameter corresponding to the diameter of the openings 18 in the prior art building elements shown in Figures 3 and 4.
- the coupling tube 33 has a recess 38 with a larger diameter than the central section 37, and thus the recess forms an edge with a face perpendicular to the vertical axis of the tubular member.
- the recess 38 here corresponds to the recess 19 on the building elements shown in Figures 3 and 4.
- the coupling tube 33 has a first section 39 with a diameter that exceeds the diameter of the central section 37 and is smaller than the diameter of the recess 38.
- a first edge 40 is thus provided that forms a face perpendicular to the vertical axis of the tubular member and which faces upwards towards the upper end 36.
- the coupling tube 33 has, also at a specific distance from the recess 38, at the upper end a second section 41 with a diameter that exceeds the diameter of the central section 37 and corresponding to the diameter of the first section 39.
- a second edge 42 is thus provided that forms a surface perpendicular to the vertical axis of the tubular member and facing downwards towards the bottom end 35.
- Figure 7 shows the same toy building elements 30a and 30b interconnected in the same manner as in Figure 6, and moreover a connecting bushing 20 has been fitted which has two oppositely oriented tenons in the coaxial coupling tubes 33a and 33b of the two building elements.
- the flange 21 of the connecting bushing 20 is situated at the interface between the building elements 30a and 30b whereby the flange 21 is situated between the recess 38a in the building element 30a and the bottom end 35b of the coupling tube 33b of the building element 30b.
- the diameter of the flange 21 exceeds the diameter of the first section 39a and exceeds the diameter of the second section 41b, which means that the connecting bushing cannot enter deeper into the coupling tubes 33a and 33b than to the position shown.
- the connecting bushing has been introduced as described above in connection with Figures 3 and 4, the edge 42a co-operating with the beads 23a of the connecting bushing with a snap-effect, and the edge 40b co-operating with the beads 23b of the connecting bushing with a snap-effect.
- This combination of two building elements 30a and 30b with a connecting bushing means that the force used to keep the elements together as shown in Figure 6 is supplemented with the force used by the connecting bushing to keep the elements together.
- a particularly strong coupling between the elements is obtained.
- Figure 8 illustrates an additional interconnecting option wherein two toy building elements 30b and 30c have been interconnected bottom-by-bottom by means of an interconnecting bushing 20.
- the flange 21 of the connecting bushing is situated between the two bottom ends 35b and 35c of the coupling tubes of the building elements, and the beads 23b and 23c of the connecting bushing are located in each of their respective first sections 39b and 39c of the coupling tubes of the building elements.
- the building elements 30b and 30c are kept together exclusively by means of the connecting bushing 20 in a manner that corresponds to the disclosures of Figure 4, and assembly and separation occur as described above in connection with Figure 4.
- Toy building elements 30 according to the invention are fully compatible with the prior art toy building elements shown in Figures 1 through 4 and they can in a known manner be interconnected therewith by means of the coupling studs 10, 16 and 31 in frictional engagement with the cavities 11 and 32 of the building elements and with the coupling tubes 12 and 33 in the cavities.
- Toy building elements 30 according to the invention can also be interconnected with the prior art building elements shown in Figures 3 and 4 exclusively by means of connecting bushings 20, the one tenon of which has been introduced into coupling tubes 33 from the bottom end 35, and the other tenon of which has been introduced into an opening 18 in a building element 15 or 17.
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AT00900500T ATE271411T1 (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | CONSTRUCTION TOY TRAIN COMPONENTS WITH CLAMP CONNECTION |
CA002359905A CA2359905C (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | Toy building set with interconnection by means of tenons with snap |
PL349717A PL195914B1 (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | Toy building set with interconnection by means of tenons with snap |
EP00900500A EP1140310B1 (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | Toy building set with interconnection by means of tenons with snap |
AU30336/00A AU3033600A (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | Toy building set with interconnection by means of tenons with snap |
DE60012300T DE60012300T2 (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | BUILDING TOOL COMPONENTS WITH CLAMP CONNECTION |
JP2000593398A JP4354655B2 (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | Toy assembly set with interconnectivity by tenon with snap portion |
DK00900500T DK1140310T3 (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2000-01-14 | Bearing construction kit with assembly using snap pins |
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NO20013364A NO323904B1 (en) | 1999-01-15 | 2001-07-06 | Toy building set with interlocking using snap pins |
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