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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326100 | Marble building toy This application discloses a toy construction apparatus that can be used to make posable toy figures. The apparatus includes structural pieces, called “bones,” which can be connected to a plurality of other bones by joints that can be formed by a marble or simil... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311579 | Block set for assembling a solid creation and apparatus for fabricating block for assembling solid creation A block set for assembling solid creations uses at least two types of cylindrical blocks. The cylindrical blocks are a thin cylindrical block and a thick cylindrical block. The thick cylindrical block may include a hole on a side face thereof for receiving the thin ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267598 | Interfacings between block type and rod and connector type construction toy sets A multi-part construction toy incorporating rod and connector elements, as well as block elements, modified in a way to accommodate the building of hybrid structures utilizing both types of building components. Specialized adapter blocks are provided with openings f... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7198270 | Kinematically compatible parallelpipedal cells This invention generally relates to a set of parallelepipedal bodies (cells) capable of matingly compatible engagement for interconnection, so as to allow up to three degrees of freedom in the sliding movement of an individual cell or grouping of cells about a group... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7140944 | Connecting toy A toy includes a base member and coupling member. In one embodiment, the base member has, for example, three attachment posts. The coupling member is configured to be removably coupled to any one of the attachment posts. The coupling member is also configured to be ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118442 | Construction members for three-dimensional assemblies A construction member, comprising an elongated body having a longitudinal dimension with a first end and a second end. Complementary end rotational joint portions are provided at the first end and at the second end of the elongated body, for interconnecting first en... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108577 | Wedge-lock building blocks A building block that is releasably attachable to another block of compatible design by wedging the tongue of one block into the groove of another block, without the need for any intermediate adhesives, bonding materials or any other means of holding the blocks toge... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103983 | Multiple component and interactive growth chart and method A multiple component, interactive growth chart assembled from a plurality of growth chart components. The individual components are preferably building block type, and have means for coupling one component on top of another. The components have a disclosed height, s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6935075 | Triangular stackable building wall module and method A stackable building wall unit adapted to be stacked with a plurality of identical building wall units in a plane to form a wall comprising three rectangular panels each including inner and outer faces, a pair of spaced apart long edges, and a pair of spaced apart s... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6790118 | Block set for educational purposes The object of this invention is to provide a block set for educational purposes. The block set features that a plurality of block units of the same color are integrated so as to build a block bar, and two or more block bars respectively of different colors are cross... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6702642 | Body for use in a toy set The present invention relates to a toy set comprising at least a first, second, third and fourth body provided to be mated adjacent each other and on top of each other, enabling to build a construction wherein a number of configurations of bodies with res... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6679780 | Polyomino piece for games A polyomino piece includes a cube with six sides. Five sides of the cube each have four openings defined therein and arranged in two rows and two arrays. The remainder sixth side of the cube has two openings catercorner defined along a diagonal of the six... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672931 | Interconnectable model construction elements A system of interconnectable construction elements created from molded plastic, and which include planar and cylindrical strut members of varying lengths and thicknesses which can be coupled together and to various construction elements of varying geometr... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6659463 | Interconnecting miniature toy figurine bases with record tracking system Gaming equipment for a variety of games has buildable structures formed of building blocks, movement measurement devices for measuring game piece movement and projectile range values, structural unit guides to aid in construction of the buildable structur... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6622447 | Modular hub and strut structural system A modular structural system for building models and structures. The system comprises a plurality of connector hub members each having spherical symmetry, and a plurality of strut members having longitudinal symmetry, wherein, each of the connector hub mem... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6585553 | Toy building set A toy building set with interconnectible building elements and comprising an energy source, an energy accumulator and a consumer of energy as separate units which may be built together with the building elements, wherein the energy accumulator may be coup... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6571525 | Construction block A system for modular construction provided by interconnectable and stackable polymeric blocks having end and side walls connected to a top wall, and exterior and interior cylinders. The exterior cylinders are matable with the interior cylinders of a conne... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554678 | Sculptural toy A sculptural toy or building block designed and adapted to be joined to other identical sculptural toys or building blocks to create infinite figures and shapes. The sculptural toy or building block is an elongated member that is comprised of five portion... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6508038 | Modular tenon and slot mortise building blocks for habitable shelters Modular tenon and slot mortise building blocks include, for each building block: (a) hollow rectangular parallelepiped center block, (b) an outer siding member, (c) a first tenon member sandwiched between the center block and the siding member, (d) an inn... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6478650 | Toy construction kit having movable members A toy construction kit includes a number of members assembled together with an edge-and-slot engagement. A support member includes a neck and a panel, and a rotary member includes an orifice for receiving the neck of the support member and for rotatably s... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447360 | Interconnection of toy building elements in a releasable restraining engagement A building element for a set of toy building elements that are capable of being interconnected in a releasable engagement includes side walls having grooves and tongues, a top having a broad surface that extends toward the side walls and a primarily cylin... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439571 | Puzzle This invention describes a puzzle comprising at least one fundamental unit. The fundamental unit comprises a cube with six faces. Each of the faces has two raised quadrants on diagonally opposite quadrants and two open quadrants on diagonally opposite qua... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422909 | Genderless construction system A suite of construction toy systems in which mechanical connection is provided by hermaphroditic and functionally identical (genderless) connectors. Both hub-and-rod and building-block construction toy systems are disclosed. In the hub-and-rod constructio... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6398612 | Construction toy interconnector A construction toy is disclosed which interconnects construction toys of different types. One version connects toys of the construction block type to toys of the hub and spoke type. Gripper posts (22) or gripper arms (34 and 46) on the interconnector crea... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386542 | Unique puzzle and puzzle piece A puzzle piece and puzzle made from the pieces is disclosed. The puzzle piece has a center member having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface have four long edges and four short edges. Each of the edges has a firs... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6296541 | Toy capsule A toy capsule for containing toys and for constructing structures has an upper portion and a lower portion with wherein the upper and lower portions are detachably connected at their respective open ends thereby defining a closed container when the open e... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6286287 | Converted wood articles A converted wood article for use in combination with other converted wood articles to form composite wood products for use in general construction such as in the construction of posts, flooring, walls and support beams.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6280282 | Toy building set A toy building set includes a plurality of building members each including at least one coupling mechanism for coupling with similar coupling mechanisms in other building members. The coupling mechanism including a proximal portion and a distal portion co... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6253712 | Positionable and expandable tube system having slotted tube segments A positionable and expandable tube system composed of snappingly engageable slotted tube segments for the construction of hamster, gerbil, or like pet tubes. Each tube segment consists of an upper and a lower truncated sphere connected at an annular inter... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6231416 | Genderless construction system A suite of construction toy systems in which mechanical connection is provided by hermaphroditic and functionally identical (genderless) connectors. Both hub-and-rod and building-block construction toy systems are disclosed. In the hub-and-rod constructio... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6186856 | Toy of equilateral triangular building blocks The present invention concerns a building block toy, characterized in that a single kind of building block is used and in that the building block is of a unique shape. Specifically, the center of a flat equilateral triangular piece and the center of a fla... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6152797 | Interconnectable space filling model The present invention is for a modeling kit in which triangularly shaped panels fit together to form the faces of either tetrahedral or octahedral modules. Centrally located in the triangularly shaped panels are face-to-face interlocking mechanisms which ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142848 | Educational toy components A constructional toy component (13) which has on at least one edge (11), two portions (15, 16) each of which has associated therewith one of two complementary members (19, 18) the arrangement being such that when two similar edges are brought into abutmen... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6086444 | Block-type construction toy A building block for a construction toy is characterized by having one or more studs projecting from one side and a corresponding number of recesses formed in the opposite side. The studs and recesses are of an equilateral polygonal configuration, prefera... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6050044 | Building block A building block has connectors on its side walls comprising interlocking male and female dovetails for connecting blocks side-by-side, in addition to connectors on its upper and lower ends for connecting the blocks vertically. The building blocks also ha... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6033282 | Multipurpose built-up measuring device Different types of measuring devices detachably built up with different elements are provided. The elements for forming the built-up measuring devices include suitable numbers of connecting rule elements, corner elements, swing elements, fixing bars, and ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5961365 | Connectors for a modular building set A toy construction kit which includes a structural element or connector having a centre panel and two or more rectangular side panels connected to the centre panel. The side panels are folded to form sleeve members of triangular cross section which are in... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5897417 | Construction system A construction system where elements have connection components for a ball-to-socket or socket-to-socket connection. The ball-to-socket connection "locks" at orientations when one or more detents in the interior of the socket protrude into one or more of ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5895304 | Toy constructor kit for sand structures A toy construction kit for constructing sand cast structures using a set of different casting molds, support posts installed in the molds during filling and compacting the sand, and support plates that encompass the open part of the mold and that include ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5853314 | Toy building block A toy building block in the form of a rectangular prism is interlockable with similar blocks located on any of its sides. The block also has mating female and male features which permit connection between two blocks in either of two mating relationships, ... | 12/29/1998 |
