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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347028 | Modular construction system utilizing versatile construction elements with multi-directional connective surfaces and releasable interconnect elements A modular construction system that utilizes versatile construction components releasably attachable to one another, in virtually any desired direction, by use of one or more interconnect components positioned therebetween. Each construction component includes at lea... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7293530 | Lightweight, portable and expandable small animal enclosure This invention comprises a series of lightweight, easily transportable identical frame pieces attached together to form an expandable pet enclosure that can be assembled into a multiplicity of configurations, optionally with a floor or a roof that comprises the same... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7155865 | Prefabricated housing structure A housing structure includes a first plurality of wall panels which form a lower course and a second plurality of wall panels which form an upper course. Each of the wall portions is generally rectangular and includes integrally formed interlocking portions which fa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104863 | Product cycle project development A method for teaching production cycle project development utilizing a construction set having at least one construction set component designed to be alterable (e.g., robot) for constructing a user-definable apparatus. The teaching may include providing instructions... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7028965 | Method and apparatus for retaining model structural members A method and apparatus for retaining model structural members during construction includes a base member having a plurality of recesses therein, at least one and preferably a plurality of retainers, and advantageously at least one clip having a plurality of edges an... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6948998 | Interconnectable model construction elements A system of interconnectable construction elements created from molded plastic, wood or metal, and which include four basic construction elements, wherein a first and second construction element include a hemispherical segment and a planar connecting segment and com... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6880298 | Building structure A building structure (10 or 10′) has a wall (16) including a plurality of wall elements (12 or 12′). Each wall element is connected to a plurality of other wall elements so as to form the wall. Each wall element includes a conn... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6729091 | Floor element with guiding means Floor element (1), which is mainly in the form of a board with triangular, quadratic, rectangular, rhomboidal or polygonal shape as seen from above. The floor element (1) is provided with edges (2), a lower side (7) and a decorative upper... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6718709 | Snap panel display unit A light-weight, portable display system which includes plural, hollow, plastic panels having uniquely contoured corners. The panels may be of flat or curved configuration. Most of the plastic panels are fabricated to present smooth front and rear faces. However, som... | 04/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6669036 | Modular storage assembly A storage assembly has a plurality of panels that are assembled to form a plurality of storage spaces, a plurality of connectors for coupling adjacent panels to form the plurality of storage spaces, and at least one tray positioned inside one of the stora... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6443798 | Building block toy set A building block toy set having flat plate elements containing semi-circular recesses located along the periphery thereof. The flat plate elements are interconnected utilizing various configurations of interconnection elements that are received within the... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6390292 | Container for separately storing flowable materials but allowing mixing of materials when required The invention provides a container (10) for separately containing a first flowable material (15) and a second flowable material (17) until mixing of the first and second flowable materials is desired comprising: (i) a first chamber (13) containing the fir... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6176757 | Toy brick game The invention discloses a toy brick game having at least two toy bricks and at least one connector for connecting the above at least two toy bricks together. The toy bricks can be one of a variety of geometrical shapes but have at least three side edges. ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6168494 | Expandable and changeable playset building system An expandable and changeable playset building system with at least one retained playset member, which may comprise a resiliently compressible panel, and at least one squeeze connector, which may be formed from a pair of opposed gripping surfaces, for sele... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6074268 | Space accessories There is disclosed a space accessory for forming a three-dimensional ornamental pattern. The space accessory includes a rotating center, necessary disk supports disposed along the rotating center and a predetermined number of vanes each having a design sh... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6073404 | Model building A modular building model is provided. The modular building model includes a base and a lower level module disposed on and engaged with the base. An upper level module is disposed on and engaged with the lower level module. The base includes a releasable s... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6015149 | Card stacking game A card game in which cards can be readily assembled and disassembled from a wide variety of three dimensional structures. The game includes card holders which enable cards to be assembled into a structure with card extending along several axes normal to o... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5871384 | Block assembly and devices formed thereby The present invention relates to a block assembly including plane blocks and joint blocks made from a specified synthetic resin which is readily assembled into any shape such as a plane body or a solid body with a close resemblance to a model body and als... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5833511 | Transformable geometric construction set and three-dimensional structures configurable therefrom A transformable geometric construction set composed of triangular modules having different geometrical forms and sizes, the modules being interlinkable to create a planar mosaic that is transformable by a player into three-dimensional abstract or figurati... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5819479 | Mountable playhouse for children to play A mountable toy for children comprising four modular facade parts (1) and two modular roof parts (2) of a moulded material, the parts (1) making contact through their upright sides, at joints (24) on either side of which there are holes (5) facing holes (... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5707268 | Geometric construction toy set A geometric construction toy set composed of triangular modules having different geometrical forms and sizes, the modules being interlinkable to create a planar mosaic that is transformable by a player into three-dimensional abstract or figurative structu... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5609327 | Portable fence panel A portable fence panel for use on a support surface includes a rectangular frame member having a pair of side frame portions and a top and bottom frame portion. The frame portions have an outer and inner surface defining an aperture through the frame memb... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5575701 | Construction apparatus Apparatus for constructing a variety of structures from a limited number of different components includes at least two generally planar members (10, 11, 12; 25), each having along at least one edge an elongate socket (13) formed from two aligned, spaced-a... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5487690 | Clamps for making corrugated panel free standing play structures An assortment of clamps, for use by a child to clamp panels of scrap corrugated panel, to make free standing play structures. The clamps are extrusions of high density polysterene, incorporating flexible legs, that form a U-shaped panel receiving section.... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5482491 | Block assembly A block assembly is formed by assembling regular polygonal block plates and columnar joint blocks together. Each regular polygonal block plate has a coupling socket in each side surface thereof. Each joint block, which is brought into contact with one sid... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5472365 | Polygon attachment system for constructing polyhedra A geometric toy construction system has a multiplicity of flat, regular polygonal construction panels interengageable edge-to-edge by means of shared but separate intervening cylindrical axles positioned parallel to the edges of the panels and attached th... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5313747 | Collapsible and extensible playhouse A playhouse structure arranged to include a front and rear wall in a parallel orientation relative to one another, having first and second end walls. The first and second end walls are hingedly mounted intermediate their width and are hingedly mounted at ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5162010 | Cardboard toy A cardboard toy or the like formed from a pattern in-the-flat and method. The pattern includes a plurality of panels each defined by a combination of straight fold lines and edges. Adjacent and parallel to each edge is an elongated slot defining a flap or... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5100356 | Flying toy A flying projectile toy having an individual flying unit that is connectable to an adjacent individual flying unit, or plurality of units, to form a combined structure. Each individual unit has a top wall with an off-center hole therein, sloped side walls... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5046982 | Construction apparatus A construction apparatus has a plurality of relatively flat components (8,50,56,88,90) having at least three sides, an elongated rod-like member (25,52) extending along each side and enlarged corner portions (26,54) between the members. A plurality of con... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5009599 | Sculpture apparatus An apparatus is set forth for the aesthetic assemblage of components including plate members and elongate rods. The plate members include parallel, orthogonal, and angulated side surfaces in containing various apertures therethrough including orthogonally... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4978301 | Educational construction set A construction set suitable and safe for children of various ages comprising construction pieces and connector strips. The construction pieces have a semirigid planar construction with opposing major sides which have hook fastener material disposed on one... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4969568 | Pen stand A modular construction which is suitable for use as a pen holder is fabricated from a plurality of flat board members detachably connected to each other by connecting members having a plurality of wing pieces disposed at a suitable angle relative to each ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4966097 | Animal containment system An animal containment system is designed to be constructed in any size desired for housing birds and animals. Primarily, it consists of an assembly composed of a plurality of enclosures that are constructed of interlocking frames that include panels that ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4911672 | Construction apparatus A construction apparatus has a plurality of relatively flat components having at least three sides, an elongated rod-like member extending along each side and enlarged corner portions between the members. A plurality of connectors is provided for connecti... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4869039 | Toy building pad A building pad of rectangular construction having a pair of pockets extending through the longitudinal sides thereof. The ends are closed and an identical pad is attached thereto having a pair of pockets extending through the sides thereof. Tabs are inser... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4804350 | Polygonal ring-like toy building block having means for interconnecting plural blocks together in differing orientations, and elongate stacking members for stacking plural blocks for storage A toy building block set suitable for assembling articles of play includes ring like block elements with a circular inner periphery and a polygonal outer periphery with straight side faces. A sixteen-sided polygonal block is provided with square dovetail ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4765775 | Dike assembly An environment protecting dike assembly is disclosed comprising interlocking, plastic, wall shaped components which can be erected as a dike wall around storage tanks or other liquid containing vessels. The components of the assembly are of modular constr... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4688365 | Modular building block A modular building block characterized by a male-female fastener arrangement between successive layers of blocks, i.e. the blocks are positively positioned by a pattern of locking tabs cooperating with slots. Each modular building block is compartmentaliz... | 08/25/1987 |
