Set of blocks with freely movable magnetic anchoring elements, for the construction of game assemblies

a technology of free-moving magnetic anchoring elements and game assemblies, which is applied in the field of game assemblies for children to achieve the effects of reducing costs, increasing flexibility and the possibility of magnetic coupling, and simplifying structur

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-08
VICENTELLI CLAUDIO
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"The invention is a set of magnetically anchorable blocks for children's games that have a simplified structure and require fewer magnets. The blocks can be easily assembled and positioned in different ways, making them more flexible and allowing for the creation of a variety of games. The blocks can also transmit various visual, tactile, and sound stimuli to children during the game. The main block members have a hollow body with magnetic anchoring elements that can move or rotate in a plane. The set of blocks can also include supplementary block members that are shaped and conformed for aesthetic and functional purposes."

Problems solved by technology

A set of blocks of this kind present a number of drawbacks and, in the construction of games, are extremely restrictive due to the limited possibilities of positioning and magnetically coupling the blocks.
Moreover, these types of blocks, besides presenting limited anchoring and composition possibilities, they allow the construction of prevalently static games, or with very few movement capability.

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[0059]The set of blocks according to the invention, the innovative characteristics of the individual block members, a number of preferential embodiments of the blocks and of possible constructions, will be described in greater detail here-under with reference to the figures of the accompanying drawings.

[0060]As mentioned previously, the essential feature which mainly characterises and is distinguishing the magnetic block members according to this invention, consists in making each block member with a hollow body having peripherally arranged coupling wall surfaces for coupling with other blocks of a set, in which the hollow body comprises one or more appropriately shaped and spaced apart magnet chambers, each defining a seat for housing an appropriate magnetic anchoring element having two or more poles of opposite polarities; the magnetic anchoring element being for example in the form of an elongated magnetic element or bar, a cross-shaped element, a spherical-shaped element, or a m...

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A set of magnetically anchorable block members for the construction of games; the set includes a plurality of main block members (10.1 to 10.12), each main block member (10) includes a hollow body (11) having peripheral wall surfaces (12), and at least one elongated magnetic anchoring element (14) shaped and disposed in a housing chamber (13) of the hollow body (11) to freely move and / or rotate in one or more planes, and to orientate magnetic poles allowing the anchorage of one or more main block and / or supplementary block members (10; 26) separately or conjointly on one or more opposite wall surfaces (12), in correspondence with a plurality of anchoring positions, in the construction of a game assemblies.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention refers to games for children, comprising a plurality of composable and magnetically anchorable blocks, in particular concerns a set of blocks for the construction of game assemblies of any type, for example imitation of structures or construction of mere imagination objects in general, animals, dolls, living creatures, vehicles and the like. The invention is also addressed to a set of blocks for the construction of game assemblies, as mentioned above, in which use is made of main block members of a same or different type, in combination with supplementary block members for aesthetically and / or functionally implementing the game assembly.STATE OF THE ART[0002]Games for children comprising a plurality of magnetically anchorable and variously assemblable blocks are widely known for example from EP-A-0.051.576, WO-A-2004 / 062760, JP-A-63-119207 and EP-A-1.559.464.[0003]In particular EP-A-0.051.576 shows a game consisting of a plurality of c...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63H33/10
CPCA63H33/046
InventorVICENTELLI, CLAUDIO
OwnerVICENTELLI CLAUDIO