Toy building set

Abstract

A toy building set comprising a group of building elements, each having at least one ball 1, 2 arranged on the building element, and where the ball 1, 2 is connected to other parts of the building element via a connection rod 3, 4, and where the toy building set further comprises at least one element having a socket formed by two jaws 5, being arranged and adapted for receiving said ball 1, 2 in order to form a ball and socket joint, and where the cross section of the connection rod 3, from where it is connected to the ball 1 and at least a distance away from the ball 1, is smaller than the cross section of the ball 1, so that it gives a certain degree of freedom for the socket to rotate around the ball 1. The connection rods 3, 4 also comprise connections rods 4 having a relatively large cross section, so that the connection rods 4 with a relatively large cross section reduces the degree of freedom for the socket to rotate around the ball 2.

Description

[0001]The present invention relates to a toy building set comprising a group of building elements, each having at least one ball arranged on the building element, and where the ball is connected to other parts of the building element via a connection rod, and where the toy building set further comprises at least one element having a socket arranged and adapted for receiving said ball in order to form a ball and socket joint, and where the cross section of the connection rod, from where it is connected to the ball and at least a distance away from the ball, is smaller than the cross section of the ball, so that it gives a certain degree of freedom for the socket to rotate around the ball.[0002]Thereby it is possible for e.g. a child to build constructions, such as toy figures having articulated body parts.DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0003]An example of such a toy building set is known from EP patent application no. 856341 disclosing a number of separate building elements that can be co...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a toy building set that allows users to create articulated figures with different patterns of movements. This is achieved by using a first and second type of connecting rods, where the first type has a larger cross section close to the ball, which reduces the degree of freedom on which the socket can rotate around a ball. The group of building elements may also have at least one building element that carries both types of connection rods, providing more flexibility in movement patterns.

Problems solved by technology

The problem in relation to this kind of toy building sets is that it does not provide many different ways of connecting the separate elements to each other.

In relation to toy building sets it is therefore a constant challenge to provide such building sets that gives the possibility to build many different constructions or figures by using the same basic elements.

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