Modular, form-coded connection system for textile game pieces with fully encapsulated magnetic holding unit
A shape-coded connecting unit with a multi-lobed geometry and encapsulated magnetic structure addresses the need for a child-safe, mechanically stable, and detachable connection in textile play modules, ensuring safety and functionality under overload.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE202026000778
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2026-02-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2036-02-29
AI Technical Summary
Existing textile play modules lack a child-safe, swallow-proof connection system that ensures mechanical stability, clear orientation, and controlled detachability without releasing small parts, particularly under overload conditions.
A shape-coded connecting unit with a multi-lobed geometry and embedded, fully encapsulated magnetic structure within a one-piece carrier element, providing positive-locking force-fit connections and self-centering, covered by textile material.
The solution provides a mechanically stable, detachable, and child-safe connection system that maintains orientation and prevents small parts release, ensuring safety and functionality under overload.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention
[0001] Modular form-coded connection system with integrated, fully encapsulated magnetic structure for textile play modules. Technical field
[0002] The invention relates to a modular textile play system with detachably connectable play modules, in particular fabric or plush figures. The connection is achieved through a combination of form-fitting geometry and magnetic self-centering. The problem underlying the invention
[0003] Provision of a child-safe, swallow-proof connection system for textile play modules that allows for clear orientation, is mechanically stable and remains detachable in a controlled manner in case of overload, without any small parts that can be released. Solution to the task
[0004] The solution consists of a shape-coded connecting unit with a multi-lobed, in particular three-leaf or asymmetrical, geometry, which creates a positive-locking force-fit connection. A surface-integrated magnetic structure is embedded in this connecting unit, completely encapsulated within a one-piece carrier element and permanently bonded to it. The magnetic structure acts exclusively in a self-centering manner, while the mechanical holding force is primarily transmitted through the shape coding. The connecting unit is additionally enclosed or covered with textile material. Reference symbol list 1 Body (textile game piece) 2 Connecting unit in the body 3 Counter-connection unit 4. Shape coding (three-lobed structure) 5 fully encapsulated magnetic capsules 6 magnetic carriers 7 textile covering
Claims
Modular textile play system with at least two textile play modules that can be detachably connected to each other via a form-coded connection unit, characterized in that the connection unit comprises a planar, integrated magnetic structure that is completely encapsulated in a one-piece carrier element and inseparably connected to it, wherein the magnetic structure acts exclusively in a self-centering manner and the mechanical holding force is predominantly transmitted by form-locking. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the shape coding is multi-lobed, asymmetrical or three-leaf shaped. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the magnetic structure is designed as a ring magnet, segment magnet, multipole magnet or plastic-bonded magnetic arrangement. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support element is designed as a one-piece injection-molded part. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that no separately detachable magnetic or locking parts are present. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that controlled release occurs under tensile load without the release of individual components. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the textile outer shell completely covers the connecting unit. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that several different game modules can be combined with each other.