Set of toy building blocks

Abstract

A set of toy building blocks, comprising individual building blocks which comprise: a) a plane, plate-shaped, multi-sided base plate (1) having an underside and a topside, b) side walls (2) adjoining the edges of the plate underside at an angle of 90°, c) cylindrical primary protuberances (3) mounted on the plate topside, d) secondary protuberances mounted on the plate underside, at a distance from the inner faces of the side walls (2), in such a way that the primary protuberances (3) can be pressed in with clamping between the secondary protuberances (4) and the side walls (2), - wherein the set of building blocks includes, as a basic form, building blocks in the form of equilateral hexagonal base plates (1), each with six primary protuberances (3), which are arranged centrally at a distance from the side edges of the hexagonal base plate (1), and each with six secondary protuberances, which lie opposite and at a distance from the corner points of the hexagonal base plate (1), and further building blocks are provided which are created by symmetrical axial division of the hexagonal base plate (1) centrally between adjacent primary and secondary protuberances, characterized in that - a stiffening ring (6) bearing against the inner faces of the secondary protuberances (4) is mounted on the plate underside.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a toy building block set according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] Such a toy building block set, known worldwide under the name or brand "Lego", is described in US 3 005 282.

[0003] In this well-known toy building block set, the base plate has a rectangular cross-section, which, despite a multitude of building possibilities, still limits the variations to some extent.

[0004] EP 0027840 describes building elements for constructing pyramids, spacecraft, figures, spheres, honeycombs, futuristic objects, or other difficult-to-imagine objects. These building elements feature a base hexagonal plate with six primary and six secondary projections. To connect the building elements, the secondary projections are arranged so that when two building elements are joined, the primary projections fit precisely between the secondary projections and an outer surface, creating a clamping effect.

[0005] Another system of modular components is known from DE 601 16 891 T2. A basic element of the system is designed in the form of an equilateral octagon and has at least four coupling projections arranged on a top surface, of which twoThe base element consists of two central projections arranged on a first circular axis, and two circumferential projections arranged on a second, larger circular axis. On one underside, the base element has stiffening ribs that are in contact with the walls of the base element on one side and with a cylindrical connecting wall on the other. Two modular elements are connected by means of contact between the coupling projections and the stiffening ribs and / or the connecting wall and / or the walls.

[0006] The invention is based on the objective of creating a new, modified toy building block set, different from the known toy building block set, with the individual building blocks having a shape that deviates from the rectangular shape.

[0007] To solve this problem, a toy building block set according to the characterizing feature of claim 1 is used.

[0008] The core idea of ​​the invention is to attach a stiffening ring to the underside of a plate, which rests against the inner sides of the cylindrical secondary projections.

[0009] A hexagonal base plate is to be used as the basic form for a building block, and further building blocks are provided which were created by symmetrically axially splitting the hexagonal base plate in the middle between adjacent primary and secondary projections.

[0010] Preferred embodiments of such further components are described in dependent claims 2 to 6.

[0011] According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the further building blocks contain building blocks that were created by splitting the hexagonal plate in the middle between opposite vertices.

[0012] Another preferred embodiment consists in the further building blocks containing building blocks that have been created by symmetrically dividing a base hexagonal plate into six pieces in a pie-slice-like manner.

[0013] Preferably, the further building blocks contain building blocks that have been created by symmetrically dividing the base hexagonal plate into three parts, each with two primary and secondary projections.

[0014] The additional building blocks may preferably contain building blocks that, as a unit, comprise at least two interconnected segments.

[0015] According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the further building blocks can contain building blocks that are composed as a unit of a hexagonal building block according to claim 1 and a building block according to claim 2.

[0016] The toy building block set according to the invention preferably includes a base plate which is provided on its upper side with primary pins distributed in a hexagonal configuration.

[0017] Preferably, a secondary projection can be attached centrally to the underside of the plate, the inner diameter of which, for mounting onto a primary projection, has a diameter adapted to the outer diameter of the primary projection.

[0018] The invention is described in more detail below with reference to the figures: Figure 1 shows an enlarged isometric representation of a building block according to the invention; Figure 2 shows a side view of the building block, Figure 3 shows a top view of the building block according to the invention; Figure 4 shows a bottom view of the building block according to the invention; Figure 5shows a top view of three adjacent building block set base plates with various additional building block elements marked by thick lines; Figure 6 shows a top view of another building block element according to claim 4; Figure 7 shows a bottom view of the in Figure 6 depicted building block element.

[0019] The original form of the building block according to the invention contains an equilateral hexagonal base plate 1, on the upper side of which six circular primary projections 3 are attached.

[0020] The primary projections 3 are located midway between the side edges and the sides.

[0021] Side walls 2 are molded onto the underside of the base plate 1.

[0022] According to Figure 4 Six secondary projections 4 are attached to the underside of the base plate, each facing the corner points of the hexagonal base plate and located at a distance from the side walls 2.

[0023] The secondary projections 4 are positioned at such a distance from the inner sides of the side walls 2 that the primary projections 3 can be pressed in between the secondary projections 4 and the side walls 2.

[0024] In Figure 5 Three base plates 7 connected to each other by means of a hexagonal building block are shown as a base plate for attaching the building blocks according to the invention.

[0025] In Figure 5 Various embodiments of the further building blocks (a) - (i) are shown by lines printed in bold.

[0026] With appropriately selected dimensions of the building blocks, in particular the primary and secondary projections, it is possible to use the building block set according to the invention also with building blocks from other manufacturers, e.g. according to US 3 005 282.

[0027] The primary projections 3 can, for example, have a diameter of 4.8 mm and an axial distance from each other of 8 mm.

[0028] The inner diameter of the secondary projection 6 is adapted to the diameter of the primary projection 3 in order to accommodate a primary projection 3.

[0029] For example, a total height of 11.4 mm is proposed for a building block, with a height of the primary projections 3 on the order of 1.8 mm.

[0030] The building blocks and base plates preferably consist of a slightly elastically deformable plastic based on, for example, EPS or EPE.

Claims

1. A set of toy building blocks, containing individual building blocks that contain: a) a flat, planar, multi-sided basic plate (1), which has an underside and a top side, b) side walls (2), which adjoin the edges of the plate underside at an angle of 90°, c) cylindrical primary protrusions (3), which are attached to the plate top side, d) cylindrical secondary protrusions (4), which are attached to the plate underside at a distance from the inner sides of the side walls (2), such that the primary protrusions (3) can be pressed clampingly between the secondary protrusions (4) and the side walls (2), - wherein the set of building blocks has, as an original shape, building blocks in the form of equilateral basic hexagonal plates (1), which each have - six primary protrusions (3), which are arranged centrally at a distance from the side edges of the basic hexagonal plate (1), and - six secondary protrusions (4), which are situated at a distance opposite the corner points of the basic hexagonal plate (1), and that further building blocks are provided, which have been produced by symmetrically axially dividing the basic hexagonal plate (1) centrally between adjacent primary and secondary protrusions (3 and 4), characterised in that - a stiffening ring (6), which bears against the inner sides of the cylindrical secondary protrusions (4), is attached to the plate underside.

2. The set of toy building blocks according to Claim 1, characterised in that the further building blocks are building blocks that have been produced by centrally dividing between mutually opposing corner points of the basic hexagonal plate (1).

3. The set of toy building blocks according to Claim 1, characterised in that the further building blocks are building blocks that have been produced by symmetrically dividing a basic hexagonal plate (1) into six portions in the manner of a slice of cake.

4. The set of toy building blocks according to Claim 1, characterised in that the further building blocks contain building blocks that have been produced by symmetrically dividing the basic hexagonal plate (1) into three portions, each having two primary and secondary protrusions (3 and 4).

5. The set of toy building blocks according to Claim 4, characterised in that the further building blocks are building blocks that contain at least two lined-up portions as a unit.

6. The set of toy building blocks according to Claim 1, characterised in that the further building blocks are building blocks that are composed as a unit from a hexagonal building block defined as an original shape in Claim 1 and one of the building blocks defined in Claim 2.

7. The set of toy building blocks according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that it contains at least one baseplate for the placement of building blocks according to one of Claims 1 to 6, said baseplate being provided on its top side with primary studs distributed in a hexagonal configuration.

8. The set of toy building blocks according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterised in that a secondary protrusion (6) is attached centrally to the plate underside, and the inner diameter of said secondary protrusion has a diameter adapted to the outer diameter of a primary protrusion (3) for placement onto the primary protrusion (3).

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