Interlocking blocks
First Claim
1. An interlocking block, comprising:
- a cross-section with a plurality of identical sides;
said block with a top and a bottom different from said top, wherein both said top and said bottom different from said sides;
said block able to interlock with another block along each of said sides of said another block; and
said block able to interlock into a first block and a second block to form a three dimensional array of blocks, wherein either one of said first block or said second block interlocks along said top of said block and either one of said first block or said second block interlocks along said bottom of said block.
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus to form a 2 or 3 dimensional array of blocks. Each block has a cross-section of a plurality of sides with a tongue-groove pair per side, such that the tongue-groove pair is adjacent to each other and in the middle of each side. Each block has a cylindrical section protruding up from the center of the top of the block and a cylindrical section protruding in the center of the bottom of the block. Each block can be connected to other blocks to form a 2-dimensional array of blocks and to at most 2 other blocks to form a 3-dimensional array of blocks. The other blocks can be connected to a block to form a right angled 2-dimensional array or a skewed 2-dimensional array. Each block is transparent, translucent in various degrees, or opaque.
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17 Claims
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1. An interlocking block, comprising:
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a cross-section with a plurality of identical sides;
said block with a top and a bottom different from said top, wherein both said top and said bottom different from said sides;
said block able to interlock with another block along each of said sides of said another block; and
said block able to interlock into a first block and a second block to form a three dimensional array of blocks, wherein either one of said first block or said second block interlocks along said top of said block and either one of said first block or said second block interlocks along said bottom of said block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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