DYNAMIC BLOCKS
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a body;
a first connector extending from the body, the first connector having a first side and a second side and including a first engagement feature on the first side; and
a second connector extending from the body spaced apart from the first connector, the second connector having a first side and a second side and including a second engagement feature on the first side, the first side of the first connector facing the second side of the second connector.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods related to dynamic blocks are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a body, a first connector, and a second connector. The first connector and the second connector extend from the body and the second connector is spaced apart from the first connector. The first connector has a first side and second side and includes a first engagement feature on the first side. The second connector has a first side and a second side and includes a second engagement feature on the first side. The first side of the first connector faces the second side of the second connector.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a body; a first connector extending from the body, the first connector having a first side and a second side and including a first engagement feature on the first side; and a second connector extending from the body spaced apart from the first connector, the second connector having a first side and a second side and including a second engagement feature on the first side, the first side of the first connector facing the second side of the second connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a first block including a first body and a first connector extending from the first body, the first connector having a first side and a second side and including a first engagement feature on the first side; a second block including a second body, a second connector, and a third connector, the second connector and the third connector extending from the second body, the second connector having a first side and a second side, the third connector spaced apart from the second connector, the third connector having a first side and a second side and including a second engagement feature on the first side, the second side of the second connector facing the first side of the third connector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 20, 21, 22)
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15. The system of 14, wherein the first connector includes a flange on the second side of the first connector, the second connector includes a flange on the second side of the second connector,
the flange of the first connector having a bottom surface facing the first body and a side surface in a plane perpendicular to the first body; - and
the flange of the second connector having a bottom surface facing the second body and a side surface in a plane perpendicular to the second body; in a first configuration, the first block and the second block being aligned such that the bottom surface of the flange of the first connector and the bottom surface of the flange of the second connector are abutting, in a second configuration, the first block and the second block being aligned such that the side surface of the flange of the first connector and the side surface of the flange of the second connector are abutting. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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17. The system of 15, wherein when in a first configuration and in a second configuration, the recess is engaged with the protrusion, and the second block is configured to rotate relative to the first block from the first configuration to the second configuration around an axis defined through the protrusion.
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18. The system of 14, wherein a sidewall of the second block is disposed between the second connector and the third connector, and, while the system moves from a first configuration to a second configuration, the first connector maintains a substantially constant distance from a portion of the sidewall of the second block.
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23. The system of 14, wherein the second connector includes a half-cylinder shaped end including a central axis, the central axis being a rotational axis around which the first block rotates relative to the second block while the system moves from a first configuration to a second configuration.
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24. The system of 15, wherein a force required to separate the first block from the second block and applied in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the flange in the first configuration is greater than a force applied in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the flange required to separate the first block from the second block in the second configuration.
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25. The system of 16, wherein the first body includes a first face and the second body includes a second face, and in a first configuration, the first face and the second face are coplanar.
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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a body; a first connector extending from the body, the first connector having a first side and a second side and including a first engagement feature on the first side and a first flange on the second side; and a second connector extending from the body spaced apart from the first connector, the second connector having a first side and a second side and including a second engagement feature on the first side, the first side of the second connector facing the second side of the first connector. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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