Constructional element for decorative purposes and toys
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1. A plastic constructional element for decorative purposes and toys, comprising:
- a box-shaped member having a top wall, two side walls, and two end walls, each one of said walls having an outward and an inward face, and said member having an opening in its base opposite to said inward face of said top wall;
means for connecting said constructional element to another such constructional element such that connected constructional elements may be ratcheted to a plurality of angular positions relative to each other, said connecting means including;
a plurality of extending clamping elements disposed perpendicularly to said two side walls forming a pair of opposite webs disposed transversely of the longitudinal direction of the constructional element, each one of said plurality of perpendicularly extending clamping elements being connected to said inward face of said top wall and to said inward face of only one of said two side walls and yielding slightly resiliently outwardly;
partition walls provided within said box-shaped member being connected in one piece to said inward faces of said top wall and two side walls; and
a plurality of pegs arranged in a row along the longitudinal direction of said outward face of said tip wall for connecting said plastic constructional element to another plastic constructional element, said pegs projecting into the opening of said another plastic constructional element when connected thereto, said pegs being cylindrically shaped and each having an outer wall formed with circumferentially evenly spaced-out extending grooves, said grooves being rounded and extending along axes parallel to the axis of said peg, wherein the width and spacing of the pair of opposite webs being such that the edges of the webs furthest from said inward faces of said top and side surfaces engage with said another plastic constructional element by clamping into the extending grooves in the pegs of said another constructional element.
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Abstract
A constructional element, which is suitable for decorative purposes or toys, comprises a box shaped member open at its base. On an outer top surface of the member are provided a row of pegs which have coaxially extending grooves. Clamping elements are provided within the member for engaging with the coaxially extending grooves on the pegs of another constructional element. Walls are also provided within the member which are connected to the top surface and the two side surfaces.
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1. A plastic constructional element for decorative purposes and toys, comprising:
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a box-shaped member having a top wall, two side walls, and two end walls, each one of said walls having an outward and an inward face, and said member having an opening in its base opposite to said inward face of said top wall; means for connecting said constructional element to another such constructional element such that connected constructional elements may be ratcheted to a plurality of angular positions relative to each other, said connecting means including; a plurality of extending clamping elements disposed perpendicularly to said two side walls forming a pair of opposite webs disposed transversely of the longitudinal direction of the constructional element, each one of said plurality of perpendicularly extending clamping elements being connected to said inward face of said top wall and to said inward face of only one of said two side walls and yielding slightly resiliently outwardly; partition walls provided within said box-shaped member being connected in one piece to said inward faces of said top wall and two side walls; and a plurality of pegs arranged in a row along the longitudinal direction of said outward face of said tip wall for connecting said plastic constructional element to another plastic constructional element, said pegs projecting into the opening of said another plastic constructional element when connected thereto, said pegs being cylindrically shaped and each having an outer wall formed with circumferentially evenly spaced-out extending grooves, said grooves being rounded and extending along axes parallel to the axis of said peg, wherein the width and spacing of the pair of opposite webs being such that the edges of the webs furthest from said inward faces of said top and side surfaces engage with said another plastic constructional element by clamping into the extending grooves in the pegs of said another constructional element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeUexküll & Stolberg
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Original AssigneeUexküll & Stolberg
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InventorsMader, Rainer, Orgass, Theodor, Orgass, Reinhard
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Primary Examiner(s)Shay, F. Barry
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Application NumberUS06/648,135Time in Patent Office585 DaysField of Search446/117, 446/124, 446/128, 446/102US Class Current446/102CPC Class CodesA63H 33/088 with holes A63H33/062, A63H...
