Current-carrying building element
First Claim
1. A building element for a building set, said element comprising a plurality of contiguous module units, at least some of which have a coupling stud protruding co-axially with a central axis of the module unit so that the mutual centre-to-centre distance of the coupling studs is equal to a multiple of the module measure, said element further comprising complementary coupling tubes for cooperation with coupling studs on an adjacent element for coupling the elements together mechanically in a plurality of possible mutual angular positions, said element having a first current path connected to first contact areas designed to establish electrical connection with first contact areas in an adjacent element, said element also having a second current path electrically insulated from the first current path and connected to second contact areas designed to establish electrical connection with second contact areas in an adjacent element, characterized in that the first and the second contact areas are disposed in respective first and second angle sectors which do not ovelrap each other irrespective of mutual angular rotations corresponding to the said possible angular positions of possible mechanical coupling, and said contact areas are provided which are disposed around adjacent central axes in mutually different angle sectors.
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Abstract
A toy building block having on one face thereof at least one row of mechanical coupling pins and opposite thereto mechanical counter-coupling tubes for coupling said toy building block to a similar toy building block either with the row of said coupling pins parallel to a corresponding row of coupling pins of said similar block or perpendicular to said corresponding row. The toy building block includes first and second current paths connected to first and second contact areas respectively designed to establish electrical connection with first and second contact areas in a similar block. The first and second contact areas are disposed in first and second angular sectors about adjacent coupling pins. The angular sectors are offset from each other and do not overlap regardless of whether the building block row of coupling pins is parallel or perpendicular to the row of coupling pins of the similar block.
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7 Claims
- 1. A building element for a building set, said element comprising a plurality of contiguous module units, at least some of which have a coupling stud protruding co-axially with a central axis of the module unit so that the mutual centre-to-centre distance of the coupling studs is equal to a multiple of the module measure, said element further comprising complementary coupling tubes for cooperation with coupling studs on an adjacent element for coupling the elements together mechanically in a plurality of possible mutual angular positions, said element having a first current path connected to first contact areas designed to establish electrical connection with first contact areas in an adjacent element, said element also having a second current path electrically insulated from the first current path and connected to second contact areas designed to establish electrical connection with second contact areas in an adjacent element, characterized in that the first and the second contact areas are disposed in respective first and second angle sectors which do not ovelrap each other irrespective of mutual angular rotations corresponding to the said possible angular positions of possible mechanical coupling, and said contact areas are provided which are disposed around adjacent central axes in mutually different angle sectors.
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