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Electrified toy building block with zig-zag current carrying structure

  • US 4,883,440 A
  • Filed: 01/29/1987
  • Issued: 11/28/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A building block for a toy construction set comprising:

  • a top wall having an outer surface and an inner surface;

    a side wall extending from said top wall;

    a plurality of coupling pins on the outer surface of said top wall;

    said coupling pins each having electrically conductive means and said pins being arranged in at least two equally spaced rows forming at least two equally spaced columns of pins, the rows and columns being orthogonally directed;

    means for electrically connecting alternate coupling pin conductive means of one row with alternate coupling pin conductive means of an adjacent row whereby no coupling pin is electrically connected to the coupling pin in neither the immediately adjacent row, nor the immediately adjacent column, thereby forming two separate electrical conductors; and

    ,counter coupling means for engaging pins of another block, said counter coupling means being on said top wall inner surface and including said side wall.

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