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Toy building set

  • US 6,213,839 B1
  • Filed: 09/17/1998
  • Issued: 04/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A toy building set comprising a first building element and at least one second building element;

  • said first building element being configured as a substantially elongate, flexurally flexible element with a longitudinal direction and consisting of a number of alternately relatively flexurally flexible and relatively flexurally rigid portions, said relatively flexurally rigid portions being fixed to said flexible element and having a predetermined outer diameter transversally to the longitudinal direction, said second building element having one or more gripping devices formed of two gripping fingers on which receiving surfaces are provided that face each other, said receiving surfaces being arranged at a distance from each other that corresponds to the predetermined outer diameter of the first building element and a gripping width whereby said first building element may be introduced into and releasably secured between the gripping fingers, whereby each relatively rigid portion extends uninterrupted longitudinally for at least a distance that corresponds to the gripping width of the receiving surfaces on the gripping fingers whereby the relatively flexurally rigid portions from coupling points for mounting said first type of building element along said second building element.

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