Toy construction kit having movable members

• US 6,478,650 B1
• Filed: 09/28/2001
• Issued: 11/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: 3E Enterprise Ltd.
• Original Assignee: 3E Enterprise Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsai, Chia Hsiang
• Primary Examiner(s): Banks, Derris H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, JAMILA O
• Application Number:
  US09/968,138
• Time in Patent Office: 410 Days
• Field of Search: 446/102, 446/88, 446/84, 446/34, 446/93, 446/60-62, 446/66, 446/105-109, 446/112, 446/124, 446/125, 446/36, 273/156, 273/157.R, 434/211, D21/301, D21/430, D21/447, D21/449, D21/450, D21/479, D21/582, D21/583, 156/256
• US Class Current: 446/102
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/084 with grooves dovetails A63H33/082

Abstract

A toy construction kit includes a number of members assembled together with an edge-and-slot engagement. A support member includes a neck and a panel, and a rotary member includes an orifice for receiving the neck of the support member and for rotatably securing the rotary member onto the support member. The panel includes two portions foldable relative to each other for engaging into the orifice of the rotary member, and a latch for locking the portions together after the portions are engaged through the orifice of the rotary member.

Claims

1. A toy construction kit comprising:

a plurality of members each including at least one edge and each including at least one slot formed therein, said at least one edge of said members being selectively engaged in said at least one slot of said members for allowing said members to be assembled together, a first of said members including a neck and a panel extended therefrom, and

a rotary member including an orifice formed therein for receiving said neck of said first member and for rotatably securing said rotary member onto said first member,

said panel including two portions foldable relative to each other for allowing said portions of said panel to be engaged into said orifice of said, rotary member.

2. The toy construction kit according to claim 1, wherein said panel includes a longitudinal groove formed therein and formed between said two portions thereof for forming a hinge portion between said two portions of said panel and for allowing said two portions of said panel to be folded relative to each other.

3. The toy construction kit according to claim 1 further comprising means for locking said two portions of said panel with each other.

4. The toy construction kit according to claim 3, wherein said locking means includes a latch engaged with said two portions of said panel for locking said two portions of said panel with each other.

5. The toy construction kit according to claim 4, wherein said two portions of said panel each includes a channel formed therein for receiving said latch.

6. The toy construction kit according to claim 4, wherein said two portions of said panel each includes a pair of inclined surfaces formed thereon, said latch includes a pair of inclined surfaces formed thereon and aligned with and flushed with said inclined surfaces of said panel.