摘要:
A construction system is described which includes a construction element (1 1) having at least one passageway (30) extending therethrough, a fastener body (40) telescopingly received in the passageway (30), and a locking member (90) cooperating with the fastener body (40) and which, in a first position, allows the fastener body (40) to be received in the passageway, and in a second position, substantially impedes the removal of the fastener body (40) from the passageway (30).
摘要:
Disclosed is an adjustable module (10) comprising two symmetrical supporting elements (12, 14) connected to each other by means of a hinge (16) which allows the two polyhedron-shaped elements to pivot towards and away from each other. Each element has two lateral sides (12a, 14a; 12b, 14b) tapering off in a straight edge which substantially coincides with the pivoting axis, and two transverse sides (12c, 12d; 14c, 14d) joining said lateral sides . A base (12e; 14e) has a square section provided with an opening (18) used for introducing a first connecting piece (20). Each lateral and transverse side of the polyhedron has a groove (22) for receiving a second connecting piece (24). The inventive adjustable module can be used for games and toys.
摘要:
A suite of construction toy systems in which mechanical connection is provided by hermaphroditic and functionally identical (genderless) connectors (30, 32). Both hub-and-rod (30, 32) and building-block (145, 160) construction toy systems are disclosed. In the hub-and-rod construction systems, the use of genderless connectors allows: rods (30) to connect directly to rods (30) by the same means rods (30) connect to hubs (32) (longer rods can be directly formed out of shorter rods); hubs (32) to connect to hubs (32) by the same means that rods (30) connect to hubs (32); and, in some assemblies hubs to be substituted for rods. An additional useful feature of the genderless connectors used and of the overall design of these toy systems is that many of the different construcion toy systems disclosed herein will inter-connect. By the application of this invention, a very wide range of very different and independent toy systems can be designed that freely inter-connect.
摘要:
Dans un assemblage de construction du type comprenant des briques de construction de forme plate (1) et des éléments d'assemblage (10) servant à joindre les briques de construction (10) par leurs bords, un élément spécial d'assemblage peut être utilisé pour réaliser des joints à charnière, en plan rigide, en angle droit rigide et des combinaisons de ceux-ci. L'élément d'assemblage (10) a la forme d'un cylindre dont la hauteur est égale à son diamètre et muni de deux languettes (11 et 12) et d'un trou de languette (13). De nombreuses combinaisons sont possibles parce qu'une pluralité d'éléments d'assemblage (10) sont utilisés dans chaque joint, orientés toutefois de façons diverses.
摘要:
Un ensemble pour la construction de structures comprend, comme elements de base une pluralite d'unites de liaison (5) et une pluralite d'unites de serrage (1, 2). Chaque unite de liaison comprend au moins une tige de liaison (6) ayant une tete generalement en forme de boule (7, 8) a chaque extremite. Les pieces de serrage s'assortissent les unes aux autres par paires et en serrant de telles paires autour des portions de tete des unites de liaison respectives, un grand nombre et une grande variete d'assemblages ou d'articles peuvent etre construits. Les portions de tete sont retenues dans des renfoncements (3) dans les pieces de serrage (1, 2) et peuvent etre forces l'un vers l'autre plus ou moins fermement au moyens de raidisseurs appropries (4, 9). Des assemblages ou des articles construits de cette facon sont amovibles, ou peuvent etre changes ou modifies simplement en relachant quelques uns des moyens de raidissement et apres de tels changements, les assemblages peuvent de nouveau etre rendus stables ou rigides encore une fois en resserrant les moyens de raidissement.
摘要:
An element (10) for selective manual attachment and manual detachment to a male attachment member (80) which has at least one male element (82), comprises a body (16) having at least one connector pair (14), said connector pair (14) including a first connector member (14A) and a second connector member (14B). The first connector member (14A) and the second connector member (14B) each have an outer periphery (1401) and a surface (1403) adapted to receive a male connector element (82), said surface having a recessed region (1405) adapted to receive a male element (82) and a ridge (1406) having having a bounding wall (1407) extending in a first direction and a second direction respectively. The first direction is opposed to said second direction, whereby male elements respectively received in said recessed region of said first connector member (14A) and in said recessed region of said second connector member (14B) are retained. The element (10) may form part of a separable hinge structure and may be used in a construction system.
摘要:
Ein Verbindungsmittel (3) für Konstruktionselemente (1, 2), z. B. (Spiel-)Bausteine, weist ein leistenförmiges Glied (22) mit einer Verdickung (25) und einen Teil (27) eines lösbaren Verbindungsmechanismus auf. Das leistenförmige Glied ist in eine Nut (16) in den Seitenwänden der Konstruktionselemente (1, 2) einführbar. An das Teil der lösbaren Verbindung, z. B. eine Mutter (27), können weitere Konstruktionselemente (2) auf einfache, stabile Art angebracht werden. Der lösbare Mechanismus ist dabei bevorzugt derjenige, der in den Konstruktionselementen für das Zusammenfügen ohne Verwendung des Verbindungsmittels vorhanden ist. Durch das Verbindungsmittel (3) ist damit eine Erweiterung der Zusammenbaumöglichkeiten auf stabile Art in andere Richtungen als durch die Konstruktionselemente (1, 2) selbst vorgegeben möglich.