公开(公告)号：US5888114A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-30

申请号：US601283

申请日：1996-02-16

申请人： Alexander H. Slocum ,  Christopher M. Ho

发明人： Alexander H. Slocum ,  Christopher M. Ho

IPC分类号： A63H33/04 ,  A63H33/08 ,  B65D21/08 ,  E04B1/61 ,  E04C2/20 ,  E04C2/34 ,  F16B5/00 ,  F16B5/06

CPC分类号： A47B47/0075 ,  A63H33/04 ,  A63H33/08 ,  B65D21/083 ,  E04C2/20 ,  E04C2/34 ,  F16B5/0052 ,  F16B5/0614 ,  E04B1/6137 ,  E04B1/6179 ,  E04B2001/6195

摘要： The invention is concerned with the formation of modular units from individual plate-like elements and other elements with special interlocking joints at their ends that allow them to form cubes that can be grouped together to form storage "cubbies" and modular structural systems and toy construction sets and the like, wherein, in one embodiment, the plates are formed with one end having studs on a 45 degree angled surface, and the other end having receptacles or openings such as sockets on a 45 degree angled surface for interlocking with a second mating plate like the first, but in which the studs and sockets are interchanged, allowing a cube to be formed by two of each type of plate, with the use of studs and sockets on the surfaces allowing two or more such cubes to stick together; and wherein, in another embodiment, the cube is made from four identical plates, as by an extrusion process, where one end of a plate contains double male features, such as barb arrows, and the other end contains double corresponding female features that mate with the male features from other plates, whereby the male and female features allow the ends of the plates to slide into each other like a dovetail to form a cube, and with adjoining cubes sharing surfaces. Other variations are also disclosed, as well as novel extruded truss sections.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及从单独的板状元件和其他元件形成模块化单元，在其端部具有特殊的互锁接头，从而允许它们形成可以组合在一起形成储存“立方体”和模块化结构系统和玩具构造的立方体 其中，在一个实施例中，板形成为具有在45度成角度的表面上的螺柱的一端，另一端在45度成角度的表面上具有插座或开口，例如插座，用于与第二配合 板类似于第一，但是螺柱和插座互换，允许立方体由每种类型的板形成，使用表面上的螺柱和插座，允许两个或更多个这种立方体粘合在一起; 并且其中，在另一个实施例中，立方体由四个相同的板制成，如通过挤出工艺制成的，其中板的一端包含双凸形特征，例如倒钩箭头，另一端包含与 男性特征从其他板，由此男性和女性特征允许板的端部像燕尾榫彼此滑动以形成立方体，并且与相邻的立方体共享表面。 还公开了其它变型，以及新颖的挤压桁架部分。