CA2166592C - Toy building block puzzle - Google Patents
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Abstract
A toy building block puzzle includes a first plurality of differently shaped tall hollow blocks which include lugs and slots on side walls thereof and protrusions and recesses on respective upper and lower sides thereof by which blocks of same or different shapes may be detachably interconnected to each other in vertical and horizontal planes. A second plurality of building elements comprises of adapters shaped as rods to increase permutations of interconnection between the blocks of the first group.
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~166a92 TOY BUILDING BLOCR PUZZLE
2 FIELD OF T~E INVENTION
3 This invention relates to a toy building block puzzle 4 comprising different shapes and sizes such as triangles and squares, which may have interlocking means on each face and 6 further have a central bore extending therethrough. Fur-7 thermore, a variety of adapters are provided to increase 8 permutations of interlocking ability between the blocks.
The prior art toy building blocks have many sizes and 11 shapes but substantially have interlocking means extending 12 only from two opposite faces thereof which limits the 13 possibilities of designs ultimately constructible with the 14 blocks.
Furthermore, the simple interlocking means of prior art 16 toy building blocks is usually a longitudinal press fit 17 between protrusions of an upper face of a first block and 18 corresponding recesses of a lower face in a second block.
19 Such an interconnection is weak, particularly when subjected to a force perpendicular to a longitudinal force used to 21 combine the blocks. Thus, a user may experience considera-22 ble frustration when, after having spent a lot of time 23 constructing a model, e.g., an airplane, from the blocks, 24 the model starts to disintegrate when played with as a toy.
Thus, it is found there is a long and unfulfilled need 26 for a toy building element which has interlocking means 27 provided on each face thereof and that interlocking means 28 has a high resistance to impact yet can be simply overcome 2166~92 1 when desired.
3 one object of the present invention is to provide a set 4 of toy building blocks which can be build either longitudi-nally or interconnected laterally.
6 Another object of the present invention is to provide a 7 set of toy building blocks such that a structure constructed 8 with the blocks cannot be separated by opposite lateral 9 forces being applied respectively thereto and has considera-ble resistance to potentially destructive impact, yet can 11 easily be disassembled when required.
12 In order to achieve the above objects, the present 13 invention provides a toy building elements set wherein each 14 element comprises a block, substantially hollow and having an open lower end, a closed upper end, a peripheral wall 16 extending between the upper and lower ends, first intercon-17 necting means disposed in the peripheral wall, second inter-18 connecting means disposed in the upper end, third intercon-19 necting means disposed in the lower end, and a passage extending between the upper and lower ends and within the 21 peripheral wall whereby the elements can interlock with each 22 other in a horizontal plane via the first interlocking means 23 and a vertical plane via the second and the third interlock-24 ing means.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, 26 the first interconnecting means comprises a plurality of 27 'C'-shaped lugs each having an arc greater than 180 extend-28 ing perpendicularly and outwardly from a mediate point of ~66592 .
_ 3 _ 1the peripheral wall.
2In accordance with another aspect of the present inven-3tion, the first interconnecting means comprises a plurality 4of 'C'-shaped slots inwardly defined in the peripheral wall.
5The second interconnecting means comprises a plurality 6of cylindrical protrusions extending perpendicularly and 7upwardly from the upper end.
8The third interconnecting means comprises a plurality 9of recesses sized, spaced and shaped to receive, and corre-10sponding in plurality to the second interconnecting means.
11The passage is defined by a tubular wall extending 12integrally from an inner face of the upper end to the lower 13 end.
14The peripheral wall comprises at least three side walls 15and each side wall is straight and of a length, identical to 16straight walls of other elements of a same size series.
17In accordance with a further aspect of the present 18invention, the toy building elements further comprises a 19second plurality of elements each sized and configured to 20interlock with the first plurality of toy building elements 21to increase permutations of engagement therebetween.
22Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the 23invention will become more apparent from the following 24detailed description when taken in accompaniment with the 25drawings.
27Fig. 1 is a top end view of a first element of the 28present invention;
~- 2166592 1 Fig. lA is a perspective view of the first element 2 shown in Fig. 1;
3 Fig. 2 is an end view of a second element of the 4 present invention;
Fig. 2A is a perspective view of the second element 6 shown in Fig. 2;
7 Fig. 3 is an end view of a third element of the present8 invention;
9 Fig. 3A is a perspective view of the third element shown in Fig. l;
11 Fig. 4 is an end view of a fourth element of the 12 present invention;
13 Fig. 4A is a perspective view of the f ourth element 14 shown in Fig. 4;
Fig. 5 is an end view of a fifth element of the present 16 invention;
17 Fig. 5A is a perspective view of the fifth element 18 shown in Fig. 5;
19 Fig. 6 is an isometric view of a sixth element of the present invention;
21 Fig. 7 is an isometric view of a seventh element of the22 present invention;
23 Fig. 8 is an isometric view of an eighth element of the24 present invention;
Fig. 9 is an isometric view of a ninth element of the 26 present invention;
27 Fig. 10 is an isometric view of a tenth element of the 28 present invention;
~166~92 1 Fig. 11 is a second end view of the fifth element of 2 the present invention; and 3 Fig. 12 shows an assembly example of building blocks 4 and adapters in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
6 Referring to the drawings, a toy building block puzzle 7 includes at least a first group of different toy building 8 elements [hereinafter the first group of elements are indi-9 vidually referred to as blocks] and a second group of ele-ments preferably having three adapters. Each block of the 11 first group is substantially hollow with an open bottom, a 12 closed top wall, the top wall having a generally planar 13 upper surface and a plurality of side walls extending down-14 wardly from the top wall. Preferably, each block may have a plurality of 'C'-shaped lugs and 'C'-shaped slots which are 16 sized and shaped to laterally and slidingly engage with each 17 other when two blocks are mated. Each lug and slot is 18 disposed at a mediate point of a respective sidewall and 19 extends along a height thereof. Furthermore, each straight sidewall of a block has a same height and width as a respec-21 tively sized block although it may have a configuration 22 different thereto. Each block has a plurality of protru-23 sions extending integrally and upwardly from the top wall 24 thereof and a corresponding plurality of recesses defined in the open bottom thereof, the protrusions and recesses sized 26 and configured such that a top face of one block may be 27 longitudinally engaged to a bottom of another block. The 28 engagement is due to an interference fit between the .
1 recesses and protrusions which requires a predetermined 2 force to engage and disengage two blocks.
3 Preferably, a block of a different size but of a same 4 shape as another block may have protrusions and recesses of a size different to the other block.
6 Advantageously, when a block having at least four 7 sidewalls has both lugs and slots, each lug and each slot is 8 alternately disposed in respective sidewalls so that the 9 lugs and slots alternate in sequence in a periphery of the block.
11 Referring to Figs. 1 and lA, a first block 5 is square 12 in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, four 13 straight sides extending between the top wall and the bot-14 tom, two lugs 52, two slots 54, four projections 58, four recesses (not numbered) and a central passage 56 also ex-16 tending between the top wall and the bottom and defined by a 17 tubular portion.
18 Referring to Figs. 2 and 2A, a second block 10 is 19 hexagonal in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, six straight sides, three lugs 102, three slots 104, 21 four upper projections 108, four lower recesses (not num-22 bered) and a central passage 106 defined by a tubular por-23 tion extending between the top wall and the bottom.
24 Referring to Figs. 3 and 3A, a third block 15 is circu-lar in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, a 26 circular side wall, four lugs 152, four slots 154, four 27 upper projections 158, four lower recesses (not numbered) 28 and a central passage 156 defined by a tubular portion - ~166592 7 _ extending integrally from the top wall to the bottom.
2 Preferably, each lug and each slot are alternately and equi-3 distantly disposed in the circular periphery.
4 Referring to Figs. 4 and 4A, a fourth block 20 has a cross-section which is a truncated sector of a circle having 6 a top wall, an open bottom, three straight side walls and an7 arcuate side wall, four slots 204, four upper protrusions 8 208, four lower recesses (not numbered) and a central pas-9 sage 206 defined by a tubular portion extending integrally from the top wall to the bottom.
11 Referring to Figs. S, 5A and 11, a fifth block 25 has a12 cross-section which is a truncated sector of a circle having13 a top wall, an open bottom, three straight side walls and an14 arcuate side wall, two slots 254, two lugs 252, four upper protrusions 258, four lower recesses (not numbered) and a 16 central passage 256 defined by a tubular portion extending 17 integrally from the top wall to the bottom. Preferably, 18 each recess is defined in the arcuate sidewall and a 19 straight side wall opposite thereto and each lug is formed in the remaining two straight sidewalls.
21 Referring to Fig. 6, a sixth block 30 is triangular in 22 cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, three side23 walls, one lug 302, two slots 304, three upper projections 24 308, and three lower recesses (not numbered). Preferably, the triangular shape is an isoseles triangle.
26 Referring to Fig. 7, a seventh block 35 is triangular 27 in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, three 28 side walls, two lugs 352, one slot 354 three upper projections 358, and three lower recesses (not numbered).
2 Preferably, the triangular shape is an isoseles triangle.
3 Referring to Fig. 8, a first adapter element 40 of the4 present invention is tri-lobic in cross-section wherein three lobes are preferably sized and configured to be each 6 equal to a lug of the blocks and integrally formed in an arc 7 to define a central slot sized and configured to receive a 8 lug of a corresponding block.
9 Referring to Fig. 9, a second adapter element 45 of the present invention includes a hollow rod, '8'-shaped in 11 cross-section, thereby defining a first lug-like portion 452 12 integrally and longitudinally formed to a second lug-like 13 portion 454, each lug-like portion being sized and config-14 ured to be receivable in a slot of a corresponding block.
Referring to Fig. 10, a third adapter element 50 of the 16 present invention is a hollow rod, '8'-shaped in cross-17 section, thereby defining a first lug-like portion 502 18 integrally and longitudinally formed to a second lug-like 19 portion 504 with a third short lug-like portion 506 integrally and perpendicularly formed at one end of the 21 first and second lug-like portions 502, 504. Each of the 22 first, second and third lug-like portions 502, 504, 506 is 23 sized and configured to be receivable in a slot of a corre-24 sponding block.
Furthermore, the blocks are preferably made of plastics 26 material which is suitable for injection moulding.
27 It is to be further noted that building blocks of the 28 present invention may have different heights yet still be 1 engageable together.
2 Building blocks and adapters of the present invention 3 provide novelty in the construction of geometric and alpha-4 betic shapes as shown in Fig. 12.
Although the present invention has been explained in 6 relation to its preferred embodiments, it is to be under-7 stood that many other possible modifications and variations 8 can be made without departing from the spirit and the scope 9 of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
The prior art toy building blocks have many sizes and 11 shapes but substantially have interlocking means extending 12 only from two opposite faces thereof which limits the 13 possibilities of designs ultimately constructible with the 14 blocks.
Furthermore, the simple interlocking means of prior art 16 toy building blocks is usually a longitudinal press fit 17 between protrusions of an upper face of a first block and 18 corresponding recesses of a lower face in a second block.
19 Such an interconnection is weak, particularly when subjected to a force perpendicular to a longitudinal force used to 21 combine the blocks. Thus, a user may experience considera-22 ble frustration when, after having spent a lot of time 23 constructing a model, e.g., an airplane, from the blocks, 24 the model starts to disintegrate when played with as a toy.
Thus, it is found there is a long and unfulfilled need 26 for a toy building element which has interlocking means 27 provided on each face thereof and that interlocking means 28 has a high resistance to impact yet can be simply overcome 2166~92 1 when desired.
3 one object of the present invention is to provide a set 4 of toy building blocks which can be build either longitudi-nally or interconnected laterally.
6 Another object of the present invention is to provide a 7 set of toy building blocks such that a structure constructed 8 with the blocks cannot be separated by opposite lateral 9 forces being applied respectively thereto and has considera-ble resistance to potentially destructive impact, yet can 11 easily be disassembled when required.
12 In order to achieve the above objects, the present 13 invention provides a toy building elements set wherein each 14 element comprises a block, substantially hollow and having an open lower end, a closed upper end, a peripheral wall 16 extending between the upper and lower ends, first intercon-17 necting means disposed in the peripheral wall, second inter-18 connecting means disposed in the upper end, third intercon-19 necting means disposed in the lower end, and a passage extending between the upper and lower ends and within the 21 peripheral wall whereby the elements can interlock with each 22 other in a horizontal plane via the first interlocking means 23 and a vertical plane via the second and the third interlock-24 ing means.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, 26 the first interconnecting means comprises a plurality of 27 'C'-shaped lugs each having an arc greater than 180 extend-28 ing perpendicularly and outwardly from a mediate point of ~66592 .
_ 3 _ 1the peripheral wall.
2In accordance with another aspect of the present inven-3tion, the first interconnecting means comprises a plurality 4of 'C'-shaped slots inwardly defined in the peripheral wall.
5The second interconnecting means comprises a plurality 6of cylindrical protrusions extending perpendicularly and 7upwardly from the upper end.
8The third interconnecting means comprises a plurality 9of recesses sized, spaced and shaped to receive, and corre-10sponding in plurality to the second interconnecting means.
11The passage is defined by a tubular wall extending 12integrally from an inner face of the upper end to the lower 13 end.
14The peripheral wall comprises at least three side walls 15and each side wall is straight and of a length, identical to 16straight walls of other elements of a same size series.
17In accordance with a further aspect of the present 18invention, the toy building elements further comprises a 19second plurality of elements each sized and configured to 20interlock with the first plurality of toy building elements 21to increase permutations of engagement therebetween.
22Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the 23invention will become more apparent from the following 24detailed description when taken in accompaniment with the 25drawings.
27Fig. 1 is a top end view of a first element of the 28present invention;
~- 2166592 1 Fig. lA is a perspective view of the first element 2 shown in Fig. 1;
3 Fig. 2 is an end view of a second element of the 4 present invention;
Fig. 2A is a perspective view of the second element 6 shown in Fig. 2;
7 Fig. 3 is an end view of a third element of the present8 invention;
9 Fig. 3A is a perspective view of the third element shown in Fig. l;
11 Fig. 4 is an end view of a fourth element of the 12 present invention;
13 Fig. 4A is a perspective view of the f ourth element 14 shown in Fig. 4;
Fig. 5 is an end view of a fifth element of the present 16 invention;
17 Fig. 5A is a perspective view of the fifth element 18 shown in Fig. 5;
19 Fig. 6 is an isometric view of a sixth element of the present invention;
21 Fig. 7 is an isometric view of a seventh element of the22 present invention;
23 Fig. 8 is an isometric view of an eighth element of the24 present invention;
Fig. 9 is an isometric view of a ninth element of the 26 present invention;
27 Fig. 10 is an isometric view of a tenth element of the 28 present invention;
~166~92 1 Fig. 11 is a second end view of the fifth element of 2 the present invention; and 3 Fig. 12 shows an assembly example of building blocks 4 and adapters in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
6 Referring to the drawings, a toy building block puzzle 7 includes at least a first group of different toy building 8 elements [hereinafter the first group of elements are indi-9 vidually referred to as blocks] and a second group of ele-ments preferably having three adapters. Each block of the 11 first group is substantially hollow with an open bottom, a 12 closed top wall, the top wall having a generally planar 13 upper surface and a plurality of side walls extending down-14 wardly from the top wall. Preferably, each block may have a plurality of 'C'-shaped lugs and 'C'-shaped slots which are 16 sized and shaped to laterally and slidingly engage with each 17 other when two blocks are mated. Each lug and slot is 18 disposed at a mediate point of a respective sidewall and 19 extends along a height thereof. Furthermore, each straight sidewall of a block has a same height and width as a respec-21 tively sized block although it may have a configuration 22 different thereto. Each block has a plurality of protru-23 sions extending integrally and upwardly from the top wall 24 thereof and a corresponding plurality of recesses defined in the open bottom thereof, the protrusions and recesses sized 26 and configured such that a top face of one block may be 27 longitudinally engaged to a bottom of another block. The 28 engagement is due to an interference fit between the .
1 recesses and protrusions which requires a predetermined 2 force to engage and disengage two blocks.
3 Preferably, a block of a different size but of a same 4 shape as another block may have protrusions and recesses of a size different to the other block.
6 Advantageously, when a block having at least four 7 sidewalls has both lugs and slots, each lug and each slot is 8 alternately disposed in respective sidewalls so that the 9 lugs and slots alternate in sequence in a periphery of the block.
11 Referring to Figs. 1 and lA, a first block 5 is square 12 in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, four 13 straight sides extending between the top wall and the bot-14 tom, two lugs 52, two slots 54, four projections 58, four recesses (not numbered) and a central passage 56 also ex-16 tending between the top wall and the bottom and defined by a 17 tubular portion.
18 Referring to Figs. 2 and 2A, a second block 10 is 19 hexagonal in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, six straight sides, three lugs 102, three slots 104, 21 four upper projections 108, four lower recesses (not num-22 bered) and a central passage 106 defined by a tubular por-23 tion extending between the top wall and the bottom.
24 Referring to Figs. 3 and 3A, a third block 15 is circu-lar in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, a 26 circular side wall, four lugs 152, four slots 154, four 27 upper projections 158, four lower recesses (not numbered) 28 and a central passage 156 defined by a tubular portion - ~166592 7 _ extending integrally from the top wall to the bottom.
2 Preferably, each lug and each slot are alternately and equi-3 distantly disposed in the circular periphery.
4 Referring to Figs. 4 and 4A, a fourth block 20 has a cross-section which is a truncated sector of a circle having 6 a top wall, an open bottom, three straight side walls and an7 arcuate side wall, four slots 204, four upper protrusions 8 208, four lower recesses (not numbered) and a central pas-9 sage 206 defined by a tubular portion extending integrally from the top wall to the bottom.
11 Referring to Figs. S, 5A and 11, a fifth block 25 has a12 cross-section which is a truncated sector of a circle having13 a top wall, an open bottom, three straight side walls and an14 arcuate side wall, two slots 254, two lugs 252, four upper protrusions 258, four lower recesses (not numbered) and a 16 central passage 256 defined by a tubular portion extending 17 integrally from the top wall to the bottom. Preferably, 18 each recess is defined in the arcuate sidewall and a 19 straight side wall opposite thereto and each lug is formed in the remaining two straight sidewalls.
21 Referring to Fig. 6, a sixth block 30 is triangular in 22 cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, three side23 walls, one lug 302, two slots 304, three upper projections 24 308, and three lower recesses (not numbered). Preferably, the triangular shape is an isoseles triangle.
26 Referring to Fig. 7, a seventh block 35 is triangular 27 in cross-section, having a top wall, an open bottom, three 28 side walls, two lugs 352, one slot 354 three upper projections 358, and three lower recesses (not numbered).
2 Preferably, the triangular shape is an isoseles triangle.
3 Referring to Fig. 8, a first adapter element 40 of the4 present invention is tri-lobic in cross-section wherein three lobes are preferably sized and configured to be each 6 equal to a lug of the blocks and integrally formed in an arc 7 to define a central slot sized and configured to receive a 8 lug of a corresponding block.
9 Referring to Fig. 9, a second adapter element 45 of the present invention includes a hollow rod, '8'-shaped in 11 cross-section, thereby defining a first lug-like portion 452 12 integrally and longitudinally formed to a second lug-like 13 portion 454, each lug-like portion being sized and config-14 ured to be receivable in a slot of a corresponding block.
Referring to Fig. 10, a third adapter element 50 of the 16 present invention is a hollow rod, '8'-shaped in cross-17 section, thereby defining a first lug-like portion 502 18 integrally and longitudinally formed to a second lug-like 19 portion 504 with a third short lug-like portion 506 integrally and perpendicularly formed at one end of the 21 first and second lug-like portions 502, 504. Each of the 22 first, second and third lug-like portions 502, 504, 506 is 23 sized and configured to be receivable in a slot of a corre-24 sponding block.
Furthermore, the blocks are preferably made of plastics 26 material which is suitable for injection moulding.
27 It is to be further noted that building blocks of the 28 present invention may have different heights yet still be 1 engageable together.
2 Building blocks and adapters of the present invention 3 provide novelty in the construction of geometric and alpha-4 betic shapes as shown in Fig. 12.
Although the present invention has been explained in 6 relation to its preferred embodiments, it is to be under-7 stood that many other possible modifications and variations 8 can be made without departing from the spirit and the scope 9 of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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1. A toy building elements set comprising:
(a) a first element having a first plan shape, the first element having an upper end, a lower end, and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (b) a second element having a second plan shape, the second element having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (c) a third element having a third plan shape, the third element having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (d) the first, second and third elements each having a first means for interconnecting formed on the individual sidewalls thereof, a second interconnecting means formed on the individual upper ends thereof and a third interconnecting means formed on the individual lower ends thereof, (e) the first interconnecting means comprising a plurality of matably engaging "C"-shaped lugs and slots, (f) the second interconnecting means comprising a plurality of cylindrical protrusions extending perpendicularly and upwardly from the upper end, and (g) the third interconnecting means comprising the lower end having a plurality of recesses, said recesses spaced and shaped to receive the cylindrical protrusions.
(a) a first element having a first plan shape, the first element having an upper end, a lower end, and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (b) a second element having a second plan shape, the second element having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (c) a third element having a third plan shape, the third element having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (d) the first, second and third elements each having a first means for interconnecting formed on the individual sidewalls thereof, a second interconnecting means formed on the individual upper ends thereof and a third interconnecting means formed on the individual lower ends thereof, (e) the first interconnecting means comprising a plurality of matably engaging "C"-shaped lugs and slots, (f) the second interconnecting means comprising a plurality of cylindrical protrusions extending perpendicularly and upwardly from the upper end, and (g) the third interconnecting means comprising the lower end having a plurality of recesses, said recesses spaced and shaped to receive the cylindrical protrusions.
2. A toy building elements set comprising:
(a) a first element substantially square in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end, and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (b) a second element substantially hexagonal in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (c) a third element substantially circular in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and a connecting sidewall therebetween, (d) a fourth element substantially truncated-sectored in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (e) a fifth element substantially truncated-sectored in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (f) a sixth element substantially triangular in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (g) the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth elements each having a first means for interconnecting formed on the individual sidewalls thereof, a second interconnecting means formed on the individual upper ends thereof and a third interconnecting means formed on the individual lower ends thereof, (h) the first interconnecting means comprising a plurality of matably engaging "C"-shaped lugs and slots, (i) the second interconnecting means comprising a plurality of cylindrical protrusions extending perpendicularly and upwardly from the upper end, (j) the third interconnecting means comprising the lower end having a plurality of recesses, said recesses spaced and shaped to receive the cylindrical protrusions.
(a) a first element substantially square in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end, and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (b) a second element substantially hexagonal in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (c) a third element substantially circular in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and a connecting sidewall therebetween, (d) a fourth element substantially truncated-sectored in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (e) a fifth element substantially truncated-sectored in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (f) a sixth element substantially triangular in plan shape having an upper end, a lower end and connecting sidewalls therebetween, (g) the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth elements each having a first means for interconnecting formed on the individual sidewalls thereof, a second interconnecting means formed on the individual upper ends thereof and a third interconnecting means formed on the individual lower ends thereof, (h) the first interconnecting means comprising a plurality of matably engaging "C"-shaped lugs and slots, (i) the second interconnecting means comprising a plurality of cylindrical protrusions extending perpendicularly and upwardly from the upper end, (j) the third interconnecting means comprising the lower end having a plurality of recesses, said recesses spaced and shaped to receive the cylindrical protrusions.
3. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, further comprising:
(a) a first adapter comprised of two integrally formed longitudinal lugs being "8"-shaped in cross-section, the lugs are dimensioned and spaced such that when the adapter is matably engaged with two slots of two elements, the elements are placed in close proximity.
(a) a first adapter comprised of two integrally formed longitudinal lugs being "8"-shaped in cross-section, the lugs are dimensioned and spaced such that when the adapter is matably engaged with two slots of two elements, the elements are placed in close proximity.
4. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, further comprising:
(a) a second adapter comprised of two integrally formed longitudinal lugs being "8"-shaped in cross-section and a lug integrally and perpendicularly disposed at an end of the two longitudinal lugs.
(a) a second adapter comprised of two integrally formed longitudinal lugs being "8"-shaped in cross-section and a lug integrally and perpendicularly disposed at an end of the two longitudinal lugs.
5. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, further comprising:
(a) a third adapter having three lugs in a radially spaced apart relationship about a center point, the third adapter having a slot at the center point.
(a) a third adapter having three lugs in a radially spaced apart relationship about a center point, the third adapter having a slot at the center point.
6. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, wherein:
(a) the first element comprises a first, second, third and fourth sidewall, (b) the first interconnecting means of the first element comprises the first and third sidewalls each having a lug disposed thereon, the second and fourth sidewall each having a slot disposed therein.
(a) the first element comprises a first, second, third and fourth sidewall, (b) the first interconnecting means of the first element comprises the first and third sidewalls each having a lug disposed thereon, the second and fourth sidewall each having a slot disposed therein.
7. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, wherein:
(a) the second element comprises a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth sidewall, (b the first interconnecting means of the second element comprises the first, third, and fifth sidewalls having a lug disposed thereon, the second, fourth and sixth sidewall having a slot disposed therein.
(a) the second element comprises a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth sidewall, (b the first interconnecting means of the second element comprises the first, third, and fifth sidewalls having a lug disposed thereon, the second, fourth and sixth sidewall having a slot disposed therein.
8. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, wherein:
(a) the first interconnecting means of the third element comprises four lugs in an equally spaced apart relationship disposed on the sidewall, and the sidewall having four slots therein, each slot spaced equally between two lugs.
(a) the first interconnecting means of the third element comprises four lugs in an equally spaced apart relationship disposed on the sidewall, and the sidewall having four slots therein, each slot spaced equally between two lugs.
9. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, wherein:
(a) the fourth element comprises four sidewalls, said sidewalls comprise three flat sidewalls and a curved sidewall, and (b) the first interconnecting means of the fourth element comprises each of the four sidewalls having a slot disposed therein.
(a) the fourth element comprises four sidewalls, said sidewalls comprise three flat sidewalls and a curved sidewall, and (b) the first interconnecting means of the fourth element comprises each of the four sidewalls having a slot disposed therein.
10. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, wherein:
(a) the fifth element comprises four sidewalls, said sidewalls comprise three flat sidewalls and a curved sidewall, (b) the first interconnecting means of the fourth element comprises two of the three flat sidewalls having a lug disposed thereon, the flat sidewall opposite said curved sidewall having a slot therein, and the curved sidewall having a slot disposed therein.
(a) the fifth element comprises four sidewalls, said sidewalls comprise three flat sidewalls and a curved sidewall, (b) the first interconnecting means of the fourth element comprises two of the three flat sidewalls having a lug disposed thereon, the flat sidewall opposite said curved sidewall having a slot therein, and the curved sidewall having a slot disposed therein.
11. The toy building elements set as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the first, second, third, fourth and fifth elements each having a passage centrally disposed therethrough.
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