EP3697512B1 - A toy construction and use of such a toy construction set - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a toy construction set comprising a number of toy building blocks each having an upper surface provided with one or more coupling knobs arranged equidistantly in a uniform, preferably square, pattern, and a lower surface provided with one or more coupling sockets adapted for releasable frictional engagement with the couplings knobs on another building block in the toy construction set,
- US patent application no. 2003/155389 discloses a slap on wrist watch with a bistable band
- US patent application no. 2017/095044 discloses a wristwatch with a flexible band and complementary couplers for releasable attaching the watch to the flexible band.
- bistable band It is thereby possible to build constructions where one or more building blocks of different sizes are mounted onto the bistable band, and when the bistable band is urged to alter its shape from one stable position to another, then this will result in e.g. the ejection of the building blocks from the bistable band.
- the bistable band may e.g. be used as a slap bracelet allowing only building blocks that are covering only a single knob in a row on the bistable band to stay attached to the bistable band after it is slapped onto the wrist or other body part of the user. In this way it is possible to build different and customized slap bracelets, where the "single knob" blocks resembles ornaments on the slap bracelet.
- the longitudinal direction means the direction where the bistable band has its longest measure.
- the second curvature axis extends at a distance from the second opposite side of the bistable band in order to ensure the highest possible stability of the two stable positions.
- the bistable band may advantageously comprise a body made from a bistable metal band.
- the couplings knobs may advantageously be made from a plastic material attached to the bistable metal band by injection moulding.
- the bistable metal band is embedded in a plastic cover so that at least the edges of the band are covered by the plastic cover.
- the plastic cover may advantageously be injection moulded onto the bistable metal band, so that the bistable metal band is completely enclosed by the plastic cover, and where the plastic coupling knobs are integrally moulded with the plastic cover.
- the coupling knobs are arranged in one, two or three, or even more rows extending parallel with the longitudinal direction of the bistable band.
- the length of the bistable band measured in the longitudinal direction of the bistable band may advantageously be so long that the ends in the longitudinal direction of the bistable band are overlapping when the bistable band is in said second stable shape being curved about the second curvature axis. Thereby the bistable band forms a closed loop when it is resting in its second stable position.
- the length of the bistable band in this relation furthermore be so that it may conveniently be curved about the wrist of a person when it forms a closed loop.
- the rows of knobs may furthermore end at a distance from one end of the bistable band seen in the longitudinal direction, and so that the first side of the bistable band, when it is positioned in the second stable shape, abuts the second side of the bistable band.
- the number of toy building blocks comprises one or more building blocks without couplings knobs and having only one coupling socket adapted for frictional engagement with only one coupling knob of the bistable band.
- the toy building set is especially useful as a slap bracelet where the "one socket" building elements may resemble ornamental stones that keeps attached to the slap bracelet even when transforming it from one stable position to another.
- Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of the bistable band 2 forming part of the toy construction set according to the present invention.
- the bistable band is formed in the shape as a slap bracelet 2, having coupling knobs 3 arranged in two parallel rows on the first side 7 of the slap bracelet.
- the slap bracelet is made from a bistable metal band 11 as shown in figure 5 .
- bistable metal bands are well known in the art, and they provide the option of slapping the bracelet against e.g. the wrist of a person when it is in its first stable position as shown in figure 1 , where the bistable metal band 11.
- the bistable metal band may be urged to be transformed from this first stable position and into the second stable position as shown in figure 4 , where the bistable metal band curves about a second curvature axis (not shown in the figure) being substantially perpendicular to the first curvature axis.
- the bistable metal band 11 is provided with a cover 14 of a soft and elastic plastic material extending so that it covers the sharp edges 13 of the bistable metal band 11.
- the cover 14 is in this embodiment injection molded onto the bistable metal band 11, and for this reason holes 12 are extending through the cover 14 and into the bistable metal band 11. Apart from these holes 12, resulting from the necessity of using holding pins for positioning the bistable metal band in the correct position in the mold cavity of an injection molding tool, then the bistable metal band 11 is in this embodiment completely enclosed in the cover 14.
- Figure 2 and 3 shows a building block 1 also forming part of the toy building set according to the present invention.
- Building blocks of this kind are well known in the prior art in various different shapes and embodiments all having a upper surface 4 with coupling knobs 3 arranged equidistantly in a square pattern, and a lower surface 5 having one or more sockets 6 arranged for frictional engagement with the coupling knobs 3 on the upper surface of another such building element 1, or according to the present invention with the couplings knobs 3 on the slap bracelet 2 shown in figure 1 .
- the slap bracelet 2 may also be used as eg. a catapult for ejecting a building block 1 according to figure 2 and 3 away from the slap bracelet 2, if such a building element 1 is attached to the couplings knobs 3 on the slap bracelet 2 whereafter the slap bracelet 2 is urged to transform from the first stable position shown in figure 1 into the second stable position shown in figure 4 .
- bistable band/slap bracelet 2 provides different options for the user to build constructions with very different functionality.
- the slap bracelet 2 has opposite ends 9 being shaped without coupling knobs 3, so that first 7 and the second side 8 of the slap bracelet 2, having a length allowing the opposite ends to overlap, are directly in contact with each other.
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- The present invention relates to a toy construction set comprising a number of toy building blocks each having an upper surface provided with one or more coupling knobs arranged equidistantly in a uniform, preferably square, pattern, and a lower surface provided with one or more coupling sockets adapted for releasable frictional engagement with the couplings knobs on another building block in the toy construction set,
- Today construction sets of the above mentioned kind exists in countless different embodiments all for the purpose of providing new and intriguing functionality to the user.
- In this relation
US patent no. 9480931 EP patent application no. 621062 -
US patent application no. 2003/155389 discloses a slap on wrist watch with a bistable band, andUS patent application no. 2017/095044 discloses a wristwatch with a flexible band and complementary couplers for releasable attaching the watch to the flexible band. - On this background it is the purpose of the present invention to provide a construction set as mentioned in the introduction, and providing the user with further options for building more different constructions with new and intriguing functionality.
- This is obtained by the toy construction set according to
claim 1 and eg. by using such a toy construction set as defined byclaim 11, by using a bistable building element/band having a first stable shape where it is curved about a first curvature axis extending parallel with the longitudinal direction of the band and at a distance from a first side of the band, and a second stable shape where it is curved about a second curvature axis extending substantially perpendicular with the first curvature axis, and where the bistable band on the first side of the bistable band comprises multiple coupling knobs arranged in a uniform, preferably square pattern, and where each coupling knob is adapted for frictional engagement with a coupling socket of another building block in the toy construction set according to the invention. - It is thereby possible to build constructions where one or more building blocks of different sizes are mounted onto the bistable band, and when the bistable band is urged to alter its shape from one stable position to another, then this will result in e.g. the ejection of the building blocks from the bistable band.
- On the other hand the bistable band may e.g. be used as a slap bracelet allowing only building blocks that are covering only a single knob in a row on the bistable band to stay attached to the bistable band after it is slapped onto the wrist or other body part of the user. In this way it is possible to build different and customized slap bracelets, where the "single knob" blocks resembles ornaments on the slap bracelet.
- In this relation the longitudinal direction means the direction where the bistable band has its longest measure.
- In a preferred embodiment the second curvature axis extends at a distance from the second opposite side of the bistable band in order to ensure the highest possible stability of the two stable positions.
- In this relation the bistable band may advantageously comprise a body made from a bistable metal band.
- Furthermore the couplings knobs may advantageously be made from a plastic material attached to the bistable metal band by injection moulding.
- In a preferred embodiment the bistable metal band is embedded in a plastic cover so that at least the edges of the band are covered by the plastic cover. In this relation the plastic cover may advantageously be injection moulded onto the bistable metal band, so that the bistable metal band is completely enclosed by the plastic cover, and where the plastic coupling knobs are integrally moulded with the plastic cover.
- Preferably the coupling knobs are arranged in one, two or three, or even more rows extending parallel with the longitudinal direction of the bistable band.
- Furthermore the length of the bistable band measured in the longitudinal direction of the bistable band may advantageously be so long that the ends in the longitudinal direction of the bistable band are overlapping when the bistable band is in said second stable shape being curved about the second curvature axis. Thereby the bistable band forms a closed loop when it is resting in its second stable position. The length of the bistable band in this relation furthermore be so that it may conveniently be curved about the wrist of a person when it forms a closed loop.
- In this relation the rows of knobs may furthermore end at a distance from one end of the bistable band seen in the longitudinal direction, and so that the first side of the bistable band, when it is positioned in the second stable shape, abuts the second side of the bistable band.
- In a preferred embodiment the number of toy building blocks comprises one or more building blocks without couplings knobs and having only one coupling socket adapted for frictional engagement with only one coupling knob of the bistable band. Thereby the toy building set is especially useful as a slap bracelet where the "one socket" building elements may resemble ornamental stones that keeps attached to the slap bracelet even when transforming it from one stable position to another.
- In the following one or more embodiments of the invention will be described in more detail and with reference to the drawing, where:
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Fig. 1 : Is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a bistable band for the toy construction set according to the present invention. -
Fig. 2 : Is a perspective view of a building block for the toy construction set according to the invention. -
Fig. 3 : Is a bottom view of the building block shown infigure 2 . -
Fig. 4 : Is a perspective view of the bistable band shown infigure 1 , but in a second stable position, and with a building block attached. -
Fig. 5 : Is a perspective view of a different building element for the toy construction set according to the invention. -
Fig. 6 : Is a cross section view of the bistable band in the stable position shown infigure 1 . -
Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of thebistable band 2 forming part of the toy construction set according to the present invention. In this embodiment the bistable band is formed in the shape as aslap bracelet 2, havingcoupling knobs 3 arranged in two parallel rows on thefirst side 7 of the slap bracelet. In this embodiment the slap bracelet is made from abistable metal band 11 as shown infigure 5 . Such bistable metal bands are well known in the art, and they provide the option of slapping the bracelet against e.g. the wrist of a person when it is in its first stable position as shown infigure 1 , where thebistable metal band 11. Keeps the slap bracelet straight and having a curvature as shown infigure 5 about a curvature axis (not shown on the figures) extending along the longitudinal length of the slap bracelet, substantially parallel with the two rows ofcoupling knobs 3 arranged on thefirst side 7 of the slap bracelet. - By doing so the bistable metal band may be urged to be transformed from this first stable position and into the second stable position as shown in
figure 4 , where the bistable metal band curves about a second curvature axis (not shown in the figure) being substantially perpendicular to the first curvature axis. - In this embodiment the
bistable metal band 11 is provided with acover 14 of a soft and elastic plastic material extending so that it covers thesharp edges 13 of thebistable metal band 11. - The
cover 14 is in this embodiment injection molded onto thebistable metal band 11, and for thisreason holes 12 are extending through thecover 14 and into thebistable metal band 11. Apart from theseholes 12, resulting from the necessity of using holding pins for positioning the bistable metal band in the correct position in the mold cavity of an injection molding tool, then thebistable metal band 11 is in this embodiment completely enclosed in thecover 14. -
Figure 2 and 3 shows abuilding block 1 also forming part of the toy building set according to the present invention. Building blocks of this kind are well known in the prior art in various different shapes and embodiments all having aupper surface 4 withcoupling knobs 3 arranged equidistantly in a square pattern, and alower surface 5 having one ormore sockets 6 arranged for frictional engagement with thecoupling knobs 3 on the upper surface of anothersuch building element 1, or according to the present invention with thecouplings knobs 3 on theslap bracelet 2 shown infigure 1 . - This is possible due to the fact that the rows of
coupling knobs 3 on theslap bracelet 2 are arranged in accordance with the same square pattern as thecoupling knobs 3 of thebuilding element 1 shown infigure 2 . - In this way the
slap bracelet 2 may also be used as eg. a catapult for ejecting abuilding block 1 according tofigure 2 and 3 away from theslap bracelet 2, if such abuilding element 1 is attached to thecouplings knobs 3 on theslap bracelet 2 whereafter theslap bracelet 2 is urged to transform from the first stable position shown infigure 1 into the second stable position shown infigure 4 . - On the other hand, when a
smaller building element 10 as shown infigure 6 , and having a coupling socket (not shown) arranged underneath and being shaped only for frictional attachment of thesmaller building element 10 to asingle coupling knob 3 on the slap bracelet, are attached to the slap bracelet, then this smaller building element may not be ejected from theslap bracelet 2, but stay on the slap bracelet as shown infigure 4 . - Thereby the bistable band/
slap bracelet 2 provides different options for the user to build constructions with very different functionality. - In this embodiment the
slap bracelet 2 hasopposite ends 9 being shaped withoutcoupling knobs 3, so that first 7 and thesecond side 8 of theslap bracelet 2, having a length allowing the opposite ends to overlap, are directly in contact with each other.
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- A toy construction set comprising a number of toy building blocks (1) each having an upper surface (4) provided with one or more coupling knobs (3) arranged equidistantly in a uniform, preferably square, pattern, and a lower surface (5) provided with one or more coupling sockets (6) adapted for releasable frictional engagement with the couplings knobs (3) on another building block in the toy construction set, characterized in, that the toy construction set further comprises a building element comprising a bistable band (2), and where the band has a first stable shape where it is curved about a first curvature axis extending parallel with the longitudinal direction of the band and at a distance from a first side (7) of the band, and a second stable shape where it is curved about a second curvature axis extending substantially perpendicular with the first curvature axis, and where the bistable band (2) on the first side (7) of the bistable band (2) comprises multiple coupling knobs (3) arranged in a uniform, preferably square pattern, and where each coupling knob (3) is adapted for frictional engagement with a coupling socket (6) of building block (1) in the toy construction set.
- A toy construction set according to claim 1, , characterized in, that the second curvature axis extends at a distance from the second opposite side of the bistable band (2).
- A toy construction set according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in, that the bistable band (2) comprises a body made from a bistable metal band (11).
- A toy construction set according to claim 3, characterized in, that the coupling knobs (3) are injection moulded onto the bistable metal band (11).
- A toy construction set according to claim 4, characterized in, that the bistable metal band is embedded in a plastic cover (8).
- A toy construction set according to claim 5, characterized in, that the plastic cover (8) is injection moulded onto the bistable metal band (11), so that the bistable metal band (11) is completely enclosed by the plastic cover (8), and where the plastic coupling knobs (3) are integrally moulded with the plastic cover (8).
- A toy construction set according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in, that the coupling knobs (3) are arranged in one or more rows extending parallel with the longitudinal direction of the bistable band (2).
- A toy construction set according to claim 7, characterized in, that the length of the bistable band (2) measured in the longitudinal direction of the bistable band (2) is so that the ends (9) in the longitudinal direction of the bistable band (2) are overlapping when the bistable band (2) is in said second stable shape being curved about the second curvature axis
- A toy construction set according to claim 2 and 8, characterized in, that the rows of knobs ends at a distance from one end (9) of the bistable band (2) seen in the longitudinal direction, and so that the first side (7) of the bistable band (2), when it is positioned in the second stable shape, abuts the second side (8) of the bistable band (2).
- A toy construction set according to claim 9, characterized in, that the number of toy building blocks further comprises one or more building blocks (10) without couplings knobs and having only one coupling socket (6) adapted for frictional engagement with only one coupling knob (3) of the bistable band (2).
- Use of a toy construction set according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in, that the bistable band (2) is used as a slap bracelet, and the building blocks (10) are used as ornaments on the slap bracelet.
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