Technical Field

The present invention relates to a toy building block provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multi-dimensional building block toy comprises of a magnetic connection and push fit connections to provide stability and durability.

Background of the Invention

One of the most enjoyable, popular and educational children’s toy category is construction toys and more specifically toy blocks. Another popular sub category is that of magnetic construction toys. A wide variety of built- up objects presently exists, some types can be connected or disconnected through push-in convex portions and concave portions affixed in/or on the individual multidimensional building block rods, others making use of magnets found on the ends of rods connected together via stainless steel balls, 2D magnetic geometric shapes. Said 2D magnetic geometric shapes utilizes cylindrical magnets disposed on the sides of the 2D magnetic geometric shapes to secure the designs in place, however said connections are not inherently stable to build with, and others that cannot be disconnected after being connected being adhesive.

With this invention of multidimensional building block rods and their connectors, we bridge the gap between a multidimensional toy block and numerous versions of magnetic toy construction lines such as magnetic 2 D geometric shapes and rod and stainless steel ball versions.

This invention’s unique ability to combine most of the functions found in popular construction toys lines into a single fractal and modular multidimensional building block rod and connector allows a child to easily develop their imagination and dexterity as they attempt to construct in different ways.

The conventional building blocks and magnetic toy construction lines that currently exist are, however, quite limited in the number, type of structures, and their structural stability, that can be assembled. More specifically magnetic toy construction lines that use 2D geometric shapes or magnetic bar or rod magnets which when constructed into 3D shapes are inherently weak structures that can easily demolish.

It is therefore, the principle object of the present invention to provide a modular multidimensional magnetic toy block rod and connector which when used in combination with other modular multidimensional toy building block rods and connectors of this present invention, can be easily assembled and disassembled to form a structure that is firmly held into place by using the multiple male and female connection push or snap fit points on each of the multidimensional toy building block rods and connectors whilst still being able to use a fully rotational magnet embedded into each multidimensional toy building block rod to connect 3D shapes that are formed to other 3D shapes that are formed.

A second object of the toy multidimensional building block rods and connectors of the present invention is the provision of a modular magnetic toy which not only can construct 2D geometric shapes but also 3D forms that use many accessories as an integral part of these construction blocks that are made to allow for a variety of functions, such as but not limited to, mechanical, electronic, gears, ball runs, polygons and unlimited amount of 3 D designs for enhanced play value. These will become apparent in the drawings and explanations to follow.

Summary of the Invention

The present invention relates to a toy building block provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multi-dimensional building block toy having a magnetic connection and push fit connections to provide stability and durability.

A building rod assembly being configured as backbone means of the multi-dimensional building block toy and wherein said building rod assembly further comprises of a plurality of abutting surfaces configured to form a solid shape, a plurality of sockets being disposed on the plurality of abutting surfaces, a plurality of connecting joint positioned in different ends of the building rod assembly and a magnetic block disposed inside of the building rod assembly; a plurality of multidimensional connector being operably connected to the building rod assembly; a plurality of geometric plates being operably connected to the building rod assembly and plurality of multidimensional connector; a plurality of accessory block being detachable to the building rod assembly and plurality of multidimensional connector. It is therefore, the principle object of the present invention to provide a modular multidimensional magnetic toy block rod and connector which when used in combination with other modular multidimensional toy building block rods and connectors of this present invention, can be easily assembled and disassembled to form a structure that is firmly held into place by using the multiple male and female connection push or snap fit points on each of the multidimensional toy building block rods and connectors whilst still being able to use a fully rotational magnet embedded into each multidimensional toy building block rod to connect 3D shapes that are formed to other 3D shapes that are formed..

Brief Description of the Drawings

The present invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an isometric view of a multi dimensional building block toy.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a building rod assembly.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the building rod assembly illustrating the disposition of a magnetic block.

Figure 4 is a plurality of multidimensional connector.

Figure 5 is an auxiliary projection of the building rod assembly being connected to the plurality of multidimensional connector.

Figure 6a is an illustration of the embodiment of the plurality of geometric plates. Figure 6b is another embodiment of the plurality of geometric plates.

Figure 7 is a projection of another embodiment of the plurality of geometric plates.

Figure 8 is an illustration of the multi-dimensional building block toy.

Figure 9 is an embodiment of a plurality of accessory block.

Figure 10 is an illustration of a vehicle comprises of the multi-dimensional building block toy.

Figure 11 is an embodiment of the multi dimensional building block toy configured as a ball run assembly.

Detailed Description

Before describing the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the phraseologies and terminologies used herein are for the purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate the components or elements throughout the ensuing enabling description, the present invention provides for a multi-dimensional building block toy as 1000.

References are made to Figure 1, the multi dimensional building block 1000 comprises of a building rod assembly 1100, a plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 and a plurality of geometric plates 1300. Said building rod assembly 1100, a plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 and plurality of geometric plates 1300 are being operably connected to each other to form a shape, design or a solid figure. In Figure 2, the building rod assembly 1100 being configured as backbone means of the multi-dimensional building block toy 1000 and wherein said building rod assembly 1100 further comprises of a plurality of abutting surfaces 1101 configured to form a solid shape, a plurality of sockets 1102 being disposed on the plurality of abutting surfaces 1101, a plurality of connecting joint 1103 positioned in different ends of the building rod assembly 1100. The plurality of abutting surfaces 1101, as can be seen in Figure 1, is equal of dimensions to form a rectangular shaped rod. Also, the plurality of sockets

1102 are being configured to provide an attachment fixture to the plurality of geometric plates 1300 and the plurality of building block 1400.

The plurality of connecting joint 1103 is being securely attachable to the plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 and said plurality of connecting joint

1103 is a ball joint connector. Also, said plurality of connecting joint 1103 being a ball joint connector provides a rotational movement to the building rod assembly 1100. In another embodiment, said plurality of connecting joint 1103 is a four finger clasp style joint which houses ball protrusion style connectors.

With this, the plurality of sockets 1102 and plurality of connecting joint 1103 provides a 10 connection points to the plurality of multidimensional connector 1200, a plurality of geometric plates 1300 and the plurality of building block 1400 allowing endless design shapes and possibilities.

Referring to Figure 3, a magnetic block 1104 disposed inside of the building rod assembly 1100. Said magnetic block 1104 is being configured to provide magnetic connection of the building rod assembly 1100 to each other. The magnetic block 1104 is preferably made of neodymium properties with grades between N32 to N52. Also, the magnetic block 1104 is provided with a rectangular shape to provide a stronger magnetic surface to surface connection and able to fully rotate thus having the ability to always attract and never repel.

In another embodiment of the building rod assembly 1100, said building rod assembly 1100 comprises of at least one male protrusions and multiple female connection points. Said male protrusions is preferably a ball joint and the multiple female connection points is preferably ball joint recesses.

The plurality of multidimensional connector 1200, as illustrated in Figure 4, are cube shaped figure and said plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 comprises of plurality of surfaces 1201 provided with a plurality of connecting means 1202 to provide connectivity to the plurality of connecting joint 1103. As seen in Figure 5, said plurality of connecting joint 1103 is being push fit to the plurality of connecting means 1202 via the plurality of connecting means 1202 and as mentioned earlier, the plurality of connecting joint 1103 being a ball joint connector provides a rotational movement to the building rod assembly 1100 while being fixedly attached to the plurality of connecting means 1202. With the connection of the building rod assembly 1100 and the plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 provides 28 connection points to be connected on another building rod assembly 1100 and plurality of multidimensional connector 1200. With the repeated usage of building rod assembly 1100 and plurality of multidimensional connector 1200, said building rod assembly 1100 and plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 are configured to be modular.

In another embodiment of the plurality of multidimensional connector 1200, the plurality of connecting means 1202 is a plurality of recesses or a plurality of protrusions or a combination of both.

In the present embodiment of the multi- dimensional building block toy 1000, the building rod assembly 1100 and plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 are preferably made of a plastic material and wherein said plastic material is luminous, buoyant, and translucent in nature. Also, the plurality of abutting surfaces 1101 and plurality of surfaces 1201 are equal of dimensions.

As viewed in Figure 6a and 6b, the plurality of geometric plates 1300 comprises of a body 1301 having a diversity of connectors 1302 disposed on the sides of the body 1301. The embodiments shown in the Figure 6a and 6b provides that the body 1301 is preferably configured to geometrical shapes such as triangle, square, pentagon etc. The diversity of connectors 1302 are configured to manually push fit to the plurality of abutting surfaces 1101.

Figure 7 provides another embodiment of the plurality of geometric plates 1300. Said embodiment provides that the body 1301 is preferably a having a flat or Lego surfaces. The Lego surfaces are utilized to provide interoperability to the Lego toys in the market with the multi- dimensional building block toy 1000.

Moreover, Figure 7 and 8 provides the plurality of geometric plates 1300 being operably connected to the building rod assembly 1100 and plurality of multidimensional connector 1200. Said connection of the building rod assembly 1100, plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 and plurality of geometric plates 1300 provides a user the freedom to create infinite designs and shapes with structural integrity provided by the building rod assembly 1100. Said plurality of geometric plates 1300, through the diversity of connectors 1302, are manually push fit to the plurality of sockets 1102 of the building rod assembly 1100.

In Figure 9, the plurality of accessory block 1400 comprises of a utility block 1401 utilized as a working body of the plurality of building block 1400 and a multitude of connectors 1402 being operably connected on the utility block 1401. Said plurality of accessory block 1400 being detachable to the building rod assembly 1100 and plurality of multidimensional connector 1200 through the multitude of connectors 1402. The utility block 1401 is an accessory block configured to specific functions preferably such as wheels, gears, tube etc. The multi dimensional building block 1000 are enclosed such that water cannot get inside the hollow body of the multi dimensional building block 1000.

Figure 10 portrays an embodiment of the multi dimensional building block 1000 showing the building rod assembly 1100, the plurality of multidimensional connector 1200, the plurality of geometric plates 1300 and the plurality of accessory block 1400 being operably connected together to form a vehicle design.

Figure 11 is an embodiment of the multi dimensional building block toy configured as a ball run assembly. The utility block 1401 is being configured as a tube to provide a path/guide and as an opening for a ball to be slotted in the ball run assembly.

Additional advantages and modifications of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art in view of these teachings. The present invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, representative contrivances, and illustrative examples shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the general concept as defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.