EP0596258A1 - Elément de jeu de construction - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0596258A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: housing; building block; toy building; knobs; block according
Prior art date: 1992-10-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP93115946A

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German (de)

English (en)

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EP0596258B1 (fr

Inventor

Helmut Peterle

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1992-10-08

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1993-10-02

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1994-05-11

1993-10-02 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1994-05-11 Publication of EP0596258A1 publication Critical patent/EP0596258A1/fr

1996-11-20 Application granted granted Critical

1996-11-20 Publication of EP0596258B1 publication Critical patent/EP0596258B1/fr

2013-10-02 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H33/00—Other toys
- A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
- A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
- A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails
- A63H33/086—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails with primary projections fitting by friction in complementary spaces between secondary projections, e.g. sidewalls

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the invention relates to a toy module consisting of a housing which is essentially open on the underside, at least one row of knobs being provided on the top of the housing.
Blocks of the type mentioned are generally known under the name “Lego blocks”.
Such modules have round knobs on the top of the housing for the clampable reception of a further stone.
the housing of such a module is opened on its underside in order to be able to receive the knobs of another stone in a clampable manner.
each knob which is advantageously square, has an outwardly tapering phase on each edge on its upper side.
the phase is used for centering when connecting two stones.
each knob also has an inwardly tapering phase on each edge.
a peripheral edge is formed, in particular in connection with the phase that runs outward.
the vertical housing inner wall advantageously has projections extending inwards at least in the region of the knobs, with each projection abutting the corresponding phase of the knobs. That is, a quasi-positive connection is created, through which a relatively high clamping force is achieved, but which is nevertheless easy to release, because only the resistance offered by the edge only has to be overcome.
both the angle of the inwardly tapering phase and that of the projection is approximately 50; the height of the knobs is between 0.5 and 2.0 mm, but preferably about 1.0 mm. It has been shown that, in particular at a height of 1.0 mm, the manufacturing costs can be kept low and the handling of the stones is also optimal.
webs are provided in the interior of the housing, which extend vertically from the top of the housing to the bottom of the housing.
the web is advantageously T-shaped, the horizontal leg of the T-shaped web approximately corresponding to the distance of two knobs and the horizontal leg of the T-shaped web is therefore clamped by two knobs.
the building block designated overall by 1 consists of a housing 2 which is open at the bottom and has knobs 3 on both the top and the vertical side surfaces.
the housing itself there are two T-shaped webs 4 (FIG. 2), the horizontal part 4a of the web 4 having a lateral extent which corresponds to the distance between two knobs 3. That is, the horizontal part 4a of the web 4 is gripped by two knobs 3.
the remaining knobs 3 are received by the housing wall 2a by clamping.
FIG. 3 An enlarged representation of a knob is shown in FIG. 3; the knob 3 has a phase 3a which initially runs outwards, which serves for centering when two stones are put together, and which merges into an inward phase 3b with the formation of an edge 3c.
the projections 2b arranged on the housing inner wall also have an angle of 50 corresponding to the angle of the phase of the knobs, so that the projection 2b and the phase 3b interlock and the surfaces abut one another.

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EP93115946A 1992-10-08 1993-10-02 Elément de jeu de construction Expired - Lifetime EP0596258B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE9213538U DE9213538U1 (de)	1992-10-08	1992-10-08	Spielzeug-Baustein
DE9213538U		1992-10-08

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Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0596258A1 true EP0596258A1 (fr)	1994-05-11
EP0596258B1 EP0596258B1 (fr)	1996-11-20

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EP93115946A Expired - Lifetime EP0596258B1 (fr)	1992-10-08	1993-10-02	Elément de jeu de construction

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EP (1)	EP0596258B1 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE145345T1 (fr)
DE (2)	DE9213538U1 (fr)
DK (1)	DK0596258T3 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2094443T3 (fr)

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US1971545A (en) *	1932-02-16	1934-08-28	Rubber Specialties Company Inc	Toy building block
CH365015A (de) *	1957-04-24	1962-10-15	Schiffler Kurt	Aus einem klotzförmigen Teil und aus einem Verbindungsteil bestehendes Bauelement
GB908097A (en)	1960-03-18	1962-10-17	Christiansen Godtfred Kirk	Improvements in or relating to toy building sets and associated building elements
US3566531A (en)	1962-06-09	1971-03-02	Heinz Hasel	Mating blocks having beaded studs and resilient sidewalls
DE2105568A1 (de) *	1971-02-06	1972-08-10	Andris, Raimund, 7731 Pfaffenweiler	Modellbaustein
EP0492067A1 (fr) *	1990-12-28	1992-07-01	Palimondial S.A.	Pièce de raccordement de construction faisant partie d'un jeu de construction

1992
- 1992-10-08 DE DE9213538U patent/DE9213538U1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
1993
- 1993-10-02 EP EP93115946A patent/EP0596258B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-10-02 DE DE59304538T patent/DE59304538D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-10-02 AT AT93115946T patent/ATE145345T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1993-10-02 ES ES93115946T patent/ES2094443T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-10-02 DK DK93115946.1T patent/DK0596258T3/da active

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US1971545A (en) *	1932-02-16	1934-08-28	Rubber Specialties Company Inc	Toy building block
CH365015A (de) *	1957-04-24	1962-10-15	Schiffler Kurt	Aus einem klotzförmigen Teil und aus einem Verbindungsteil bestehendes Bauelement
GB908097A (en)	1960-03-18	1962-10-17	Christiansen Godtfred Kirk	Improvements in or relating to toy building sets and associated building elements
US3566531A (en)	1962-06-09	1971-03-02	Heinz Hasel	Mating blocks having beaded studs and resilient sidewalls
DE2105568A1 (de) *	1971-02-06	1972-08-10	Andris, Raimund, 7731 Pfaffenweiler	Modellbaustein
EP0492067A1 (fr) *	1990-12-28	1992-07-01	Palimondial S.A.	Pièce de raccordement de construction faisant partie d'un jeu de construction

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ES2094443T3 (es)	1997-01-16
DE9213538U1 (de)	1993-03-11
DK0596258T3 (da)	1997-04-14
DE59304538D1 (de)	1997-01-02
ATE145345T1 (de)	1996-12-15
EP0596258B1 (fr)	1996-11-20

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