EP4232176A4 - ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BUILDING BLOCKS WITH ANTISYMMETRICAL CONTACT MECHANISMS - Google Patents

ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BUILDING BLOCKS WITH ANTISYMMETRICAL CONTACT MECHANISMS Download PDF

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EP4232176A4
EP4232176A4 EP21882334.2A EP21882334A EP4232176A4 EP 4232176 A4 EP4232176 A4 EP 4232176A4 EP 21882334 A EP21882334 A EP 21882334A EP 4232176 A4 EP4232176 A4 EP 4232176A4
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antisymmetrical
electrically conductive
building blocks
contact mechanisms
conductive building
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Boaz Almog
Nadav MANSDORF
Eran OREN
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Qubee Ltd
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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
    • A63H33/042—Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements; Motors
    • 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
    • A63H33/046—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts comprising magnetic interaction means, e.g. holding together by magnetic attraction
    • 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
    • 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
EP21882334.2A 2020-10-25 2021-10-24 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE BUILDING BLOCKS WITH ANTISYMMETRICAL CONTACT MECHANISMS Withdrawn EP4232176A4 (en)

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US202063105315P 2020-10-25 2020-10-25
PCT/IL2021/051258 WO2022085010A1 (en) 2020-10-25 2021-10-24 Electrically conductive building blocks with anti-symmetric contact mechanisms

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