Construction unit

Abstract

A construction unit is disclosed as including a head, two legs with a space therebetween, a first arm and a second arm, in which the first arm includes a female end, the second arm includes a male end receivable within a female end of a first arm of an adjacent construction unit for releasably engaging the construction unit with the adjacent construction unit, and the head is receivable within a space between leg members of an adjacent construction unit for releasably engaging the construction unit with the adjacent construction unit.

1 . A construction unit including: 
 a head member;    at least two leg members with a space therebetween;    at least a first arm member and a second arm member; 
 wherein said first arm member includes a female end member;  
 wherein said second arm member includes a male end member receivable within a female end member of a first arm member of an adjacent construction unit for releasably engaging said construction unit with said adjacent construction unit; and  
   wherein said head member is receivable within a space between leg members of an adjacent construction unit for releasably engaging said construction unit with said adjacent construction unit.    
   
   
       2 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said head member is generally circular in shape.  
   
   
       3 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said space between said two leg members includes a part which is generally circular in shape.  
   
   
       4 . A construction unit according to  claim 2  wherein said part of said space between said two leg members which is generally circular in shape is of a diameter substantially the same as a diameter of said head member.  
   
   
       5 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said male end member of said second arm member is receivable within said female end member of said first arm member of said adjacent construction unit for releasably engaging said construction unit with said adjacent construction unit in a first configuration wherein a major surface of said construction unit is substantially parallel with a major surface of said adjacent construction unit, and a second configuration wherein said major surface of said construction unit is substantially perpendicular to said major surface of said adjacent construction unit.  
   
   
       6 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said male member of said second arm member is generally hexagonal in shape.  
   
   
       7 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said female member of said first arm member includes a generally hexagonal space.  
   
   
       8 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said head member is joined with said first and second arm members via a neck member.  
   
   
       9 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said first and second arm members are joined with said leg members via a trunk member.  
   
   
       10 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein each of said arm members is of a width substantially the same as the thickness of said construction unit.  
   
   
       11 . A construction unit according to  claim 8  wherein said neck member is substantially as wide as said first arm member.  
   
   
       12 . A construction unit according to  claim 9  wherein said trunk member is substantially as wide as said first arm member.  
   
   
       13 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein an extremity of one said leg member is substantially as wide as said first arm member.  
   
   
       14 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein the distance between an extremity of each respective leg member is substantially as wide as said first arm member.  
   
   
       15 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said head member is generally hexagonal in shape.  
   
   
       16 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said space between said two leg members includes a part which is generally hexagonal in shape.  
   
   
       17 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said head member is generally pentagonal in shape.  
   
   
       18 . A construction unit according to  claim 1  wherein said space between said two leg members includes a part which is generally pentagonal in shape.  
   
   
       19 . A toy set including a plurality of construction units according to  claim 1 .  
   
   
       20 . A toy set according to  claim 19  comprising a chessboard and chess pieces constructed of a plurality of said construction units.  
   
   
       21 . An article constructed of a plurality of construction units according to  claim 1 .  
   
   
       22 . An article according to  claim 21  wherein said article comprises a stationery item.  
   
   
       23 . An article according to  claim 22  wherein said stationery item comprises a pen holder.  
   
   
       24 . An article according to  claim 21  wherein said article comprises a figurine animal.  
   
   
       25 . An article according to  claim 24  wherein said figurine animal comprises a figurine dog.  
   
   
       26 . An article according to  claim 21  wherein said article comprises a coaster.  
   
   
       27 . An article according to  claim 21  wherein said article comprises a floor mat.