Toy construction set

Abstract

A construction set comprising components for building a temporary miniature structure, intended to enable and encourage young architects to build toy building structures of recognizable conventional appearance as they choose. The set comprises structural components of easily distinguishable shapes; and of various sizes, to make it simple for each young builder to design his or her own structure. Most importantly, all components, for safety purposes, are of a size which is too large for the builder to swallow. In a structure, building blocks are fit together by morise and tenon effect, and corner members are held by mortise and tenon effect in an opposite direction to provide suitable security. A roof member is easily held in place by small, adaptable mortise and tenon effect The provision of side members of various sizes enable the builder to construct window and door openings wherever he or she wishes.

1 . A toy building construction of easy-to-assemble and safe size members, comprising:
 an assembly of block members having attachment components to provide connection between adjacent block members to form a wall structure,   block members at an edge of said wall structure having corner attachment components,   a corner support member of elongated structure, comprising a corner attachment component positionable to form a connection with a corner attachment components of a block member, and   a roof structure positionable upon said wall structure.   
   
   
       2 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 1 , wherein:
 attachment components of said block members comprise mortise and tenon attachment means.   
   
   
       3 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 2 , wherein
 a wall structure comprises a plurality of layers of block members.   
   
   
       4 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 3 , wherein:
 said corner attachment components comprise mortise and tenon connections.   
   
   
       5 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 4 , wherein:
 Said mortise and tenon means of said corner attachment components are engageable with said wall structure by sliding action.   
   
   
       6 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 5 , wherein:
 said corner support members include first and second lengthwise tenon components along edgeas of said first and second lengthwise members.   
   
   
       7 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said corner support members of elongated structure include first and second lengthwise tenon components positioned a small distance inwardly from edges of first and second lengthwise members.   
   
   
       8 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said wall structure and said corner support member comprises an understructure for roof structure including a triangular roof support member positioned upon said understructure and said roof structure is positioned upon said triangular roof support member.   
   
   
       9 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said mortise and tenon connection comprises dovetail mortise and tenon connections.   
   
   
       10 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said construction includes a dormer component positioned upon said roof structure   
   
   
       11 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 10  wherein:
 said construction includes a floor board positionable between adjacent layers of block members of said wall structure to form a storied building construction.   
   
   
       12 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 1 , wherein:
 Said construction includes a chimney structure.   
   
   
       13 . A toy building construction as described in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said construction comprises a crenelated tower structure.