Toy building set

Abstract

A toy building set comprising at least one building element ( 16 ) having a surface on which a number of coupling studs ( 8 ) are provided that extend from the surface, and wherein those coupling studs are configured in a pattern by which there is a mutually fixed distance between adjacent coupling studs, and wherein the toy building set further comprises a perforator ( 1 ), said perforator comprising a housing in which at least one punching tool is configured for punching material from a sheet element configured from a thin material such as a sheet of eg paper, plastics or fabric, in such a manner that the perforator is capable of punching a hole in the sheet, which hole has such expanse that one or more coupling studs can be introduced into the punched hole. In that the housing comprises an essentially plane surface in which a number of indentations ( 9 ) are provided that form a number of coupling means that are complementary relative to the coupling studs and are configured with the same mutually fixed distance as the distance between the coupling studs on the building element, it is thus accomplished that the housing can be mounted on a building element.

1 . A toy building set comprising at least one building element having a surface on which a number of coupling studs are provided that extend from the surface, and wherein those coupling studs are configured in a pattern by which there is a mutually fixed distance between adjacent coupling studs, and wherein the toy building set further comprises a perforator, said perforator comprising a housing in which at least one punching tool is configured for punching material from a sheet element configured from a thin material such as a sheet of eg paper, plastics or fabric, in such a manner that the perforator is capable of punching a hole in the sheet, which hole has such expanse that one or more coupling studs can be introduced into the punched hole, characterised in that the housing comprises an essentially plane surface in which a number of indentations are provided that form a number of coupling means that are complementary relative to the coupling studs and are configured with the same mutually fixed distance as the distance between the coupling studs on the building element to the effect that the housing can be mounted on a building element. 
     
     
         2 . A toy building set according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the perforator, and in particular the punching tool, is configured such that it is capable of punching one or more holes in a sheet extending essentially in a plane in parallel with the essentially plane surface on the housing of the perforator. 
     
     
         3 . A toy building set according to  claim 2 , characterised in that the punching tools are each configured as a rod having a longitudinal axis, and a first end on which a cutter blade is provided which is capable of rupturing the sheet when the rod is shifted along its longitudinal axis and through the sheet. 
     
     
         4 . A toy building set according to  claim 3 , characterised in that each coupling stud and each punching tool is essentially circular cylindrical to the effect that the centre axis of each punching tool constitutes its longitudinal axis; and in that one of the complementary coupling means is arranged such that the centre axis of the coupling stud coincides with the centre axis of one of the punching tools. 
     
     
         5 . A toy building set according to  claim 4 , characterised in that the diameter of the punching tool corresponds to the corresponding diameter of the coupling stud. 
     
     
         6 . A toy building set according to  claim 2 , characterised in that the housing of the perforator comprises an operating handle configured on the opposite side of the housing relative to the plane surface, and which operating handle is configured such that, when it is pressed in the direction of the housing, one or more punching tools is/are activated for punching one or more holes in the sheet. 
     
     
         7 . A toy building set according to  claim 2 , characterised in that the housing of the perforator comprises a slot for receiving a sheet, and said slot extends into the housing essentially in parallel with the essentially plane surface. 
     
     
         8 . A toy building set according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterised in that the perforator comprises at least four punching tools that are configured in a square pattern with a mutual distance corresponding to the mutually fixed distance between two adjacent coupling studs on the building element. 
     
     
         9 . A perforator composing a housing wherein means are configured for punching material from a sheet element configured from a thin material, such as a sheet of eg paper, plastics, or fabric, in such a manner that the perforator is capable of punching a hole in the sheet, characterised in that the housing has an essentially plane surface wherein at least two indentations are configured next to each other, said indentations being configured such that they are capable of engaging with and receiving a corresponding number of coupling studs that are configured such that they extend from an essentially plane surface on a second element, such as a building element for a toy building set, and said coupling studs having an essentially circular cylindrical surface with a centre and a diameter of 4.8 mm and being configured such that the distance between two adjacent coupling studs is 8 mm, to the effect that the distance between the circular cylindrical surfaces of two adjacent coupling studs is 3.2 mm. 
     
     
         10 . A perforator comprising a housing wherein means are configured for punching material from a sheet element configured from a thin material, such as a sheet of eg paper, plastics or fabric, in such a manner that the perforator is capable of punching a hole in the sheet, characterised in that the housing has an essentially plane surface wherein at least two indentations are configured next to each other, said indentations being configured such that they are capable of engaging with and receiving a corresponding number of coupling studs that are configured such that they extend from an essentially plane surface on a second element, such as a building element for a toy building set, and said coupling studs having an essentially circular cylindrical surface with a centre and a diameter of 9.6 mm and being configured such that the distance between two adjacent coupling studs is 16 mm, to the effect that the distance between the circular cylindrical surfaces of two adjacent coupling studs is 6.4 mm.