Miniature customizable room building toy components

Abstract

A building toy component comprises a main body having opposing top and bottom surfaces and a thickness. The building toy component also comprises at least one slot that opens on a peripheral edge of the main body, wherein a nominal width of the slot is substantially equal to the thickness of the main body. The slot includes opposing sidewall having at least one engagement strip within each slot. In particular, each engagement strip extends traversely across a sidewall of the slot and tapers along a height of the sidewall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A building toy component, comprising:
 a main body that has a generally circular geometry, the main body having opposing top and bottom surfaces, a radius, and a thickness;   at least one of a slot that opens on the top and bottom surfaces of the main body or a radially extending slot that opens on a peripheral edge of the main body, wherein a nominal width of the radially extending slot is substantially equal to the thickness of the main body; and   a hole in a center of the main body.   
     
     
         2 . The building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the building toy component is formed from a semi-rigid material. 
     
     
         3 . The building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the top and bottom surfaces are generally parallel. 
     
     
         4 . The building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the slot that opens on the top and bottom surfaces of the main body has a length, a width, and two opposing sidewalls, wherein the width of the slot is substantially equal to the thickness of the main body. 
     
     
         5 . The building toy component of  claim 1 , wherein the radially extending slot includes opposing sidewalls that are slightly splayed relative to one another such that a width of the slot is wider on the top surface of the main body than at the bottom surface of the main body. 
     
     
         6 . The building toy component of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one protrusion extending from the top or bottom surface of the main body. 
     
     
         7 . A building toy component, comprising:
 a main body that has a substantially rectangular geometry, the main body having opposing top and bottom surfaces, a length, a width, and a thickness;   at least one slot that opens on the top and bottom surfaces of the main body, the slot having a length, a width, and two opposing sidewalls, wherein the width of the slot is substantially equal to the thickness of the main body; and   at least one protrusion extending from the top surface of the main body, wherein the at least one protrusion has a length that is substantially equal to the length of the at least one slot.   
     
     
         8 . The building toy component of  claim 7 , further comprising at least one indentation in the bottom surface, the at least one indentation corresponding to the at least one protrusion and having a length that is substantially equal to the length of the at least one slot. 
     
     
         9 . The building toy component of  claim 7 , wherein the main body has rounded corners. 
     
     
         10 . The building toy component of  claim 7 , wherein the main body is arcuate. 
     
     
         11 . The building toy component of  claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of engagement strips along the at least one slot. 
     
     
         12 . The building toy component of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of engagement slots are positioned at a distance that is less than the width of a tab of a compatible building toy component. 
     
     
         13 . The building toy component of  claim 7 , wherein the building toy component further comprises at least one tab that extends through at least one edge of the main body, the tab comprising a length, width, and thickness, wherein the thickness of the tab equals the thickness of the main body. 
     
     
         14 . The building toy component of  claim 13 , wherein the tab snaps into place when it engages a portion of a compatible building toy component. 
     
     
         15 . A toy room-building kit, comprising:
 a building toy component having a main body, at least one tab that extends from the main body, at least one slot that is compatible with the at least one tab, and at least one engagement strip within the at least one slot;   a connector component having a main body, at least one slot that is compatible with the building toy component, and at least one engagement strip within the at least one slot; and   an electronic component having a feature that is compatible with at least one of a building toy component and a connector.   
     
     
         16 . The toy room-building kit of  claim 15 , wherein the electronic component is a string of lights comprising a plurality of LED light bulbs encased within a flexible tube having a diameter configured to fit within the at least one slot of the connector component. 
     
     
         17 . The toy room-building kit of  claim 15 , wherein the electronic component is a motor having a housing, wherein the housing comprises at least one protrusion sized and shaped to engage a slot or indentation of a building toy component or connector component. 
     
     
         18 . The toy room-building kit of  claim 15 , further comprising a wall panel that is compatible with the at least one slot of the building toy component and the at least one slot of the connector component, wherein at least one slot of the connector component is sufficiently long to secure wiring of the electronic component as well as a portion of the wall panel. 
     
     
         19 . The toy room-building kit of  claim 15 , wherein the semi-rigid material of a tab snaps into place when it engages a portion of a compatible building toy component. 
     
     
         20 . The toy room-building kit of  claim 15 , wherein the engagement strip is substantially orthogonal to top and bottom surfaces of the main body.