Electrical construction toy system

Abstract

An electrical construction toy system is comprised of a flat base having a large surface area and a detachable central power block, which includes a battery or DC transformer from which electrical power is provided to building blocks which modularly connect to the power block and each other. The connection between blocks does not have to only be mechanical, but can be magnetic as well. The building blocks may provide electrical connections from the power block to one or more additional building blocks in varying directions. The connections conduct electricity and some building blocks also provide powered effects, such as lighting, sound, and motion effects. In addition, there are several switch blocks to operate the lighting, sound, and motion by a wireless remote control

I claim: 
     
         1 . An electrical construction toy system comprising:
 (a) a flat base;   (b) a central power block;   (c) said central power block being removably affixable to said flat base;   (d) a plurality of blocks;   (e) said plurality of blocks being interconnectable with one another and with said central power block;   (f) said plurality of blocks being interconnectable mechanically or magnetically;   (g) said plurality of blocks and said central power block lacking card edge type connectors;   (h) said plurality of blocks being configured such that electricity is conducted from said central power block through all of said plurality of blocks;   (i) at least one of said plurality of blocks being configured for one of the group of emitting light, emitting sound, actuating motion, and selectively conducting or not conducting electricity.   
     
     
         2 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 1  wherein at least one of those of said plurality of blocks that are configured for selectively conducting electricity is controlled remotely and wirelessly. 
     
     
         3 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of blocks are magnetically interconnectable. 
     
     
         4 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 1  wherein said central power block is cylindrical in shape, and wherein each of said plurality of blocks is of a shape selected from, the group of cylinders, cones, cylindrical sections, or conical sections. 
     
     
         5 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 1  wherein each of said plurality of blocks is rectangular in shape, has a low profile, and is interconnectable only on its low profile edges. 
     
     
         6 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 5  wherein each of said plurality of blocks is uniformly square. 
     
     
         7 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 1  wherein each of said plurality of blocks is of a geometric shape, at least one of said plurality of blocks is rectangular in shape, and at least one of said plurality of blocks is interconnectable both vertically and horizontally. 
     
     
         8 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 1  wherein at least one of said plurality of blocks is square, low profile, and interconnectable both horizontally and vertically; and wherein at least one of said plurality of blocks has a high profile and is interconnectable only vertically. 
     
     
         9 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 2  wherein said plurality of blocks are magnetically interconnectable. 
     
     
         10 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 4  wherein said plurality of blocks are magnetically interconnectable. 
     
     
         11 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 5  wherein said plurality of blocks are magnetically interconnectable. 
     
     
         12 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 6  wherein said plurality of blocks are magnetically interconnectable. 
     
     
         13 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 7  wherein said plurality of blocks are magnetically interconnectable. 
     
     
         14 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 8  wherein said plurality of blocks are magnetically interconnectable. 
     
     
         15 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 4  wherein at least one of those of said plurality of blocks that are configured for selectively conducting electricity is controlled remotely and wirelessly. 
     
     
         16 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 10  wherein at least one of those of said plurality of blocks that are configured for selectively conducting electricity is controlled remotely and wirelessly. 
     
     
         17 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 11  wherein at least one of those of said plurality of blocks that are configured for selectively conducting electricity is controlled remotely and wirelessly. 
     
     
         18 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 12  wherein at least one of those of said plurality of blocks that are configured for selectively conducting electricity is controlled remotely and wirelessly. 
     
     
         19 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 13  wherein at least one of those of said plurality of blocks that are configured for selectively conducting electricity is controlled remotely and wirelessly. 
     
     
         20 . The electrical construction toy system of  claim 14  wherein at least one of those of said plurality of blocks that are configured for selectively conducting electricity is controlled remotely and wirelessly.