Transformation toy construction system

Abstract

A transformation construction system includes a toy figure set having a plurality of interconnectible building elements that are configured to connect to building elements of a construction set. The toy figure set includes a torso building element and a pelvis building element that interconnect with each other with an interference fit between a stud of the pelvis building element and a recess of the torso building element. A construction explanation identifies a first design mode that includes the toy figure set, a second design mode that includes the toy figure set and is distinct from the first design mode, and a set of instructions that show a transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode without disassembling the toy figure set and the plurality of building elements.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A transformation construction system comprising:
 a toy figure set comprising a plurality of interconnectible building elements that are configured to connect to building elements of a construction set, the toy figure set including a torso building element and a pelvis building element that interconnect with each other with an interference fit between a stud of the pelvis building element and a recess of the torso building element that enable the pelvis building element and the torso building element to rotate relative to each other;   a construction explanation identifying:
 a first design mode that includes the toy figure set, 
 a second design mode that includes the toy figure set and is distinct from the first design mode, and 
 a set of instructions that show a transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode without disassembling the toy figure set and the plurality of building elements. 
   
     
     
         2 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the construction explanation identifies all of the plurality of interconnectible building elements of the toy figure set connected in the first design mode. 
     
     
         3 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the first design mode is a toy figure and the second design mode is a vehicle design. 
     
     
         4 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein neither of the design modes is a box shaped design. 
     
     
         5 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein, during the transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode, the interconnection between the torso building element and the pelvis building element is maintained. 
     
     
         6 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the set of instructions that shows the transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode comprises instructions that show the transformation from the first design mode to the second design mode. 
     
     
         7 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the set of instructions that shows the transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode comprises instructions that show both the transformation from the second design mode to the first design mode and the transformation from the first design mode to the second design mode. 
     
     
         8 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the first design mode and the second design mode both include the torso building element and the pelvis building element interconnected to each other. 
     
     
         9 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the torso building element includes at least three separate and distinctly located coupling elements that interconnect with coupling elements of the building elements of the construction set. 
     
     
         10 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the stud on the pelvis building element is configured to form an interference fit with one or more coupling elements of the building elements of the construction set. 
     
     
         11 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein the recess of the torso building element is configured to form an interference fit with one or more coupling elements of the building elements of the construction set. 
     
     
         12 . The transformation construction system of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the construction explanation identifies a third design mode that includes the toy figure set and is distinct from the first and second design modes; and   the set of instructions shows at transformation between one of the first and second design modes and the third design mode without disassembling the toy figure set and the plurality of building elements.   
     
     
         13 . A toy figure set configured to connect to building elements of a construction set, a plurality of building elements of the construction set including one or more of coupling studs and coupling recesses, the center of any of the coupling studs being separated from the center of a nearest coupling stud by a center-to-center spacing and the center of any of the coupling recesses being separated from the center of a nearest coupling recess by the center-to-center spacing, the toy figure set comprising:
 a plurality of interconnectible building elements configured to repeatably connect to and disconnect from each other to form a toy figure and to repeatably connect to the building elements of the construction set, at least some of the interconnectible building elements of the plurality including one or more of coupling studs and coupling recesses;   a foundational building assembly that comprises a set of foundation building elements including:
 at least two core toy figure building elements, each of the core toy figure building elements comprising at least a first set of coupling elements separated from each other by a distance that is an integer multiple of the center-to-center spacing, and 
 a connection building element that is configured to connect to two or more of the at least two core toy figure building elements, wherein 
   the toy figure set is buildable from the foundational building assembly and a set of interconnectible building elements, the set of interconnectible building elements comprising at least some of the plurality of interconnectible building elements, into a first design mode and a second design mode; and   the toy figure set is transformable between the first design mode and the second design mode without disassembling the toy figure set.   
     
     
         14 . The toy figure set of  claim 13 , wherein each of the core toy figure building elements comprises at least one coupling element configured to allow a connected building element to articulate in more than one plane. 
     
     
         15 . The toy figure set of  claim 13 , wherein the core toy figure building elements comprise a pelvis building element and a torso building element, and the connection building element comprises a three-sided building element that includes at least one side that fits between the torso building element and the pelvis building element when the torso building element, the pelvis building element, and the three-sided building element are connected. 
     
     
         16 . The toy figure set of  claim 15 , wherein the first set of coupling elements of the torso building element comprise two side recesses, the center of each side recess being separated by the center-to-center spacing, and the first set of coupling elements of the pelvis building element comprise two balls, the centers of the balls being separated from each other by the center-to-center spacing. 
     
     
         17 . The toy figure set of  claim 16 , further comprising at least two leg building elements, each of the leg building elements comprising a socket that connects to one of the balls of the pelvis building element via a snap fit. 
     
     
         18 . The toy figure set of  claim 15 , wherein the pelvis building element comprises a coupling stud that extends from a surface, the stud comprising a cavity and an outer wall; and the torso building element comprises a center recess between the two side recesses, the center recess configured to releasably connect with the stud of the pelvis building element, wherein, when the pelvis building element and the torso building element are connected, the stud is frictionally engaged at the cavity and at the outer wall. 
     
     
         19 . The toy figure set of  claim 15 , wherein the pelvis building element and the torso building element remain interconnected during the transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode. 
     
     
         20 . The toy figure set of  claim 15 , wherein the three-sided building element remains connected to both of the at least torso building element and the pelvis building element during the transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode. 
     
     
         21 . The toy figure set of  claim 13 , wherein, when the foundational building assembly is assembled, at least one coupling element on each of the foundation building elements is separated from at least one coupling element on each of the other foundation building elements by an integer multiple of the center-to-center spacing. 
     
     
         22 . The toy figure set of  claim 13 , wherein the at least two core toy figure building elements and the connection building element connect together via one or more non-snap frictional engagements. 
     
     
         23 . A method of transformation, the method comprising:
 identifying a toy figure set comprising a plurality of interconnectible building elements that are configured to connect to building elements of a construction set, the toy figure set including a torso building element and a pelvis building element that interconnect with each other with an interference fit between a stud of the pelvis building element and a recess of the torso building element that enable the pelvis building element and the torso building element to rotate relative to each other;   identifying a first design mode that includes the toy figure set;   identifying a second design mode that includes the toy figure set and is distinct from the first design mode;   identifying a construction of at least one of the first and second design modes, the construction identification describing how to connect the interconnectible building elements of the toy figure set into the at least one of the first and second design modes; and   providing an explanation of a transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode, the transformation occurring without disassembling the toy figure set and the plurality of building elements.   
     
     
         24 . A transformation construction system comprising:
 a toy figure set comprising a plurality of interconnectible building elements that are configured to connect to building elements of a construction set, the interconnectible building elements comprising:
 a torso building element and a pelvis building element that interconnect with each other by way of an interference fit; and 
 at least a pair of transform building elements, each transform building element in the pair including:
 a non-transform coupling element that is configured to repeatably connect to one or more coupling elements of other building elements of the toy figure set, and 
 a transform coupling element that is configured to repeatably connect to the other transform coupling element of the pair; and 
 
   a construction explanation identifying:
 a first design mode that includes the toy figure set assembled from the plurality of interconnectible building elements, 
 a second design mode that includes the toy figure set assembled from the plurality of interconnectible building elements, the second design mode being distinct from the first design mode, and 
 instructions that present a transformation between the first design mode and the second design mode without disconnecting the plurality of building elements of the toy figure set, wherein the transformation shows:
 one or more of: unlocking the transform coupling elements of the transform building elements of a pair from each other, and locking the transform coupling elements of the transform building elements of a pair to each other; and 
 articulating one or more building elements of the toy figure set relative to other building elements of the toy figure set without disconnecting the coupling elements of the building elements of the toy figure set. 
 
   
     
     
         25 . The transformation construction system of  claim 24 , wherein the instructions that presents the transformation that shows one or more of unlocking the transform coupling elements of the transform building elements of a pair from each other show the connection between the non-transform coupling elements of the transform building elements being maintained with the coupling elements of the other building elements of the toy figure set.