US2018099232A1PendingUtilityA1

Self-assembly block toy set

Assignee: CHOI SO YEONGPriority: Jun 3, 2016Filed: Dec 9, 2016Published: Apr 12, 2018
Est. expiryJun 3, 2036(~9.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:So Yeong Choi
A63H 33/067A63H 33/084A63H 33/088A63H 33/065A63H 33/044A63H 33/06A63H 33/08A63H 33/062
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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a self-assembly block toy set in which each block interlocks with each other laterally, at right angles along the side of each of the blocks, vertically or in other various ways, thereby being assembled into diverse models. The self-assembly block toy set includes a plurality of square blocks, wherein the square block includes a main body unit that assumes the shape of a square prism with specific height, an interlocking unit that forms outside each side of the main body unit, a vertical interlocking protuberance or a vertical interlocking slot that forms on the top surface and the bottom surface of the main body unit, a cross axis inserting hole that forms at the center of the main body unit and a plurality of interlocking unit inserting holes that form in the main body unit except for the cross axis inserting hole.

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         15 . A self-assembly block toy set comprising:
 a plurality of square blocks  100  wherein the square block  100  includes:   a main body unit  110  that assumes the shape of a square prism with specific height;   a first interlocking unit  120  that is formed on one side of the outer surface of each side of the main body unit  110 ;   a second interlocking unit  130  that is formed on the other side of the outer surface of each side of the main body unit  110 ;   a plurality of vertical interlocking protuberances  140  that are formed on the top surface of the main body unit  110 ;   a plurality of vertical interlocking slots  150  that are formed on the bottom surface of the main body unit  110 ;   a cross axis inserting hole  160  that is formed at the center of the main body unit  110 ;   a plurality of interlocking unit inserting holes  170  formed in the main body unit  110  save for the cross axis inserting hole  160 ; and   a straight line slot  180  that is elongated inside the main body unit  110  along the edge of the main body unit  110  on the top surface and the bottom surface of the main body unit  110 .   
     
     
         16 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 15   wherein the first interlocking unit  120  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  121 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130  of the other one of the square blocks  100  is inserted thereinto;   slots  122  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  121 ; and   protuberances  123  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  121 ; and   wherein the second interlocking unit  130  includes:   an H-shaped interlocking tip  131  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120  of the other one of the square blocks  100 ; and   protuberances  132  that are formed in a symmetrical way at the outer top end of each leaf of the H-shaped interlocking tip  131 .   
     
     
         17 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 15   wherein the first interlocking unit  120  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  124 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130  of the other one of the square blocks  100  is inserted thereinto;   slots  122  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  121 ; and   protuberances  123  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  121 ; and   wherein the second interlocking unit  130  includes:   an I-shaped interlocking tip  133  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120  of the other one of the square blocks  100 ; and   protuberances  134  that are formed in a symmetrical way at the outer wall of the I-shaped interlocking tip  133 .   
     
     
         18 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 15   wherein the first interlocking unit  120  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  124 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130  of the other one of the square blocks  100  is inserted thereinto;   protuberances  125  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  124 ; and protuberances  126  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  124 ; and   wherein the second interlocking unit  130  includes:   an I-shaped interlocking tip  135  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120  of the other one of the square blocks  100  and has an enneagonal unit  136  at the front end in the vertical direction; and   slots  137  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the I-shaped interlocking tip  135 .   
     
     
         19 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 15  wherein the interlocking unit inserting holes  170  formed in the main body unit  110  save for the cross axis inserting hole  160  have a structure into which the interlocking tip  121 ,  124  of the first interlocking unit  120  and the interlocking tip  131 ,  133 ,  135  of the second interlocking unit  130  of the other one of the square blocks  100  are inserted at right angles and include a plurality of square inserting holes  171  into which the interlocking tip  121 ,  124  of the first interlocking unit  120  of the other one of the square blocks  100  is inserted and a plurality of X-shaped inserting holes  172  into which the interlocking tip  131 ,  133 ,  135  of the second interlocking unit  130  of the other one of the square blocks  100  is inserted. 
     
     
         20 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 15  wherein the main body unit  110  includes, at the center of the outer surface of each side thereof, a third interlocking unit  190  which has an interlocking tip  191 , whose two leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that a side of the main body unit  110  of the other one of the square blocks  100  is inserted thereinto at right angles, wherein the interlocking tip  191  of the third interlocking unit  190  is shorter than the interlocking tip  121 ,  131  of the first and second interlocking unit  120 ,  130  and has protuberances  192  on its inner surface, wherein one of the protuberances  192  is formed in the top portion of the inner surface while the other is formed in the bottom portion of the inner surface; a side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181  is formed on the straight line slot  180 , away from the center of the straight line slot  180  in one direction, of each side of the top surface of the main body unit  110  while the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181  is formed on the straight line slot  180 , away from the center of the straight line slot  180  in the other direction, of each side of the bottom surface of the main body unit  110 ; and, when a side of the main body unit  110  of one of the square blocks  100  interlocks orthogonally with a side of the main body unit  110  of the other one of the square block  100 , one of the the protuberances  192  formed on the inner surface of the interlocking tip  191  of the third interlocking unit  190  of the one square block  100  is inserted into the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181  of the top surface of the main body unit  110  of the other square block  100  while the other protuberance  192  is inserted into the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181  of the bottom surface of the main body unit  110  of the other square block  100 . 
     
     
         21 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of pentagonal blocks  200  wherein
 the pentagonal block  200  includes:
 a main body unit  210  that assumes the shape of a regular pentagonal prism with specific height; 
 a first interlocking unit  220  that is formed on one side of the outer surface of each side of the main body unit  210 ; 
 a second interlocking unit  230  that is formed on the other side of the outer surface of each side of the main body unit  210 ; 
 a plurality of vertical interlocking protuberances  240  that are formed on the top surface of the main body unit  210 ; 
 a plurality of vertical interlocking slots  250  that are formed on the bottom surface of the main body unit  210 ; 
 a plurality of cross axis inserting hole  260  that is formed at the center of the main body unit  210 ; 
 a plurality of interlocking unit inserting holes  270  formed in the main body unit  210  save for the cross axis inserting hole  260 ; and 
 a straight line slot  280  that is elongated inside the main body unit  210  along the edge of the main body unit  210  on the top surface and the bottom surface of the main body unit  210 . 
 
 
     
     
         22 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 21   wherein the first interlocking unit  220  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  221 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or pentagonal blocks  200  is inserted thereinto;   slots  222  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  221 ; and   protuberances  223  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  221 ;   wherein the second interlocking unit  230  includes:   an H-shaped interlocking tip  231  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200 ; and   protuberances  232  that are formed in a symmetrical way at the outer top end of each leaf of the H-shaped interlocking tip  231 .   
     
     
         23 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 21   wherein the first interlocking unit  220  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  221 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or pentagonal block  200  is inserted thereinto;   slots  222  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  221 ; and   protuberances  223  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  221 ; and   wherein the second interlocking unit  230  includes:   an I-shaped interlocking tip  233  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200 ; and   protuberances  234  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the I-shaped interlocking tip  233 .   
     
     
         24 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 21   wherein the first interlocking unit  220  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  224 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or pentagonal blocks  200  is inserted thereinto;   protuberances  225  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  224 ; and   protuberances  226  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  224 ; and   wherein the second interlocking unit  230  includes:   an I-shaped interlocking tip  235  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  and has an enneagonal unit  236  at the front end in the vertical direction; and   slots  237  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the I-shaped interlocking tip  235 .   
     
     
         25 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 21  wherein the interlocking unit inserting holes  270  formed in the main body unit  210  save for the cross axis inserting hole  260  have a structure into which the interlocking tip  121 ,  124 ,  221 ,  224  of the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220  and the interlocking tip  131 ,  133 ,  135 ,  231 ,  233 ,  235  of the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  are inserted at right angles and include a plurality of square inserting holes  271  into which the interlocking tip  121 ,  124 ,  221 ,  224  of the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  is inserted and a plurality of X-shaped inserting holes  272  into which the interlocking tip  131 ,  133 ,  135 ,  231 ,  233 ,  235  of the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  is inserted. 
     
     
         26 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 21  wherein the main body unit  210  includes, at the center of the outer surface of each side thereof, a third interlocking unit  290  which has an interlocking tip  291 , whose two leaves are extended with a gap in between so that a side of the main body unit  110 ,  210  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  is inserted there into at right angles, wherein the interlocking tip  291  of the third interlocking unit  290  is shorter than the interlocking tip  221 ,  224 ,  231 ,  235  of the first and second interlocking unit  220 ,  230  and has protuberances  292  on its inner surface, wherein one of the protuberances  292  is formed in the top portion of the inner surface while the other is formed in the bottom portion of the inner surface; a side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  281  is formed on the straight line slot  280 , away from the center of the straight line slot  280  in one direction, of each side of the top surface of the main body unit  210  while the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  281  is formed on the straight line slot  280 , away from the center of the straight line slot  280  in the other direction, of each side of the bottom surface of the main body unit  210 ; and, when a side of the main body unit  210  of one of the pentagonal blocks  200  interlocks orthogonally with a side of the main body unit  110 ,  210  of the other one of the square blocks  100  or the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200 , one of the the protuberances  292  formed on the inner surface of the interlocking tip  291  of the third interlocking unit  290  of the one pentagonal block  200  is inserted into the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181 ,  281  of the top surface of the main body unit  110 ,  210  of the other square block  100  or the other pentagonal block  200  while the other protuberance  292  is inserted into the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181 ,  281  of the bottom surface of the main body unit  110 ,  210  of the other square block  100  or the other pentagonal block  200 . 
     
     
         27 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 15 , further comprising a plurality of triangular blocks  300  wherein the triangular block  300  includes:
 a main body unit  310  that assumes the shape of a regular triangular prism with specific height; 
 a first interlocking unit  320  that is formed on one side of the outer surface of each side of the main body unit  310 ; 
 a second interlocking unit  330  that is formed on the other side of the outer surface of each side of the main body unit  310 ; 
 a plurality of vertical interlocking protuberances  340  that are formed on the top surface of the main body unit  310 ; 
 a plurality of vertical interlocking slots  350  that are formed on the bottom surface of the main body unit  310 ; 
 a cross axis inserting hole  360  that is formed at the center of the main body unit  310 ; and 
 a straight line slot  370  that is elongated inside the main body unit  310  along the edge of the main body unit  310  on the top surface and the bottom surface of the main body unit  310 . 
 
     
     
         28 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 27   wherein the first interlocking unit  320  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  321 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230 ,  330  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300  is inserted thereinto;   slots  322  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  321 ; and protuberances  323  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  321 ; and   wherein the second interlocking unit  330  includes:   an H-shaped interlocking tip  331  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220 ,  320  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300 ; and   protuberances  332  that are formed in a symmetrical way at the outer top end of each leaf of the H-shaped interlocking tip  331 .   
     
     
         29 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 27   wherein the first interlocking unit  320  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  321 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230 ,  330  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300  is inserted thereinto;   slots  322  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  321 ; and   protuberances  323  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  321 ; and   wherein the second interlocking unit  330  includes:   an I-shaped interlocking tip  333  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220 ,  320  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300 ; and   protuberances  334  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the I-shaped interlocking tip  333 .   
     
     
         30 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 27   wherein the first interlocking unit  320  includes:   a II-shaped interlocking tip  324 , whose leaves are extended in a symmetrical way with a gap in between so that the second interlocking unit  130 ,  230 ,  330  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300  is inserted thereinto;   
       protuberances  325  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the inner wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  324 ; and 
       protuberances  326  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the II-shaped interlocking tip  324 ; and
 wherein the second interlocking unit  230  includes: 
 an I-shaped interlocking tip  335  that is inserted into the first interlocking unit  120 ,  220 ,  320  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300  and has an enneagonal unit  336  at the front end in the vertical direction; and 
 slots  337  that are formed in a symmetrical way on the outer wall of the I-shaped interlocking tip  335 . 
 
     
     
         31 . The self-assembly block toy set of  claim 27  wherein the main body unit  310  includes, at the center of the outer surface of each side thereof, a third interlocking unit  380  which has an interlocking tip  381 , whose two leaves are extended with a gap in between so that a side of the main body unit  110 ,  210 ,  310  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300  is inserted thereinto at right angles, wherein the interlocking tip  381  of the third interlocking unit  380  is shorter than the interlocking tip  321 ,  324 ,  331 ,  333 ,  335  of the first and second interlocking unit  320 ,  330  and has protuberances  382  on its inner surface, wherein one of the protuberances  382  is formed in the top portion of the inner surface while the other is formed in the bottom portion of the inner surface; a side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  371  is formed on the straight line slot  370 , away from the center of the straight line slot  370  in one direction, of each side of the top surface of the main body unit  310  while the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  371  is formed on the straight line slot  370 , away from the center of the straight line slot  370  in the other direction, of each side of the bottom surface of the main body unit  310 ; and, when a side of the main body unit  310  of one of the triangular blocks  300  interlocks orthogonally with a side of the main body unit  110 ,  210 ,  310  of the other one of the square blocks  100 , the other one of the pentagonal blocks  200  or the other one of the triangular blocks  300 , one of the the protuberances  382  formed on the inner surface of the interlocking tip  381  of the third interlocking unit  380  of the one triangular block  300  is inserted into the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181 ,  281 ,  371  of the top surface of the main body unit  110 ,  210 ,  310  of the other square block  100 , the other pentagonal block or the other triangular block  300  while the other protuberance  382  is inserted into the side surface orthogonal interlocking slot  181 ,  281 ,  371  of the bottom surface of the main body unit  110 ,  210 ,  310  of the other square block  100 , the other pentagonal block  200 , or the other triangular block  300 .

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