Bodies for sculptural structures

Abstract

Bodies for sculptural structures. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

1 . A method of manipulating a toy, which toy is able to form a vast number of configurations, said toy comprising:
 a plurality of bodies being configured to form said vast number of configurations;   each of said bodies comprising a first portion and a second portion;   said first portion comprising a cube shaped portion;   said second portion comprising a parallelepiped, said parallelepiped comprising a homogeneous body made up of two cubes of the same size and formation as the cube of said first portion;   said first portion and said second portion being connected together to form a single body;   said first portion being connected to said second portion such that one surface of said first portion connects to a square portion of said second portion;   the connection between said first portion and said second portion including an overlap of half the area of one side of said one square surface of said first portion with half of the area of said one surface of said square portion of said second portion;   each said body comprising a center of gravity which will permit said body to be balanced in a plurality of positions on a surface configured to support said toy;   each of said bodies being configured to be balanced, on one of the surfaces configured to support said toy, on square surfaces of said body most distant from said connection between said first portion and said second portion and also a first rectangular surface distance from said connection between said first portion and said second portion;   said method comprising:
 disposing a first of said bodies on said surface configured to support said toy; 
 disposing a second of said bodies either on said surface configured to support said toy or on said first body or partially on said surface configured to support said toy and partially on said first of said bodies; 
 continuing to place additional bodies on other bodies already put together and/or placing said additional bodies partially on said surface continued to support said toy and partially on at least one of said other bodies while maintaining said center of gravity such as to maintain stability of said toy being constructed or permitting the structure of said toy to at least partially collapse; 
 changing the configuration of said at least partially assembled or unassembled toy and providing new configurations of said toy; 
 learning how to maintain a stable or an at least partially stable structure of said toy on said surface configured to support said toy; and 
 constructing a plurality of different configurations of said bodies. 
   
     
     
         2 . Said method according to  claim 1  comprising bodies which each are handholdable and extend substantially between a portion of a hand where the fingers and the end of the palm distant from the fingers. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said bodies are not handholdable and substantially larger than being handholdable. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said cubes are approximately one inch square along their square surfaces and two inches by one inch on their first rectangular surfaces. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said cubes at the surfaces being connected together have smaller, second, rectangular surfaces adjacent where said to parallelepipeds are connected together, which smaller, second, rectangular surfaces are approximately one half the area of the cubular portion of said first portion. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said cubes are approximately 1 foot along the square surfaces and 1 foot by 2 feet along their first rectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfaces adjacent said connection area which are also dimensioned in feet aligned with one another. 
     
     
         7 . A method of manipulating and playing with a toy, which toy is able to form a vast number of configurations, said toy comprising:
 a plurality of bodies being configured to form said vast number of configurations;   each of said bodies comprising a first portion and a second portion;   said first portion comprising a substantially cube shaped portion;   said second portion comprising a parallelepiped, said parallelepiped comprising a homogeneous body made up of at least two cubes of the substantially same size and substantially same formation as the cube of said first portion;   said first portion and said second portion being connected together to form a single body;   said first portion being connected to said second portion such that one surface of said first portion connects to a square portion of said second portion;   the connection between said first portion and said second portion including an overlap of substantially half the area of one side of said one square surface of said first portion with half of the area of said one surface of said substantially square portion of said second portion;   each said body comprising a center of gravity which will permit said body to be balanced in a plurality of positions on a surface configured to support said toy;   each of said bodies being configured to be balanced, on one of the surfaces configured to support said toy, on square surfaces of said body most distant from said connection between said first portion and said second portion and also a first rectangular surface distance from said connection between said first portion and said second portion;   said method comprising:
 disposing a first of said bodies on said surface configured to support said toy; 
 disposing a second of said bodies either on said surface configured to support said toy or on said first body or partially on said surface configured to support said toy and partially on said first of said bodies; 
 continuing to place additional bodies on other bodies already put together and/or placing said additional bodies partially on said surface continued to support said toy and partially on at least one of said other bodies while maintaining said center of gravity such as to maintain stability of said toy being constructed or permitting the structure of said toy to at least partially collapse; 
 changing the configuration of said at least partially assembled or unassembled toy and providing new configurations of said toy; 
 learning how to maintain a stable or an at least partially stable structure of said toy on said surface configured to support said toy; and 
 constructing a plurality of different configurations of said bodies. 
   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein said cubes are approximately one inch square along their square surfaces and two inches by one inch on their first rectangular surfaces. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8  wherein said bodies are not handholdable and substantially larger than being handholdable. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 8  comprising bodies which each are handholdable and extend substantially between a portion of a hand where the fingers and the end of the palm distant from the fingers. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein said cubes at the surfaces being connected together have smaller, second, rectangular surfaces adjacent where said to parallelepipeds are connected together, which smaller, second, rectangular surfaces are approximately one half the area of the cubular portion of said first portion. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein said cubes are approximately 1 foot along the square surfaces and 1 foot by 2 feet along their first rectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfaces adjacent said connection area which are also dimensioned in feet aligned with one another. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11  wherein said cubes are approximately 1 foot along the square surfaces and approximately 1 foot by approximately 2 feet along their first rectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfaces adjacent said connection area which are also dimensioned in feet aligned with one another. 
     
     
         14 . A toy configured to be manipulated to form a vast number of configurations, said toy comprising:
 a plurality of bodies being configured to form said vast number of configurations;   each of said bodies comprising a first portion and a second portion;   said first portion comprising a substantially cube shaped portion;   said second portion comprising a parallelepiped, said parallelepiped comprising a homogeneous body made up of at least two cubes of the substantially same size and substantially same formation as the cube of said first portion;   said first portion and said second portion being connected together to form a single body;   said first portion being connected to said second portion such that one surface of said first portion connects to a square portion of said second portion;   the connection between said first portion and said second portion including an overlap of substantially half the area of one side of said one square surface of said first portion with half of the area of said one surface of said substantially square portion of said second portion;   each said body comprising a center of gravity which will permit said body to be balanced in a plurality of positions on a surface configured to support said toy; and   each of said bodies being configured to be balanced, on one of the surfaces configured to support said toy, on square surfaces of said body most distant from said connection between said first portion and said second portion and also a first rectangular surface distance from said connection between said first portion and said second portion.   
     
     
         15 . The toy according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 said first portion comprises an essentially cube shaped portion;   said at least two cubes of said second portion are of essentially the same size and essentially the same formation as the cube of said first portion; and   the overlap between said first portion and said second portion is essentially half the area of one side of said one square surface of said first portion with half of the area of said one surface of said essentially square portion of said second portion.   
     
     
         16 . The toy according to  claim 14  wherein said cubes are approximately one inch square along their square surfaces and two inches by one inch on their first rectangular surfaces. 
     
     
         17 . The toy according to  claim 14  wherein said bodies are not handholdable and substantially larger than being handholdable. 
     
     
         18 . The toy according to  claim 14  comprising bodies which each are handholdable and extend substantially between a portion of a hand where the fingers and the end of the palm distant from the fingers. 
     
     
         19 . The toy according to  claim 14  wherein said cubes at the surfaces being connected together have smaller, second, rectangular surfaces adjacent where said to parallelepipeds are connected together, which smaller, second, rectangular surfaces are approximately one half the area of the cubular portion of said first portion. 
     
     
         20 . The toy according to  claim 14  wherein said cubes are approximately 1 foot along the square surfaces and 1 foot by 2 feet along their first rectangular surfaces and the areas of the surfaces adjacent said connection area which are also dimensioned in feet aligned with one another.