Construction Toy Playset with Foam Noodles and Angled Miter

Abstract

The disclosed technology relates to cutting foam logs in a construction toy to a desired angle with a toy saw and a variable angled miter. The logs are then able to bend from their initial straight shape to the same angle as the angle of the wedge removed from the log. The cutting of these angles with the angled miter makes the angle of the wedges to be cut predictable and repeatable.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A miter device comprising:
 a miter base comprising;
 a bottom support comprising a top planar surface, a first end, a second end, a first lateral section and a second lateral section; 
 a first ridge protrusion along the first lateral section and the first ridge protrusion extending above the top planar surface of the bottom support; 
 a second ridge protrusion along the second lateral section and the second ridge protrusion extending above the top planar surface of the bottom support; 
   at least one U-shaped miter guide and the U-shaped miter guide comprising;
 a first miter guide end and a second miter guide end; 
 the first miter guide end is pivotably attached to the first ridge protrusion; and 
 the second miter guide end is pivotably attached to the second ridge protrusion; 
   wherein the U-shaped miter guide arches over the miter base and the U-shaped guide is operable to move in a plane between 0 to 90 degrees in relation to the miter base.   
     
     
         2 . The miter device of  claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped guide, the first ridge protrusion, the planar surface and the second ridge protrusion defines a tunnel for placement of a log under the U-shaped guide, on the planar surface and between the first ridge protrusion and the second ridge protrusion. 
     
     
         3 . The miter device of  claim 2 , wherein the log is a hollow foam extrusion of a construction toy play set. 
     
     
         4 . The miter device of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one miter guide is a plurality of miter guides configured to assist a toy saw cutting a plurality of angled cuts in the foam log extrusions. 
     
     
         5 . The miter device of  claim 1 , further comprising guide supports each having a first guide support end and a second guide support end; wherein the first guide support end is pivotably attached to the at least one miter guide and the second guide support end is configured to removably engage with the miter base to maintain the at least one miter guide in a predetermined position. 
     
     
         6 . The miter device of  claim 1 , further comprising guide supports each having a first guide support end and a second guide support end; wherein the second guide support end is pivotably attached to the base and the first guide support end comprises a knob and the knob is configured to removably engage with a miter guide aperture of a plurality of miter guide apertures to maintain the at least one miter guide in a predetermined position. 
     
     
         7 . The miter device of  claim 5 , wherein the guide supports removably engage with design grooves in the miter base. 
     
     
         8 . The miter device of  claim 5 , wherein the guide supports removably engage with pegs in the miter base. 
     
     
         9 . The miter device of  claim 1 , further comprising guide supports each having a first guide support end and a second guide support end; wherein the first guide support end is configured to removably engage with a plurality of design grooves in the miter guide and the second guide support end is pivotably attached to the miter base to maintain the at least one miter guide in a predetermined position. 
     
     
         10 . A method of using the miter of  claim 2  for cutting and removing a wedge from a log of a toy building set comprising:
 a. selecting the log; 
 b. determining the angle to cut in the log resulting in a determined angle, wherein the wedge is removable from the log; 
 c. placing the miter device on a flat surface; 
 d. pivoting the at least one U-shaped meter guide to the determined angle; 
 e. placing the log in the tunnel of the miter device; 
 f. placing a toy saw adjacent to the at least one U-shaped meter guide; 
 g. sawing a first angled cut in the log; 
 h. repeating processes a to f; 
 i. sawing a second angled cut in the log creating a wedge; 
 j. removing the wedge from the log; 
 k. removing the log from the miter device. 
 
     
     
         11 . A miter device comprising:
 a miter base comprising;
 a bottom support comprising a top planar surface, a first end, a second end, a first lateral section and a second lateral section; 
 a first ridge protrusion along the first lateral section and the first ridge protrusion extending above the top planar surface of the bottom support; 
 a second ridge protrusion along the second lateral section and the second ridge protrusion extending above the top planar surface of the bottom support; 
   an interference lock pivotally connected to the second ridge protrusion; and   at least two U-shaped miter guides and each U-shaped miter guide comprising;
 a first miter guide end and a second miter guide end; 
 the first miter guide end is pivotably attached to the first ridge protrusion and the first miter guide end further comprising protrusion gears; and 
 the second miter guide end is pivotably attached to the second ridge protrusion and the second miter guide end further comprising protrusion gears; 
   wherein the U-shaped miter guide arches over the miter base and the U-shaped guide is operable to move in a plane between 0 to 90 degrees in relation to the miter base;   wherein the U-shaped miter guides, the first ridge protrusion, the planar surface and the second ridge protrusion defines a tunnel for placement of a log under the U-shaped guides, on the planar surface and between the first ridge protrusion and the second ridge protrusion;   wherein the protrusion gears of a first miter guide and the protrusion gears of a second miter guide are configured to adjustably interconnect the two miter guides; and   wherein the interference lock is configured to pivot and lock the protrusion the protrusion gears in a fixed position to maintain the at least two miter guides in a predetermined position.   
     
     
         12 . A miter device comprising:
 a miter base comprising;
 a bottom support comprising a top planar surface, a first end, a second end, a first lateral section and a second lateral section; 
 a first ridge protrusion along the first lateral section and the first ridge protrusion extending above the top planar surface of the bottom support; 
 a second ridge protrusion along the second lateral section and the second ridge protrusion extending above the top planar surface of the bottom support; 
 a set of channels comprising a first channel in an outer portion of the first ridge protrusion and a second channel in an outer portion of the second ridge protrusion; 
   a plurality of V-sections that are configured to form a V-section array comprising;
 a plurality of combination guides each having a combination guide first end and a combination guide second end; 
 a plurality of top connectors each having a top connector first end and a top connector second end; 
 two parallel first combination guides of the plurality of combination guides positioned at either lateral side of the miter base; 
 two parallel sets of middle combination guides of the plurality of combination guides positioned at either lateral side of the miter base; and 
 two parallel last combination guides of the plurality of combination guides positioned at either lateral side of the miter base;
 wherein the two parallel first combination guides and the two parallel last combination guides are pivotally attached at the combination guides first ends to the miter base; and pivotally attached at the combination guide second end to a second end of an additional combination guide of the set of middle combination guides and a top connector; 
 wherein the two parallel sets of middle combination guides are pivotally attached at each of the combination guides first ends to the miter base and to a first end of an additional combination guide of the set of combination guides; and 
 wherein the two parallel sets of middle combination guides are pivotally attached at each of the combination guides second ends to a second end of an additional combination guide of the set of middle combination guides and a top connector; 
 wherein the plurality of top connectors is configured to support combination guides that are parallel to each other on each lateral side of the miter base; 
 
   wherein the plurality of top connectors is configured to bridge over the miter base and the V-sections are operable to move in a plane between 0 to 90 degrees in relation to the miter base.   
     
     
         13 . The miter device of  claim 12 , further comprising
 a plurality of pivot pins and each pivot pin having a first pivot pin end and a second pivot pin end and the first pivot pin end configured to move laterally in at least one of the set of channels; and   a subset plurality pivot pins are lockable pivot pins configured to lock in a predetermined position in at least one of the set of channels;
 wherein the V-section array is maintained in a predetermined position and maintains the angles in relation to the miter base in a predetermined position.