Interconnected building block system

Abstract

A building block system includes a plurality of building blocks. Each of the building blocks includes an upper first connecting surface composed of first connecting members and a lower second connecting surface composed of second connecting members, wherein the upper first connecting surface of a first building block is shaped and dimensioned for connection with the lower second connecting surface of a second building block. At least one of the plurality of building blocks has sides or side of unequal length, at least one of the plurality of building has sides of equal length, at least one of the plurality of building blocks has an aperture extending therethrough, and at least one of the plurality of building blocks is a transition building block.

1 . An interconnecting building block system, comprising:
 a plurality of building blocks, each of the building blocks including an upper first connecting surface including at least one first connecting member and a lower second connecting surface including at least one second connecting member, wherein the upper first connecting surface of a first building block is shaped and dimensioned for connection with the lower second connecting surface of a second building block;   wherein at least one of the plurality of building blocks has sides or side of unequal length, at least one of the plurality of building has sides of equal length, at least one of the plurality of building blocks has an aperture extending therethrough, and at least one of the plurality of building blocks is a transition building block.   wherein the upper first connecting surfaces of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length include a repeating series of hexagonal patterns and the lower second connecting surfaces include a plurality of projections shaped and dimensioned for coupling within the repeating series of hexagonal patterns found on the upper first connecting surfaces for coupling of building blocks in a variety of orientations.   
     
     
         2 . The building block system according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of building blocks is a six-sided hexagon having sides or side of unequal length and at least one of the plurality of building blocks is a six sided hexagon having sides of equal length. 
     
     
         3 . The building block system according to  claim 2 , wherein the transition building block includes a central plate member between the upper first connecting surface and the lower second connecting surface. 
     
     
         4 . The building block system according to  claim 3 , wherein the central plate member includes a planar first side from which the at least one first connecting member extends and a planar second side from which the at least one second connecting member extends. 
     
     
         5 . The building block system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transition building block includes a central plate member between the upper first connecting surface and the lower second connecting surface. 
     
     
         6 . The building block system according to  claim 5 , wherein the central plate member includes a planar first side from which the at least one first connecting member extends and a planar second side from which the at least one second connecting member extends. 
     
     
         7 . The building block system according to  claim 6 , wherein each of the hexagonal patterns on the upper first connecting surface of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length includes six (6) equilateral triangular protections symmetrically positioned about a central aperture extending through a planar base member and between the upper first connecting surface and the lower second connecting surface. 
     
     
         8 . The building block system according to  claim 7 , wherein each of the six (6) equilateral triangular protections includes an apex pointing toward the central aperture such that six (6) equally spaced radial lines coming from a center of the central aperture bisect the respective six (6) equilateral triangular protections. 
     
     
         9 . The building block system according to  claim 8 , wherein the lower second connecting surface of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length includes cylindrical projections including an outer diameter that is the same size and distance between the apexes of diametrically opposed equilateral triangular protections. 
     
     
         10 . The building block system according to  claim 9 , wherein the lower second connecting surface of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length also includes a perimeter wall extending downwardly from the base member along the perimeter of the base member so as to define an exterior wall. 
     
     
         11 . The building block system according to  claim 10 , wherein the distance between the perimeter wall and the outer surface of an adjacent cylindrical projection is equal to the distance from the apex of the equilateral triangular projection to the base of the equilateral triangular projection. 
     
     
         12 . The building block system according to  claim 8 , wherein the lower second connecting surface of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length also includes a perimeter wall extending downwardly from the base member along the perimeter of the base member so as to define an exterior wall of the building block. 
     
     
         13 . The building block system according to  claim 12 , wherein a distance between an inner surface of the perimeter wall and an outer surface of an adjacent cylindrical projection is equal to a distance from the apex of the equilateral triangular projection to the base of the equilateral triangular projection. 
     
     
         14 . The building block according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one first connecting member of the transition building block is a rod shaped projection and the at least one second connecting member of the transition building block is a rod shaped projection. 
     
     
         15 . The building block according to  claim 14 , wherein each of the at least one first connecting member of the transition building block and the at least one second connecting member of the transition building block has a first diameter adjacent a free first end thereof and a second diameter adjacent a second end thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The building block according to  claim 15 , wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. 
     
     
         17 . The building block system according to  claim 16 , wherein each of the hexagonal patterns on the upper first connecting surface of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length includes six (6) equilateral triangular protections symmetrically positioned about a central aperture extending through a planar base member and between the upper first connecting surface and the lower second connecting surface. 
     
     
         18 . The building block system according to  claim 17 , wherein each of the six (6) equilateral triangular protections includes an apex pointing toward the central aperture such that six (6) equally spaced radial lines coming from a center of the central aperture bisect the respective six (6) equilateral triangular protections. 
     
     
         19 . The building block system according to  claim 18 , wherein the lower second connecting surface of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length includes cylindrical projections including an outer diameter that is the same size and distance between the apexes of diametrically opposed equilateral triangular protections. 
     
     
         20 . The building block system according to  claim 19 , wherein the lower second connecting surface of the building block having sides or side of unequal length and the building block having sides of equal length also includes a perimeter wall extending downwardly from the base member along the perimeter of the base member so as to define an exterior wall of the building block.