Construction toy

Abstract

A construction toy is disclosed. The construction toy comprises at least one prismatic or cylindrical housing with a closed end and an open end, with two or more connection means located on an external surface between the open end and closed end. The construction toy may further comprise an ornamental component, stickers, a motion activated illumination arrangement resulting in numerous modes of play of the construction toy. Multiple housings of the construction toy act as building blocks. The construction toy acts as a means to collect, display and store numerous ornamental components. The construction toy can be customised with stickers which can be revealed and hidden using a motion activated illumination arrangement comprising an infrared sensor and UV light.

1 . A construction toy comprising at least one prismatic or cylindrical shaped housing, the at least one prismatic or cylindrical shaped housing having:
 a closed end;   an opposing open end;   two or more connection means located on an external surface between the open end and closed end;   an internal volume suitable for locating an ornamental component; and   a motion activated illumination arrangement comprising a motion sensor and light, wherein the light is activated to illuminate the internal volume and/or deactivated in response to activation of the motion sensor.   
     
     
         2 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one prismatic or cylindrical shaped housing may comprise a polygon or a conic section shaped base. 
     
     
         3 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the external surface between the open end and closed end comprises one or more sections. 
     
     
         4 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the two or more connection means are located on the one or more sections. 
     
     
         5 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each section of the one or more sections comprises two of the two or more connections means. 
     
     
         6 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each section of the one or more sections is a side of the housing. 
     
     
         7 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each section of the one or more sections is a portion of a side of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the two or more connection means comprise a male part of a sliding dovetail joint and a female part of a sliding dovetail joint, wherein the male and female parts of the sliding dovetail joint extend linearly across the external surface between the open end and closed end. 
     
     
         9 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the male part of the sliding dovetail joint is commensurate, and or forms an interference fit, with the female part of the sliding dovetail joint. 
     
     
         10 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the two or more connection means comprises: a groove and a slot joint; and or a pin and a socket connection; and or a hook and a loop fastener; and or a re-closable fastening; and or any suitable alternative; and or combination thereof. 
     
     
         11 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the construction toy further comprises an ornamental component. 
     
     
         12 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the ornamental component is dimensioned to be located within an internal volume of the housing and the ornamental component may be located on an internal surface of a side of the housing. 
     
     
         13 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the housing further comprises an ornamental component connection means. 
     
     
         14 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the ornamental component connection means is an indentation in an internal surface of the housing and the ornamental component forms an interference fit with the indentation. 
     
     
         15 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the ornamental component connection means may be a pin and a socket connection; and or a hook and a loop fastener; and or a re-closable fastening; and or any suitable alternative; and or combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the ornamental component is a figurine and or a model of an object. 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor comprises a capacitive sensor and or an infrared sensor and the light comprises a non-visible light source and or a UV light source. 
     
     
         19 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the construction toy further comprises one or more stickers and the one or more stickers are sensitive to non-visible light and or UV light. 
     
     
         20 . A construction toy as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the construction toy further comprises a microphone, a vibration sensor, any other input device or combination thereof and the construction toy further comprises a speaker, a visible light, an LED, a vibration module, any other output device or combination thereof. 
     
     
         21 . A method for producing a construction toy comprising: providing at least one prismatic or cylindrical shaped housing having:
 a closed end;   an opposing open end;   providing two or more connection means located on an external surface between the open and closed end;   an internal volume suitable for locating an ornamental component; and   providing a motion activated illumination arrangement comprising a motion sensor and light, wherein the light is activated to illuminate the internal volume and or deactivated in response to activation of the motion sensor.   
     
     
         22 . A method for producing a construction toy as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the method for producing a construction toy further comprises providing an ornamental component. 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A method for producing a construction toy as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the method for producing a construction toy further comprises providing one or more stickers. 
     
     
         25 . A kit of parts that can be assembled to form a toy, the kit of parts comprising one or more construction toys as claimed in  claim 1 .