Assembly system for 3d shapes with beads

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembly of one or more pegboards and beads, adapted for modular connection to each other and other components.

1 . Pegboard and beads,
 wherein the pegboard comprises a base plate, provided with a plurality of pegs on at least one side of the base plate, wherein the pegs are provided in a regular pattern, and wherein the pegboard is provided with one or more connectors or connector zones at the backside;   wherein the beads have an opening at least partially mountable over the pegs;   and further comprising:
 a. one or more double connection means, each double connection means comprising at least two attachment elements, wherein the connector or connector zones and the attachment elements are configured for removable attachment to each other, thereby allowing the pegboard to be connected to another pegboard according to any one of the preceding claims via the double connection means, said one or more double connection means provided with a hinge or rotational element between the attachment elements; and/or 
 b. two or more single connection means, the single connection means comprising at one attachment element, wherein the connector or connector zones and the attachment elements are configured for removable attachment to each other, and the single connection means comprising an inter-means connector configured to removably attach two single connection means via the inter-means connector, thereby allowing the pegboard to be connected to another pegboard according to any one of the preceding claims via two single connection means, wherein said single connection means are hingedly or rotatably attached via the inter-means connectors. 
   
     
     
         2 . The pegboard and beads according to the  claim 1 , wherein the attachment elements of said double connection means are oriented in different directions with respect to each other, preferably at an angle of about 90°. 
     
     
         3 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , wherein the connectors or connector zones and the attachment elements are connectable via a clamping engagement between one or more tubular projections and a recessed section configured to receive the tubular projections and dimensioned to fixate said received tubular projections, preferably via a LEGO connection system. 
     
     
         4 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , said pegboard comprising at least two beveled edges at the backside thereof, preferably beveled with an angle of about 45° with respect to the base plate, wherein on one of said beveled edges a male edge arrangement is provided comprising one or more protrusions along said beveled edge, and wherein on another of said beveled edges a female edge arrangement is provided comprising one or more recesses along said other beveled edge, wherein the recesses and the protrusions are positioned to align and dimensioned to connect in a clamping engagement. 
     
     
         5 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , wherein the double connection means comprise a third attachment element, each of the attachment elements oriented in a different direction, under an angle of about 90° with respect to each other. 
     
     
         6 . The pegboard and beads, according to  claim 1 , wherein the pegboard comprises a base plate, provided with a plurality of pegs on at least one side of the base plate, wherein the pegs are provided in a regular pattern;
 wherein the pegs have a stepped structure of at least two steps, wherein the diameter of the steps decreases from the base plate to the distal end of the pegs;   wherein the beads have an opening at least partially mountable over the pegs, wherein the opening has a depth at least equal to the height of the pegs, and wherein the opening of the pegs is dimensioned to fully encompass the step at the distal end of the pegs, and wherein the opening of the pegs is dimensioned to not be able to fully encompass the step closest to the base plate;   preferably wherein the minimal diameter of the opening is at least 0.5% larger than the maximal diameter of the step at the distal end of the peg, and the minimal diameter of the opening is at least 2.5% smaller than the maximal diameter of the step closest to the base plate.   
     
     
         7 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , wherein the pegs have a substantially square transversal cross-section. 
     
     
         8 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediary plate provide with a plurality of openings, the intermediary plate suitable for being mounted on and against the base plate, whereby the pegs of the base plate extend through the openings of the intermediary plate, and wherein the openings of the intermediary plate have a diameter larger than the maximal diameter of the pegs. 
     
     
         9 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 6 , wherein the intermediary plate has a thickness at most equal to the height of the step of the base plate closest to the base plate. 
     
     
         10 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 6 , wherein the maximal diameter of the step of the pegs closest to the base plate is at least 5% larger than the minimal diameter of the openings of the beads. 
     
     
         11 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , further comprising stacking beads suitable for mounting on the beads, wherein the beads comprise a second opening oppositely positioned to the opening of the beads, wherein the opening of the beads and the second opening of the beads are connected and form a channel through the entire bead;
 wherein the stacking beads comprise a plateau widened section with a cross-section larger than the second opening of the beads, wherein on said widened section at a first side a protrusion is provided which is dimensioned to fit in the second opening of a bead, thereby removably fixing the stacking bead on the bead, wherein on the widened section a bead peg is provided on a second side oppositely positioned to the first side, which is dimensioned to fit in an opening of a bead, wherein the bead peg of the stacking bead is substantially identical to the peg of the pegboard.   
     
     
         12 . The pegboard and beads according to the  claim 11 , wherein the second opening of the beads is substantially identical to the opening of the beads, wherein the protrusion of the stacking beads is substantially identical to the bead peg of the stacking beads, and wherein said protrusion of the stacking beads is substantially equal to the pegs of the pegboard. 
     
     
         13 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 11 , wherein the widened section comprises multiple protrusions at the first side, and wherein neighboring protrusion are distanced over a distance substantially equal to the distance between neighboring pegs on the pegboard; wherein the widened section comprises multiple bead pegs on the second side, wherein neighboring bead pegs on the widened section are distanced over a distance substantially equal to the distance between neighboring pegs on the pegboard. 
     
     
         14 . The pegboard and beads, according to  claim 11 , wherein multiple stacking beads are laterally connected via a connection between the widened sections of the multiple stacking beads, with the widened sections essentially parallel to each other. 
     
     
         15 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , further comprising multiple mounting components suitable for being affixed to beads, wherein the beads comprise a second opening oppositely positioned to the opening of the beads, wherein the opening of the beads and the second opening of the beads are connected and form a channel through the entire bead;
 wherein the mounting components comprise a protrusion which is dimensioned to fit in the second opening, thereby removably fixing the mounting component on the bead, the mounting components further comprising a widened section connected to the protrusion, said widened section having a larger cross-section than the second opening.   
     
     
         16 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , wherein the base plate is flexible and preferably is elastically deformable with a radius of curvature of at most 5.0 cm. 
     
     
         17 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 1 , wherein the base plate is provided with pegs on both sides. 
     
     
         18 . The pegboard and beads, according to  claim 1 , wherein the openings of the beads comprise a substantially circular cross-section. 
     
     
         19 . The pegboard and beads according to  claim 6 , wherein the pegs comprise at least three steps, and:
 a. whereby of a step between the step closest to the base plate and the step at the distal end of the peg is dimensioned to substantially correspond to the opening of the beads; or   b, wherein the cross-section of a step between the step closest to the base plate and the step at the distal end of the peg has a diameter that is substantially equal to the diameter of the cross-section of the opening of the beads.