Miniature marble run

Abstract

A miniature ball run system may have a first component with opposing faces and a conduit interconnecting the opposing faces. The first component is configured to allow an object to traverse the first component in response to a force and pass through a second component interconnected with one of the opposing faces. The second component and the first component each have a plurality of surfaces that are untouchable by the object as it traverses the first component or the second component when in motion.

1 . A miniature ball run system, comprising:
 a first component having a front face, a rear face, and a conduit surface interconnecting the front face to the rear face, the conduit surface being configured to allow an object to traverse the first component in response to a force; and   a second component with a passage through its thickness through which the object may move and to which either the front face or the rear face of the first component can interconnect, wherein   at least one of the first and second component comprises a plurality of surfaces opposite the conduit surface, the plurality of surfaces being untouchable by the object as it traverse the first component or the second component when in motion.   
     
     
         2 . The ball run system of  claim 1 , wherein the first component is a tube, an angled tube, an inclined tube, an elbow, or a combination of the same. 
     
     
         3 . The ball run system of  claim 1 , wherein the second component is a tile with one or more magnets disposed in the rim thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The ball run system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of surfaces includes a plurality of polygonal faces. 
     
     
         5 . The ball run system of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of surfaces includes a plurality of triangles. 
     
     
         6 . The ball run system of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of surfaces are part of pyramidal structures. 
     
     
         7 . The ball run system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of surfaces includes rounded surfaces. 
     
     
         8 . The ball run system of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of surfaces includes rounded triangular surfaces. 
     
     
         9 . The ball run system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of surfaces are part of a scalloped structure. 
     
     
         10 . The ball run system of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of surfaces includes rounded triangular surfaces. 
     
     
         11 . The ball run system of  claim 1 , wherein the first component is a tube, an angled tube, an inclined tube, an elbow, or a combination of the same and the second component is a tile with one or more magnets disposed in the rim thereof, wherein the tile further comprises at least one orifice in a face of the tile recessed from the rim, the at least one orifice configured for receiving a projection from either the front face or the rear face of the first component. 
     
     
         12 . The ball run system of  claim 11 , wherein the tile comprises a plurality of surfaces circumscribed by the rim and visible from outside of the tile. 
     
     
         13 . The ball run system of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of surfaces is within the recessed face of the tile. 
     
     
         14 . The ball run system of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of surfaces is triangular. 
     
     
         15 . The ball run system of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of surfaces forms at least one pyramidal structure. 
     
     
         16 . The ball run system of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of surfaces forms a plurality of pyramidal structures. 
     
     
         17 . The ball run system of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of surfaces is within the recessed face of the tile and opposite the conduit surface. 
     
     
         18 . The ball run system of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of surfaces within the recessed face of the tile and the plurality of surfaces opposite the conduit surface have triangular shapes. 
     
     
         19 . The ball run system of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of surfaces within the recessed face of the tile form pyramidal structures and the plurality of surfaces opposite the conduit surface form scalloped structures. 
     
     
         20 . The ball run system of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of surfaces within the recessed face of the tile are untouchable by an end user and the plurality of surfaces opposite the conduit surface can be touched by the end user.