Toy building construction set
View Patent ↗In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a toy building construction set, comprising: pieces in the form of bars 4 and pieces in the form of corresponding connectors 6 , for simulating a concrete skeleton, wherein: each of the bars having only male connecting members at the end thereof; each of the connectors having at each facet thereof a female connecting member corresponding to the male connecting member; and a connection of each of the bars to each of the connectors is concealed. The set may further comprise a casing for storing the pieces of the set. The casing may comprise a scale for indicating the number of floors that can be built by the remaining pieces in the casing.
1. A toy building construction set, for demonstrating building construction principles to an infant, said set comprising:
pieces in a form of bars; and
pieces in the form of connectors, for simulating a concrete construction skeleton and having characteristics of a concrete skeleton,
wherein each of said bars has only male connecting members at an end thereof,
each of said connectors having at each facet thereof a female connecting member corresponding to said male connecting member, and
wherein said bars and connectors have the same cross-sectional width, so that when a connection is made by end-to-end insertion of each of said bars into each of said connectors, said bars and said connectors cannot be distinguished from one another.
2. A set according to claim 1 , wherein said male connecting member comprises at least one vane, and said female connecting member further comprises at least one corresponding depression, thereby enforcing connecting a bar of said bars to a connector of said connectors in a desired angle therebetween.
3. A set according to claim 1 , wherein said male connecting member comprises a stud.
4. A set according to claim 3 , wherein said stud is of a cylindrical form.
5. A set according to claim 3 , wherein said stud is of a prismatic form.
6. A set according to claim 1 , wherein said stud is of a quadratic prism form.
7. A set according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pieces having at least one groove along said piece, and at least one groove across said piece.
8. A set according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of quadrate tablets, to be placed such that the grooves of the surrounding pieces are used as a frame thereof.
9. A set according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of rectangular tablets, to be placed such that the grooves of the surrounding pieces are used as a frame thereof.
10. A set according to claim 1 , wherein a latitudinal contour of at least one of the pieces is quadrate.
11. A set according to claim 1 , wherein a latitudinal contour of at least one of the pieces is rectangular.
12. A set according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the facets of the pieces thereof is divided by grooves for imparting an appearance of a structural form made of bricks.
13. A set according to claim 12 , wherein each of said bricks is in a size of about 1×1 cm.
14. A set according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one tablet.
15. A set according to claim 1 , further comprising a lamp piece.
16. A set according to claim 15 , wherein said lamp piece having a male connecting member corresponding to the female connecting member of a connector.
17. A set according to claim 1 , further comprising a casing for storing the pieces of said set.
18. A set according to claim 17 , wherein said casing further comprises a scale for indicating the number of floors that can be built by the remaining pieces in said casing.