Toy building brick system
View Patent ↗A toy building brick system includes a brick which has an outer surface including a plurality of outer walls. A male peg is attached to one of the outer walls. The male peg is configured to engage a female connector and includes a post having a terminal end. The terminal end has an outer peripheral edge. The outer peripheral edge has a notch positioned therein. The notch faces an adjacent edge of the outer wall attached to the male peg to prevent adjacent male pegs of adjacent bricks from abutting in such a manner that the male pegs bias the adjacent bricks apart from each other.
1. A toy building brick comprising:
a brick having an outer surface, said outer surface including a plurality of outer walls;
a male peg being attached to one of said outer walls, said male peg being configured to engage a female connector, said male peg including;
a post having a terminal end, said terminal end having an outer peripheral edge;
said outer peripheral edge having a notch positioned therein; and
said notch extending into said post from said terminal end and facing an adjacent edge of the outer wall attached to said male peg such that said notch defines a first exposed planar face extending uninterrupted fully across said post parallel to said adjacent edge of said outer wall attached to said male peg and a second exposed planar face extending uninterrupted fully across said post perpendicular to said first planar face, each of said first exposed planar face and said second exposed planar face having a respective free edge opposite a junction of said first exposed planar face and said second exposed planar face.
2. The toy building brick according to claim 1 , wherein said outer surface includes a plurality of outer walls, said outer walls including an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall extending between said upper and lower walls.
3. The toy building brick according to claim 2 , wherein said side wall including a front wall, a rear wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall.
4. The toy building brick according to claim 1 , wherein said brick has a length, width and height each being less than 3.0 inches.
5. The toy building brick according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said outer surfaces comprises a female connector configured to engage a plurality of male pegs from another toy building brick.
6. A toy building brick comprising:
a brick having an outer surface, said outer surface including a plurality of outer walls;
a plurality of male pegs being attached to at least one of said outer walls, said male pegs being configured to engage a female connector, each of said male pegs including;
a post having a terminal end, said terminal end having an outer peripheral edge;
said outer peripheral edge having a notch positioned therein, said notch extending into said post from said terminal end and facing an adjacent edge of the outer wall attached to said male peg such that said notch defines a first exposed planar face extending uninterrupted fully across said post parallel to said adjacent edge of said outer wall attached to said male peg and a second exposed planar face extending uninterrupted fully across said post perpendicular to said first planar face, each of said first exposed planar face and said second exposed planar face having a respective free edge opposite a junction of said first exposed planar face and said second exposed planar face.
7. The toy building brick according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of said outer surfaces comprises a female connector configured to engage a plurality of male pegs from another toy building brick.
8. The toy building brick according to claim 7 , wherein said outer surface includes a plurality of outer walls, said outer walls including an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall extending between said upper and lower walls.
9. The toy building brick according to claim 8 , wherein said side wall including a front wall, a rear wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall.
10. The toy building brick according to claim 9 , wherein said brick has a length, width and height each being less than 3.0 inches.
11. A toy building brick comprising:
a brick having an outer surface, said outer surface including a plurality of outer walls;
a plurality of male pegs being attached to at least one of said outer walls, said male pegs being configured to engage a female connector, each of said male pegs including;
a post having a terminal end, said terminal end having an outer peripheral edge; and
said outer peripheral edge having a pair of notches positioned therein, each said notch extending into said post from said terminal end and each said notch facing a respective adjacent edge of the outer wall attached to said male peg such that each said notch defines a respective first exposed planar face extending uninterrupted fully across said post parallel to said respective adjacent edge of said outer wall attached to said male peg and a respective second exposed planar face extending uninterrupted fully across said post perpendicular to said respective first planar face, each of said first exposed planar face and said second exposed planar face of each said notch having a respective free edge opposite a junction of said first exposed planar face and said second exposed planar face of each said notch.
12. The toy building brick according to claim 11 , wherein said outer walls includes an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall extending between said upper and lower walls, said side wall including a front wall, a rear wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall.
13. The toy building brick according to claim 12 , wherein said brick has a length, width and height each being less than 3.0 inches.
14. The toy building brick according to claim 11 , wherein:
said surface having said male pegs thereon has a rectangular shape and includes four corners;
wherein each of said male pegs further includes:
one of said notches facing one of a first edge of a pair of adjacent edges of one of said corners, one of said notches facing a second edge of said pair of adjacent edges, wherein each of said first and second adjacent edges corresponds with one of said notches.
15. The toy building brick according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of said outer surfaces comprising a female connector configured to engage a plurality of male pegs from another said toy building brick.
16. The toy building brick according to claim 15 , wherein said outer walls includes an upper wall, a lower wall, and a side wall extending between said upper and lower walls, said side wall including a front wall, a rear wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall.
17. The toy building brick according to claim 16 , wherein said brick has a length, width and height each being less than 3.0 inches.
18. The toy building brick according to claim 17 , wherein:
said surface having said male pegs thereon has a rectangular shape and includes four corners;
wherein each of said male pegs further includes:
one of said notches facing one of a first edge of a pair of adjacent edges of one of said corners, one of said notches facing a second edge of said pair of adjacent edges, wherein each of said first and second adjacent edges corresponds with one of said notches.
19. The toy building brick according to claim 18 , wherein said plurality of male pegs comprises four male pegs, each said corner of said four corners having one of said pegs positioned adjacent thereto.
20. The toy building brick according to claim 15 , wherein:
said surface having said male pegs thereon has a rectangular shape and includes four corners; and
wherein each of said male pegs further includes:
one of said notches facing one of a first edge of a pair of adjacent edges of one of said corners, one of said notches facing a second edge of said pair of adjacent edges, wherein each of said first and second adjacent edges corresponds with one of said notches.