DE20114590U1 - Toys built from freely connectable parts - Google Patents

Description

TOY CONSTRUCTED FROM FREELY CONNECTIBLE PARTS
FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a toy constructed from freely connectable parts by a player according to his or her imagination and careful consideration, particularly to an assembled toy representing a specific model figure. The toy figure has a body part, a side edge of which is provided with a slot of a predetermined depth. The player can use his or her imagination and thought to connect two or more model figures by fitting the slots separately provided on the model figures into one another.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A conventional model toy usually has several connectable parts and an instruction manual provided by the manufacturer. A player follows the instruction manual to subsequently assemble the connectable parts into a complete model. While assembling the model toy, the player exercises his or her thinking. Such a conventional model toy becomes a complete toy with a fixed appearance when assembled and cannot be disassembled to be reassembled again in a different shape. Furthermore, each buildable model toy forms an independent unit that cannot be continued with other model toys to form other figures. That is, conventional model toys only provide a way for the player to use his or her thinking ability in assembling and enjoying the toy.

Therefore, the inventor attempted to develop an assembly toy that can be repeatedly disassembled and reassembled by a player in such a way that the player uses his thinking and imagination in the process of assembling the toy.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The structure and technical means employed by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a toy constructed with freely connectable parts according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 2 is an assembled perspective view of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 shows two model figures stacked on top of each other as an assembled toy of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Fig. 1 shows several connectable parts for constructing a toy according to the invention, Fig. 2 shows an example of a model figure that can be constructed from the connectable parts of Fig. 1.

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The connectable parts of Fig. 1 include a body part 11 showing a head 16 and a torso of a modeled Fig. 1, two parts of arm parts 13 and two parts of leg parts 15.

The body part 11 is provided on two sides of its upper and lower portions with laterally symmetrically arranged first slots 17 having a predetermined depth. The arm parts 13 and the leg parts 15 are separately provided with second slots 18 in positions corresponding to the first slots 17 on the body part 13 so that a player can separately attach the arm parts 13 and the leg parts 15 to the body part 11 by inserting the second slots 18 into the first slots 17, thereby forming the model figure 1. The body part 11 is also provided on its outer edge with at least one third slot 19 having a predetermined depth such that the player can connect a completed model figure 1 with another completed model figure 1 differently based on different ideas by inserting two third slots 19 independently provided on the second model figures 1. In this way, a plurality of model figures 1 can be stacked to form a new figure.

In the present connection, each leg part 15 is provided at a lower edge with four slots 110 having a predetermined depth such that the player can also connect two model figures 1 by inserting the fourth slot 110 of one model figure 1 with the third contactor 19 of another model figure 1.

In the present invention, a weapon part 2 is also provided, such as the sword shown in the drawing. Each arm part 13 is also provided with a fifth slot 131 in an appropriate position, and the weapon part 2 is provided with a sixth slot 21 in a position corresponding to the fifth slot 131, such that the player can connect the weapon part 2 to one of the arm parts 13 by inserting the sixth slot 21 into the fifth slot 131.

The present invention has been described in terms of its preferred embodiment, and it is to be understood that many changes and modifications can be made in the described embodiment without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention, which is intended to be limited only by the following claims.

Claims (3)

1. A toy constructed with freely connectable parts, having one part of a body part, two parts of arm parts and two parts of leg parts,
the body part shows a head and a torso of a modelled figure and is provided on two sides of upper and lower sections with laterally symmetrically arranged first slots having a predetermined depth and on an outer edge with at least one third slot having a predetermined depth, and
each of the arm parts and the leg parts is provided with at least one second slot provided at the positions corresponding to the first slots on the body part,
wherein a player can separately detachably attach the arm parts and the leg parts to the body part by inserting the second slots into the first slots as desired to form the model figure, and the player can detachably stack two model figures on top of each other by inserting two of the third slots separately provided on the two model figures. 2. A toy constructed from freely connectable parts according to claim 1, characterized in that each leg part of the model figure is provided at a lower edge with a fourth slot having a predetermined depth such that two model figures can be stacked on top of each other by nesting the fourth slot provided on one of the second model figures with the at least one third slot provided on the other model figure. 3. A toy constructed from freely connectable parts according to claim 1, characterized in that a weapon part is additionally provided and each arm part is provided with a fifth slot at a suitable position and the weapon part is provided with a sixth slot at a position corresponding to the fifth slot on each of the arm parts such that the weapon part is detachably connectable to the arm part by inserting the sixth slot into the fifth slot.