Amusement devices: toys – Construction toy
Patent
1996-08-19
1998-06-09
Brown, Michael A.
Amusement devices: toys
Construction toy
496124, 496125, 434403, 523112, 52604, 52608, A63H 3304, A63H 3308, G09B 2500
Patent
active
057625298
ABSTRACT:
An educational set of amusement blocks includes a set of a plurality of pairs of mirror image multi-sided sided blocks. In each set, each block preferably includes seven sides, including various geometric shapes for each side. The blocks are stable, and can stand independently on five of the seven sides. The seven sides are distributed over the three dimensional surface of each block, so as to form structures having a wide base for weight distribution. Each block includes a cantilevered peak, to effect stability, and thereby enable the blocks to stand on five of its seven sides. Because of their stability, the blocks do not topple so easily, and therefore can be used for building intricate structures without the need for interlocking joints. Corresponding planes of one type of block and its mirror image are either painted the same color or in complementary colors, thereby forming patterns which are pleasing to the eye. In constructing structures with the blocks, there is not one single solution, but any number of satisfying outcomes. Any given configuration is unified by a harmonious color scheme, but there are actually a number of color schemes encoded in the blocks.
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Brown Michael A.
Muir D. Neal
Nizza Robert
Walker Alfred M.
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