Patent ID: 8475225
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A toy construction kit comprising: a body made of nonmagnetic material and extending substantially in one plane, the body having a first magnet fixedly disposed in the body, the first magnet having an outer surface that is symmetrical about a first magnetic axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the first magnetic axis, the first magnetic axis aligned with a center of the body, the at least one planar face of the first magnet disposed adjacent to and parallel to the first planar edge face of the body, and the first magnetic axis generally perpendicular to the first planar edge face of the body; a second magnet fixedly disposed in the body, the second magnet having an outer surface that is symmetrical about a second magnetic axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the second magnetic axis, the second magnetic axis aligned with the center of the body, the at least one planar face of the second magnet disposed adjacent to and parallel to the second planar edge face of the body, and the second magnetic axis generally perpendicular to the second planar edge face of the body; a third magnet fixedly disposed in the body, the third magnet having an outer surface that is symmetrical about a third magnetic axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the third magnetic axis, the third magnetic axis aligned with the center of the body, the at least one planar face of the third magnet disposed adjacent to and parallel to the third planar edge face of the body, and the third magnetic axis generally perpendicular to the third planar edge face of the body; and a ferromagnetic ball releasably and magnetically held against the first planar edge face by the first magnet, the first magnetic axis, the second magnetic axis, and the third magnetic axis intersecting at the center of the body and radially spaced equally around the center at 120 degree increments, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plane, and the first magnetic axis, the second magnetic axis, and the third magnetic axis being coplanar and parallel to the plane of the body.