Patent ID: 6746297
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy building construction set including a plurality of building units, each building unit comprising:an integral panel having opposing outer and inner major sides connected by a first lateral side, an opposing second lateral side, a top, and an opposing bottom, the first lateral side having a first connection structure and the second lateral side having a second connection structure; an elongate column having four elongate sides, one elongate side being open such that the other three elongate sides form a generally U-shaped channel of the column accessible along the one open side, the column channel receiving and being engaged with the second connection structure of the panel, at least one of the other three elongate sides of the elongate column having at least one female connection structure to provide a female connection side to the building unit; and a connection member having a first male side and a second male side, the first male side being engaged with the first connection structure of the panel and at least part of the second male side projecting outwardly from the panel to define at least one male connection structure and provide a male connection side to the building unit, the male connection structure being configured to releasably engage with any one of the female connection structures of the female connection side of a second building unit, thereby allowing interconnection of building units to construct a toy building.