Patent ID: 6669526
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A construction toy set comprising:a plurality of connecting bodies each defining a three-dimensional body having an outer surface, a passage through said three-dimensional body and a plurality of slots each extending inwardly from said outer surface and each terminating within said body in an enlarged undercut portion; a plurality of generally planar plate members each having opposed surfaces and outer edges, said edges including edge portions configured and sized to be inserted into selected ones of said slots; a head member having a face portion, a passage and an interior cavity for receiving a portion of a selected one of said connecting bodies; and an elongated rod sized to fit within said passages, said bodies being formed of a resilient material such that said slots deform elastically when one of said edge portions is inserted into one of said slots to secure said connecting body to said plate member, combinations of said plate members being joined by said connecting bodies to form portions of toy figures including appendages, said connecting bodies being stacked in a vertical array with said rod passing through said passages and said head member being received upon the uppermost one of said connecting bodies.