Patent ID: 6843700
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A rod and connector toy construction set, especially for young children, which comprises (a) a plurality of rods molded of plastic material, each having a rod axis, and comprising a body portion, a neck portion having one end thereof adjoining said body portion, and a rod end adjoining said neck portion at an end thereof opposite from said one end, (b) a plurality of connector elements each comprising (c) the transverse dimension of the neck portion of said rod being greater than said first predetermined width of said gripping portion, whereby said neck portion may be forced laterally into said gripping portion with a snap-in action and thereafter resiliently gripped by said connector elements with said rod axis in coaxial alignment with said socket axis, and (d) said shoulder portion formed between said neck portion and said rod end being engageable with confronting surfaces of the shoulder portion of said socket to resist axial withdrawal of said rod from said rod-engaging socket.