Patent ID: 6116981
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: A63H,Y10T

Abstract:
An object assembled by interconnecting a plurality of body pieces and connector pieces, the object comprising:a connector piece comprising a body having a thickness, a shaft having a width, first and second shaft edges and opposing first and second ends, and a first deformable section comprising opposing first and second bars extending from the first end of the shaft, a first notch defined by the first bar and the first shaft edge, and a second notch defined by the second bar and the second shaft edge, the first deformable section having a width defined by the opposing first and second bars; anda first body piece comprising a body having a thickness and further comprising an aperture comprising at least one edge and having a dimension which is smaller than the width of the first deformable section, and a dimension which is greater than the width of the shaft, the aperture having a circular configuration with a circumferential edge, and wherein the opposing first and second bars of the first deformable section of the connector piece are deformed to insert the first deformable section through the aperture to effectuate a connection of the first deformable section with the first body piece at the location of the aperture.