Patent ID: 8579536

Claim:
A toy connector comprising: a) a planar injection molded plastic base with a first, central aperture defined therethrough and a plurality of secondary apertures defined radially outwardly therefrom for receiving removable fasteners for fastening the base to a coplanar metallic toy component; and b) a generally tubular channel having a generally rectangular cross section attached to the base, wherein a lateral side of the channel is integrally formed with the base, the channel defining a generally rectangular passage therethrough configured for receiving and retaining an elongate plastic toy component having a plurality of evenly spaced holes defined therethrough, the generally tubular channel having a plurality of holes that are configured to be in registration with the holes of the elongate plastic toy component, and further wherein a second central aperture is formed in an upper wall of the generally tubular channel that aligns with the central aperture of the base.