Patent ID: 8087970

Claim:
A toy construction system having a multiplicity of interconnecting members adapted for constructing a variety of projects, a spinner device comprising: a. a body formed about a longitudinal axis of said spinner device and having a first end, and a second smaller end opposite said first end, said first end and said second end being aligned along said longitudinal axis, said second smaller end having a plurality of indents disposed around a periphery thereof; b. a ball connector extending outwardly from said body along said longitudinal axis; c. a receptacle member, separate from said body, having a hollow body and including a separate deflectable socket within said hollow body and adapted for receiving said ball connector extending from said body, wherein said ball connector nesting in said socket form a ball and socket joint such that said ball connector is free to spin within said hollow body about said longitudinal axis; d. said receptacle member further including a plurality of dents disposed around a periphery of a first surface for mating with said indents on said second smaller end of said body, whereby said deflectable socket biases said body against said receptacle member such that said indents engage said dents so as to maintain a given angular position of said body with respect to said receptacle member; and, e. a male twist-lock connector extending outwardly from a second surface of said receptacle member opposite said first surface and being disposed along said longitudinal axis for connecting said spinner device to other components of said toy construction system.