Patent ID: 7798884

Claim:
A toy construction system comprising: a block component, and at least two substantially similar connector components; said connector components having each a connector-to-block coupling section for releasable coupling to said block component and a connector-to-connector coupling section for releasable coupling to another one of said connector components; said connector-to-block coupling section defining a connector block contacting surface for contacting said block component; said block component having a block coupling aperture extending at least partially therethrough, said block coupling aperture having a coupling aperture peripheral edge; said coupling aperture peripheral edge defining a peripheral edge retaining section made out of a substantially resiliently deformable material, said peripheral edge retaining section being configured, sized and positioned so that when any one of said connector components and said block component are in a component assembled configuration relative to each other, said connector block contacting surface substantially deforms at least a portion of said peripheral edge retaining section to a retaining configuration for positively retaining the latter; and when said connector block contacting surface is spaced from said at least a portion of said peripheral edge retaining section, the latter resiliently springs back to a non-retaining configuration; said connector component including a connector main body; said connector-to-connector coupling section including a connector coupling prong extending substantially outwardly from said connector main body; said block coupling aperture being configured and sized for receiving a discreet number of connecting components therein so that that only a single connector coupling prong protrudes from said block coupling aperture when said discreet number of connecting components are inserted therein, said discreet number being two.