Patent ID: 8540545

Claim:
A puzzle construction system, comprising: a plurality of basic building elements, wherein each basic building element includes: a plurality of external faces, wherein one or more of the external faces includes a receiving portion; and a plurality of blocking structures, each blocking structure configured to block a respective lateral structure of a connecting portion of a connector building element in a position such that an external face of a respective connecting building element aligns with an respective external face of a respective basic building element; and a plurality of locking structures, each locking structure configured to maintain a respective lateral structure of a respecting connecting portion of a respective connector building element in the position such that a respective external face of a connector building element aligns with a respective external face of a respective basic building element; and a plurality of connector building elements, wherein each connector building element includes: a plurality of external faces, wherein at least a subset of the external faces include a receiving portion; and at least a subset of the external faces couple with a connecting portion, the connecting portion including one or more longitudinal structures and one or more lateral structures coupled with an end portion of one of the respective longitudinal structures, and wherein one or more of the basic building elements further comprises a plurality of internal ramp structures, each internal ramp structured configured to provide compressive force to a respective lateral structure of a respective connecting portion of a respective connector building element and wherein at least one of the respective internal ramp structures includes a portion with a first width and a second width such that a respective lateral structure receives the compressive force when the lateral structure is rotated past the first width and the lateral structure is held in place against a respective blocking structure when the lateral structure aligns with the portion of the internal ramping structures with the second width.