Building block
A building block includes a cube, five of six sides of which is respectively provided with four through holes while the sixth side is diagonally symmetrically provided with two projections and two through holes. The building blocks may be connected to one another in many different manners to create various shapes, and could be conveniently stored in a closed container and produced at reduced cost.
The present invention relates to a building block, and more particularly to building blocks that may be connected to one another in many different manners to create various shapes, and could be conveniently stored in a closed container and produced at reduced cost.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONYoung children need good “exercises” to achieve good development of brain and growth of muscle. In addition to encourage the young children to use their brains, it is also necessary to cultivate their ability in balancing control. Building blocks are frequently strongly recommended to young children by experts because they are constructive toys allowing children to observe with eyes and touch with hands. Through trial and error, children gradually learn to assemble a mass of individual building blocks into a complete thing or body. In the process of assembling the building blocks, the children naturally learn the concept of space, and understand the relation between “whole” and “part” to build the mathematical concept about “quantity” or “amount”. Young children tend to develop different shapes in playing the building blocks in the course of their growth. They have a lot of fun in their own imaginative creations built with the blocks. Blocks are therefore very useful in developing children's imagination and training their brain.
However, it should be noted that a good building block adapted to achieve the above-mentioned learning effects is certainly not only a few pieces of geometric blocks for practicing piling. A well-designed building block must be highly reproducible and have ingenious and balancing structure. While many commercially available building blocks are in compliance with the above-mentioned requirements, they still have many defects in the design.
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A primary object of the present invention is to provide a building block, a plurality of which may be continuously connected to one another in many different manners to create various shapes, be conveniently stored in a closed container, and be produced at reduced cost.
To achieve the above and other objects, the building block according to a first embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a cube, five of six sides of which is respectively provided with four squared through holes while the sixth side is diagonally symmetrically provided with two round-sectioned projections and two squared through holes.
According to a second embodiment of the present invention, the building block includes a cube, five of six sides of which is respectively provided with four round through holes while the sixth side is diagonally symmetrically provided with two round-sectioned projections and two round through holes.
Areas on each side of the cube other than the through holes and the projections are formed into across-shaped central zone and a squared frame zone. The cross-shaped central zone has a width twice as wide as that of the frame zone.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein
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FIGS. 10 to 13 illustrates two additional manners of connecting the building blocks 4 of the present invention to one another. It is understood the building blocks 4 may still be connected to one another in many other manners to extend in different directions to show a variety of shapes.
The building blocks 6 may be connected to one another in the same manner as illustrated in
Alternatively, the building blocks 6 may be continuously connected to or stacked over one another in the same manners as taught with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13 to create various formations.
In brief, the present invention provides a building block 4, 6 that is a cube, on five of six sides of which there are respectively provided four through holes 42, 62, while the sixth side of which is diagonally symmetrically provided with two projections 41, 61 and two through holes 43, 63. Wherein, the projections 41, 61 are round in shape, and the through holes 42, 62; 43, 63 may be square or round in shape.
Claims
1. A building block comprising a cube, five of six sides of said cube being provided with four through holes while the sixth side of said cube being diagonally symmetrically provided with two projections and two through holes.
2. The building block as claimed in claim 1, wherein said projections on said cube are round-sectioned.
3. The building block as claimed in claim 1, wherein said through holes on said cube may be round-sectioned or square-sectioned.
4. A building block comprising a cube, five of six sides of said cube being provided with four through holes while the sixth side of said cube being diagonally symmetrically provided with two projections and two through holes, so that a cross-shaped central zone and a squared frame zone are formed on each side of said cube at areas other than said through holes; and said cross-shaped central zone has a width twice as wide as that of said frame zone.
5. The building block as claimed in claim 4, wherein said projections on said cube are round-sectioned.
6. The building block as claimed in claim 4, wherein said through holes on said cube may be round-sectioned or square-sectioned.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 1, 2004
Publication Date: Sep 1, 2005
Inventor: Fu-Chi Lin (Taipei Hsien)
Application Number: 10/792,545