Apparatus for Forming Instructional Figures
An apparatus for forming instructional figures is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of building blocks and a board. The plurality of building blocks has a predefined shape. The board has a plurality of spikes on a surface and holes surrounded by the plurality of spikes. The plurality of building blocks is mountable over the plurality of spikes to form the instructional figure.
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The present application is related to provisional patent application Ser. No. 62132552, filed on Mar. 17, 2015, and titled “AN APPARATUS FOR CREATING INSTRUCTIONAL FIGURES”. The entire disclosure of the above patent application is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSUREThe present disclosure generally relates to building block toys, more specifically, the present disclosure relates to building blocks and an apparatus for forming instructional figures by using the building blocks.
BACKGROUNDGenerally, building block toys include cubical blocks or complex geometric shapes having designs made thereon. The designs may be as letters, numbers, animals, and the like. Building block toys are considered to be one of the most effective instruments for developing a child's mental ability.
The building block toys have various interlocking building blocks to form a structure that can have infinite structural forms. Many of these building block toys have complex interconnecting means, in the form of slotted pegs, metal screws, and the like which prove to be difficult for a child to join together. This may lead a person specially a child to stop playing with such intricate educational building blocks due its non-ease of use; and possibly tamper the child's imaginative, dexterous and organizational development of his/her physiological skills.
Hence, there is a need for improved building blocks which can be joined together in an easier manner and that enable creating various shapes and figures.
SUMMARYIt will be understood that this disclosure in not limited to the particular systems, and methodologies described, as there can be multiple possible embodiments of the present disclosure which are not expressly illustrated in the present disclosure. It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing the particular versions or embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
In an embodiment, an apparatus for forming instructional figures is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of building blocks and a board. The plurality of building blocks has a predefined shape. The board has a plurality of spikes on a surface and holes surrounded by the plurality of spikes. The plurality of building blocks is mountable over the plurality of spikes to form the instructional figure.
In another embodiment, a method for forming an instructional figure is provided. A plurality of building blocks is mounted over spikes of a board in a predefined arrangement. An aqueous liquid is applied over the plurality of building blocks. The aqueous liquid is dried for creating bonds between proximate building blocks. The plurality of building blocks is removed using a removing tool without breaking the bonds between the proximate building blocks to form the instructional figure.
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present disclosure in order that the detailed description of the disclosure that follows may be better understood. Additional features, and advantages of the disclosure will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the disclosure. It should be appreciated that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure. It should also be realized that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the disclosure as set forth in the appended claims. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the disclosure, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.
For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals represent like elements throughout the several figures, and in which example embodiments are shown. Embodiments of the claims may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. The examples set forth herein are non-limiting examples and are merely examples among other possible examples.
Some embodiments of this disclosure, illustrating all its features, will now be discussed in detail. The words “comprising,” “having,” “containing,” and “including,” and other forms thereof, are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.
It must also be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methods similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the present disclosure, the preferred, systems and methods are now described.
It will finally be understood that the disclosed embodiments are presently preferred examples of how to make and use the claimed disclosure, and are intended to be explanatory rather than limiting of the scope of the disclosure as defined by the claims below. Reasonable variations and modifications of the illustrated examples in the foregoing written specification and drawings are possible without departing from the scope of the disclosure as defined in the claim below. It should further be understood that to the extent the term “disclosure” is used in the written specification, it is not to be construed as a limited term as to number of claimed or disclosed disclosures or the scope of any such disclosure, but as a term which has long been conveniently and widely used to describe new and useful improvements in technology The scope of the disclosure supported by the above disclosure should accordingly be construed within the scope of what it teaches and suggests to those skilled in the art, and within the scope of any claims that the above disclosure supports. The scope of the disclosure is accordingly defined by the following claims.
Claims
1. An apparatus for creating an instructional figure, comprising:
- a plurality of building blocks having a predefined shape; and
- a board having a plurality of spikes on a surface and holes surrounded by the plurality of spikes, wherein the plurality of building blocks is mountable over the plurality of spikes to form the instructional figure.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of building blocks is configured to create a bond with proximate building blocks upon application of an aqueous liquid.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of building blocks has composition of at least 80% to 85% of Polyvinyl alcohol, 10% to 15% of Glycerine, 1% to 2% of Propylene glycol.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of building blocks further has composition of 1%-2% of one or more catalysts for enhancing drying process after the application of the aqueous liquid.
5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the aqueous liquid is water.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a removing tool for removing the instructional figure formed on the board.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the removing tool is a removing plate having a plurality of holes and spikes surrounding the holes such that each hole of the removing plate corresponds to the spikes of the board and each spike of the removing plate corresponds to the holes of the board when the removing plate is in operation.
8. A method for forming an instructional figure, the method comprising:
- mounting a plurality of building blocks over spikes of a board in a predefined arrangement;
- applying an aqueous liquid over the plurality of building blocks;
- drying the aqueous liquid for creating bonds between proximate building blocks; and
- removing the plurality of building blocks using a removing tool without breaking the bonds between the proximate building blocks to form the instructional figure.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the drying the aqueous liquid comprises:
- leaving the plurality of building blocks applied with the aqueous liquid for a predetermined amount of time to create bonds between the proximate building blocks.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the aqueous liquid is water.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of building blocks has composition of at least 80% to 85% of Polyvinyl alcohol, 10% to 15% of Glycerine, 1% to 2% of Propylene glycol.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of building blocks further has composition of 1%-2% of one or more catalysts for enhancing drying process after the application of the aqueous liquid.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein the removing toolwherein the removing tool is a removing plate having a plurality of holes and spikes surrounding the holes such that each hole of the removing plate corresponds to the spikes of the board and each spike of the removing plate corresponds to the holes of the board when the removing plate is in operation.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 17, 2016
Publication Date: Sep 22, 2016
Applicant: Unique Trading Company (Hong Kong)
Inventor: Chi Fai Wallace HO (Hong Kong)
Application Number: 15/073,070