Motor for toy construction system
US5738558A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H33/042
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A motor for a toy construction set of the type having a plurality of connector elements and rod-like struts engageable with the connector elements to form a coherent structure wherein the connector elements have a center hub portion and a plurality of pairs of spaced-apart gripping arms adapted for lateral, snap-in engagement of the struts. The motor has a housing body and a plurality of sets of projections extending from the housing body, each of which is adapted for tight frictional engagement with a plurality of activities of the connectors. The sets of projections are located such that a connector mounted thereon can be interconnected, by said connectors and struts, to a connector mounted on another set of projections so the motor can be rigidly incorporated in an assembly comprised of a combination of the connectors and struts of the toy construction set.
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