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Modular toy and writing instrument

US7780499B1 · kind B1 · utility

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34Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 2006
Grant dateAug 24, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB43K25/024
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A modular combination toy and desktop writing accessory apparatus comprising a plurality of structural elements each having at least one nodal connector portion to which a complementary connector portion of another structural element can be coupled. The structural elements can be assembled into a barrel-like form that is configured with a passageway for carrying a writing component of the invention. The writing component can be a pen, pencil, marker, crayon, eraser or the like. The modular combination toy and writing instrument has multiple functions in playtime as well as in everyday desk-bound activities.

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