Constructional toy

Claim 2

A constructional toy which comprises: a main chassis member, female connecting means in said main chassis member, a constructional member including a male connecting means and a toy component portion, a resilient press fitting member adapted in use to provide a press fitting between said male and female connecting means to join said constructional member to said main chassis member.

Claim 3

The constructional toy according to claim 1 wherein said chassis is an elongate chassis and said female connecting means comprises an elongate slot along substantially the length of said elongate member and said resilient press fitting member comprises a resilient liner within said slot, said male connecting means comprising a projecting elongate rib on said constructional member.

Claim 4

A constructional toy according to claim 1 wherein said chassis is an elongate chassis and said female connecting means comprises a slot along substantially the length of said chassis, said resilient press fitting comprising a resilient liner in said slot, a frame member fitted in said resilient liner, said frame member being provided with at least one bore, which bore provides a female connecting means.

Claim 5

A constructional toy according o wherein said female connecting means comprises at least one bore in said main chassis member and said male connecting means comprises a pin member.

Claim 6

A constructional toy according o wherein said female connecting means comprises at least one bore in said main chassis member and said male connecting means comprises a pin member.

Claim 7

A constructional toy which comprises: a main chassis member, female connecting means in said main chassis member, a constructional member including a toy component portion and a female connection means, a connecting member having a male connecting means at either end thereof, one said male connecting means being adapted to engage in a press fit in said female connecting means in said main chassis member and said other male connecting means being adapted to engage in a press fit in said female connecting means in said constructional member.

Claim 8

A constructional toy which comprises: a main chassis member, female connecting means in said main chassis member, a constructional member including a toy component portion and a female connection means, a connecting member having a male connecting means at either end thereof, one said male connecting means being adapted to engage in a press fit in said female connecting means in said main chassis member and said other male connecting means being adapted to engage in a press fit in said female connecting means in said constructional member.

Claim 9

A constructional toy according to claim 5 wherein said connecting member comprises a central portion of a first cross-sectional area and pins having the same longitudinal axis as said central portion extending out of either end, the cross-sectional area of said pins being smaller than that of said central portion and said female connecting means comprising stepped recesses to receive said central portion and pin portions in a press fit.

Claim 10

A constructional toy according to claim 6 wherein said cross- sections are circular.

Claim 11

8 . A constructional toy according to claim 5 wherein said connecting member comprises a peg member having a head of a first cross-sectional area and a shaft having a common axis with said head and a smaller cross-sectional area and said female connecting means comprising a bore adopted to receive either said shaft portion or else being stepped to receive both said shaft and said head protion or alternatively adapted to receive said head portion alone.

Claim 12

A constructional toy according to claim 8 wherein said cross-section of said shaft, head and female connecting means are each circular,

Claim 13

A constructional toy wheel assembly comprising a connecting pin having a substantially cylindrical central portion of a first diameter integral with a pair of pins each pin having a common longitudinal axis with the axis of said cylinder and projecting from either end thereof, a pair of wheels each having an open center, a pair of connecting pegs each comprising a shaft portion and a head portion having a common longitudinal axis and stepped outwardly from said shaft portion, a central bore in the shaft portion of each said peg open at the end of said shaft portion remote from said head portion, said central bore of each said peg being adapted to receive in a press fit one of said projecting pins from said connecting pin, and each said connecting peg being adapted to be received in a clearance fit in said open center of each said wheel, the shaft portion of each said peg extending inwardly thereof.

Claim 14

A constructional toy wheel assembly comprising a connecting pin having a substantially cylindrical central portion of a first diameter integral with a pair of pins each pin having a common longitudinal axis with the axis of said cylinder and projecting from either end thereof, a pair of wheels each having an open center, a pair of connecting pegs each comprising a shaft portion and a head portion having a common longitudinal axis and stepped outwardly from said shaft portion, a central bore in the shaft portion of each said peg open at the end of said shaft portion remote from said head portion, said central bore of each said peg being adapted to receive in a press fit one of said projecting pins from said connecting pin, and each said connecting peg being adapted to be received in a clearance fit in said open center of each said wheel, the shaft portion of each said peg extending inwardly thereof.

Claim 15

A constructional toy wheel assembly according to claim 10 wherein each of said projecting pins, shaft portions, central bores, and open centres of said wheels are circular in the cross-section.

Claim 16

The combination of a constructional wheel assembly according to claim 11 and a constructional toy according to claim 2, there being provided a transverse bore through the main chassis member of said constructional toy according to claim 2, said wheel assembly being fitted in a loose fit in said bore.