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US3221439A
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Connector for toy rod construction elements
Assignee: Orange Products Inc
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Filing: 1962-04-27
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Granted: 1965-12-07
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Expires: 1982-04-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard W Schaper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/04; A63H33/10; A63H33/102; F; F16; F16B; F16B7/00; F16B7/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/34; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/71; Y10T403/7194
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A CONNECTOR FOR TOY ASSEMBLIES WHICH COMPRISES A MOLDED ELEMENT HAVING AT OPPOSITE ENDS MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF CLAWS CURVED TO GRASP AND HOLD A PAIR OF PARALLEL TOY LOGS AND HAVING BETWEEN SAID PAIRS OF CLAWS A SERIES OF AT LEAST THREE CONTIGUOUS RECESSES EXTENDING ALTERNATELY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ELEMENT IN DIRECTIONS PARALLEL TO THE LOGS GRASPED BY SAID CLAWS AND HAVING RESPECTIVE BOTTOM SEMI-CYLINDRICAL SURFACES ABOUT A COMMON CENTRAL AXIS NORMAL TO A PLANE COINCIDENT WITH AXES OF SAID LOGS, SAID RECESSES TOGETHER BEING MEANS FORMING AN UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGE FOR RECEIVING AND HOLDING A CYLINDRICAL ROD EXTENDING NORMAL TO THE SAID PLANE, THE OPEN SIDES OF SAID RECESSES OPPOSITE TO RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID SURFACES DEFINING PASSAGES MEANS TO PERMIT WITHDRAWAL OF A FORMING DIE IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LOGS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A CONNECTOR FOR TOY ASSEMBLIES WHICH COMPRISES A MOLDED ELEMENT HAVING AT OPPOSITE ENDS MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF CLAWS CURVED TO GRASP AND HOLD A PAIR OF PARALLEL TOY LOGS AND HAVING BETWEEN SAID PAIRS OF CLAWS A SERIES OF AT LEAST THREE CONTIGUOUS RECESSES EXTENDING ALTERNATELY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ELEMENT IN DIRECTIONS PARALLEL TO THE LOGS GRASPED BY SAID CLAWS AND HAVING RESPECTIVE BOTTOM SEMI-CYLINDRICAL SURFACES ABOUT A COMMON CENTRAL AXIS NORMAL TO A PLANE COINCIDENT WITH AXES OF SAID LOGS, SAID RECESSES TOGETHER BEING MEANS FORMING AN UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGE FOR RECEIVING AND HOLDING A CYLINDRICAL ROD EXTENDING NORMAL TO THE SAID PLANE, THE OPEN SIDES OF SAID RECESSES OPPOSITE TO RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID SURFACES DEFINING PASSAGES MEANS TO PERMIT WITHDRAWAL OF A FORMING DIE IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE LOGS.
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