Block structure

Claim 2

A structure as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of said blocks is shaped as a rectangular parallelepiped.

Claim 3

A structure as recited in claim 3, wherein the facing sides of adjacent blocks are coextensive in length.

Claim 4

A structure as recited in claim 4, wherein the facing sides of adjacent blocks are coextensive in height.

Claim 5

A structure as recited in claim 5, wherein said blocks are all of equal dimensions.

Claim 6

A structure as recited in claim 5, wherein said blocks are arranged in at least one row.

Claim 7

A structure as recited in claim 5, wherein said blocks are arranged in a plurality of parallel rows.

Claim 8

A structure comprising: a sheet of flexible material; a plurality of blocks secured to said sheet in side-by-side relationship with at least one side of each block positioned adjacent a side of another block so that the geometric attitude of the blocks with respect to each other may be changed by bending the sheet along the junctures between the blocks; at least one locking means insertable into the juncture between adjacent blocks and engageable with the facing sides thereof for holding the blocks in a particular geometric attitude with respect to each other; and a support means adapted to be placed on a planar surface and engageable with at least two of said blocks each from a side thereof having no other block adjacent thereto for holding the blocks in a particular geometric attitude with respect to each other.

Claim 9

A structure as recited in claim 9, wherein said support comprises a channel member having a substantially L-shaped cross section defined by a pair of flanges of equal width said member further having a pair of spaced notches therein for engaging said two blocks.

Claim 10

A structure as recited in claim 10, wherein said member is adapted to rest on the lateral extremities of the flanges, and said notches commence at the juncture of said flanges and extend equally thereinto.

Claim 11

A structure as recited in claim 11, wherein said notches are parallel.

Claim 12

A structure comprising: two structural units, each comprising a sheet of flexible material, a plurality of blocks secured to said sheet in side-by-side relationship with at least one side of each block positioned adjacent a side of another block so that the geometric attitude of the blocks with respect to each other may be changed by bending the sheet along the junctures between the blocks, and at least one locking means insertable into the juncture between adjacent blocks and engageable with the facing sides thereof for holding the blocks in a particular geometric attitude with respect to each other; and a connecting means engageable with at least one block of each of said units each from a side thereof having no other block adjacent thereto for interconnecting said units.

Claim 13

A structure as recited in claim 13, wherein said connecting means comprises a channel member having an H-shaped cross section defined by two spaced, parallel, lateral flanges and an internal flange disposed therebetween and intermediate the ends thereof, each of said one blocks being engageable by said member between said lateral flanges.

Claim 14

A structure as recited in claim 13, wherein said connecting means comprises a prism-shaped member having at least one notch in each of at least two of the lateral sides thereof, each of said one blocks being engageable by said member in one of said notches.

Claim 15

A structure comprising; a plurality of structural units, each comprising a sheet of flexible material, a plurality of blocks secured to said sheet in side-by-side relationship in a row with one side of each of the end blocks in the row positioned adjacent one side of the adjacent block and opposite sides of the intermediate blocks in the row positioned adjacent one side of each of the adjacent blocks, the facing sides of adjacent blocks being coextensive in length and height, whereby the geometric attitude of the blocks with respect to each other may be changed by bending the sheet at the junctures between the blocks, and at least one locking means insertable into the juncture between adjacent blocks and engageable with the facing sides thereof for holding the blocks in a particular geometric attitude with respect to each other; and a connecting means comprising a prism-shaped member having a notch in each of the lateral sides thereof, one of the end blocks of each said units being engageable by said member in said notches so that the units may be interconnected by said member to form an enclosure.

Claim 16

A structure as recited in claim 16, wherein the blocks of each of one-half of said units are shaped as rectangulAr parallelepipeds and at least some of the blocks of each of the remainder of said units are shaped as trapezoidal prisms.

Claim 17

A structure as recited in claim 17, wherein one of the end blocks of each of said remaining units is shaped as a triangular prism.

Claim 18

A structure as recited in claim 17, wherein the outer corners of one of the end blocks of each of said one-half units are bevelled.

Claim 19

A structure as recited in claim 5, wherein at least two of said blocks are shaped as triangular prisms.