Abstract A method of stacking a toy or educational device comprising a plurality of members capable of being nested together to form a compact stack or of being positioned on top of one another to form an extended stack. The members are of progressively diminishing sizes. Each consists of a central portion having a plurality of triangularly shaped interconnected sections and a plurality of triangularly shaped interconnected outer segments connected to the triangularly shaped sections of the central portion. The outer segments cooperate with the central portion upper surface to form pockets and with the central portion undersurface to form projections. Each pocket is adapted to receive a projection of an overlying adjacent member when the members are in compact stacked relation. In extended stacked relation the projections of the overlying member rest at the junctions of adjacent pockets of member beneath.
A method of creating a stack from a plurality of symmetrical members of progressively diminishing size, each member including (a) a central portion having a plurality of triangularly shaped interconnected sections, (b) a plurality of substantially vertical outer segments connected to said triangularly-shaped sections of the Central portion, said outer segments cooperating with the upper surface of the central portion to form four uniformly spaced pockets and with the undersurface of the central portion to form four peripheral projections, and (c) four peripheral V-shaped areas, each being intermediate two adjacent outer segments, said method comprising providing a plurality of said members of progressively diminishing size, placing one said member with its projections on a support surface in coplanar relation, placing said projections of the next in size of said members to rest in stable position in the V-shaped areas of said one member.
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A method of creating a stack from a plurality of symmetrical members of progressively diminishing size, each member including (a) a central portion having a plurality of triangularly shaped interconnected sections, (b) a plurality of substantially vertical outer segments connected to said triangularly-shaped sections of the Central portion, said outer segments cooperating with the upper surface of the central portion to form four uniformly spaced pockets and with the undersurface of the central portion to form four peripheral projections, and (c) four peripheral V-shaped areas, each being intermediate two adjacent outer segments, said method comprising providing a plurality of said members of progressively diminishing size, placing one said member with its projections on a support surface in coplanar relation, placing said projections of the next in size of said members to rest in stable position in the V-shaped areas of said one member.