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US3780469A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sectional creative toy

Assignee: CHILDCRAFT EDUCATION CORP
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Filing: 1971-05-18
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Granted: 1973-12-25
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Expires: 1991-05-18
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Abstract

Abstract The specification discloses a creative toy of lightweight, durable material, such as a low-density polyethylene and plastic composition, which is made up of a plurality of interlocking arcuate sections capable of assembly in a variety of different ways to provide different life-size toys for juveniles, such as a hoop, slide or chair. Each section of the toy comprises a body portion of hollow, thin-walled and substantially rectangular cross-section having a protruding V-shaped tongue at one end and at the opposite end a recess of complementary and interlocking configuration to the tongue. The outer and inner walls of the body portion are curved inwardly and the side walls have shallow cups recessively molded therein for decoration and reinforcement purposes.

Inventors

  • 👤 J Hancovsky

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 00:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/04; A63H33/06; A63H33/065

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 242 words
A sectional member for a multi-member sectional toy apparatus, Comprising a body portion having top and bottom walls, side walls and end walls, the body portion being curved on a substantially uniform radius of curvature along its longitudinal axis extending between the end walls with the top wall having a greater radius of curvature than the bottom wall and with the end walls being substantially perpendicular to the top, bottom and side walls, a transverse cross-section of said body portion having substantially parallel side walls and curved top and bottom walls, a tongue extending transversely across the center of one end wall from side wall to side wall, said tongue having a head and neck portion, the head portion being formed by a substantially flat top and bottom head wall converging outwardly to join at their forward edges to form the forward edge of the tongue head portion, the neck portion being formed by a substantially flat top and bottom neck wall outwardly converging from said end wall, and reversely curved walls each respectively joining the rear edge of a head wall to the forward edge of a neck wall, the opposite end wall of said body portion terminating in an open recess in said body portion conforming in contour to the outer contour of said tongue, whereby two sectional members may be interlockingly joined in end-to-end relation by inserting the tongue of one member laterally into the recess of another member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 242 words
A sectional member for a multi-member sectional toy apparatus, Comprising a body portion having top and bottom walls, side walls and end walls, the body portion being curved on a substantially uniform radius of curvature along its longitudinal axis extending between the end walls with the top wall having a greater radius of curvature than the bottom wall and with the end walls being substantially perpendicular to the top, bottom and side walls, a transverse cross-section of said body portion having substantially parallel side walls and curved top and bottom walls, a tongue extending transversely across the center of one end wall from side wall to side wall, said tongue having a head and neck portion, the head portion being formed by a substantially flat top and bottom head wall converging outwardly to join at their forward edges to form the forward edge of the tongue head portion, the neck portion being formed by a substantially flat top and bottom neck wall outwardly converging from said end wall, and reversely curved walls each respectively joining the rear edge of a head wall to the forward edge of a neck wall, the opposite end wall of said body portion terminating in an open recess in said body portion conforming in contour to the outer contour of said tongue, whereby two sectional members may be interlockingly joined in end-to-end relation by inserting the tongue of one member laterally into the recess of another member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 42 words
A sectional member for a multi-member sectional toy apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the said body portion is of hollow construction, the walls of said body portion being of relatively thin construction in the range of one-eighth to one-fourtb inch thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 44 words
A sectional member for a multi-member sectional toy apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the side walls of the body portion have integrally formed therein a plurality of arcuately spaced inwardly extending shallow cups that furnish reinforcement and substantial rigidity to said side walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
A sectional member for a multi-member sectional toy apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the top and bottom walls of the body portion are curved inwardly toward each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
A sectional member for a multi-member sectional toy apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the walls of said body portion are of thin construction molded of light-weight material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 37 words
A sectional member for a multi-member sectional toy apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the walls of said body portions are of thin construction and molded of a low density polyethylene and plastic material having plastic memory.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-12-24 1977-06-25 1977-12-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-12-24 1981-06-25 1981-12-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-12-24 1985-06-25 1985-12-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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