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Toy figure with channeled leg members

Assignee: Interlego AG
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Filing: 1978-10-27
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Granted: 1980-05-20
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Expires: 1998-10-27
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Abstract

Abstract A toy figure, adapted to be detachably mounted on a base plate pertaining to a toy building set and provided with coupling studs, is provided with a leg assembly comprising a pair of identical leg elements having substantially plane rear faces (calves). Recesses comprising lengthwise extending channels or pairs of holes are provided in the rear faces of the leg elements, and the width of these recesses is substantially equal to the width of the studs of the base plate. The recesses are symmetrical with respect to the lengthwise extending median plane of the leg elements and, in the position of the leg elements wherein their rear faces coincide, the distance between the axes of symmetry of the recesses is equal to the module m of the building set.

Inventors

  • 👤 Erik P. Tapdrup

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 21:46
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/16; A63H33/00; A63H33/04; A63H33/06; A63H33/08; A63H33/086

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 240 words
A toy figure, adapted to be detachably mounted on a base plate pertaining to a building set and having a plurality of coupling studs uniformly spaced apart in both longitudinal and transverse directions, so that two pairs of adjacent studs define a square in which the distance between the axes of adjacent studs is equal to the module m of the building set, said toy figure comprising a head, a body, a pair of arms, and a leg assembly comprising a connecting piece adapted to be mounted on the body and including a pair of sidewardly extending pivots, a pair of identical leg members mounted on said pivots, said leg members having substantially flat rear faces (calves) and foot parts having a plane bottom face (sole), wherein the improvements consist in the provision of recesses in the form of channels extending lengthwise of the flat rear face (calf) of the leg members and recesses in the bottom face (sole) of the foot parts, each of said recesses having a width substantially equal to the width of the coupling studs of the base plate and being disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis extending in the lengthwise direction of the leg member and foot part respectively, the distance between the said axes of symmetry, in the position of the leg members wherein the planes of their flat rear faces (calves) coincide, being equal to the module m of the building set.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 240 words
A toy figure, adapted to be detachably mounted on a base plate pertaining to a building set and having a plurality of coupling studs uniformly spaced apart in both longitudinal and transverse directions, so that two pairs of adjacent studs define a square in which the distance between the axes of adjacent studs is equal to the module m of the building set, said toy figure comprising a head, a body, a pair of arms, and a leg assembly comprising a connecting piece adapted to be mounted on the body and including a pair of sidewardly extending pivots, a pair of identical leg members mounted on said pivots, said leg members having substantially flat rear faces (calves) and foot parts having a plane bottom face (sole), wherein the improvements consist in the provision of recesses in the form of channels extending lengthwise of the flat rear face (calf) of the leg members and recesses in the bottom face (sole) of the foot parts, each of said recesses having a width substantially equal to the width of the coupling studs of the base plate and being disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis extending in the lengthwise direction of the leg member and foot part respectively, the distance between the said axes of symmetry, in the position of the leg members wherein the planes of their flat rear faces (calves) coincide, being equal to the module m of the building set.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
A toy figure according to claim 1, wherein the recesses in the bottom face (sole) of the foot parts are channels extending into the channels in the flat rear faces (calves) of the leg members.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US171533A Cited
GB1240878A Cited
US3870312A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-05-20 1983-11-19 1984-05-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-05-20 1987-11-19 1988-05-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-05-20 1991-11-19 1992-05-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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