Title: Free-form construction amusement device

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1. A construction amusement device of the character described comprising:

a foundation board having a plurality of holes formed therein, said holes being arranged in rows and columns with unit spacing between adjacent holes;

a plurality of blocks having one or more holes formed in at least two sides thereof, adjacent holes on any one of said sides being spaced apart one-half unit or a whole number multiple of said unit; and

a plurality of connector rods each adapted to be received at either end thereof in any of said holes, whereby said blocks with a plurality of holes in their sides may be connected with two or more rods to the board or to another block.

2. The construction amusement device of claim 1 and comprising further additional holes formed in said board and arranged in a second set of rows and columns with unit spacing between adjacent holes, the holes of said second set of rows and columns being positioned so that the spacing between each of them and an adjacent hole in the first set of rows and columns is equal to one of said units.

3. The construction amusement device of claim 1 in which each of said blocks comprises a three-dimensional form whose narrowest side is wider than the diameter of said holes, and at least two opposed sides of said block have holes formed therein.

4. The construction amusement device of claim 3 in which said blocks comprise forms of geometric prisms and each side of said prisms has one or more holes formed therein.

5. The construction amusement device of claim 1 in which said rods comprise a plurality of lengths and a plurality of rods each of said lengths.

6. The construction amusement device of claim 1 and comprising further holes formed in one or more of the sides of said foundation board and adapted to receive said rods therein, whereby two or more of said boards may be connected together in modular fashion.

7. The construction amusement device of claim 6 in which adjacent ones of said last-mentioned holes have unit spacing therebetween.

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Inventors: Palenik, III, Joseph A. (Chicago, IL, US)

Application Number: 584715
Filing Date: 1975-06-09
Publication_date: 1976-10-26
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 446/118 446/124
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

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2843970	Jul, 1958	Keuls	46/16.
2871619	Feb, 1959	Walters	46/30.
2996832	Aug, 1961	Rubin	46/16.
3518787	Jul, 1970	Angell, Sr. et al.	46/31.
3546807	Dec, 1970	Howe	46/16.
3625149	Dec, 1971	Allen	46/16.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Mancene, Louis G.
Assistant Examiner: Cutting, Robert F.
Attorney: Kaufman; David D.