Mega Brands Inc.

Mattel-mega Holdings (us), LLC

Pierre Dion

Charles Vaillancourt

Louis-Philippe Mayer

Louis-Philippe Beaulieu

Hugo Messier

A construction set assembly comprises a first construction element and a second construction element. The first construction element, which may be made of metal, may have a distal edge and a proximal recess adjacent to the distal edge, and the second construction element, which may be made of plastic, may have a wall and define a nest opening configured to receive the metal construction element. The wall may have an opening defining a cantilever member having a first end joined integral with the plastic construction element and a second end that is opposite to the first end and is unsupported and deflectable relative to an initial position of the cantilever member, with the second end having a hook protrusion protruding toward an interior of the nest opening.

Construction set elements

Construction set element

Embodiments provide a toy construction element having an outer shell and moving members that can extend from and retract into openings in a face of the outer shell. The toy construction element may have a plurality of pegs for attaching to other engagement elements (e.g., blocks or figurines) and the openings may each be centered with respect to a 2&#xd7;2 arrangement of pegs on the face. The moving members may be in contact with an actuating member, e.g., opposing arms of a rocking member. As one moving member is pushed down the rocking member may lift the other moving member. Upon attaching an engagement element to the toy construction element, one moving member can be pushed down to force up the other moving member so that the engagement element is released. Other actuating members may be used, such as push-rods or camshafts.

Toy construction element with moving member

Toy construction element with moving members

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Pierre Dion