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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Donald E. Toht, Wheaton, IL (US);
Gary D. Aigner, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Donald E. Toht, Wheaton, IL (US);
Gary D. Aigner, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
RC2 Brands, Inc., Oak Brook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 33/04 (2006.01); A63H 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A children's toy is disclosed, including a block, a casing affixed to the block, and a magnet housed within the casing, the magnet freely moveable within the casing. The freely moveable magnet allows for universal magnetic connections to be made with other similar blocks, as well as other fixed or moveable magnetic elements. Also disclosed are a variety of connectors that connect to the blocks in several different manners.