US 7,731,558 B2
Illuminated toy building structuresGeneral
US 7,731,558 B2
Illuminated toy building structures
Tech Center:
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Devices/Processes
Examiner:
Gene Kim
Art Unit:
3711 Amusement and Education Devices
Inventors:
Jon Capriola
Assignee:
Priority:
08/15/07
Filed:
08/15/07
Granted:
06/08/10
Expiration:
07/09/18
Abstract
The present device is an illuminated building block device that mimics the look of a laser. The building block includes a non-opaque body comprising at least two mechanical connectors. At least two electrically independent conductors each traverse the body from each connector to each other connector. At least one LED is electrically connected to at least two of the electrical conductors. With at least two building blocks mechanically connected, a power source may be applied to one of the connectors of one of the building blocks to illuminate each LED. Preferably, the body of the building block is generally transparent and is capable of transmitting light from a colored LED to a connected block, thus mimicking the look of a laser. The invention also comprises a set of building blocks that permits light from an LED to pass from one connected block to an adjacent connected block.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
F21F21S2/005F21V23/06F21Y2115/10F21SA63H33/086A63H