Interlocking Components forming Arbitrary Solids with Complex Curvatures

摘要

An improved design of interlocking components is disclosed. The components may be used to form arbitrary solid shells with complex curvatures, including, for example, three dimensional puzzle games.

主权项

1. A toy curved shell structure, comprising,
a. a plurality of interlocking pieces, wherein a piece has an interior surface and an exterior surface that are separated by a boundary-surface, and b. a first interlocking piece with a plurality of arms, and c. a second interlocking piece with an arm; and, d. the boundary-surface of each arm is located at the midpoint between a centerline of the arm and a centerline of the closest adjacent arm of the second interlocking piece; and e. the boundary-surface of the arms are parallel to each other for sufficient length to achieve a stable interlocking connection.