MAGNETIC TOY APPARATUSES AND METHODS

摘要

A magnetic toy apparatus and method, an embodiment including a plurality of bodies, at least one of which is rod-shaped, the bodies each having voids adjacent to its corners or ends, a plurality of magnets each disposed in one of the voids so as to be freely rotatable to facilitate connecting the bodies to each other by magnetic force.

主权项

1. A magnetic toy, comprising:
a plurality of spherical magnets; a plurality of hollow flat four-cornered bodies each having a frame shape comprising a rectangular perimeter, each of the hollow flat four-cornered bodies comprising a top cover, a bottom cover, and four spherical voids, the four spherical voids each disposed adjacent to a different one of the four corners and having one of the plurality of spherical magnets disposed therein, at least one rectangular perimeter a square perimeter; a plurality of hollow flat three-cornered bodies each having a frame shape comprising a triangular perimeter, each of the hollow flat three-cornered bodies comprising a second top cover, a second bottom cover, and three spherical voids, the three spherical voids each disposed adjacent to a different one of the three corners and having one of the plurality of spherical magnets disposed therein; and a plurality of hollow flat rod-shaped bodies each having two ends, each of the hollow flat rod-shaped bodies comprising a third top cover, a third bottom cover, and two spherical voids, the two spherical voids each disposed adjacent to a different one of the two ends and having one of the plurality of spherical magnets disposed therein; the plurality of spherical magnets that are disposed in the plurality of four-cornered bodies, the plurality of three-cornered bodies, and the plurality of rod-shaped bodies freely rotatable to connect the plurality of four-cornered bodies, the plurality of three-cornered bodies, and the plurality of rod-shaped bodies together at various angles by magnetic force.