Multidimensional alignment spacing for toy building elements

摘要

Special multidimensional spacing for building elements of a toy construction system are described herein. Various coupling elements and configurations are described providing combinations of building elements in standard and offset alignments. In addition, special building elements provide various multidimensional alignments between standard building elements.

主权项

1. A building element of a toy construction system, the building element comprising:
a first wall positioned in a first plane, the first wall comprising an inner surface and an outer surface; a second wall extending orthogonally from the first wall; a plurality of male coupling elements of a coupling size extending from the outer surface of the first wall, the male coupling elements arranged in a 1 building unit (BU) grid on the outer surface, the 1 BU grid comprising a plurality of 1 BU intersection points that coincide with the male coupling elements; and a plurality of female coupling elements arranged relative to the inner surface of the first wall in a fractional BU grid that comprises a plurality of fractional intersection points, the female coupling elements comprising open spaces of the coupling size, the fractional intersection points comprising points that coincide with the 1 BU intersection points and points that are offset from the 1 BU intersection points, each of the fractional intersection points coinciding with one of the plurality of female coupling elements, the fractional BU grid positioning a number of the plurality of female coupling elements to receive male coupling elements of another building element in alignment with the 1 BU grid of the plurality of male coupling elements and positioning a number of the plurality of female coupling elements to receive male coupling elements of another building element in a fractional alignment offset from the 1 BU grid of the plurality of male coupling elements in a single dimension of the first plane.