plaything

Abstract

A plaything including unit blocks connected to each other using a connection tube is provided. Each unit block includes a spherical capsule and a plurality of connection members protruding at regular angular intervals from the surface of the spherical capsule. A shock detector emitting light in response to an external shock is installed inside the unit block. When connecting the unit blocks, the connection members of different unit blocks are inserted into the same connection tube from opposite directions. A structure formed by only one unit block or by connecting two or more unit blocks may be used as an educational tool or a shaking tool shaken in a manner of jig fishing.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a plaything, and more particularly to a plaything including one or more unit blocks, each including a spherical capsule, a plurality of connection members protruding at regular angular intervals from, the surface of the capsule, and tubes enclosing the connection members, and a shock detector emitting light in response to an external shock, in which the unit blocks are connected to form a structure serving as an educational tool or a shaking tool which is shaken in a manner of jig fishing or each unit block solely serving as an educational tool or a shaking tool shaken in a manner of jig fishing.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Generally, block puzzles are used to have fun and improve a user's intelligent creativity. Unit blocks of the puzzle blocks have various forms and are generally connected to each other by surface contact without using a coupling means.[0005]The block p...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a plaything with the following features:1. It includes unit blocks with spherical capsules and connection members, a shock detector, and tubes that enclose the connection members. The unit blocks can be coupled to form various objects, such as educational tools or shaking tools.2. The connection members are flexible, allowing for the creation of objects with various shapes and angles.3. The shock detector installed inside the unit block can emit light in response to external shock, making the plaything suitable for use during night times or day times.4. The plaything also has an advantage in terms of visual effect due to the emission of colorful rays.

Problems solved by technology

Accordingly, the desired structure can be made only by stacking the unit blocks and thus it is difficult, to form various structures.

Furthermore, after the desired structure is completely formed, the structure may easily collapse because of the absence of a coupling means.

Accordingly, it is difficult to maintain the block puzzle in the assembled state and it is difficult to use the assembled structure as an ornament.

For this reason, the conventional block puzzle was used only by children and failed to interest teenagers and adults.

Furthermore, since a set of the block puzzle includes about 100 unit blocks, cost for preparing injection molds for unit blocks was high, which increases production cost.

Accordingly, it is difficult to achieve an arrangement for forming a sphere, an arrangement for expressing a curve, and a spatial arrangement using the block.

However, the puzzle block also has the disadvantage of requiring connection members which are bent or bendable at a predetermined angle when expressing molecular structures and spherical objects or when achieving the spatial arrangement.

When the connection members are missing, it is difficult to form three-dimensional models.

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