RU2085245C1 - Playing construction set (versions) - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: construction set. SUBSTANCE: construction set has constructional and connecting members. Each constructional member is made rodlike, with blocking parts on ends. Blocking parts are limited by annular recess. At least one end of constructional members may be disposed within cylindrical enclosure and has cylindrical portion in front of annular recess. Each connecting member has body, which may be removably connected with constructional member through open depression having supporting bottom wall. Depression is defined by pair of cantilevered spaced flexible gripping plates. Blocking projection is made on at least one flexible integral plate at its inner side in spaced relation to bottom wall. Groove is extending from blocking projection to cantilevered part. Blocking projections may be received in annular depression and grooves are adapted to receive cylindrical portion of constructional member, when it is inserted into open depression. EFFECT: wider range of constructions, which may be built by means of construction set and increased entertaining effect. 34 cl, 48 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to toy building kits.

 One of the closest analogs is a game constructor device containing a set of structural elements and a set of connecting elements, while the structural elements are made rod-shaped with locking parts at the ends, and the body of each connecting element is made with the possibility of detachable connection with structural elements.

 A disadvantage of the known device is its low manufacturability.

 The essence of the claimed group of inventions is as follows.

 According to the first embodiment, the connecting element is equipped with a series of open recesses, which are generally located in the radial direction and serve for the fixed placement of the end parts of typical structural elements having a rod-like shape. Open depressions are designed to allow lateral insertion and grip of structural elements.

 At least one end of the structural elements is provided with a locking part in the form of a cylindrical section located in front of the annular recess. The open recesses on the connecting elements have a bottom support wall and are formed by a pair of cantilever spaced apart gripping elastic plates, on the inside of which, at a distance from the bottom support wall, a locking protrusion is made integrally, and the trough from the locking protrusion to the bottom supporting wall, while the locking protrusions are made with the possibility of placement in the annular recess, and the gutters with the possibility of placing in them a cylindrical section of the structural element.

 According to the second variant, the connecting elements are provided with a nesting section with a longitudinal axis of symmetry having a pair of exciting elastic plates arranged cantilever parallel to each other and spaced from each other, and rod-shaped spacer elements consist of a middle and two opposite end sections having, as well as exciting elastic plates, two connecting means. The connecting means on the gripping elastic plates form pairs of connecting means with connecting means at opposite end portions, one of which is arranged to arrange the longitudinal axis of the rod-like spacer element along the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the nest-shaped section, and others to prevent longitudinal movement of the rod-shaped spacer element when it is installed in a nesting site.

The structural elements of the rod-like type are made by molding in such a way that at their ends they have a cross-sectional shape in the circle, and in their intermediate part in the main and cross-section are X-shaped. The X-shaped cross section of the structural elements is selected in order to ensure their appropriate interaction with the opposing locking protrusions of the plates. Moreover, in the case when the structural element is rotated 90 ^o with respect to its "normal" orientation in the radial direction relative to the connecting element, it can be clamped laterally between a pair of elastic cantilever plates and snap into a fixed position. The locking protrusions thereby engage with the X-shaped middle portion of the structural element, making it thereby stationary.

 Among the structural possibilities realized thanks to the last of the above-mentioned features of the present invention, namely, the capture in the transverse direction of the structural element, it is also possible to assemble articulated ribbon-like structures that can be included in movable toy structures. These structures include bulldozers, tanks, conveyor lines and the like. Fixed units such as chain links can also be created.

 One of the types of connecting elements allows one connecting element to articulate with another in planes located at right angles to each other. A pair of connecting elements so connected ensures their assembly with structural elements in two main planes. In addition, each of the available open recesses or nest-shaped sections can also receive and fix structural elements directed at right angles to the main plane of the connecting element. In one design modification, the assembly of the connecting elements can be carried out in such a way that the fastening of the structural (rod-shaped spacer) elements will occur in four plane directions relative to the central axis. There may also be such varieties of nodes from the connecting elements in which the spacer elements are located in three planar directions (forming a T-shaped node) or in two planar directions (forming the shape of a rectangular corner connection).

 The device and the structural embodiment of the nest-shaped sections, on the one hand, and the ends of the rod-shaped spacer elements, on the other hand, have the advantage that the combined action of the ribs and recesses ensures that the spacer elements are retracted appropriately in the axial direction, creating a tight frontal contact with the bottom supporting wall of the open recess. This ensures a significant degree of additional stability of the connection of structural and connecting elements.

 As one of the main advantages, it can be noted that this game constructor system contains a set of structural (rod-shaped spacer) elements of calibrated length. Moreover, the calibration is carried out in accordance with a well-defined formula, the essence of which is that when two spacer elements of a given length are joined with connecting elements to form a structure in which it is necessary to have a right angle, spacer (structural) elements of a slightly longer length (from the composition of the available in the set) are of such magnitude that they can be used as a hypotenuse in a triangular design. Thus, a large structural unit can be created using rigid triangular mini-nodes of various sizes, thereby ensuring maximum strength and rigidity.

 In this new system, in which there is a set of structural spacers calibrated in accordance with the principle of length discussed above, a structure consisting of a pair of identical elements of a given length, installed axially from opposite sides relative to the connecting element, is equal to the length of the spacer element, two calibers more in the set than they are. Such a scheme allows for an extraordinary degree of flexibility in the placement of structural parts during any assembly.

 An important aspect of the above geometric relationship in the assembly is the fact that the structural spacers can be connected to the connecting elements by lateral latching so that the distance from the center to the center of the pair of connecting elements does not need to be increased so that the spacer . This circumstance allows you to quite easily build up and / or change the design even after it has been given sufficient rigidity.

 For many movable structures, it may be necessary to create movable joints between the structural spacer element acting as an axis and the associated connecting element. To this end, the game designer system includes an additional element containing a socket-shaped portion of the type discussed above, which is designed to receive in the transverse direction a structural (rod-like spacer) element acting as an axis for the connecting element adjacent to it. The additional element is provided with a laterally projecting drive spike configured to enter between adjacent jumpers having the form of crossbars located on the connecting element. This allows you to provide a movable connection of the connecting element with the structural on which it is held.

In FIG. 1 shows a connecting element in accordance with the corresponding structural elements connected to it, general view; in FIG. 2 open recess (nesting section) of the connecting element; in FIG. 3 locking part of the structural element; in FIG. 4, section AA in FIG. 3; in FIG. 5 and 6, the installation sequence of the locking part of the structural element in the open recess of the connecting element; in FIG. 7, section BB in FIG. one; in FIG. 8 and 9 are sections BB and GG in FIG. one; in FIG. 10 structural (rod-shaped spacer) element, general view; in FIG. 11 structural (rod-shaped spacer) element installed with its middle part in the nest-shaped portion of the connecting element; in FIG. 12 section DD in FIG. eleven; in FIG. 13 adapter block for connecting this game constructor with widespread block type game designers; in FIG. 14 is a front view of a connection through a transition block; in FIG. 15 connection by adapter block, top view; in FIG. 16 - a pair of modified connecting elements; in FIG. 17 connecting a pair of modified connecting elements; in FIG. 18 is a female portion of the embodiment of the connecting member of FIG. 17; in FIG. 19 a pair of interconnected modified connecting elements of FIG. 16 with structural elements installed in their nest-shaped sections, top view; in FIG. 20 shows the installation sequence of the structural element in the socket-shaped portion of the connecting element of FIG. 17; in FIG. 21 is a variant of a connecting element with one nesting section; in FIG. 22 is a variant of a connecting element with two nest-shaped sections having a common longitudinal axis of symmetry; in FIG. 23 is a variant of a connecting element with two nesting sections, the longitudinal axis of symmetry of which are located at an angle to one another; in FIG. 24 is a variant of a connecting element with three nesting sections, the longitudinal axis of symmetry of which are located at right angles to one another; in FIG. 25 is a variant of a connecting element with four nest-shaped sections, the longitudinal axis of symmetry of which are located at an angle of 45 ^{o to} one another; in FIG. 26 is a variant of a connecting element with five nesting sections, the longitudinal axis of symmetry of which are located at an angle of 45 ^{o to} one another; in FIG. 27 is a variant of a connecting element with six nesting sections, the longitudinal axis of symmetry of which are located at an angle of 45 ^{o to} one another; in FIG. 28 is a variant of a connecting element with seven nest-shaped sections, the longitudinal axis of symmetry of which are located at an angle of 45 ^{o to} one another; in FIG. 29 is a variant of the connecting element of FIG. 1 with eight nesting sections, the longitudinal axis of symmetry of which are located at an angle of 45 ^{o to} one another; in FIG. 30 a set of structural rod-shaped spacer elements made calibrated in length; in FIG. 31 nest-shaped section with a connecting element installed in it, longitudinal section; in FIG. 32 an option for connecting structural rod-shaped spacer elements by means of connecting elements; in FIG. 33 variant of the connection of structural and connecting elements with the possibility of forming an articulated ribbon-like structure, top view; in FIG. 34 section EE in FIG. 33; in FIG. 35-41 variant of the joints of the modified connecting elements; in FIG. 42 variant of a connecting element with a drive stud for kinematic coupling with an additional element; in FIG. 43 is a variant of the connecting element of FIG. 42 with a structural element; in FIG. 44 connection by means of a structural rod-shaped spacer of the variants of the connecting element of FIG. 1 and FIG. 42; in FIG. 45 an additional element in the form of a circular wheel-shaped element, the rim of which is made with an annular recess; in FIG. 46 an annular part in the form of a tire for installation in an annular recess of an additional element; in FIG. 47 - section FJ in FIG. 45; in FIG. 48, section Z-3 in FIG. 46.

 Game designer contains a set of connecting elements and a set of structural rod-shaped spacer elements made with the possibility of articulation with connecting elements.

 The connecting element 10 consists of a Central cylinder (hub) 11 and connected with it by the beam bars 12 of the nest-shaped sections 14, made with the possibility of articulation with structural elements 13.

 The nest-shaped portions 14 have a bottom support wall 15 and are formed by a pair of cantilevered, spaced apart, gripping elastic plates 16, while each nest-shaped portion (nest) 14 has a longitudinal axis of symmetry 19 and is located in the radial direction relative to the central axis 17, and the pair of plates 16, it is advisable to arrange on opposite sides relative to the radial axis of the socket 14 (longitudinal axis of symmetry 19) parallel to each other.

 On the inner side of each exciting elastic plate 16, a groove 18 is formed extending from the cantilever part 20 of the plate 16 towards the bottom support wall 15.

 The length of the groove 18 is basically about half the length of the plate 16, i.e. the distance from the cantilever part 20 to the bottom support wall 15.

 Structural elements 13 are made rod-shaped and spacer, while their end parts are mainly cylindrical in shape.

 Structural elements may have a nominal diameter, for example, of the order of 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) for placement in grooves 18 having a diameter of the same magnitude.

Arc gutters 18 (Fig. 5) are used to narrow the inlet section 21 to sizes significantly smaller compared with the value of the diameter of the structural element equal to 0.250 inches (0.635 cm). The size of the neck or opening 21 may be of the order of 0.210 inches (0.533 cm). Accordingly, it is required to give such a shape to the side faces 22 of the gripping elastic plates 16 so that they diverge from the neck to the outer side surfaces. A suitable value of the angle of divergence in this case is somewhere around 15 ^o . This allows lateral insertion of the structural element 13 into the grooves 18, causing lateral displacement and the divergence of the gripping elastic plates 16. When the connecting element is placed in the groove 18, the gripping plates 16 are tightly closed around the structural element, fixing it in this position.

 Each of the gripping elastic plates 16 is provided with a locking protrusion 24, preferably having a semi-cylindrical configuration and located at right angles to the radial axis of the seat 14. The locking protrusions 24 are generally of the same cross-sectional shape and are located opposite each other, protruding from one side edge of the exciting of the plate toward the lateral edge of another gripping plate 16, as best shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged perspective view.

 The locking protrusions 24 are placed in the radial direction at a small distance relative to the bottom support wall 15 of the socket 14 and together with it form a flange-receiving recess 25 at the inner or base end of the socket.

 As shown in FIG. 3, the extreme end of the structural elements 13 is shaped so that the cross section in the longitudinal direction of its end portion approximately coincides with the longitudinal cross section of the socket 14, viewed along its radial axis in a plane parallel to the flat sides of the connecting element. The ends 26 of the structural elements 13 are made flat and cylindrical with the possibility of placement inside the flange-receiving recess 25. An annular recess 27 adjacent to the cylindrical ends 26 having a half-circle shape and adapted to be placed between opposing locking protrusions 24. Directly to the annular recess 27 adjoins a cylindrical gripping section 28 for placement inside the grooves 18 and tightly clamping them with the outer parts of the gripping plates 16. D the length of the cylindrical gripping portion 28 in the axial direction approximately corresponds to the length of the effective portion of the grooves 18. The cylindrical locking portion (end) 26 may have an axial length of approximately 0.62 inches (1.58 cm). The annular recess 27 and the locking protrusions 24 may have a typical radius of approximately 0.62 inches (1.58 cm). For structural members with a nominal diameter of 1/4 inch (0.64 cm), a suitable length limit for sockets 14 is approximately 0.36 inch (0.89 cm).

A typical example of a structural rod-shaped spacer 13 is shown in FIG. 10. The structural element, generally speaking, can be of any length and a typical set of a game constructor made in accordance with this invention can use a large number of such elements of various suitable lengths. A particular advantage of the design is that the sections of the structural element located between its respective end sections 30 have a cross-section X-shaped formed by ribs 31 extending in the radial direction mainly at an angle of 90 ^{o to} each other with the arrangement of external surfaces 33 these ribs within the cylindrical envelope of the element, i.e. the cylindrical surface of its exciting sections 28.

 Due to the correctly selected thickness 33 of the ribs 31 and the slightly tapered surfaces of their outer side walls, as shown in FIG. 34, it is possible to push the structural member laterally into the open end of the radially elongated receptacle 14 and retract it between opposing locking protrusions 24, as shown in FIG. 11 and 12. In this case, the protrusions 24 are located in the recesses 39 between adjacent ribs.

 The X-shaped cross section of the structural element can periodically alternate with one or two pairs of cylindrical sections separated from each other by a distance approximately equal to the width 36 of the gripping elastic plates 16. In the case when the structural link is latched in a fixed position by the protrusions 24, as this is shown in FIG. 11 and 12, the structural element is blocked in a position that excludes its movement in the axial, lateral and rotational directions. In the same case, when the structural element is laterally inserted into the socket 14 with one of its middle sections 37, in which the adjacent cylindrical sections are spaced a great distance, it becomes possible to change the position of the structural element along its axis to some extent.

In the case of a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the width of the ribs 31 may be of the order of 0.95 inches (2.36 cm) convergingly tapering at their outer parts, as is shown in particular in FIG. 4. It should be borne in mind that the X-shape of the structural elements 13 is in principle not limited to the use of two pairs of ribs. For example, three pairs of ribs spaced apart by an angle of 60 ^° can be used. Accordingly, the used term "X-shaped" must be understood as suggesting and such possible cases.

 As shown in FIG. 13-15, the structure of the invention comprises an adapter block 40 having a block type and acting as an intermediate link (interface) between elements of a conventional block type designer and game constructor elements made in accordance with this invention.

 In FIG. 14 and 15, by way of example, elements 41 and 42 are shown which are structural elements of a block type of a known construction. These elements are made in the form of a block with an open side and provided with an “upper” wall 44 and side walls 45-48, which form an open cavity 49. The upper wall 44 is provided with a row (eight pieces are shown in Fig.) Of short round protrusions 50. The structure also contains three elongated tubular friction posts 51 extending from the upper wall 44 through the cavity 49. In accordance with the known device of the structural elements of the block type 41 and 42, the internal dimensions of the cavity 49 are such that they provide a tight fit to the outer protrusions 50. In to olnenie to this, the friction posts 51 are configured to tangential contact with the outer sides of the projections 50 when placing the elements of the block type constructor each other. This allows the known method to assemble, using friction, from several separate blocks of the designer complex configurations.

 The adapter block 40 contains the upper 52 and side 53 walls. In the design shown in the figure, the adapter block has a square configuration, however, this does not exclude other configurations of the adapter block, which do not go beyond the scope of the invention. Four elongated cylindrical protrusions 54 protrude from the upper wall 52, having such a diameter and arrangement that correspond to short circular protrusions 50 of the elements 41 and 42. These cylindrical protrusions can be inserted into the open cavity 49 of the block-type designer elements, and their overall length should match cavity depth 49.

 The tubular adapter sleeve 55 starts from the lower side of the “upper” wall 52 and passes through the open cavity 56 of the adapter block. The inner diameter of the tubular adapter sleeve is selected in such a way as to tightly clamp the end portion 30 of the structural element 13 introduced into it, as shown in FIG. 14. The tubular adapter sleeve 55 is located below the open edge 57 of the side walls of the adapter block so that the adapter block can interface with the conventional construction block in one way or another in a known manner.

 The modified connecting element 70 (Figs. 16 and 17) has a generally “snowflake” configuration of the previously described device and has many structural features of the previously mentioned device, however, it is intentionally modified to allow its connection with the second similar modified connecting element when they are arranged to a friend at right angles. The connecting element 70 is generally flat with a thickness equal to, as a rule, 1/4 inch (0.635 cm). In its middle part, the connecting element 70 contains a solid semi-cylindrical core 71. The guide walls 72 and 73 extend from opposite sides of the core 71 with a gap relative to each other and parallel to one another. The space between the guide walls 72 and 73 exactly matches the thickness of the connecting element, which allows the second such connecting element to be installed in the recess formed by the gap between the guide walls 72 and 73 and the flat transverse wall 75, which is one side of the core 71 and is located on the axial plane passing through the connecting element.

 From the core, a series of beams 76-78 diverge radially (radially), which are connected at their outer ends to peripheral walls 79 and 80. In the device shown in the figure, walls 79 and 80 form seven sides of an octagonal structure, with the eighth side open, where the recess 74 is located. As can be seen from FIG. 17, several walls 79 are elongated one after another from one bulkhead to another (or from the bulkhead to the guide side 72 or 73), while the wall 80, which lies on the opposite side relative to the recess 74, has a slot 81, the purpose of which will be explained Further.

 Each of the walls 79 and 80 forms the base wall of the socket 82, which includes a spacer (in the case of walls 79) or a socket 83 (in the case of a wall with a gap 80). Each of the sockets is bounded by pairs of opposing gripping plates 84 provided with inside semi-cylindrical locking protrusions 85, which are located at right angles to having, in the general case, a radial direction of the axis of symmetry of the socket. The locking protrusions together with the supporting walls 79 and 80 form a recess 86, which includes cylindrical locking parts (ends). Concave grooves are located on the outer portions of the gripping elements 84. These grooves have a concentric arrangement relative to the radially directed axis 88 of the socket.

 As shown in FIG. 19, the structural elements of the spacer rod-like type comprise at their ends cylindrical locking portions 91 that abut against the annular recesses 92, as well as cylindrical gripping portions 93 adapted to fit tightly into the concave grooves 87 of the gripping plates. The structural member 90 is typically connected to the connecting member 70 by laterally pressing into one of the sockets 82. The lateral entrance to the socket 82 is partially blocked by a narrow neck formed by the upper and lower edges 94 of the cylindrical grooves 87. Divergent guide surfaces 95 are provided to facilitate the introduction of lateral structural elements.

 One of the main advantages of this invention is that the configuration of the sockets and structural rod-shaped spacer elements provides elastic retraction of the blocking portion 91a into tight frontal contact with the flat bottom support wall 79 (or 80) of the socket. Such a device gives significant stability and rigidity to the connection of parts. The required connection is achieved by a small shift of the locking protrusions 85 towards the rear wall of the socket 79 relative to the "normal" location of the annular recess 92. Thus, when the structural element is clamped in this position, it is automatically pressed into the depth of the socket, involving flat walls 91a and 79 in tight frontal contact.

 Let us now consider the image of the structure in the form disassembled into separate components, which is shown in FIG. 16. It is necessary in this connection to note that the position 70a generally denotes a second connecting element identical to the connecting element 70 and located at right angles to the similar element 70, while its recess (not shown in Fig. 16) is turned to the side the recesses 74 of the element 70. In the case where the two connecting elements 70 and 70a together are shifted towards each other, as shown in FIG. 16 by arrow 96, a part of the connecting element, located to the left of the supporting surface 75, is included in the recess of the connecting element 70a. Similarly, a portion of the element 70a located on the right side enters the recess of the element 70. An assembled assembly consisting of two connecting elements 70 and 70a is shown in FIG. 16. The connecting elements connected in this way form nests oriented in two planes in the radial direction for connection with structural elements, so that the structural capabilities of such a modified element are significantly increased.

 In order to ensure that these two connecting elements 70 and 70a are connected in an assembled position, auxiliary ribs and recesses are provided on the respective parts. The guide walls 72 and 73 are equipped with transverse locking recesses 97. These recesses are arranged in such a way that they can accommodate locking ribs 98 of another connecting element. The protrusions 98, as shown in FIG. 16 are located on the radially directed bulkheads 77. During the assembly process, the pairs of connecting elements 70 and 70a, when the protruding ribs 98 reach the outer edge of the guide walls 72 and 73, these guide walls are resiliently diverged to the extent necessary to accommodate the ribs . The specified elastic dilution of the guide walls is ensured by the presence of a small slot in the wall of the socket 80. Thus, during assembly, the opposite halves of the dissected wall 80 are displaced towards each other, allowing the guide walls 72 and 73 to separate out. This process takes place simultaneously in both connecting elements 70 and 70a.

 A single-plane connecting element (Fig. 1-5) is formed by a group of eight symmetrically located sockets, which may include structural elements. Modified connecting elements 70 and 70a, on the other hand, are able to connect with fewer structural elements because on the one hand these elements have an open recess 74. However, in the assembled state, these two elements, as shown in FIG. . 17, they give one socket to another connecting element so that in each plane there are four pairs of opposing sockets.

 In the case where the two connecting elements are connected by the method shown in FIG. 17, three opposing pairs of sockets on each of the connecting elements turn out to be open and accessible for lateral installation of structural elements 90. However, in the case of one of the opposing pairs of sockets, designated 83 and 83a, the lateral installation of the structural element interferes the immediate proximity of the outwardly extending gripping plates 84 located on another connecting element.

 The installation of the element 90 into the partially inaccessible sockets 83 and 83a is ensured by the slotted wall of the socket 80. In this case, the slot 81 allows the adjacent plates 84 to be pushed a little apart so that the structural element is enclosed in a fixed position by means of the lever feed, schematically shown in FIG. . 19 and 20.

 As shown in FIG. 19, the arrangement of the element 90, which is shown in broken lines, is a typical initial position before being inserted into the socket 83a of the connecting element 70a. The end surface of the element 100 is applied to the outer surface 101 of the adjacent gripping plate, which is at the moment when the structural element is pressed laterally into the socket by the guide element. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure the arrangement of the structural element at such an angle as shown in FIG. 19. For this, an initial dilution to the sides of the opposing gripping plates must be ensured, which is facilitated by the slot 81, which opens slightly wider than usual. In addition, the guide wall 72 of the socket is slightly deflected, which is achieved by lever lifting the element 90 in the direction shown in FIG. 19 by arrow 102. In this case, the element rises and abuts against the guide surface 101 so that the adjacent gripping plate 84 is displaced in the direction indicated in FIG. 5 by arrow 103. The lifting of the structural element continues until the cylindrical blocking part thereof enters the socket, as shown by solid lines in FIG. 19. Removing the element from one of the partially blocked sockets 83 and 83a is carried out with the reverse procedure.

 As shown in FIG. 31, the configurations of the gated sections 150 and the elements 140 have the following advantage: the center of curvature of the locking protrusions 130 and 131 is located on an axis 151 located from the surface 152 of the bottom support wall 125 at a distance slightly less than the distance between the axis 153 on which the center of curvature of the annular recess 147 , and the surface 154 of the end face of the structural element. Thus, when the spacer is pressed laterally into a fixed position in the socket 150, the locking protrusions 130 and 131 are in close contact with the side portions of the annular recess, while the surface of the end face 154 of the element 140 is tightly pressed in the front direction to the surface 152 of the bottom support wall of the socket . Due to the tight holding of these two surfaces in contact in the frontal direction, the required rigidity of the prefabricated structure consisting of structural and connecting elements is ensured.

The connecting elements can be of various types and types and have from one to several nesting sections 150. The connecting elements having more than one nesting section (nests) acquire the best configuration if the nests are located at angles of 45 ^o or more with respect to one to the other, although other configurations may also find application within the scope of the present invention.

 In FIG. 21 depicts a variant of the connecting element 160 with one socket. It contains a hub 161 formed by a cylindrical wall 162. The inner diameter of the cylinder of this hub is approximately equal to the diameter of the cylindrical envelope of the elements 140. The diameter of such a cylindrical envelope corresponds to the diameter of the cylindrical gripping sections 146 and 148 of the structural element, as well as the diametrical dimensions of the longitudinal ribs 145. Thus, the structural the element can freely enter the cylindrical hole 163 of the hub 161 with a small gap to allow free rotation and movement in the longitudinal direction of structural elements inside a cylindrical hub. The axis 164 of the hub cylinder is located at right angles to the longitudinal axis 165 of the socket 150. The wall 167, which is the bottom supporting wall of the socket 150, is separated from the axis of the hub 164 by a pair of walls 166, which are integral with the wall 167 and the cylinder of the hub 162.

 Typically, the connecting elements are made in advance of a uniform thickness in the direction along the axis of the hub 164. It is preferable that the width is approximately equal to the diameter of the cylindrical envelope of the structural elements. A thickness of the connecting elements of approximately 0.244 inches (0.62 cm) is particularly preferred since it allows in most cases to connect the connecting elements parallel to each other and perpendicular to the structural element along the entire length of its central part, leaving virtually no space at its ends. This allows the structures to have such a configuration when a solid wall of elements is joined with a transverse structural element along the entire length of its housing.

A variant of the connecting element shown in FIG. 22 is similar to that shown in FIG. 21, but it contains two nesting sections (sockets) 150 located at an angle equal to 180 ^o relative to each other, with a single central longitudinal axis of symmetry of the nests intersecting with the axis of the hub 171. The connecting element shown in FIG. 22, it is most convenient for connecting a pair of structural elements end to end so that their axes are located coaxially on the same line (Fig. 30). For this and other reasons, the distance from the axis of the hub 171 to the outer surface of the bottom support wall of the socket (corresponding to surface 152 in FIG. 31) is the same for both sockets of the connecting element 62 shown in FIG. 22, as well as for the single connecting element 160 shown in FIG. 21. This distance is indicated in FIG. 21 and 22 with the letter "d". This geometric relationship is also applicable to some other options (modifications) of the connecting elements, illustrated in this description. Thus, the structural element installed in the nest-shaped portion (socket) of the connecting element is located at a certain, predetermined distance relative to the hub of the connecting element.

In FIG. 23 shows a variant of the connecting element 180, which is also provided with two nesting sections (sockets) 150. These nests have axes of symmetry 181 intersecting with the axis of the hub 182 and located at right angles to it. The device of the cylinder of the hub, nests 150, etc. generally the same as that of the connecting elements 160 and 170. However, in the embodiment depicted in FIG. 23, slots 150 lie at an angle of 45 ^{° to} one another.

Variants of the connecting elements 190 and 200 shown in FIG. 24 and 25, respectively, have three and four slots 150, the axis of symmetry of which 191 and 201 in each case intersect the axis of the hub 192 and 202, and are one with respect to the other at angles of 45 ^o . As shown in FIG. 23-25, the embodiments of the connecting elements presented here comprise intermediate, radially arranged, bulkhead type walls 183, 193, 203. These walls are radially elongated relative to the axes of the hubs 182, 192, 202 and are integral with the bottom supporting walls of adjacent nests 150. The walls farthest from the middle of the walls 184, 194, 204, on the contrary, extend tangentially to the respective cylinders of the hubs 185, 195, 205.

In FIG. 26-28 depict such variants of the connecting elements 210, 220, 230, which have respectively five, six and seven nesting sections (sockets) 150, each of which is located along an axis that is a symmetry axis located in the radial direction relative to the axis of the hub 212, 222 or 232, respectively. Several axis 211, 221 and 231 of the nests lie at angles of 45 ^{° to} one another, as in the case of the connecting elements shown in FIG. 23-25. It is preferable that in each of the connecting elements shown in FIG. 26-28, the surface of the outer sections of the walls 214, 224 and 234 is tangent to the surface of the cylinders of the hubs 215, 225 and 235. This is done both for aesthetic and functional purposes. The walls 214 of the connecting element 210, for example, in combination with their extension to the wall of the adjacent nesting portion, form a wide, flat surface on which the connecting element can rest and / or which can define the external boundary of the structure.

 A variant of the connecting element 240 shown in FIG. 29 has essentially the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1, in this case, presented as one of a set of options for connecting elements of the same scale. In this regard, the distance "d" from the axis of the hub 242 to the front side of the wall of the socket is still the same as in the other illustrated embodiments of the connecting elements.

 The set of elements made in accordance with this invention preferably contains a set of structural rod-shaped spacer elements of various calibrated lengths, in accordance with the previously established dimensional progression. At the same time, structural elements of various sizes in the set can be assembled with the previously considered connecting elements to create a set of rectangular triangles as structural units. In the image of elements shown in FIG. 30, a set of structural members 140a-140f are arranged in increasing order of their length. The increase in the length of the above elements is such that when any two structural elements of a given size are joined with the connecting element in order to form two sides of a right-angled triangle, and the structural element, the next as its length increases, is made along the length corresponding to the length of the hypotenuse of this triangle. For example, as shown in FIG. 32, having three sockets, a rectangular connecting element 190 is connected to two structural elements 140a of the smallest size, thereby forming the sides of a right-angled triangle. As can be seen from the drawing, a vertically directed structural element 140a is articulated with a four-socket connecting element 200, and a horizontally directed structural element 140a is articulated with a five-socket connecting element 210. A structural element 140b constituting the next level of length than the connecting elements 140a is articulated with connecting elements 200, 210, forming the hypotenuse of a small rectangular triangle.

 As shown in FIG. 32, structural member 140b, which is the hypotenuse of the first rectangular structural assembly described first, indicated at 250 in the figure, is also the side of a right triangle, which, in turn, is a larger structural assembly 260. At the same time, the connecting element 200 is connected to the second structural element 240b, thus forming two sides of the triangle 260. The second connecting element with four sockets 200 is articulated with the upper edge of the upper structural element 140b, and the structural element 140c having a third length in increasing order articulated with the upper connecting element 200 and the previously mentioned connecting element 210 and constitutes the hypotenuse of the triangular structural assembly 260. As follows from FIG. 32, two structural elements 140 will be able to take turns to form the sides of a larger rectangular triangle, which is the structural unit 270, the hypotenuse of which is formed by the structural element 140d, having the next largest length in the set. Consecutively increasing in size structural units, in the form of right-angled triangles, can be assembled to a certain limiting value, determined by the maximum length of the structural element in the existing set.

In a kit implementing the invention, the sequence of lengths of structural elements is determined by a predetermined formula. So, in a set consisting of "n" different lengths of structural elements, the length of each structural element is determined according to the formula:
D _x (1,414) ^(x-1) • P _min (2 • p),
Where
D _x length "x" according to the design element in the set from 1 to "p";
P _{min is the} distance between the axes of the hubs of the two connecting elements articulated between themselves by the shortest structural element of the available set;
p the distance from the axis of the hub to the supporting wall of the nest-shaped section (nests).

 This formula is accepted for assembling structures consisting of nodes having the shape of rectangular triangles, which includes structures in which the hypotenuse of one triangular link is the side of another, larger link, having the shape of a rectangular triangle. In a gaming system made in accordance with this invention, however, unique advantages lie in the design of the connecting and structural elements, allowing for lateral insertion and snapping of structural elements into the connecting elements. This allows you to connect and disconnect elements from the structure, without causing a change in the distance between the centers of the connecting elements and the connection points. Thus, significant convenience is achieved in the design and assembly of complex, rigid and multidimensional structures.

As shown in FIG. 32, there is also an advantageous geometric relationship between the calibrated length structural members 140a-140f and the connecting members that comprise nest-shaped portions directed at angles equal to 180 ^{° to} each other. This, in particular, relates to the connecting element 170 (Fig. 22), which contains two sockets located along the same axis in opposite directions. Such a connecting element is convenient to use for splicing two short structural elements in order to form a long structural unit. In the case when one of the connecting elements 170 (which, generally speaking, is convenient to consider as docking plates) is coupled with two structural elements of a given size, a structural assembly is obtained that is equal in length to a structural element that is twice as long as structural elements that are connected by a docking pad. Thus, as shown in FIG. 32, the two shortest structural elements 140a are interconnected, thereby forming a structural unit equal in length to the structural element 140c. Two structural elements 140b, which are next in the sequence of increasing the lengths of structural elements, are interconnected, forming a structural unit equal in length to structural unit 140 d. The remaining such units are shown in FIG. 30. Of course, it is possible to connect structural elements of different lengths with the butt plate 170 in order to obtain structural units of such a length that differs from the standard lengths of structural elements, the sequence of which is shown in FIG. thirty.

 Due to the fact that all the connecting elements, regardless of their configuration, occupy the same space "d" from the axis of the hub to the final surface of the nest-shaped portion shown in FIG. 30 dependencies will be provided in any case, when structural elements are mounted using a standard plate and when they lie on the same axis.

 The assembly shown in FIG. 33 and 34, consists of a series of single-socket connecting elements 160 (FIG. 21) articulated with a number of structural elements of a predetermined, uniform size, as well as the elements 140c shown in FIG. 30. In the first row (three rows are shown in the image), the connecting elements, which are a single unit, 160 are connected to each other side to side with a gap equal to the width of the connecting element. In addition, their connection with the structural element indicated in FIG. 34 at 280, such that they can be rotated relative to this structural member. The structural element 280 is passed through the opening of the hub 281, in which it is freely located. For distinction, reference numeral 282 relates to the connecting elements of the first group. With the connecting elements 282, similar connecting elements alternate, indicated by 283. The connecting elements 283 firmly grip the element 280, while the ribs 130 and 131 of the connecting element fit snugly into the grooves 144 of the structural element, tightly clamping it. Thus, while the special connecting elements 282 can freely move relative to the structural element 280, alternating connecting elements 283 are rigidly attached to these structural elements, excluding rotational movement and sliding along the structural element. The sequence of such nodes forms an articulated, ribbon-like structure, the shape of which, depending on needs, can be either an endless tape or a tape of a certain length and can have any suitable width. As shown in FIG. 33, the extreme ends of the structural elements protrude a small distance from the edges of the ribbon-like structure.

 Designs of the type shown in FIG. 34 and 33 can be widely used. In particular, they can serve as tracks for track-laying vehicles such as bulldozers, cranes, tanks and the like. Panel-type structures can also be assembled in a game structure to serve, for example, as wall or roof panels, for covering floors, and the like. The narrow shape of the node can, for example, be used as a flexible element of the wiring type.

 Referring now to FIG. 35-41, we note that they show a particularly advantageous variety of the connecting element, adapted for installation with other similar connecting elements in order to obtain a connecting node, providing conditions for the establishment of structural elements located in different planar directions.

The connecting elements 310 shown in FIG. 35 are provided with four sockets 150 located at angles equal to 45 ^{o to} each other. In the exact opposite direction to one of the slots 150a of each element, there is a special recess 311. This recess 311 is limited by separate side walls 312 and 313 and the lower wall 314. The side walls 312 and 313 are spaced from each other at a distance equal to the standard thickness of the connecting element, and are located symmetrically with respect to an imaginary plane passing through the geometric center of the connecting element 310 and containing the longitudinal axis of an oppositely directed, relatively geometric chain tra element, the socket 150a, the receiving components. The open surface of the supporting wall 314 lies on a plane located at right angles to the above-mentioned plane, and also passes through the main axis of the connecting element, indicated by 315.

 The connecting elements 310 are adapted to be assembled with each other in the manner shown in FIG. 35-37, when the respective special indented sections 311 are facing each other, and the main planes of the respective connecting elements lie at right angles to each other. Corresponding connecting elements 310 are pressed against each other until the supporting walls 314 of the recesses 311 are in strong frontal contact so that the respective central axes 315 of each element fall essentially on one common plane.

 It is desirable that each of the walls 312 and 313 of the recess was provided with a transverse recess 316 configured to accommodate and snap ribs 317 protruding from opposite sides of the bulkhead walls 319. Accordingly, when two links are assembled together, they are relatively rigidly engaged against any except intentional release.

 As shown in FIG. 36, first, when the walls 312 and 313 enclose the protruding ribs 317, the walls diverge. The presence of a small slot 318 allows the gripping elastic plates of the receptacle 150a to easily move towards each other, while the walls 312 and 313 are spaced apart by the ribs 317. At the moment when the parts are compressed to their final position, at which the supporting walls 314 are located opposite each other, each group of ribs 317 is installed in the corresponding group of recesses 316, as shown in FIG. 37.

 The assembled connecting elements, as shown in FIG. 35-39, provide fastening of structural elements in each of two planar directions located at right angles to each other. Thus, the connecting device perfectly meets the requirement of assembling the external corners of the structure, as is clearly seen from the considered FIGS. 38 and 39.

 As follows from FIG. 40, the connecting member 310 is an element of the type shown in FIG. 35-39, suitable for its connection with the second seven-socket connecting element 410. The connecting element 410 has a special recess 411, located coaxially opposite the socket 150a, which includes structural elements.

 The assembly of the connecting elements 310 and 410 in order to create a multi-plane assembly is achieved in the same way as described above with respect to FIG. 35-39. The resulting assembly acquires a T-shape when viewed from above, as shown in FIG. 41, and makes it possible to install structural elements therein in each of three planar directions. In the T-shaped assembly shown in FIG. 40 and 41, the position of the upper receptacle 150a is not accessible for conventional lateral insertion of a structural member, due to the presence of a second connecting member coupled to the first. However, due to the presence of a slot 318 in the bottom support wall of the socket, it becomes possible to introduce the structural element first at an angle, then install it by moving with twisting, as described previously. The slot 318 allows the exciting elastic plates 16 to diverge more easily, which contributes to the screwing of structural elements.

 However, in some specific applications, it may be necessary to attach the connecting element and the structural element through its central hole in the hub, namely to rotate and / or fix the connecting element in axial position along the structural element. To this end, the kit is provided with a connecting element, such as shown in FIG. 42-44, which captures the structural element and holds due to the frictional force, while not allowing the structural element to rotate. In the connecting element shown in figures 42, 44, it is a guide block 510 formed by injection method from a suitable plastic material. Preferably, such an element comprises a nest-shaped portion (nest) 150 having the previously discussed shape. In particular, it comprises protruding ribs 130 and 131 located opposite each other, which form a narrow neck located between the gripping plates 16. Next to the closed end of the socket 150, a drive spike 511 is installed on the block 510, which protrudes laterally from one end surface 512 and predominantly parallel to the common axis of the ribs 130 and 131.

 In the case of typical use of the guide block 51, the connecting element 240, usually made in the form of a whole "snowflake" having eight slots into which the structural elements must enter, is attached to the structural element 513. The guide block 510 is attached to the housing of the structural element 513 in this way that the respective ribs 130 and 131 enter inside the opposite and elongated in the longitudinal direction of the grooves 144 of the structural element and blocking engages in them. Block 510 is thus rigidly engaged with the structural element, as a result of which the possibility of its rotation and movement in the longitudinal direction along the spacer is eliminated, which is ensured by the frictional force (however, it remains possible to move it under the influence of sufficient force).

 The arrangement of the drive stud 511 is such that when the connecting member 240 and the guide unit 510 are directly adjacent to each other, the guide stud 511 is located inside the trapezoidal space and essentially occupies all of it between a pair of walls adjacent to each other and located in the radial direction of the type of bulkheads 123. The structural element 513 and the connecting element 240 are thus interconnected that are blocked from their relative movement in the rotational direction. In this case, the rotational moment applied to one element is transmitted respectively to another. By arranging the guide blocks 510 on opposite sides of the connecting element, the connecting element can be locked on the structural element in alignment with it.

 For many moving gaming units, drive pulleys and / or wheels are very useful and necessary parts. As an advantage of the present invention, it is possible to note the presence in the set of an element made of a circular wheel-shaped, the rim of which is made with an annular recess: a combined pulley / wheel part 610 (Fig. 45). This injection-molded element is provided with an outer rim 611 and a hub 612 with a central hole, which allows the element to be snugly mounted on the structural element. One or more drive recesses 613 are located at some distance in the radial direction relative to the central opening of the hub 612. These recesses are provided so that they include a drive spike 511 or a guide block (Fig. 42). As shown in FIG. 47, the rim of the element 610 is provided with an external annular recess 614, due to which the element can be used as a pulley, while being connected with the corresponding drive belt (not shown). In the case when the element 610 is used as a pulley, it is connected to the structural element with the possibility of transmitting torque to it. This is ensured by the guide (drive) unit 510, which operates, depending on the needs of the practice, either as a driving pulley or as a driven pulley.

 The element 610 can be turned into a wheel when a tire is put on it, as shown in FIG. 46. A tire is generally designated 620 and is made of an elastic elastomer such as neoprene. The inner part 621 of the tire has such a width that allows it to enter rather densely into the annular recess 614. The outer part 622 of the tire is wider than its inner part 621 and is made predominantly equal in width to the thickness of the outer rim 611 of the wheel 610. On each side of the tire there are shoulders 623. These shoulders are used to engage with the outer flange 624 of the wheel 610, which provides a concentric arrangement of the tire on its rim.

 When element 610 is used as a wheel, it can be driven or not, depending on its purpose. In the case when it should be a slave, a guide block is used, as was discussed above.

 The design game kit, made in accordance with this invention, is a uniquely simplified, but at the same time extremely flexible optimal design option for assembling an infinite number of different designs: both static and movable in nature. This kit is easy to manufacture through the use of injection molding technology, which forms the basis of economical, mass production of standardized building parts with a wide variety of shapes and allowing relatively quick and simplified assembly of various structures.

 Within the basic concepts of the present invention, it is possible to construct simplified and efficient models of movable structures, such as caterpillars or tapes having an infinite length, driven rotary systems and the like. They are created through the use of standardized structural and connecting elements. In particular, the connecting elements have standardized nested portions (sockets) for jointing, despite the fact that their number varies, and such nests are located at standardized distances relative to the main axis of the connecting element. Similarly, structural elements have a standard shape for the end parts, along with body parts of various lengths. Further, through the use of a butt plate capable of connecting two structural elements, when they are positioned end to end, the number of possible structural combinations from a relatively limited number of standardized lengths of these elements increases.

 Details (elements) of a game constructor made in accordance with this invention can easily be adapted for their production by high-performance injection molding from the corresponding plastic material. A number of materials are suitable for this purpose, but what is important is, of course, to choose a material that would have an acceptable degree of strength and elasticity, so that, for example, exciting elastic plates can properly act and withstand a large number of assembly and disassembly operations. It is known that the Selcon M270 acetal copolymer sold by Hoeehst celanese, chatham, New Jersey is well suited for this purpose.

 Due to the fact that the connecting elements can be articulated with structural elements by introducing one element in another in the lateral direction before engagement, it becomes more practical to assemble large and complex structures. This is ensured by the fact that the distance from the center to the center between the component parts should not change during the articulation of the component parts. At the same time, where the assembly of components requires the axial introduction of one element into another, the distance from the center to the center of these parts increases temporarily, which at best requires more accuracy, and at worst makes it impossible to assemble certain structures.

 The kit according to the present invention involves a unique two-way gripping pattern between connecting and structural elements, where external, with the ability to deflect, sections of the gripping elastic plates 16 provide lateral retention, while the inner sections of the gripping plates constitute a relatively immovable (intractable) cavity (socket ), which freely accommodates the end portion 26 of the structural element in the process of performing their docking by introducing into the sides th direction, but at the same time provides a positive restriction on the movement of the structural element in the axial direction.

Claims (34)

 1. A game constructor comprising a set of structural elements, each of which is made rod-shaped with locking parts at the ends, each limited by an annular recess, and a set of connecting elements, the cases of which are removably connected to the structural elements, characterized in that on each case the connecting element is made of at least one open recess having a bottom supporting wall and formed by a pair of cantilever spaced apart locking elastic plates, at least on one of which from the inner side at a distance from the bottom supporting wall in one piece with a locking elastic plate is made a locking protrusion, while at least one end of the structural elements is arranged to be placed within a practically cylindrical shell and has a cylindrical section in front of the annular recess, and a groove is made on the inside of each exciting elastic plate from the locking protrusion to the cantilever part, and the alignment protrusions are arranged to be placed in an annular recess, and the gutters are arranged to accommodate a cylindrical portion of the structural element when it is installed in an open recess by moving the end of the structural element in the gap between the gripping elastic plates from their side surface to the groove and elastic deflection of the gripping elastic plates apart and back.  2. The designer according to claim 1, characterized in that the cross sections of the trenches of the exciting elastic plates and the ends of the structural elements practically correspond to each other in shape, while the ends of the structural elements in the cross section have a circle shape, the diameter of which is greater than the distance between the pairs of exciting elastic plates .  3. The designer according to claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal and cross sections of open recesses having a U-shape, and the ends of the structural elements closely correspond to each other in shape.  4. The constructor according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking protrusions having an arched convex shape in cross section are made across the exciting elastic plates from one edge to the other, and the annular recesses on the structural elements in the cross section are made with the possibility of tight placement in them locking protrusions.  5. The designer according to claim 1, characterized in that the structural elements have sections with different cross-sections, while some sections are almost circular in cross-section, while others are almost X-shaped, located within the section circumference of an almost circular shape, sections with a practically X-shaped cross section are placed on structural elements with the possibility of their entry into the gap between the exciting elastic plates from the side of their side surface.  6. The designer according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking protrusions are made across the exciting elastic plates, and the ends of the structural elements are made flat with the possibility of abutment in the bottom supporting wall when installing the structural elements in an open recess.  7. The designer according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing of the connecting element consists of a central part defining the central axis of the connecting element and a plurality of open recesses in the form of sockets for mounting structural elements located relative to the central part in a substantially radial direction and forming with the central part of a practically flat configuration, while on one side of the housing of the connecting element, a socket whose width is equal to the thickness of the housing of the connecting element It is open and extends to the central axis of the connecting element with the possibility of placing in it a similar socket of the housing of the connecting element in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the housing of the first connecting element, and the formation of a composite connecting element.  8. The designer according to claim 7, characterized in that one of the plurality of sockets of the second connecting element, one is arranged to accommodate a structural element in it in the form of a spacer and is located directly opposite the socket open on one side, and when a composite connecting element is formed in the vicinity of a similar sockets of the first connecting element.  9. The designer according to claim 7, characterized in that the socket open on one side of the housing of the connecting element is formed by a pair of parallel guide walls spaced apart from each other with the possibility of placing a second connecting element in the housing of the same connector, wherein the guide walls of both connecting elements are provided locking means made with the possibility of fixing the bodies of the connecting elements relative to each other when they form a composite connecting element.  10. The constructor according to claim 9, characterized in that a plurality of sockets are made on the body of the connecting element, each of which is formed by a bottom supporting wall and a pair of cantilevered, spaced apart, gripping elastic plates, while the bottom supporting walls of adjacent sockets are made for a single the whole, and in at least one bottom supporting wall a slot is made to allow elastic deflection of the exciting elastic plates from each other and back to fix the bodies of the connecting elements relative to each other UGA in the formation of a composite of the connecting element.  11. The designer according to claim 10, characterized in that on the housing of the connecting element one of the sockets having a bottom supporting wall with a slot is configured to accommodate a structural element in the form of a spacer and is located directly opposite the socket open on one side.  12. The designer according to claim 11, characterized in that the socket is configured to accommodate the end of the structural element by moving it in the gap between the exciting elastic plates from their lateral surface into the nests and elastic deflection of the locking plates together with adjacent parts of the bottom support wall separated by a slot made in it.  13. The designer according to claim 7, characterized in that the open recess made on one side of the housing of the connecting element is provided with locking means of the first type, and parts of the housing of the connecting element located on its diametrically opposite side are equipped with locking means of the second type, configured to clutch with locking means of the second type, made with the possibility of coupling with locking means of the first type and fixing the connecting elements relative to each other when about brazovanie compound connecting element.  14. The designer according to claim 7, characterized in that a plurality of sockets are made on the body of the connecting element, each of which is formed by a bottom support wall and a pair of cantilever spaced apart, gripping elastic plates, while adjacent gripping elastic plates of adjacent sockets are made for a single the whole, and at least one of the nests is located directly opposite the recess open on one side, and the nests made on one side of the housing of the connecting element are balanced, and when formed ostavnogo coupling member with the second coupling member disposed in plokosti accommodation nests axes of the first coupling element, the first slot of the connecting element are projected on the same plane and / or to one side of the plane of the second connector housing.  15. The designer according to claim 14, characterized in that the first connecting element, the socket located directly opposite the recess open from one of the sides, as well as the nests located on one side of the housing plane at right angles to the plane of placement of the first connecting element, have the same configuration.  16. The designer according to claim 15, characterized in that the second and first connecting elements have the same configuration, wherein the composite connecting element formed by them has the shape of a rectangular angular structure. 17. The designer according to claim 15, characterized in that the second connecting element is arranged to arrange the sockets in a row at an angle exceeding 180 ^o , and the composite connecting element has a T-shaped single configuration.  18. A game constructor comprising a set of rod-shaped spacer elements and a set of connecting elements made of plastic material with the possibility of detachable connection with each other, characterized in that at least a portion of the connecting elements is provided with a slot-shaped section with a longitudinal axis of symmetry having a pair of exciting elastic plates located cantilever parallel to each other and spaced from each other symmetrically relative to the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the nest-shaped section, and alternately At least a part of the rod-shaped spacer elements comprises a middle and two opposite end sections made in a single unit, while the exciting elastic plates and the opposite end sections have two connecting means, and the connecting means on the exciting elastic plates form pairs of connecting connecting means on the opposite end sections means, one of which is arranged to arrange the longitudinal axis of the rod-shaped spacer element vd the axis of symmetry of the nest-shaped portion, and others with the possibility of preventing longitudinal movement of the rod-like spacer element when it is installed in the nest-shaped portion by moving the end portion of the rod-shaped spacer element in the gap between the exciting elastic plates from their lateral surface to the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the nested portion and the elastic deviation of the exciting elastic plates apart and back.  19. The designer according to claim 18, characterized in that the connecting means on the exciting elastic plates are made in the form of opposing ribs located on them, and the connecting means on the opposite end sections of the rod-shaped spacer elements in the form of corresponding recesses, while the ribs are oriented in the transverse direction relative to axis of the nesting portion with the possibility of placement in the corresponding recesses when moving the end portion of the rod-shaped spacer element in the gap between the grips rolling elastic plates from their lateral surface to the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the nest-shaped section.  20. The constructor according to claim 19, characterized in that the nest-shaped section is formed as a whole by exciting elastic plates and the bottom supporting wall, which is removed relative to the ribs by a certain distance, which is almost equal to the distance between the recess and the end of the end section, with the possibility of tightening the end of the rod-shaped spacer element to the bottom support wall when installing the rod-shaped spacer element in the nest-shaped portion.  21. The designer according to claim 18, characterized in that the pair of connecting means configured to prevent the longitudinal movement of the rod-shaped spacer when it is mounted in the socket-shaped portion is formed by a rib in the socket-shaped portion or in the rod-shaped spacer and a corresponding recess in the rod-shaped spacer or on the nesting site, respectively.  22. The designer according to item 21, wherein the nest-shaped portion having a bottom abutment wall is configured to compress the end of the end portion of the rod-shaped spacer element to the bottom abutment wall when the rod-shaped spacer element is installed in the nest-shaped portion.  23. The designer according to claim 18, characterized in that the connecting element comprises a hub, in which a transverse hole for determining its axis is made for axial introduction of the rod-shaped spacer element, and one nested portion made with the hub in a single unit, wherein the axis of the hub and the nested parts are located at right angles to each other.  24. The designer according to claim 18, characterized in that the connecting element comprises one additional socket-shaped part, wherein both socket-shaped parts are integral with the hub and are located coaxially with one another on its opposite sides. 25. The designer according to claim 18, characterized in that the connecting element contains from one to seven additional nesting parts located around the hub, while all the axes of the nesting parts intersect almost in the vicinity of the axis of the hub and each form an angle of approximately 45 with adjacent axes ^o .  26. The designer according to claim 24, characterized in that each of the nest-shaped parts is located at some fixed predetermined distance relative to the axis of the hub with the possibility of removing from this axis an unchanged uniform distance from the end of the rod-shaped spacer element when it is installed in any nest-shaped part. 27. The designer according to claim 20, characterized in that the rod-shaped spacer elements are made calibrated along the length determined by the formula
D _x 1,414 ^x-1 • P _min 2P,
where x 1, 2, 3, 4, n;
D _{x the} length of the xth account of the rod-shaped spacer element;
P _{m and n is the} distance between the axes of the hubs of the two connecting elements connected by means of a short rod-shaped spacer element;
P is the distance from the axis of the hub to the bottom support wall of the nest-shaped part,
wherein the set of connecting and rod-shaped spacer elements is configured to assemble from the above elements at least one right-angled triangle.  28. The designer according to item 27, wherein the length of each subsequent rod-shaped spacer element of the set is equal to the length of the node formed by the two previous rod-shaped spacer elements of the set, coaxially connected to each other by means of a connecting element. 29. The designer according to claim 18, characterized in that on the inner side of each exciting elastic plate in its transverse direction there are ribs protruding inward towards the axis of the socket-shaped part, and opposite to the other on the part of the rod-shaped spacer element located between its end parts other are made longitudinal slots to accommodate the ribs with the possibility to prevent rotation of the rod-like strut elements at its resilient set at an angle of 90 ^o to the axis of the socket-side and parallel to the axis of the WTU ki.  30. The constructor according to clause 29, wherein the connecting element comprises a sleeve in which a transverse hole is provided for determining the axis of this part for axial introduction of the rod-shaped spacer element, and the axis of the sleeve and the socket part intersect at right angles, while rod-shaped spacer axes are arranged in parallel the elements are connected by means of connecting elements, and the connecting elements along the length of each rod-shaped spacer element are installed alternately with the sleeve and socket hydrochloric part to be alternatively connected each bar-shaped strut elements with adjacent rod-like strut elements and formation jointed strip-like design.  31. The designer according to clause 29, wherein the rod-shaped spacer elements in the articulated ribbon-like structure are the end parts of the extreme connecting elements.  32. The designer according to claim 28, characterized in that it is provided with an additional element that is rotatably mounted on the rod-shaped element, wherein the connecting element is mounted on the rod-shaped spacer element with the possibility of limiting rotation by placing ribs of the connecting element in the longitudinal grooves of the rod-shaped spacer element and it is equipped with a drive spike for kinematic engagement with an additional element made by the master or follower, made sideways for a single unit.  33. The designer according to claim 32, characterized in that the additional element is made in the form of a circular wheel-shaped element having a rim with an annular recess on the outside and a hub with a hole for installing a rod-shaped spacer element, while a guide hole for the drive spike is made in the additional element located at a predetermined distance in the radial direction relative to the center of the hub.  34. The designer according to claim 33, characterized in that it comprises an annular part made in the form of a tire of elastomeric material with the possibility of removable installation in an annular recess. Priority on points:
12.12.90 according to claims 1, 5, 18, 19, 21;
12/18/90 according to claims 7-13;
06/19/91 according to claims 6, 14 17, 20, 22 28, 30 34.

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