Claims
- 1. A set of connectable writing devices comprising:
a plurality of shaft-like writing devices, each writing device comprising a body, the body including a drawing end and an open end, each writing device further comprising a cap, the cap including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is sized to receive the writing end of the body, each writing device further comprising an end plug attached to the open end of the body, a first connector portion disposed on the cap, a second connector portion disposed on the end plug, the second connector portion configured to receive a first connector portion.
- 2. The writing device set of claim 1, wherein the first connector portion comprises a sphere and the second connector portion comprises a socket, the socket configured to releasably receive a sphere.
- 3. The writing device set of claim 2, wherein the cap further includes an inner cap disposed within the second end of the cap, the inner cap further including an open end aligned with the first end of the cap, the open end of the inner cap sized to receive the writing end of the body.
- 4. The writing device set of claim 3, wherein bridge portions connect the inner cap to the cap such that a fluid passageway results between the inner cap and the cap.
- 5. The writing device set of claim 4, wherein the socket further comprises a plurality of prongs extending outwardly from the end plug, each prong including a free end.
- 6. The writing device set of claim 5, wherein at least one prong includes a locking lug disposed on the free end of the prong, such that the lug locks a received sphere in place within the socket.
- 7. The writing device set of claim 6, wherein the plug further includes a protruding tubular end that is receivable by the open end of the body, the tubular end of the plug further including an annular locking ridge.
- 8. The writing device set of claim 7, wherein the plug further includes a protruding annulet that is receivable by the first end of the cap.
- 9. The writing device set of claim 8, wherein each writing device is identical in shape.
- 10. A set of connectable writing devices comprising:
a plurality of shaft-like writing devices, each writing device comprising a body, the body including a writing end and an open end, each writing device further comprising a cap that includes a first end and a second end, the first end sized to receive the writing end of the body, each writing device further comprising an end plug attached to the open end of the element, a plurality of first connector portions affixed to the cap and end plug, a plurality of second connector portions affixed to the cap and end plug, the second connector portions configured to interlock with the first connector portions.
- 11. The writing device set of claim 10, wherein the first connector portion comprises a sphere and the second connector portion comprises a socket, the socket configured to releasably receive the sphere.
- 12. The writing device set of claim 11, wherein the cap further includes an inner cap disposed within the second end of the cap, the inner cap comprising an open end aligned with the first end of the cap, the open end of the inner cap sized to receive the writing end of the body.
- 13. The writing device set of claim 12, wherein the inner cap is attached to the cap by bridge portions, such that a fluid passageway results between the inner cap and the cap.
- 14. The writing device set of claim 13, wherein the socket comprises a plurality of prongs extending outwardly from the end plug, each prong including a free end.
- 15. The writing device set of claim 14, wherein at least one prong includes a locking lug disposed on the free end of the prong, such that the lug locks the received sphere in place within the socket.
- 16. The writing device set of claim 15, wherein the end plug further comprises a protruding tubular end that is receivable by the open end of the body, the tubular end of the plug further including an annular locking ridge.
- 17. The writing device set of claim 16, wherein the end plug further comprises a protruding annulet that is receivable by the first end of the cap.
- 18. The writing device set of claim 17, wherein each writing device is identical in shape.
- 19. A construction system comprising:
a plurality of bodies, each body comprising a plurality of shaft-like ends, each body further comprising a first connector portion and a second connector portion, wherein the first and second connector portions of the body are disposed on any number of ends of the body, the second connector portion further configured to releasably interlock with a first connector portion.
- 20. The construction system of claim 19, wherein the first connector portion comprises a sphere.
- 21. The construction system of claim 20, wherein the second connector portion comprises a socket, the socket configured to releasably receive a sphere.
- 22. The construction system of claim 21, wherein the socket is defined by a plurality of spaced-apart prongs extending outwardly from the body, each prong including a free end.
- 23. The construction system of claim 22, wherein one or more of the prongs includes a locking lug disposed on its free end such that the lug locks a received sphere in place within the socket.
- 24. The construction system of claim 23, wherein the sphere is connected to a body by a peg spaced apart from the body.
- 25. The construction system of claim 24, wherein all the bodies of the construction system are identical in shape.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/797495, filed on Mar. 1, 2001.
Continuations (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09797495 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
Child |
10186236 |
Jun 2002 |
US |