Construction kit with two- and/or three-dimensional construction elements (1, 9) with magnetic elements (4) in the corners and/or sides and ferromagnetic spheres (11), which can be placed between the magnetic elements (4) of adjacent construction elements (1, 9) to connect the construction elements
Construction kit with two- and/or three-dimensional construction elements (1, 9) with magnetic elements (4) in the corners and/or sides and ferromagnetic spheres (11), which can be placed between the magnetic elements (4) of adjacent construction elements (1, 9) to connect the construction elements (1, 9) together using a magnetic bond so that they can be detached.
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1. A toy construction kit comprising: a body made of nonmagnetic material and extending substantially in one plane, the body having a first face parallel to the plane,a second face opposite to the first face and parallel to the plane,a first edge between the first face and the second face,a second e
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A toy construction kit comprising: a body made of nonmagnetic material and extending substantially in one plane, the body having a first face parallel to the plane,a second face opposite to the first face and parallel to the plane,a first edge between the first face and the second face,a second edge between the first face and the second face,a third edge between the first face and the second face,a first planar edge face between the first edge and the second edge and opposite to the third edge, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plane,a second planar edge face between the second edge and the third edge and opposite to the first edge, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plane,a third planar edge face between the third edge and the first edge and opposite to the second edge, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plane,wherein the first planar edge face is at a 60 degree angle to the second planar edge face and the third planar edge face, and the second planar edge face is at a 60 degree angle to the third planar edge face, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plane;a first magnet fixedly disposed in the body, the first magnet having an outer surface that is symmetrical about a first magnetic axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the first magnetic axis, the first magnetic axis aligned with a center of the body, the at least one planar face of the first magnet disposed adjacent to and parallel to the first planar edge face of the body, and the first magnetic axis generally perpendicular to the first planar edge face of the body;a second magnet fixedly disposed in the body, the second magnet having an outer surface that is symmetrical about a second magnetic axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the second magnetic axis, the second magnetic axis aligned with the center of the body, the at least one planar face of the second magnet disposed adjacent to and parallel to the second planar edge face of the body, and the second magnetic axis generally perpendicular to the second planar edge face of the body;a third magnet fixedly disposed in the body, the third magnet having an outer surface that is symmetrical about a third magnetic axis and at least one planar face that is perpendicular to the third magnetic axis, the third magnetic axis aligned with the center of the body, the at least one planar face of the third magnet disposed adjacent to and parallel to the third planar edge face of the body, and the third magnetic axis generally perpendicular to the third planar edge face of the body; anda ferromagnetic ball releasably and magnetically held against the first planar edge face by the first magnet,the first magnetic axis, the second magnetic axis, and the third magnetic axis intersecting at the center of the body and radially spaced equally around the center at 120 degree increments, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plane, andthe first magnetic axis, the second magnetic axis, and the third magnetic axis being coplanar and parallel to the plane of the body. 2. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the first edge, the second edge, and the third edge fall on the perimeter of an equilateral triangle when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the plane. 3. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third edges are curved when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the plane 4. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the ferromagnetic ball has a geometric center that is aligned with the first magnetic axis. 5. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the ferromagnetic ball comprises a first ferromagnetic ball, and wherein the toy construction kit further comprises: a second ferromagnetic ball having a geometric center that is aligned with the second magnetic axis; anda third ferromagnetic ball having a geometric center that is aligned with the third magnetic axis,wherein the geometric centers of the first, second, and third ferromagnetic balls are disposed at vertices of an equilateral triangle when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the plane. 6. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the body defines a recess directly over the at least one planar face of each of the first, second, and third magnets such that the at least one planar face of the each of the first, second, and third is uncovered and is surrounded by nonmagnetic material so as to provide a pocket for receiving a portion of the ferromagnetic ball, and wherein the recess is shaped to contact the ferromagnetic ball along a circumferential line so as to align a geometric center of the ferromagnetic ball with the respective magnetic axis of the respective magnet such that the ferromagnetic ball is adjacent one pole of the respective magnet and spaced from the opposite pole of the respective magnet. 7. The toy construction kit of claim 6, wherein the recess is conical. 8. The toy construction kit of claim 6, wherein the ferromagnetic ball is held against the recess by the first magnet and is spaced apart from the at least one planar face of the first magnet. 9. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the body exposes the at least one planar surfaces of the first, second, and third magnets, and wherein the first, second, and third magnets are fixed in place within the body. 10. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the body comprises one of wood, plastic, and metal. 11. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third magnets are cylindrical. 12. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein a longest side of the body measured along the one plane is at least eight times greater than the thickness of the body measured transverse to the one plane. 13. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the width of the planar face of the first magnet is at least 80% of the thickness of the body measured transverse to the one plane. 14. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the radius of the ferromagnetic ball is greater than the thickness of the body measured transverse to the one plane. 15. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the diameter of the ferromagnetic ball is at least three times greater than the width of the planar face of the first magnet. 16. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein each of the first planar edge face, the second planar edge face, and the third planar edge face has a rectangular perimeter. 17. The toy construction kit of claim 1, wherein the body further comprises: a first bevel between the first edge and the first face;a second bevel between the first edge and the second face;a third bevel between the second edge and the first face;a fourth bevel between the second edge and the second face;a fifth bevel between the third edge and first face; anda sixth bevel between the third edge and the second face. 18. The toy construction kit of claim 17, wherein each of the first planar edge face, the second planar edge face, and the third planar edge face has a polygonal perimeter.
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