Manipulative toy having interchangeable appendages
CA 2436191 A1 · Owner: K & M International, Inc. · Inventors: Yager, Mark; Pillai, Gopala; Grasela, Mike
Overview
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A manipulative toy is provided comprising a body and a plurality of interchangeable appendages such as arms, legs, heads, tails and wings said appendages being removably, attachable to the body at certain predefined coupling points by means of complementary magnetic elements disposed within both said appendages and said body. Said appendages are retained in place by means of the interaction between two sets of complementary ribbed elements disposed on both the body and the appendages about said magnetic elements which complementary, ribbed elements are formed in a beveled configuration. The configuration of these ribbed elements in combination with, attractive force of the complementary …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 25, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 25, 2023.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 25, 2025.
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