Abstract

A block-forming toy includes a plunger, a mold and an ejector plate. The plunger includes a shaft that passes through a barrel. The two pieces are able to move with respect to one another. Each piece connects to either the mold or the ejector plate, using male and female locking mechanisms. Subsequent to assembling the toy, the mold may be filled and packed with a moldable material. By pulling the plunger up to move the mold upwards relative to the ejector plate, and thus relative to the casted article, the block-forming toy may be used to easily remove the formed block of moldable material from the mold. A variety of mold shapes may be used to create additional blocks to form structures of moldable material. Examples of moldable material include sand and snow.

IPC Classes  ?

• B28B 7/10 - Moulds with means incorporated therein, or carried thereby, for ejecting the moulded article
• A63H 33/00 - Other toys
• B28B 3/04 - Producing shaped articles from the material by using pressesPresses specially adapted therefor wherein a ram exerts pressure on the material in a moulding spaceRam heads of special form with one ram per mould
• B29C 43/50 - Removing moulded articles
• B30B 11/00 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses
• A63H 33/32 - Moulds, shapes, spades, or the like, for playing with sand

Goods & Services

(1) Toys, namely children's educational toys for developing motor skills and patterning ability; Construction toys sold as a kit with pattern cards and instruction books; Sand toys, namely toy molds, toy trowels, toy beach bags, toy buckets, toy shovels, toy sand sifters, toy sand screens; Toy sandboxes; Toy buildings; toy figures; toy vehicles