US 11,684,869 B2
Construction toy including tubes and connectors, and device for cutting and bending tubes therefor
Shay Chen, Neve Yarak (IL); and Shachar Limor, Givat Shapira (IL)
Assigned to FLYCATCHER CORP LTD, London (GB)
Filed by Flycatcher Corp LTD, London (GB)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/509,129.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/105,937, filed on Oct. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0126218 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A63H 33/10 (2006.01); A63H 33/30 (2006.01); A63H 29/24 (2006.01); A63H 33/00 (2006.01); A63H 33/06 (2006.01); B21D 43/28 (2006.01); B23D 21/06 (2006.01); B25F 1/00 (2006.01); A63H 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 33/3072 (2013.01) [A63H 29/24 (2013.01); A63H 33/003 (2013.01); A63H 33/065 (2013.01); A63H 33/10 (2013.01); B21D 43/28 (2013.01); B23D 21/06 (2013.01); B25F 1/00 (2013.01); A63H 9/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for cutting and bending a hollow elongate tube, the device including:
a measuring subassembly adapted for measuring a desired size of the hollow elongate tube;
a cutting subassembly adapted for cutting the hollow elongate tube to said desired size, said cutting subassembly including an anchoring element adapted to anchor the hollow elongate tube, and a rotational blade adapted to rotate relative to the anchored hollow elongate tube, thereby to cut the hollow elongate tube; and
a bending subassembly adapted for bending the cut hollow elongate tube to a desired angular orientation, said bending subassembly including:
a base controlling a radius of a bend to be formed in the cut hollow elongate tube; and
a user grippable handle configured to enable a user to rotate the cut hollow elongate tube, relative to said base, to form said bend in the cut hollow elongate tube.
 
15. A method of cutting a hollow elongate tube to a desired length using the device of claim 1, the method comprising:
inserting the hollow elongate tube into the measuring subassembly of the device, to an extent equivalent to the desired length;
anchoring the hollow elongate tube to the device; and
rotating the rotational blade of the cutting subassembly about relative to the hollow elongate tube, thereby to cut the hollow elongate tube to the desired length.
 
17. A method of bending a hollow elongate tube to a desired angle using the device of claim 1, the method comprising:
inserting the hollow elongate tube into the bending subassembly of the device, between the base and a securing pin, thereby securing the hollow elongate tube relative to the device; and
rotating the user grippable handle, together with the securing pin, relative to a body of the device and to the base, thereby causing the securing pin to push the hollow elongate tube about the base and bending the hollow elongate tube to the desired angle.