Marklin Plus
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Marklin Plus |
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Marklin Plus is Marklin's plastic construction set system. It first appeared in the main Marklin catalogue (described as "nue") in 1973.
With the original German patent documents submitted in February 1973, the system looked rather similar to the Phillips construction toy system, based on grey square-cross-section plastic beams with grooves along their length along each side, that connecting to plates and blocks whose pegs engaged with the groove.
A number of further components with matching pegs were patented through 1973-1976.
External links
partial patent listing:
- CONSTRUCTION TOYS GB3990773A 1973-08-23 (worldwide.espacenet.com)
- DE2335487A1 Plastic block for toy building set - represents window with pane, curtain and roller blind (worldwide.espacenet.com)
- DE2506737A1 Square toy building block of arrow cross profile type - with interengaging means allowing logical assembly of blocks (worldwide.espacenet.com)
- DE2507134A1 Toy building blocks with grooves - are used in conjunction with linkage pieces which interlock with grooves to hold blocks together (worldwide.espacenet.com)
- DE2510360A1 Toy building coupling device - has plastics connector which fits into both tongue and groove of block central rod (worldwide.espacenet.com)
- DE2510334A1 Building block of multicomponent design for toy systems - has inter lock grooves cut into surface for insertion of extension heads of other blocks (worldwide.espacenet.com)
