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The design of Squaregles® frames is also patented. The US design patent USD867263S1, titled Toy building frame, was awarded on November 19, 2022, to John Kelley and Noah Ornstein, both co-founders of Squaregles® and the inventors of the construction toy.
The patent figure below depicts two embodiments of the triangular Squaregles® frames, where oblique lines represent transparent or translucent pieces, and broken lines represent aspects of the design, unclaimed in the patent. Images of boxed Squaregles® construction triangles, and of children assembling the magnetic triangle frames and panels, are also included.
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As a reminder, a design patent only covers the ornamental aspects of an invention (i.e., what the invention looks like) vs a utility patent that describes how the invention functions (i.e., what the invention does). (MPEP Section 1502.01)
References
MPEP – Chapt. 1502-01 - Distinction between design and utility patent. https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s1502.html
Squaregles® (website)
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