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US-20260124553-A1 - SEQUENCING TOY KIT

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Abstract

A sequencing toy kit for teaching a user of the toy a sequence includes a plurality of tiles, each of which comprises a body, an indicia, and a connector. The indicia and the connector are coupled to the body. The tiles are positionable in a sequenced arrangement in which the tiles are coupled together via their connectors and an ordered sequence is displayed via the indicia. The tiles are positioned in a predefined shape when arranged in the sequenced arrangement.

Inventors

  • Wilfred Velasquez

Assignees

  • Wilfred Velasquez

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20241107

Claims (15)

  1. 1 . A sequencing toy kit comprising: a plurality of tiles, each tile of the plurality of tiles comprising: a body having a front face and a rear face, the body having a top edge and a bottom edge which extend between the front face and the rear face, the body having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge which extend between the front face and the rear face and between the top edge and the bottom edge; and an indicia coupled to the front face of the body; and a connector coupled to the body and configured to couple the tile to another tile of the plurality of tiles; and wherein the plurality of tiles is positionable in a sequenced arrangement in which the indicia of the plurality of tiles are arranged in an ordered sequence between a first end of the sequenced arrangement and a second end of the sequenced arrangement, the plurality of tiles forming a predefined shape when positioned in the sequenced arrangement, each pair of adjacent tiles of the plurality of tiles being coupled by their connectors when positioned in the sequenced arrangement.
  2. 2 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 1 , wherein the connector of each tile of the plurality of tiles comprises a magnet.
  3. 3 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 2 , wherein the connector of each tile of the plurality of tiles is embedded in the body and positioned adjacent to an associated one of the top edge and the bottom edge of the body.
  4. 4 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 1 , wherein the connector for each tile of the plurality of tiles is one of a pair of connectors of the tile, each connector of the pair of connectors being configured to couple the tile to another tile of the plurality of tiles, each pair of adjacent tiles of the plurality of tiles being coupled by their connectors when positioned in the sequenced arrangement.
  5. 5 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 4 , wherein each connector of the pair of connectors of each tile of the plurality of tiles comprises a magnet.
  6. 6 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 5 , wherein the pair of connectors of each tile of the plurality of tiles is embedded in the body of the tile, each connector of the pair of connectors being positioned adjacent to an associated one of the top edge and the bottom edge of the body.
  7. 7 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 1 , wherein, for each pair of adjacent tiles of the plurality of tiles while positioned in the sequenced arrangement, the top edge of one tile of the pair of adjacent tiles abuts the bottom edge of another tile of the pair of adjacent tiles.
  8. 8 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 1 , wherein the predefined shape is a sinusoidal curve.
  9. 9 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 8 , wherein the indicia of each tile of the plurality of tiles has an upright orientation with respect to the body of the tile.
  10. 10 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of tiles is configured to mount to a ferromagnetic surface via their connectors while in the sequenced arrangement.
  11. 11 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 1 , wherein the indicia of each tile of the plurality of tiles includes a letter of the alphabet, the ordered sequence of the sequenced arrangement being alphabetical order.
  12. 12 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 1 , wherein the indicia of each tile of the plurality of tiles includes a number, the ordered sequence of the sequenced arrangement being numerical order.
  13. 13 . A sequencing toy kit comprising: a plurality of tiles, each tile of the plurality of tiles comprising: a body having a front face and a rear face, the body having a top edge and a bottom edge which extend between the front face and the rear face, the body having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge which extend between the front face and the rear face and between the top edge and the bottom edge; an indicia coupled to the front face of the body, the indicia having an upright orientation with respect to the body; and a pair of connectors coupled to the body, each connector of the pair of connectors being configured to couple the tile to another tile of the plurality of tiles, each connector of the pair of connectors comprising a magnet, the pair of connectors being embedded in the body, each connector of the pair of connectors being positioned adjacent to an associated one of the top edge and the bottom edge of the body; and wherein the plurality of tiles is positionable in a sequenced arrangement in which the indicia of the plurality of tiles are arranged in an ordered sequence between a first end of the sequenced arrangement and a second end of the sequenced arrangement, each pair of adjacent tiles of the plurality of tiles being coupled by their connectors when positioned in the sequenced arrangement, the top edge of one tile of each pair of adjacent tiles abutting the bottom edge of another tile of the pair of adjacent tiles when the plurality of tiles is positioned in the sequenced arrangement, the plurality of tiles forming a predefined shape when positioned in the sequenced arrangement, the predefined shape being a sinusoidal curve, the plurality of tiles being configured to mount to a ferromagnetic surface via their connectors while in the sequenced arrangement.
  14. 14 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 13 , wherein the indicia of each tile of the plurality of tiles includes a letter of the alphabet, the ordered sequence of the sequenced arrangement being alphabetical order.
  15. 15 . The sequencing toy kit of claim 13 , wherein the indicia of each tile of the plurality of tiles includes a number, the ordered sequence of the sequenced arrangement being numerical order.

Description

(b) CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not Applicable (c) STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable (d) THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT Not Applicable (e) INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC OR AS A TEXT FILE VIA THE OFFICE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM Not Applicable (f) STATEMENT REGARDING PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR OR JOINT INVENTOR Not Applicable g) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention The disclosure relates to tile toy kits and more particularly pertains to a new tile toy kit for teaching a user of the toy a sequence such as the order of the alphabet. (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98. The prior art relates to toy kits which teach the order of the alphabet and numerical order such as by providing a game board with tiles that fit into designated slots to exhibit such sequences. The prior art also describes toys in which tiles are connected together to form words via indicia on the tiles and other toys in which magnetic tiles are joined together via magnetic connectors on their edges. However, the prior art fails to describe a toy kit in which tiles having letters, numbers, or other indicia may be arranged to exhibit an ordered sequence concurrently with forming a predefined shape which goes to confirm that the tiles were placed in a correct order. (h) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of tiles, each of which comprises a body, an indicia, and a connector. The body has a front face and a rear face. A top edge and a bottom edge of the body extend between the front face and the rear face. A first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of the body extend between the front face and the rear face and between the top edge and the bottom edge. The indicia is coupled to the front face of the body. The connector is coupled to the body and configured to couple the tile to another tile of the plurality of tiles. The tiles are positionable in a sequenced arrangement in which the indicia of the plurality of tiles are arranged in an ordered sequence between a first end of the sequenced arrangement and a second end of the sequenced arrangement. The tiles form a predefined shape when positioned in the sequenced arrangement. Each pair of adjacent tiles of the plurality of tiles is coupled by their connectors when positioned in the sequenced arrangement. There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. (i) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective kit view of a sequencing toy kit according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a pair of tiles of an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of a pair of tiles of an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure in which tiles of the embodiment are positioned in a sequenced arrangement having a sinusoidal shape. FIG. 5 is a front in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure in which tiles of the embodiment are positioned in a sequenced arrangement having a sinusoidal shape and mounted to a refrigerator. FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the disclosure in which tiles of the embodiment are positioned in a sequenced arrangement having a sinusoidal shape. (J) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new tile toy kit embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described. As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the sequencing toy kit 10 generally comprises a plurality of tiles 12, each of which has a body 14, an indicia 28, and a pair of connectors 30. The body 14 has a front face 16 and a rear face 18. A top edge 20 and a bottom edge 22 of the body 14 extend between the front face 16 and the rear face 18. A first lateral edge 24 and a second lateral edge 26 of the body 14 ext