Connecting Textile Patch Construction Toy

Abstract

A connecting textile patch construction toy where a plurality of textile patches lined with holes can be connected to each other by means of a plurality of bobbin-shaped connectors to create textile objects such as wearable garments. Objects created by the invention can be easily disassembled by the user in order to reassemble the patches into new objects over and over.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A connecting textile patch construction toy comprising:
 (a) a plurality of flexible patches in different shapes having holes along the edges of said patches where said holes are spaced from each other at a distance that is equal and constant on all patches in said plurality of patches and the size and shape of each hole on each patch is the same and   (b) a plurality of bobbin-shaped connectors made of a solid material and consisting of a cylindrical inner core member and two cover surfaces, where the cylindrical inner core member has a diameter such that it can fit inside the holes of the patches, where the size of the cover surfaces are small enough to force through the holes of the patches, and where the size of the cover surfaces are large enough not to allow the edges of the holes of the patches to slip over without force.   
     
     
         2 . The patches of  claim 1  being manufactured of textile, plastic, or any flexible material able to bend in all directions. 
     
     
         3 . The holes of the patches of  claim 1  having reinforced edges. 
     
     
         4 . The patches of  claim 1  having different materials in different areas of the patch. 
     
     
         5 . The patches of  claim 1  having openings that may be used as pockets. 
     
     
         6 . The patches of  claim 1  having attachment elements such as buttons, snap buttons, hook-and-loop surfaces for the attachment of objects. 
     
     
         7 . The patches of  claim 1  having graphic designs. 
     
     
         8 . The patches of  claim 1  being transparent or having transparent areas. 
     
     
         9 . The cover surfaces of connectors of  claim 1  being of any shape not limited to the circular shape in the current embodiment of the invention. 
     
     
         10 . The cover surfaces of connectors of  claim 1  having any surface topography not limited to the flat topography in the current embodiment. 
     
     
         11 . The patches of  claim 1  comprising of two layers joined along the edges with segments of edges remaining un-joined in order to the patch having the ability to be used as a pocket. 
     
     
         12 . The two layered patches with un-joined edges of  claim 11  having un-joined sections traversing holes in a manner that each of the two layers have a hole each, one on top of the other in a manner that a connector can be placed through one of the holes and at will through the other hole in such a way that it can be used as a pocket, closeable by means of using the outside facing surface of the connector as a button.