A method of allocating radio resources for uplink transmissions in a wireless telecommunications system, the method including: a first terminal device communicating a request for an allocation of radio resources to a base station; the base station determining there is an association between the first terminal device and a second terminal device based on their having similar predicted traffic profiles for uplink data; and the base station establishing a radio resource allocation for the second terminal device based on the resources requested by the first terminal device, and consequently transmitting radio resource allocation messages to allocate radio resources to the first and the second terminal devices for respective uplink transmissions based on the request for an allocation of radio resources received from the first terminal device.

A bottle puzzle used as a training or learning tool for children and adults with cognitive disabilities has puzzle pieces with uniquely shaped concave and convex walls, with only one wall in one puzzle piece matching another wall in a different puzzle piece. Each puzzle piece is a fully contained compartment capable of holding and dispensing beverages. When the puzzle pieces are put together, they form a normal bottle that can be filled with beverages.

The present invention relates to a construction toy with interlocking tile-shaped pieces. Each tile-shaped piece has at least two interlocking elements on each side. One element is a male mating portion and the other is a female mating portion, so that each side of any tile-shaped piece is hermaphroditic in relation to any side of another piece, and the pieces can be locked to each other to form a two-dimensional and three-dimensional construction. The tile-shaped pieces must be oriented in the same plane for the interlocking elements to lock. Each interlocking element has a sphere-shaped configuration on a cylindrical stem that is connected to the side of the tile-shaped piece. The male mating portion has a convex configuration as a function of the interlocking element's spherical shape, and the female mating portion is a concavity in the interlocking element that mates with the male portion to lock interlocking elements together.

A toy building set comprising at least two toy building elements of which the one toy building element is provided with one or more coupling means of first type, and the second toy building element is provided with one or more coupling means of second type that is/are configured to be complementary to said coupling means of first type to the effect that they can be interconnected to form a structure, wherein the second toy building element comprises a flywheel (10) which is rotatably mounted on the toy building element, wherein the flywheel comprises one or more actuator mechanisms (21); and wherein the coupling means and the complementarily configured coupling means are configured such that the second toy building element can be mounted on the first toy building element in two or more different positions.

A functional toy brick adapted to perform a preconfigured function and is trigger responsive to the detection of close proximity of human limbs. The toy brick comprises a housing adapted for removable attachment to other commercially available toy bricks and has at least one translucent surface, an electronic element arranged inside the housing and adapted to perform a preconfigured function, a power source electrically connected to the electronic element for providing the power to perform the function, and a mechanical switch arranged inside the housing and operable from the outside to isolate the power source for prolonged storage. The electronic element further comprises a capacitive proximity switch for detecting close proximity of human limbs. The capacitive proximity switch comprises a sensor integrated circuit and at least one electrode, including one removable electrode which is remotely extended outside of the housing via an electrical wire and a pin receptacle.

A base plate for supporting a plurality of interlocking building bricks includes a planar sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, with a plurality of nodes projecting from the top surface. The plurality of nodes includes a node having a vertical cylindrical wall and a horizontal top wall, the vertical cylindrical wall tapering along its vertical height; the node also having a bevel extending around a circumference of the node at an edge where the vertical cylindrical wall transitions to the horizontal top wall. A method of assembling a composite base plate includes securing two component base plates to one another via a common backing material. A method of printing on a base plate includes applying ultraviolet ink to at least the top surface of the base plate from an ultraviolet light printer, the base plate having a plurality of studs or nodes projecting from the top surface.

Disclosed herein are toy building units of a toy building set. The building units comprise a sheet of a material that defines a net of a polyhedron, the sheet having a plurality of sections, each section being connected to another section with a hinge. The building units are configured to fold at the hinges from a flat configuration into a polyhedron with a hollow interior. The building units also comprise a plurality of joins on outer edges of the building unit, each join comprising one or more teeth configured to interleave with teeth of another join and releasably connect the sections of the building unit to form edges of the polyhedron. The sections, hinges and joins are all provided on one piece of the same material.

A connector element for a construction system, the construction system having first and second construction elements. The first type of construction elements comprising at least one construction element having connector knobs formed on a surface thereof and arranged in a regular two-dimensional lattice. The second type of construction elements comprising at least one construction element configured to cooperate with a connector peg to form a snap connection. The connector element comprising an elongate body having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis (A.sub.1). The first end having a first cylindrical connector portion, having an inner surface configured to form a friction fit, and an outer surface configured to form a friction fit between four neighbouring connector knobs formed on a first type of construction element. A second cylindrical connector portion configured to form a snap connection with the cylindrical connector opening of the second type of construction elements.

A magnetically connected toy block comprises a toy block body (10), a magnet fixing sleeve (20), and a magnet. The toy block body (10) is provided with a sleeve pipe (11) with an opening at the upper end, and the magnet fixing sleeve (20) is fixed in the sleeve pipe (11). The upper side and the lower side of the magnet fixing sleeve (20) are respectively provided with a slot (21) and a socket (22), the slot (21) is located on the outer side of the sleeve pipe (11), and the socket (22) is located on the inner side of the sleeve pipe (11). The upper end of the slot (21) is closed, and an opening is formed on the lateral face of the slot (21). The magnet comprises a first magnet (31) and a second magnet (32), the first magnet (31) is disposed in the slot (21), the second magnet (32) is disposed in the socket (22), and the polarity directions of the first magnet (31) and the second magnet (32) are the same. Mounting of a magnet enables a toy block to be firmer, and the toy block can he used more safely.

Disclosed herein is a kit including one or more decorative elements (pixel layers) and a substrate. The pixel layers can comprise a pre-shaped layer of rigid, semi-rigid, and/or flexible material that can mate with and/or attach to a substrate (for example, to decorate the substrate). Moreover, the substrate can have an adhesive backing to attach to at least one surface. Example uses of the disclosure include toy building blocks and hobby craft kits (for example, hobby craft kits including creative patterns with instructions, pixel layers, and substrates). The hobby craft kits can be used to make abstract designs for decorating notebook covers, phone covers, and tablet covers.