 | | Re: 2004 Alpha Team: The Good, the Bad, and the Jack Stone —Dave Schuler
| | | | (...) I completely agree with this point, The various click-hinges were cool when I first got them in the 1999 X-Wing set, but they spread like kudzu to overtake every hinge application under the sun! They're versatile, yes, and they have the nice (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: 2004 Alpha Team: The Good, the Bad, and the Jack Stone —Don Heyse
| | | | | (...) Are you sure about that? They may not be the exact same parts, but the hinge fingers sure look like a match. I'll have to test it though. I'd bet Lego has a patent on the new click hinge finger design, in addition to any patents on the hinged (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: 2004 Alpha Team: The Good, the Bad, and the Jack Stone —Dave Schuler
| | | | | (...) Oops. Perhaps my wording was vague, but you're correct. The fingers are indeed compatible, though the bricks/plates themselves are not overly similar. I would guess that they're not sufficiently idential to be in danger of patent infringement. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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