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Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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Wed, 16 Mar 2005 03:59:42 GMT
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In lugnet.parts, Didier Enjary wrote:
> Hi,
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> I was sorting some old bricks and plates and was amazed to find so much Pat Pend
> Parts (3P).
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> I've found mainly 2x4 and 2x3 bricks because they are easy to distinguish (they
> don't have ribs). I've found also some 2x2 and 2x8 bricks and surprisingly
> plates.
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> So I've searched for some information on the web about 3P....and found not that
> much. I have so many questions :
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> - Which colors 3P are ? I guess red and white are common 3P colors but what
> about green for example ?
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> - Which parts ? Only bricks and plates were Pat Pend printed or all the parts
> that composed the sets ?
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> - When ? What period covers the 3P ?
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> - Why ? I've not been able to find 3P list on Peeron or BL. Are 3P not
> inventoried ? Nobody interested in 3P ? (to buy, to sell, to collecte...)
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> - And so many questions unanswered about Erased Pat Pend mark, period of the
> splited tubes and others non-ribs bricks.
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> So, I'm just waiting for Gerhard R. Istok CD-book :-)
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> Regards,
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> Didier
PAT PEND was found on Lego bricks and parts from 1958 until the mid-to-late
1960's. 1958 was the year that TLG introduced the "binding brick" with tubes
underneath. There were other patents issued for such things as sloped bricks
and Lego wheels.
Since I am no patent expert, I can only assume that it takes some time for
patents to be issued, hence the PAT PEND.
After TLG removed PAT PEND in the 60's, many Lego molds were re-tooled to remove
the PAT PEND. By doing this, the new bricks came out with a mound on either
side of the tubes where the PAT and PEND used to be. There must have been a lot
of molds that were re-tooled, since bricks with these mounds are pretty common.
During the PAT PEND era, Lego bricks were sold in red, white, blue, yellow,
black and clear. Also starting in 1962, small plates were sold with PAT PEND in
red, white, blue, yellow, black, clear, gray, and (USA/Canada only) green. Also
Lego sloped bricks were only found in red and blue during that era.
Besides bricks and plates, few Lego pieces have PAT PEND. Here is a 1963-65
Architectural Set #751 with the patents listed on the box. Since this set
contains ONLY bricks and plates, all patents are in reference to these parts.
Here they are:
ARGENTINA Pat. No. 116,644
AUSTRALIA Austr. Pat. 229,550
AUSTRIA Pat. No. 211,715
BELGIUM Pat. No. 567,913 605,355 605,525
CANADA Can. Pat.629,732
DENMARK Pat. No. 92,683
ENGLAND Brit. Pat. 866,577
NEW ZEALAND N.Z. Pat. 122,763
NORWAY Pat. No. 96,094
POLAND Pat. No. 44,786
PORTUGAL Pat. No. 35,765
SPAIN Pat. No. 246,899
FRANCE Brevete S.G.D.G. 1,206,687
HOLLAND Ned. Octrooi No. 97,076
IRAN Pat. No. 3,476
ISRAEL Pat. No. 12,091
ITALY Pat. No. 591,313
MORROCCO Brevete S.G.D.G. 10,998
SWITZERLAND Pat. No. 362,354
TURKEY Pat. No. 9,708
SOUTH AFRICA Patented 39/59
USA Pat. No. 3,005,282 3,034,254
VENEZUELA Pat. No. 11,734
WEST GERMANY DBP No. 1,076,007 1,120,335
Other Countries Pat. Pend.
Hope that takes some of the mystery out of PAT PEND.
Gary Istok
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| (...) Some additional patent information - sorry it is USA-centric. The first USA sets in 1962 did not list any patents on the boxes. Around 1963-64 Samsonite started printing the two USA patents Gary referenced above on many USA Samsonite boxes. At (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
| | | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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| (...) I'm born '72. So I think my oldest part are 1975 (that's the reason why I initially thought I don't possess 3P). I certainly bought these 3P on yardsales. A friend mail me this link : (URL) guy (from Belgium) is searching for 3P and talk about (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| Hi, I was sorting some old bricks and plates and was amazed to find so much Pat Pend Parts (3P). I've found mainly 2x4 and 2x3 bricks because they are easy to distinguish (they don't have ribs). I've found also some 2x2 and 2x8 bricks and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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