US Patent Issued to SMTC UG on Oct. 20 for "Interlocking forms for making sand structures, kits with interlocking forms and method of use" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,431, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SMTC UG (Hamburg, Germany).

"Interlocking forms for making sand structures, kits with interlocking forms and method of use" was invented by Hugh Russell (Hamburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sandcastle building system includes interlocking forms that allow users to build various tower and wall shapes, thereby providing endless creative possibilities. Each interlocking forms has a non-removable connecting or locking pin that facilitates connecting one interlocking form to an adjacent form. Each form has a surface that is configured to impart a design on sand surrounded by the forms ...