1961

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This happened in 1961:

• LEGO was awarded its first US patent for "Toy Building Brick." The design calls for a hollow rectangular bricks with studs on top and a round hollow tube on the bottom Lego Patent
• LEGO Italy established
• Lego makes an arrangement allowing Samsonite to begin producing and selling LEGO products in Canada, an arrangement that would continue until 1986.

Themes introduced or discontinued in 1961

• The LEGO wheel is introduced.

Sets introduced in 1961

214/1 1 x 6 x 3 Window with Frame 214/2 x 6 x 2 Triple-Pane Window in Frame 214/3 1 x 6 x 2 Double-Pane Window in Frame w/Shutters 214/4 1 x 4 x 2 Window in Frame 214/5 1 x 3 x 2 Window in Frame 214/6 1 x 2 x 2 Window in Frame 214/7 1 x 1 x 2 Window Frame 214/8 1 x 2 x 1 Window Frame 214/9 1 x 1 x 1 Window Frame 214/10 1 x 2 x 4 Glass Door in Frame, Left 225 1 x 6 Beams 225 1 x 8 Beams 227 4 x 8 Left Curve Plates 227 4 x 8 Right Curve Plates 229 2 x 8 Plates. 242 International Flags 246 LEGO Town Plan Board 262 Opel Rekord with Garage 263 Ford Taunus with Garage

264 Mercedes 220 with Garage 265 Karmann Ghia with Garage 311 Airplanes 312 Boats 702 Beginner set 703 Basic Set 705 Medium Basic Set 708 Basic Set 711 Basic Set 717 Junior Constructor 725 Town-Plan 810 Big Town Set