US Patent 9339735 Three dimensional folded figures with rotating joints

System, methods and figures having rotating joints including a first component comprising a face and an aperture within the face, a second component comprising a face and an aperture within the face, and a connector comprising a panel, wherein the panel comprises an elongated sheet having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion, wherein the central portion is narrower than the first and second end portions. The connector is configured to fit within the apertures of the first and second components to securely adjoin the first component to the second component such that the first and second components are rotatable relative to each other.