Amusement devices: games – Puzzles – Jumping movement
Patent
1986-03-14
1987-06-23
Oechsle, Anton O.
Amusement devices: games
Puzzles
Jumping movement
A63F 908
Patent
active
046747508
ABSTRACT:
Two distinct dodecahedron cubic puzzles, one a Rhombic Dodecahedron Puzzle having twelve diamond faces and the other a Regular Dodecahedron Puzzle having twelve pentagon faces. The ideas involved can be readily applied to other puzzles having newer shapes such as the rhombic triacontahedron. The distinguishing features of these puzzles are briefly described. Each of the puzzles is comprised of component pieces which are joined and held together by an appropriate means. The external surfaces of each puzzle are to be assigned a unique combination of colors or pictures or monthly calendars. The mechanism of motion makes it possible to rotate the individual component pieces of a puzzle in groups around lines joining the puzzle center and the puzzle vertices. Various possible rotations (twists and turns) result in mixing up the surface configurations. The object and the challenge is to restore the various surfaces of a puzzle into their original form, or to perform twists and turns that would result in alternate interesting designs.
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"Mathematical Models", by Cundy & Rollett, published by Oxford Press, 1951, pp. 96 & 97.
Abu-Shumays Ibrahim K.
Abu-Shumays Mary D.
Oechsle Anton O.
Ruano William J.
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