Amusement devices: games – Puzzles – Jumping movement
Patent
1992-04-06
1994-05-03
Millin, V.
Amusement devices: games
Puzzles
Jumping movement
A63F 908
Patent
active
053080661
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a solid puzzle toy of spherical shape having a central member and bodies or figures that can be divided into three different groups which can be rotated about axes which intersect in a center of the spherical shape of the toy.
BACKGROUND ART
Many solid toy puzzle devices are known whose purpose is the rearrangement by turning the elements composing the toy, around given co-ordinate axes. The best known among these toys is the solution described in HU-PS 170.062. In this toy or puzzle device, inside a main cube there is a small cube which has a flexible pin in the direction of each axis passing through the cube. The main cube is composed of 27 spatial bodies or figures of cube shape which correspond with the form of the main cube. The rearrangement of the small cubes can be performed by rotating them about axes which are orthogonally related.
Another solid logical toy is described in HU-PS 180.385. The solid logical toy described in this patent specification comprises a main body which has the form of an octahedron and of elements which can be divided into three different groups which are substantially of octahedron form. The rearrangement of the elements is effected by rotating the elements about four co-ordinate axes. The disadvantage of this well-known toy is that the regular main body--in the present case the octahedron--is surrounded by planes and the rearrangement of surface features is effected by the relative position of the planes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a new solid logical puzzle toy which on the one hand widens the scope of the already existing solid logical toys of similar kind and on the other hand, in which the joining and moving of the figures forming the main body can be solved more simply and better, compared to the solutions known so far. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is possible that besides the rearrangement of the figures forming the main body, rearrangement of indicia also can be effected on the surface of the body.
The invention provides a spherical puzzle toy comprising: intersecting at a common point representing a center of a spherical surface of the puzzle toy; in radial extension thereof, each of said four bodies including an inner portion secured on its respective shank and an outer portion forming a first part of the spherical surface of said puzzle toy, said inner portion having a tapered form with radial surfaces, said outer portion having a spherical, triangular shape; and including inner portions of tapered form with radial surfaces which are slidable on one another and on the radial surfaces of said first group of bodies, said second group of bodies being of two types, one including outer portions of spherical, triangular shape, the other outer portions of spherical square shape, the outer portions of said first and second groups collectively forming said spherical surface of the puzzle toy, said outer portions undergoing relative change of positions on said spherical surface when bodies of said second group are slidably moved relative to the bodies of said first group.
In an advantageous form of the solid puzzle device according to the present invention, the central member is formed of two congruent elements, the shanks of which form with each other an angle of about 109.5 degrees.
In a preferred embodiment, the outside surface of the bodies forming the outer surface of the toy puzzle is provided with distinguishing indicia, such as colors and/or numbers and/or letters and/or pictures and/or other surface features.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention is described in detail in the following, with reference to the accompanying drawings showing some preferable embodiments of the solid puzzle device, where
FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the plane including the equatorial circle of the solid puzzle device;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a half of the central member of the device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top view of a half of the
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Boda Pal
Csomos Geza
Pataki Zoltan
Millin V.
Wong Steven B.
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