Amusement devices: games – Puzzles – Jumping movement
Patent
1984-12-28
1986-05-06
Oechsle, Anton O.
Amusement devices: games
Puzzles
Jumping movement
A63F 908
Patent
active
045867135
ABSTRACT:
This invention introduces a family of N-pronged (N=3,4,5,6, . . . ) star-based right prism puzzles which generalizes puzzles of the "Rubik's" Cube and "Pyraminx" tetrahedron class and of the class of puzzles given in the reference cited. Main features and examples of the puzzles are briefly described. Each N-pronged star-based right prism puzzle is comprised of three layers of predominantly right prism component pieces; each layer is bounded between two planes parallel to the bases of said star-based right prism. The middle layer of component pieces is comprised of a core central part surrounded by N right prism edge component pieces. The core central part is comprised of rod axes of rotation emanating from the center of each puzzle, N rod axes of rotation uniformly distributed in a plane parallel to the bases of the right prism puzzle and two rod axes of rotation pointing in opposite directions orthogonal to the bases of the right prism puzzle. Each of the N right prism edge component pieces is adjoined by a spring mechanism to, and is restricted to freely rotate in place around one of the rod axes which are parallel to the bases of the puzzle. Each surface of a puzzle is to be initially assigned a unique color or picture. The mechanism of motion makes it possible to rotate the individual component pieces of a puzzle in groups around any of the rod axes emanating from the center of the puzzle. 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 external designs.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4378116 (1983-03-01), Rubik
P. G. Continental Advertisement, Playthings, Aug. 1981, p. 42.
Abu-Shumays Ibrahim K.
Abu-Shumays Mary D.
Oechsle Anton O.
Ruano William J.
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