EP0042695A2 - Jeu de puzzle - Google Patents

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EP0042695A2
EP0042695A2 EP81302574A EP81302574A EP0042695A2 EP 0042695 A2 EP0042695 A2 EP 0042695A2 EP 81302574 A EP81302574 A EP 81302574A EP 81302574 A EP81302574 A EP 81302574A EP 0042695 A2 EP0042695 A2 EP 0042695A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/12—Three-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
    • A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
    • A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
    • A63F9/0838—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point

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  • This invention relates to spatial (ie. 3-dimensional) puzzle toys.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a spatial puzzle toy both for amusement and the stimulation of mind and intelligence.
  • a further objective of the invention is to provide a spatial puzzle toy wherein the puzzle is more difficult to solve than in other toys of this type which are already known.
  • the invention provides a spatial puzzle toy comprising an equilateral tetrahedron shaped frame, each of the sides of said frame being divided into nine equal triangular components such that five of said components are located along the base of the side to form a base layer, three of said components are located above said base layer to form, an intermediate layer, and the remaining triangle is located above the intermediate layer at the apex of the side, one or more of said triangles being relatively movable about a central pivot point located at the center of the tetrahedron frame in planes intersecting said frame and defined by sides of adjacent triangles, each side of said frame having a different pattern, colour or ornamentation.
  • the central pivot point may be constituted by a metallic ball about which are journalled those triangular components which are not located at the apex of the sides.
  • the journalling may take the form of appropriate complemental magnetic elements located in said components and co-operating with the ball, whereas those components located at the apex of the sides may be connected to adjacent components by means permitting rotation of said apex located components about their axes.
  • Such means may take the form of a ball or pin.
  • An alternative preferred form of the invention comprises a relatively small tetrahedron or ball acting as the pivot point and located at the center.of the tetrahedron frame.
  • the apex-located and adjacent triangular components are both rotatably mounted about pins extending between the ball and the apexes of the tetrahedron frame or between the respective apexes of said central and frame tetrahedra.
  • the remaining triangular components are mounted in the frame so as to permit rotational movement thereof in each plane defined by its sides.
  • the above can be accomplished, for instance, by the provision of pivot or swivel means disposed adjacent the edge of the component facing the central ball or tetrahedral pivot point permitting ease of movement about said point.
  • the pivot means can take the form of a small ball mounted in the sides of the non-apex located components and on which the remaining components are mounted.
  • the pins are preferably associated with tensioning means,-eg. a spring to'avoid loosening of the relevant components during use.
  • the purpose of the puzzle is to arrange the triangles (which are in four colours) in the tetrahedron frame from a jumbled configuration to an ordered configuration wherein all triangles of one colour occupy only one side of the frame.
  • the base layer and middle layer can be rotated through one third or two third turns, thus distributing the coloured triangles at a random pattern of colours over the four faces of the tetrahedron.
  • the frame in lieu of a tetrahedral frame, the frame may be constituted by several intersecting tetrahedra.
  • the toy will function the same way as the tetrahedron puzzle described above.
  • a first tetrahedron frame is intersected by four smaller tetrahedron frames so that three equal apexes project from each side of the first tetrahedron frame. These projecting apexes do not move.
  • a tetrahedron frame generally indicated as 10, consists of four equilateral triangular sides a, b, c, d respectively.
  • Each of the sides a, b, c and d . are divided into 9 equal triangles (shown on sides a & b as 1, 2, 3 ... 9 and 1', 2', 3' ... 9' respectively).
  • the tetrahedron frame 10 is so constructed internally (cf. Figs. 10 & 11) that rotation of one or more of the triangular components can take place in planes defined by sides of adjacent triangles.
  • rotation can take place, for instance, in planes x & y partially defined by the sides of triangles 2', 3', and 7', 8' and triangles 2', 6' and 4', 8'.
  • the apexes, partially defined, for instance, by triangles 5, 9' and 1, 1' rotate about their own axes in planes partially defined by the base of triangles 5 and 9' or 1 and 1'.
  • a first tetrahedron frame is intersected by four smaller tetrahedra 21, 22, 23 & 24 (cf. Fig. 5) in such a way that each side, e.g. a and b (cf. Fig. 4) has three apexes (e.g. 31, 32 and 33 in Fig. 5) projecting therefrom.
  • the projecting apexes do not move and the rotation of groups of triangles about planes intersecting the tetrahedron frame occurs in the same manner as described in connection with Figs. 1 - 4.
  • tetrahedron frame 10 has a metallic ball 30 in the geometric centre thereof.
  • Triangular components partially defined by triangles 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 and 2', 3', 4', 6', 7' and 8' are journalled for rotation about ball 30 by means of complemental magnetic inserts 31, 32 attached to the components.
  • the four triangular components (e.g. 1, 1' and 9, 5') constituting the apexes of the frame are mounted by means of pins 33 to the adjacent components, partially defined by triangles 3, 3' and 8, 6'.
  • a central pivot point is provided by a "nuclear" tetrahedron- like figure, generally indicated as 40, which has four apexes 41, 42, 43 and 44.
  • the four apexes of the tetrahedron frame 10 as well as the adjacent triangular components (e.g. partially defined by triangles 8' and 6) are connected to the "nuclear" apexes 41 - 44 respectively by pins 33. This allows rotation of the above components about the apexes of the "nuclear" tetrahedron.
  • a regular tetrahedron shaped puzzle toy frame generally indicated as 50 comprises four regular octahedra 51 joined so as to form a central tetrahedron shaped space 52 therebetween.
  • a ball 53 located in space 52 has four pins 54 extending therefrom through the octahedra 51 and into the tetrahedron shaped apexes - 61 of the frame 50.
  • Pins 54 are located in ball 53 by means of threaded portions 54a and have head portions 54b mounted in bushes 55 having traingular flanges 55a, the latter being mounted in apexes 61.
  • Pins 54 are mounted on springs 56.
  • Flanges 55a are furthermore mounted on steel balls 57.mounted on springs 58 located in recesses 59 in adjacent octahedra 51. Flanges 55a have three complemental grooves 55b for accommodating the steel balls 57.
  • auxiliary components 71 are mounted between sides of adjacent octahedra 51 by means of tongue and groove connections for rotation about the ball 53.
  • Each components 71 has a pair of tongues 71a which engage complemental grooves 71b.
  • Each of the two sides 71c (adjacent the octahedra 51) of the auxiliary components 71 are mounted on steel balls 72 mounted on springs 73 located in recesses 74 in the adjacent octahedra 51.
  • each apex 61 of the frame 50 allows rotation of each apex 61 of the frame 50 about its axis.
  • a ratchet type action is obtained by rotating the apexes 61 to align the ball 57 with each groove 55b.
  • a similar ratchet type action is otbained when the intermediate layers of the frame 50 are rotated as each ball 72 locates in a complemental groove located in auxiliary components 71.

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AUPE819681 1981-03-27
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AUPE850981 1981-04-16
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EP0042695A2 true EP0042695A2 (fr) 1981-12-30
EP0042695A3 EP0042695A3 (en) 1982-03-17

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KR (1) KR830005877A (fr)
BR (1) BR8106617A (fr)
DK (1) DK431181A (fr)
FI (1) FI813060L (fr)
GR (1) GR75270B (fr)

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FR2513138A1 (fr) * 1981-09-24 1983-03-25 Pecker Daniel Solide articule compose d'elements mobiles autour d'un systeme d'axes non perpendiculaires utilisable comme jeu ou objet decoratif
FR2513890A1 (fr) * 1981-10-02 1983-04-08 Boeglin Marcel Nouveau puzzle tridimensionnel a elements mobiles sur une pluralite d'orbites circulaires
GB2117654A (en) * 1982-03-29 1983-10-19 Adam Alexander Dodecahedron manipulative puzzle
US4451039A (en) * 1982-02-09 1984-05-29 Hewlett Jr Clarence W Magic octahedron
US4496155A (en) * 1982-01-22 1985-01-29 Israel Goldfarb Hand-manipulatable three-dimensional puzzle
US4529201A (en) * 1982-03-22 1985-07-16 Ernest Nadel Multi-faceted solid geometrical puzzle toy
US4558866A (en) * 1981-08-14 1985-12-17 Alford William L Regular polyhedron-based logical puzzles
US4575088A (en) * 1982-04-21 1986-03-11 Peek Darwin E Three dimensional combinatorial device
US4702704A (en) * 1984-09-19 1987-10-27 Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Tetrahedral codon stereo-table
GB2269760A (en) * 1992-08-17 1994-02-23 Uwe Meffert Logical puzzle
US5722657A (en) * 1995-04-20 1998-03-03 Cabrera; Dario Irregular polyhedron puzzle game with pieces of asymmetric shapes

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KR100486890B1 (ko) * 2002-08-27 2005-05-03 주식회사 페르마레 형상 변형 장신구

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US4558866A (en) * 1981-08-14 1985-12-17 Alford William L Regular polyhedron-based logical puzzles
WO1983001008A1 (fr) * 1981-09-24 1983-03-31 Daniel Pecker Solide articule a quatre axes de rotation
FR2513138A1 (fr) * 1981-09-24 1983-03-25 Pecker Daniel Solide articule compose d'elements mobiles autour d'un systeme d'axes non perpendiculaires utilisable comme jeu ou objet decoratif
FR2513890A1 (fr) * 1981-10-02 1983-04-08 Boeglin Marcel Nouveau puzzle tridimensionnel a elements mobiles sur une pluralite d'orbites circulaires
US4496155A (en) * 1982-01-22 1985-01-29 Israel Goldfarb Hand-manipulatable three-dimensional puzzle
US4451039A (en) * 1982-02-09 1984-05-29 Hewlett Jr Clarence W Magic octahedron
US4529201A (en) * 1982-03-22 1985-07-16 Ernest Nadel Multi-faceted solid geometrical puzzle toy
US4506891A (en) * 1982-03-29 1985-03-26 Adam Alexander Geometric device
GB2117654A (en) * 1982-03-29 1983-10-19 Adam Alexander Dodecahedron manipulative puzzle
US4575088A (en) * 1982-04-21 1986-03-11 Peek Darwin E Three dimensional combinatorial device
US4702704A (en) * 1984-09-19 1987-10-27 Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Tetrahedral codon stereo-table
GB2269760A (en) * 1992-08-17 1994-02-23 Uwe Meffert Logical puzzle
US5358247A (en) * 1992-08-17 1994-10-25 I-Development Institute Ltd. Puzzle ball
GB2269760B (en) * 1992-08-17 1996-01-24 Uwe Meffert A puzzle
US5722657A (en) * 1995-04-20 1998-03-03 Cabrera; Dario Irregular polyhedron puzzle game with pieces of asymmetric shapes

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DK431181A (da) 1982-09-28
EP0042695A3 (en) 1982-03-17
GR75270B (fr) 1984-07-13
BR8106617A (pt) 1983-04-12
KR830005877A (ko) 1983-09-14

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